MMA News

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

WBA boxing champion Keith Thurman has a lot of respect for UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Thurman spoke about McGregor’s UFC 194 knockout win over Jose Aldo, where the boxing champion also says he was not impressed with Aldo’s technique.

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

Current Bellator MMA fighter Tito Ortiz is always one to stir up some good talk. The former UFC light heavyweight champion spoke with In The Loop on SportsRadio 610 on Friday and gave his opinion on the presidential race, and is giving his support to Donald Trump. CBS Houston reported on Ortiz’s political views.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

At UFC 193 Holly Holm put on a flawless performance against Ronda Rousey that saw “The Preacher’s Daughter” claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship by picking up a 2nd round KO win. Following the bout Rousey and her head coach Edmond Tarverdyan caught quite a bit of criticism. Rousey was criticized for her confidence going into the fight, while Tarverdyan was criticized for what many believed was giving Rousey a false sense of confidence in her striking.

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

The current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knows how to be honest with himself. “DC” walked into a barbershop recently and walked out ten years younger, and feels really guilty about it. Check out Cormier’s candid Instagram post highlighting his conflicting opponent that could battle him even longer than his rivalry with Jon Jones.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

At UFC 193 Holly Holm put on a nearly flawless performance against Ronda Rousey en route to a 2nd round head-kick KO win that saw “The Preacher’s Daughter” claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. Since the loss, Rousey has turned her attention to her acting career, which will no give her enough time to prepare for a rematch with Holm at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson will go down at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th, ‘The Eagle’ posted a photo and a video on Instagram. The photo showed the contract which states that Nurmagomedov will fight Ferguson on April 16th 2016. In the caption of the video, Nurmagomedov revealed that the “winner gets everything” leading many to believe the bout is in fact a title eliminator.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Ahead of tomorrow night’s action in New Jersey, catch the UFC on FOX 18 fighters stepping on the scale and facing off at the Prudential Center at 1pm PT (4pm ET).

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

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

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

We are stuck elevator. HELP!!!! A video posted by titoortiz1999 (@titoortiz1999) on Jan 29, 2016 at 7:52am PST

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/GTX5RVBMZ-8 We’re not quite sure what bet Reebok Exec Kevin Brochu lost to be put in this position, but we are sure he’s going to be feeling the repercussions tomorrow.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Yesterday we posted a clip of top ranked UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett putting on an elaborate show at the UFC on FOX 18 open workouts.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Recently Cain Velasquez withdrew from his UFC 196 bout with Fabricio Werdum with a back injury. Velasquez’ withdrawal ultimately led to the UFC booking Stipe Miocic as a fill-in opponent for Werdum, who then withdrew from the bout with a back injury. After a brief scramble that saw Nate Diaz offer to fight Anthony Pettis in the main event, the UFC promoted the co-main event bout between Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson to the main event, and moved the card to Fox Sports 1.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Recently Floyd Mayweather stated that he believed Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor are so adored by fans despite their heavy trash talk because of their skin color. While Mayweather certainly caught criticism for the comments, including McGregor stating that there are people buried in the desert for less, UFC President Dana White fired back at Mayweather with a very calculated response.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

On this day in MMA history, Strikeforce held their ‘Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista Santos’ card which featured two title fights. In the main event Nick Diaz Defended his Strikeforce championship against Evangelista Santos, while in the co-main event Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza defended his Strikeforce middleweight championship against Robbie Lawler.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/Q7KCCp5zxWs This Saturday Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader will square off in New Jersey in a high-stakes light heavyweight fight.

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

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.