MMA News

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/LJ10iBA2mjw Ahead of this Saturday’s highly anticipated, high-stakes heavyweight fight between Josh Barnett and Ben Rothwell, UFC commentator Joe Rogan broke the bout down.

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

Check out the highlights from the UFC on FOX 18 featured fighters. UFC on FOX 18 takes place in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, Jan. 30.

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/VB9aIcb_IAk?t=23m20s After the recent debacle of the heavyweight title picture with Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum pulling out of their title fights, there was a rumor floating around the Internet. Rumblings were going on that heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic turned down a fight with former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones when Jones offered to go up to heavyweight and fight for a title and save the UFC 196 card.

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

The chatter of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre coming back to compete in the UFC seem like they started as soon as he made the decision to step away from fighting back in 2013. The hint of a comeback intensified on Thursday after a Quebec reporter tweeted that St-Pierre would be announcing his comeback in the coming days. However, the tweet that chirped a resounding message was muffled soon after.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

On this day 4 years ago Chael Sonnen fought Michael Bisping in Chicago Illinois in the co-main event of ‘UFC on FOX: Evans vs. Davis’. With the win over Bisping, Sonnen earned himself a rematch with Anderson Silva after nearly ending the reign of ‘The Spider’ at UFC 117 in 2010.

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

Eat them. A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Jan 28, 2016 at 10:21am PST

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

Guy came out of nowhere during #UFCNewJersey Open Workouts! @JoshLBarnett took care of that! A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Jan 28, 2016 at 10:33am PST

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

Don’t confuse a defeat with failure or a victory with success. In a life of a champion there will always be some losses, just like in the life of a some looses there will be some victories. The difference is that when a champion grows with his defeat, a looser gets comfortable with his victory. In my opinion to be a champ, is not to be better than anyone, but to be able to be better than yourself, take your talent as far as you can take, and elevate your knowledge to the highest level of your existence . www.silvamtc.com 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Não confunda derrotas com fracasso nem vitórias com sucesso. Na vida de um campeão sempre haverá algumas derrotas, assim como na vida de um perdedor sempre haverá vitórias. A diferença é que, enquanto os campeões crescem nas derrotas, os perdedores se acomodam nas vitórias,minha opinião. Ser um campeão não é ser melhor que ninguém mas conseguir ser melhor que você mesmo superar os seus talentos o máximo que puder levar seu conhecimento no nível mais alto de sua existência. A video posted by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Jan 28, 2016 at 7:58am PST

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/DsWm2OKPScA If you haven’t seen this challenge between these MMA veterans, check it out! Watch this classic #TBT clip of UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem taking on MMA veteran Bob Sapp.

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

Undefeated Sage Northcutt has taken a shift in the UFC. After Northcutt’s originally scheduled lightweight opponent Andrew Holbrook had to pull out of their fight set for UFC on FOX 18 this Saturday, Northcutt was given a new opponent at welterweight. Northcutt is now set to fight Bryan Barberena at 170-pounds and is loving that he gets to eat more ahead of his fight. Northcutt spoke with MMA Junkie recently on how he is feeling ahead of his bout this weekend.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

Donald Cerrone very well may have sparked a revolution when he posted a photo on Instagram of himself rocking Nike shorts and shoes along with a caption praising Nike. The post was an obvious slap in the face to Reebok, who recently fined Cerrone for a uniform infraction. Now, former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones took to Twitter to thank Nike for their wrestling shoes. In addition, UFC flyweight Ian McCall also posted a photo to Instagram praising Nike.

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

Well, the chances are greater than one out of a million.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

Ahead of Ryan Bader’s high-stakes UFC on FOX 18 scrap Saturday night against Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, his coach believes he has found a major hole in Anthony Johnson’s game. With the winner of this Saturday’s scrap likely getting a title shot at the winner of Jones vs. Cormier II, Bader’s coach Aaron Simpson spoke to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about the high-stakes fight, and the holes in Johnson’s game.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

Chael Sonnen’s ventures outside of the world of MMA continue! It was announced recently via Sherdog that Chael Sonnen has officially been cast as a competitor on the upcoming 8th season of NBC’s ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

It was announced recently that our namesake BJ Penn would be returning to the UFC for yet another fight. News then emerged that Penn had verbally agreed to a bout, however no further details were given. On a recent episode of Chael Sonnen’s “You’re Welcome!” podcast, he was joined by 3-time UFC featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes, who sounded off on the return of Penn.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

Many MMA fans forget that back in 2011 before the formation of the UFC’s flyweight division Dominick Cruz defeated Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision. Cruz ultimately was sidelined for several years due to injury and forced to vacate the belt before ultimately reclaiming it earlier this month. Johnson on the other hand competed in the UFC’s inaugural flyweight tournament and claimed the championship belt.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2016

Dan Henderson vs Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in Las Vegas, NV on February 24, 2007. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 27, 2016 at 9:48pm PST

Russell Ess - January 28, 2016

MMA is about technical skill, putting on exciting fights and ultimately, winning. However, when you can toss in charisma and looks to the package, you have all the ingredients necessary to produce a star not just in MMA, but in pop culture. Look at how former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has fared with her career outside of MMA. In less than three years since her UFC debut, Rousey has garnered more media coverage and fans than most fighters in the UFC ever will. Do her looks and personality play into that at all?