MMA News

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

The talks of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returning to fight in the UFC have been buzzing ever since he stepped away from the sport in 2013. Recently, the rumors might seem to be holding a bit more weight with “Rush” being present and televised in the crowd at UFC 196. UFC analyst and commentator Kenny Florian spoke about St-Pierre on “The Fighter and the Kid” podcast recently and says that “Rush” will surely be fighting in the UFC later this year.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not very fond of the featherweight champion Conor McGregor. After “The Notorious” criticised Werdum for pulling out of a title defense fight due to injury, Werdum has been very vocal about his resentment of the Irishman. Werdum spoke on the MMA Hour on Monday to talk about his beef with McGregor (transcribed by MMA Fighting).

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Yesterday UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones revealed that he had been given 5 tickets. Among them were tickets for drag racing, and an illegal modification to his car’s exhaust. Jones was scheduled to appear in court on April 5th, just over two weeks before his UFC 197 title fight against Daniel Cormier. While many wondered if Jones had violated his parole by receiving the 5 tickets, and how they would impact his UFC 197 title fight, TMZ has now confirmed that Jones has turned himself in to the Albuquerque PD at 10am today, and is being held in the county jail.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

Nate Diaz is coming off the biggest win of his career after beating UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the main event at UFC 196. After the fight, many of Nate’s core fans were stoked to see that he got a new personalized bong.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Recently, Ronda Rousey revealed that following her UFC 193 knockout loss to Holly Holm she had suicidal thoughts. Rousey has since physically recovered from the knockout loss, and now acknowledges her loss to Holm as something she believes had to happen in order for her to evolve as a fighter, she won’t be returning to the UFC until after she completes several film projects.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Yesterday it was announced that longtime Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg would be making her long awaited UFC debut at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba Brazil. Cyborg will face Leslie Smith on the already stacked card, which features a heavyweight championship scrap between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic in the main event. While many were thrilled that Cyborg will be making her UFC debut, some were very critical of the fact that she would be debuting against 8-6 Leslie Smith. Interestingly enough however, UFC President Dana White says that Smith was the only fighter who was willing to fight Cyborg.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

After Mickey Gall won his UFC Fight Night 82 scrap against Mike Jackson, it was announced that Jackson would fight CM Punk in Punk’s UFC debut at UFC 200. Shortly after that, Punk announced that he had injured his back and would no longer be able to compete at UFC 200. While so far there has been no update on how soon Punk would be able to return to the Octagon, Punk assured his fans that he would be making his UFC debut sometime soon.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

A heavyweight championship title fight featuring Fabricio Werdum looking to defend his title against top contender Stipe Miocic will anchor as the main event for UFC 198 that takes place in Curitiba, Brazil on May 14th. A UFC heavyweight title fight is already an exciting fight to hold down a UFC event. However, do these names get you excited?

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

Big news broke on Monday when the UFC revealed that Cris “Cyborg” Justino would be making her UFC debut at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil on May 14th. Odds for “Cyborg’s” 140 pound catchweight fight with Leslie Smith were recently released by 5Dimes Sportsbook.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (17-4 MMA) has been in a bit of a slump, going a mere 2-3 during his past five octagon appearances. Although only 32 years of age, “JDS” has been through plenty of wars, most notably his final two bouts with rival Cain Velasquez in which he took a considerable amount of punishment.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was not very pleased when he caught wind that the UFC had booked a trilogy bout between Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz instead of granting him an immediate rematch with “The Dominator”. The former Team Alpha Male fighter, Dillashaw, says despite his recent rivalry with Urijah he will still be rooting for the “California Kid” against newly crowned champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 199.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

Boxing superstar Andre Berto talked to TMZ Sports earlier this week where he revealed that he told his friend Conor McGregor not to take the Nate Diaz rematch as his next fight.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

UFC featherweight Dennis Bermudez is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Tatsuya Kawakiri at last month’s UFC Fight Night 83 event in Pittsburgh. Following the victory, Bermudez called out former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn by politely saying that it would be “really cool” to fight a legend who was also one of his “favorite fighters growing up”.

Chris Taylor - March 28, 2016

According to mixed martial arts veteran Renzo Gracie the return of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is imminent. The Brazilian jiu jitsu specialist recently sat down with Ariel Helwani on the latest edition The MMA Hour, where he stated that “GSP” is 100% healthy and will return to the octagon ‘for sure’. His words (as transcribed by Hunter A. Homistek of MMAFighting):

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

Ariel Helwani, one of MMA’s most well-known journalists recently broke news that he was parting ways with FOX. While Helwani has had his share of criticism from fans, fighters, as well as promotional heads including UFC President Dana White, Helwani has also gained a huge following with the fans, fighters, as well as other media outlets.

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has run into trouble with the law again and wanted to address the fans before the media got a hold of the story. Jones was recently pulled over by an Albuquerque police officer and given five traffic citations. Jones is seen in the video recorded on the police officer’s body cam visually upset with the officer’s judgement.

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

There are a lot of concerns from fighters, fans, and even UFC President Dana White regarding the judging system in MMA.

Russell Ess - March 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/J7wBzr_w2E8 Nate Diaz is on the biggest wave of his career after beating UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 196.