MMA News

Russell Ess - March 17, 2016

To put it lightly, UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum does not like UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. McGregor went out of his way to disrespect Werdum in his acceptance speech at the MMA Awards after the heavyweight champion pulled out of a recent title fight due to injury.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2016

Since re-emerging in the media following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been her upbeat self.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2016

At UFC 196 earlier this month, Nate Diaz shocked the world as he submitted Conor McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight clash after accepting the fight on less than 2 weeks notice. Following his win over McGregor, there was much speculation as to what would be next for Diaz, who UFC President Dana White stated may even buy a yacht and retire.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2016

Earlier this month prior to UFC 196 the UFC previewed the next several months of events with the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference, which featured several fighters that will be headlining events in the near future. The majority of the press conference however centered around Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, who ahead of their UFC 197 rematch, continued to throw verbal blows at one another. One thing that stuck out about the pair’s verbal exchanges was that when Cormier would get the microphone to talk, the audience would ‘boo’ him.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2016

While Cat Zingano hasn’t been in the Octagon since her UFC 184 submission loss to Ronda Rousey, the former title challenger reportedly has some good news. Zingano recently spent time in Thailand working on her striking in preparation for a return bout to the UFC, and it sounds as though she will get a chance to show off her new skills sooner rather than later. With UFC 200 rapidly approaching, we can only guess as to what this “damn good news is.”

Chris Taylor - March 17, 2016

According to a report from Ariel Helwani, the UFC has denied Rafael dos Anjos’ request to fight either Nate Diaz or Robbie Lawler at July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. ‘UFC Tonight’ revealed the news on Twitter:

Russell Ess - March 17, 2016

The mental aspect of fighting is just as important as the physical. Just ask former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. “I became champion, I beat the greatest welterweight in the world back in the day that was Matt Hughes, who seems to be invincible back in the day and I beat him. So now I become the new greatest thing in the sport and everybody tells me how great I am and stuff and I started to believe in my own hype,” St-Pierre revealed when speaking to Joe Buck on “Undeniable” (transcribed by FOX Sports).

Russell Ess - March 17, 2016

In 2014, UFC President Dana White said Nate Diaz was not a draw in the UFC. “He’s under contract and when he’s ready to fight he can fight,” White said regarding contract issues with Nate Diaz. “The kid makes good money. The kid makes really good money. And the unfortunate part is, he’s not a needle mover. His brother (Nick Diaz) is a needle mover, he’s not.” The younger Diaz proved that to be wrong at UFC 196. With just ten days notice, Nate Diaz stepped in to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in an exciting non-title welterweight bout. White claimed after the fight that it was the most bought UFC PPV event in the company’s history.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

While it was previously reported that Anderson Silva would be unable to fight in his hometown of Curitiba Brazil at UFC 198 due to a lack of opponents, a recent report indicates that may no longer be the case. A report has surfaced from Sherdog which revealed that the UFC is reportedly looking to book Anderson Silva to fight the always exciting Uriah Hall at UFC 198 on May 14th. The card is headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic, but given Silva’s fame, the bout will likely be on the pay-per view portion of the card.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

As we get closer and closer to UFC 200 on July 9th, reports of potential matchups have begun to emerge. In addition, fighters are calling each other out hoping to talk themselves into a spot on what many expect to be the biggest event in the history of the UFC. It was reported on Fox Sport 1’s “UFC Tonight” that the UFC is targeting a bout between former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and top ranked heavyweight contender Travis Browne.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

Ronda Rousey lost her belt to Holly Holm last November and went on a social media semi-blackout after her loss. She is now making her way back into the limelight with appearances on Saturday Night Live and returning full swing to the internet. She broke her own news via social media that she can again eat apples.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

Frank Mir has been in the UFC since November 2001 and headlines UFC Fight Night in Australia this weekend. He’s taking on Mark Hunt and the Future UFC Hall of Famer took a moment to talk to some internet fans via FaceBook. https://www.facebook.com/frankmir36/posts/1103802169652057 Mir is a heavyweight MMA Pioneer and still an active top ten fighter 15 years later. He had this to say recently on MMAJUNKIE Radio

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

About a month ago OSP picked up a win over Rafael Cavalcante. This would be his 19th professional win. Obviously Saint Preux is anxious to get back in the cage. “I get it, guys in my division are scared to fight me,” Saint Preux told MMAFighting.com, “I get that. I’m breaking people’s arms and choking people out with stuff they ain’t ever seen. But c’mon [UFC matchmaker] Joe [Silva] make someone man up and fight me. “Gustafsson, Bader, Manuwa and Latifi don’t have fights lined up. I’d love to rematch Bader, because he’s a great fighter and he’s not afraid of anyone. If not those guys, how about Josh Barnett or Travis Browne? I know those guys in the heavyweight division aren’t afraid to throw down.”

Russell Ess - March 16, 2016

There were many matchups that were being talked about when UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the superfight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Dana White said everyone from our very own BJ Penn to Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone wanted to get in as a late replacement opponent against the outspoken Irishman. Ultimately, Nate Diaz was selected as the opponent that would fight on just ten days notice against McGregor in a non-title welterweight bout, two weight classes above what “The Notorious” fought at for his entire career in the UFC.

Russell Ess - March 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/rnnVClkVe5g UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has fallen to defeat for the first time in his UFC career. Although it is not his first loss in his professional career, it is the first time “The Notorious” has been defeated in the UFC after his soaring rise to worldwide popularity.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

News surfaced Wednesday afternoon that former UFC fighter Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller had been arrested on March 15th after vandalizing a tattoo shop with graffiti back in January. This isn’t Miller’s first run-in with law enforcement. Prior to this arrest, Miller engaged in a standoff with SWAT team members outside of his house in 2014. In typical ‘Mayhem’ fashion, the MMA vet live-Tweeted the situation from inside his house.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier may have become friends through their analyst roles on Fox Sports 1, however the way Evans sees it, if Daniel Cormier were to lose to Jon Jones in their rematch at UFC 197, DC might have to retire. In the pair’s first meeting, Jones dominated Cormier for 5 full rounds at UFC 182 to retain his UFC light heavyweight championship. Following that fight, Jones was stripped of the light heavyweight championship following a hit-and-run incident.

Russell Ess - March 16, 2016

Nate Diaz is coming off the biggest win of his career after beating UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 196 in a non-title welterweight bout. Diaz is said to have come out making over a million dollars in his fight with McGregor, which Dana White says was the most bought UFC PPV event in the company’s history.