MMA News

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/LL5FV1nBCEk Earlier this week UFC President Dana White announced that Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II would headline UFC 200 on July 9th in Conor McGregor’s absence.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is currently gearing up for his UFC 200 rematch with Jose Aldo for the interim UFC featherweight championship. Edgar, who lost the UFC lightweight championship to Benson Henderson back in 2012, lost his first fight against Aldo at UFC 156 in a competitive contest for the featherweight title. The winner of their UFC 200 rematch on July 9th will then fight Conor McGregor for the undisputed featherweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

While Rafael dos Anjos is currently the UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov holds a win over dos Anjos, something ‘The Eagle’ hasn’t been quick to let RDA forget. Nurmagomedov had been sidelined for two years before his return to the Octagon earlier this month at UFC on FOX 19, where he defeated UFC newcomer Darrell Horcher via 2nd round TKO.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/O8M9vXfacPk UFC light heavyweight Ilir Latifi is known for having incredible one punch knockout power. The Swedish standout has compiled a 12-4 record throughout the course of his professional career, and has amassed a 5-2 record inside the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

In the main event of UFC 197 Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux fought to a decision that saw Jones awarded the interim UFC light heavyweight championship. At some point during the second half of the fight, Saint Preux blocked a kick from Jones that broke his arm. While he was seen wincing in pain after the fight, Saint Preux fought as though he was not injured, earning him quite a bit of respect from fans.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

MMA pioneer Don Frye is never one to shy away from speaking his mind. The former UFC tournament winner often finds himself at odds with the UFC brass for speaking out against the promotion. Recently, Frye gave an interview in which he weighed in on UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s standoff with the UFC. Given Jon Jones’ win over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, Frye was also asked how he thinks a rematch between Jones and Cormier will go.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

Earlier this month, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos returned to the win column as he defeated Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision in Zagreb Croatia. The win for JDS was a much needed one after losing via TKO to Alistair Overeem back in the end of 2015. Unfortunately for the former heavyweight champ, he was forced to undergo shoulder surgery following his win over Rothwell, and will now be sidelined for twelve weeks.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

[ooyala code=”tiOHU2MzE6UDY4zqA12BnooDgjnOV8Ln” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] In less than two weeks Fabricio Werdum will look to defend his heavyweight title in Curitiba Brazil at UFC 198 as he fights Stipe Miocic. Werdum is looking to bounce back from a foot injury which forced him out of his UFC 196, which ultimately became ‘UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson’.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Even when you have become a UFC champion, chances are that there will always be someone tougher than you.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

UFC featherweight Diego Brandao has found himself in a world of trouble after an alleged incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico that resulted in his arrest. “The Ultimate Fighter 14” winner was arrested on April 14th after an incident outside of a strip club. Brandao allegedly pointed a gun at several people and pistol whipped an employee of the club. Brandao was charged with three felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and another for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone put out another entertaining episode of his video series with the BMF Ranch taking you behind the scenes of UFC 197 and his trip to get there.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Former UFC title contender Chael Sonnen is one who knows the game of fight promotion all too well. Sonnen now working as an MMA analyst says that the finger can be pointed at Conor McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh for not being on the UFC 200 card.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Women’s MMA is still growing and Joanne Calderwood (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Valerie Letourneau (8-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) are stamping their place in UFC history at UFC Fight Night 89. Calderwood and Letourneau will meet in Ottawa, Canada on June 18 at The Arena at TD Place in the UFC’s very first women’s flyweight bout.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris says that he was pronounced dead after suffering from cardiac arrest, dehydration, fatigue and renal failure after his Bellator 149 fight against Kimbo Slice. Dada 500 posted a photo of himself from when he was in the hospital to get a grasp of the gravity of the situation.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

UFC 199 takes place on June 4th at The Forum in Los Angeles with two title fights taking place as Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman fight in their immediate rematch and Dominick Cruz defends his belt against Urijah Faber in their career rubber match. UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn also makes his return to the Octagon against Dennis Siver in a featherweight bout. The UFC returns to the state of California for their first event since the California State Athletic Commission has enforced newly placed rules to combat dangerous weight cutting and dehydration.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

While many fans and members of the MMA community are taking sides in Conor McGregor’s standoff with the UFC, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez offers an interesting perspective on things. Velasquez, who won the UFC heavyweight championship twice and defended it twice, understands the promo work that a champion must do, and thus offered an interesting take on McGregor’s standoff with the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

Recommend listening to yday's ep of 'The Herd' with Colin Cowherd. Here's a snippet of his take on Conor McGregor. pic.twitter.com/GL0Hv9Zwbk — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 28, 2016

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

Conor McGregor’s ongoing contract dispute with the UFC has taken quite a few turns since McGregor announced his retirement from the sport two weeks ago. The featherweight champ was pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations, and it appeared as though there was no chance he would be put back on the card. McGregor then Tweeted earlier this week that he was back on the card, leading to much confusion. The UFC then revealed that McGregor was not back on the card, leading to much fan frustration.