MMA News

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

Yesterday it was announced that CM Punk would be forced to undergo back surgery, and would be sidelined for 4-6 months. Immediately, the MMA world became concerned that Punk’s UFC 200 fight with Mickey Gall would have to be postponed due to the injury due to the fact that Punk wouldn’t have enough time to recover.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

https://youtu.be/tVOVnJ589Ec Ahead of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s fight lightweight UFC scrap against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5th, many people have been talking about the evolution of McGregor’s abilities.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Throughout the history of MMA we’ve seen many incredible fighters. From fighters like Igor Vovchanchyn and Fedor Emelianenko to Anderson Silva and Jon Jones, there have been many phenomenal fighters. Outside of MMA, we’ve seen standout combat athletes such as Eddie Bravo, Jordan Burroughs, and more.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

In the 5th round of Dominick Cruz’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ main event scrap with TJ Dillashaw, Cruz seemed to re-injure his knee. While the MMA world was extremely concerned that Cruz re-tore his ACL, the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion revealed post-fight that it was a foot injury.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

It was announced last month that UFC middleweight #1 contender Yoel Romero had failed a drug test following his fight with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza at UFC 194 in December. Romero was suspended indefinitely while the UFC and USADA made sense of the situation before the NSAC set a date for a hearing with the NSAC.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2016

https://youtu.be/kl2xMXXOw4M In today’s segment of “Wednesday Warriors” we feature a scrap between former National Hockey League goaltenders Chris Osgood and Patrick Roy.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

While Tim Kennedy may currently be gearing up for deployment with the US Special Forces, the top ranked middleweight is looking to set up a fight for when he returns. Kennedy, who has always been outspoken against the UFC’s deal with Reebok, took to Twitter to make a surprising proposition to UFC President Dana White.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Rafael Dos Anjos: I've fought better guys than Conor McGregor https://t.co/gZKOtQimDz — Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) February 10, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson positioned himself for a debatable title shot after the way he handled “Bigg Rigg” in his recent outing. Thompson speaks on the fellow ‘karate’ practitioner’s loss and more in this UFC Minute video.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

The Hawaiian on a mean streak is hunting for a title shot or top three competition after defeating Jeremy Stephens at UFC . Max “Blessed” Holloway gives up the interview to discuss Holloway’s crack at the featherweight at the champ Conor “The Notorious” McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

This past Saturday after Mickey Gall had defeated Mike Jackson on the UFC Fight Pass Prelims of ‘UFC Fight Night: Las Vegas’ Gall and CM Punk had their first staredown. With Gall’s win the pair would likely fight at UFC 200 in July, however things have been put on hold according to Punk.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Comfortable making Dan Henderson look like a child, uncomfortable fighting the champ — BONY (@JonnyBones) February 9, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

https://youtu.be/Ek8iR96eo9g Ever wanted to know who retired undefeated from professional boxing? This video has the 14 boxers who ended their careers with an unblemished record.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

UFC President Dana White stated previously that Tyron Woodley is the rightful #1 contender at welterweight due to Johny Hendricks weight-cut mishap leading up to their UFC 191 scrap last year. With that being said, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson’s impressive 1st round TKO win over Hendricks this past Saturday in Las Vegas has everyone talking. While it’s been nearly a year since Woodley fought, he doesn’t want anyone to forget that he is the rightful #1 contender, not Wonderboy.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Back at UFC 192 Tyron Woodley and former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks were set to compete in what many expected to be a #1 contender fight at welterweight. Unfortunately a weight-cutting mishap saw Hendricks rushed to the emergency room and unable to fight. In the wake of Hendricks hospitalization, UFC President Dana White stated that Tyron Woodley was now the #1 contender, and Johny Hendricks was considered a middleweight.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

While Conor McGregor’s movement and fluidity continues to leave his opponents confused in the Octagon, UFC lightweight Eddie Alvarez believes there is a simple way to defeat the UFC featherweight champion. McGregor is currently gearing up for his March 5th fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 for the UFC lightweight championship, however ahead of that many are wondering if McGregor’s new beefed up physique will be detrimental to his speed at 155 pounds.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

Lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos doesn’t seem easy frazzled when it comes to Conor McGregor. The champ smoked Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in 66 seconds defending his title with devastating results.

bjpenndotcom - February 10, 2016

On Monday night former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan officially retired from pro wrestling. While many are probably wondering what this has to do with MMA news, Bryan’s famous “Yes! Yes! Yes!” chant which was chanted by entire arenas throughout the course of Bryan’s career was actually borrowed from UFC veteran Diego Sanchez.