MMA News

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/4_lu7oyHLVg By now it is common knowledge that Conor McGregor will be fighting Nate Diaz at welterweight in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/8jQyCP_R398 Tomorrow night in London Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Leading up to Anderson Silva’s main event scrap with Michael Bisping on Saturday in London, things have been extremely tense between the pair.

Chris Taylor - February 25, 2016

When news broke that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of his UFC 196 main event fight with Conor McGregor, many fighters decided to throw their name in the hat for the short-notice fight. Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber was one of those fighters. Unfortunately for the “California Kid”, former UFC lightweight challenger Nate Diaz ended up being the fighter selected to ‘fill the void’ for March’s UFC pay-per-view event.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

There are many questions going through the mind of MMA enthusiasts leading up to the main event of UFC 196, where Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz. The main two questions are, how will Conor McGregor handle fighting a taller opponent? And, how will Nate Diaz do on such short notice?

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/YhkAYo-uQbw In the wake of the UFC announcing that Nate Diaz would be filling in for Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5th, they have now released a new promo video for the event.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

On Saturday in London Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Chuck Liddell stirred up the UFC light heavyweight division recently when he broke down Jon Jones dominance, as well as how he would have defeated Jones in his prime. The controversial piece from Liddell however, came when he stated that he believed he could still give Jones some trouble in a fight.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

In the co-main event of Bellator 149, Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 fought in what many believed to be one of the strangest fights in MMA history. Both men gassed out in the fight extremely quick, forcing referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy to even stand the fighters up at one point when Kimbo had mount.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

MMA is without a doubt an unforgiving sport Unfortunately, fighters who give everything they have to the sport aren’t always able to dedicate their time 100% to training, and ultimately are then unable to retire after their careers are over.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Yesterday at the UFC 196 press conference, as many expected, things got quite heated between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor. The pair exchanged verbal blows throughout the course of the press conference, with Nate even going as far as to accuse McGregor of being on steroids at one point.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Thursday afternoon in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping had a staredown at Tower Bridge following the ‘UFC London Media Day’.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Wednesday afternoon in California, the UFC held the UFC 196 press conference at a UFC gym in California following the announcement of Nate Diaz filling in for Rafael dos Anjos in the main event.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Holly Holm may be undefeated in MMA, but Ronda Rousey plans on being the first woman to defeat the champ, much like Holm was the first woman to defeat Rousey. While the UFC brass wanted Holm and Rousey to have their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 200, Rousey’s busy film schedule won’t give her enough time to prepare for a fight at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

At UFC 193, Holly Holm delivered one of the most incredible knockouts in UFC history as she landed a perfectly placed head kick on Ronda Rousey. The kick stiffened Rousey and sent her to the canvas unconscious.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey revealed recently on The Ellen Degeneres Show that after her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm she briefly had suicidal thoughts. After Rousey made the statement, many members of the combat sports community poured out their support for Rousey, revealing they know the devastation after a loss.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Beautiful view. Scary tension. #UFCLondon https://t.co/wncglW2azq — #UFCLondon (@ufc) February 25, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/cwzVGH7zbQQ At the UFC 196 press conference on Wednesday, Nate Diaz accused Conor McGregor and the rest of the UFC roster of using steroids.