MMA News

Harry Kettle - July 14, 2024

Jake Paul has prank called Mike Perry as the countdown to their boxing showdown on July 20 continues. Initially, Jake Paul was set to take on Mike Tyson this month. Unfortunately, that contest was postponed, meaning there was a spot available to take on ‘The Problem Child’. Now, he’ll go head to head with Mike Perry, a man who has made a real name for himself since leaving the UFC. Most notably, he’s been able to become the biggest star in bare-knuckle boxing by some distance.

Harry Kettle - July 14, 2024

UFC star Drew Dober has issued a statement following his defeat at the hands of Jean Silva at UFC Denver. As we all know, Drew Dober is an absolute stud. He is a true warrior and a testament to the work he’s put in as a mixed martial artist. Last night, he went head to head with Jean Silva. The expectation was that we were going to be in for a war, and they absolutely delivered with a Fight of the Night collision.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2024

The Octagon returned to the Mile High City for tonight’s UFC Denver event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez. The highly anticipated women’s flyweight main event resulted in a dominant performance from Rose Namajunas. While Tracy Cortez showed a ton of heart and resilience, she was no match for the former strawweight champion. ‘Thug’ scored a knockdown in the opening frame and was able to get dominant positions on the ground in the latter rounds, seemingly cruising to a unanimous decision victory.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Denver event was headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez. Namajunas (13-6 MMA) was originally slated to collide with Maycee Barber in tonight’s event headliner, but ‘The Future’ was forced to withdraw from the contest and was later replaced by Cortez.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Denver results, including the co-main event between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Muslim Salikhov. Ponzinibbio (29-8 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a knockout loss to Kevin Holland at UFC 287 in April of last year. The ‘Argentine Dagger’ has gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Denver main card featured a highly anticipated lightweight bout between Drew Dober and Jean Silva. Dober (27-14 MMA) entered the contest looking to rebound, this after dropping a unanimous decision loss to Renato Moicano in his most previous effort this past February. The 35-year-old had gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances ahead of tonight’s affair.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Denver results, including the lightweight bout between Drew Dober and Jean Silva. Dober (27-13 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after dropping a unanimous decision loss to Renato Moicano in his most recent effort this past February. The 35-year-old has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

BJPENN.COM Staff - July 13, 2024

Novelty matches in boxing have captured the public’s imagination, and Eduard Folayang seems more than willing to join the trend.  Lacing up a pair of boxing gloves is something that the former ONE Lightweight MMA World Champion would eagerly consider, particularly for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2024

The Octagon returns to the Mile High City for tonight’s UFC Denver event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez. Namajunas (12-6 MMA) was originally slated to collide with Maycee Barber in tonight’s event headliner, but ‘The Future’ was forced to withdraw from the contest and was replaced by Cortez.

Harry Kettle - July 13, 2024

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has refused to pick against Israel Adesanya in his upcoming fight at UFC 305. As we know, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya have had quite the rivalry over the years. Following on from a 2-0 series win for Pereira in kickboxing, the two went on to compete against each other in mixed martial arts. So far, they’re tied at 1-1, with Adesanya avenging a KO loss to ‘Poatan’ with one of his own.

Harry Kettle - July 13, 2024

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes Michael Chandler should consider moving on from the Conor McGregor fight. As we know, Michael Chandler did not face Conor McGregor as scheduled at UFC 303. Instead, the Irishman was forced to pull out due to injury.

Harry Kettle - July 13, 2024

UFC star Paddy Pimblett has hit out at UFC 304 opponent Bobby Green for reportedly changing his name. As we know, Paddy Pimblett and Bobby Green will collide at UFC 304. For Pimblett, it serves as arguably the toughest test of his career to date. On the flip side, Green will be hoping to build some momentum as he continues to be one of the most entertaining fighters in the promotion.

Cole Shelton - July 13, 2024

Josh Fremd believes if he survives the first round he will cruise to a win over Andre Petroski at UFC Denver. Fremd is from Pittsburgh but moved to Colorado a couple of years ago, and he now calls it home. When the UFC announced they were going to Denver, he says he did everything he could to get on this card.

Cole Shelton - July 12, 2024

A video was released of Tracy Cortez deciding to chop off her hair ahead of her UFC Denver main event. Cortez stepped up on short notice to face Rose Namajunas, but on Friday, she originally tipped the scales at 126.5lbs, just 0.5lbs over the 126lbs limit. She had an additional hour to try and make weight, but Cortez decided the easier way was to cut her hair, and she told her manager Tiki Ghosn to cut her hair.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 12, 2024

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping doesn’t agree with Sean Strickland’s plan to wait for another UFC Middleweight Championship opportunity. With Dricus Du Plessis set to put the 185-pound gold on the line against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, many have called for a title eliminator between Strickland and Robert Whittaker. The only problem is, Strickland has been opposed to the idea because he feels he’s due for another title fight given how close his split decision loss to Du Plessis was.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 12, 2024

Sean O’Malley has scooped up the 2024 ESPY award for Best UFC Fighter. O’Malley had some stiff competition this year from the likes of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira, UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev, and UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Zhang Weili. The “Suga” show now joins legendary names such as Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, and Demetrious Johnson for MMA fighters who have taken home ESPY awards.

BJPENN.COM Staff - July 12, 2024

Adrian Lee seeks to keep his impressive run going in his next assignment. “The Phenom” returns to action at ONE 168: Denver on September 6 at the 21,000-seater Ball Arena in Colorado. There, he goes up against hometown favorite Nicholas Cornejo in a lightweight MMA clash.

Harry Kettle - July 12, 2024

Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on what Alex Pereira needs to do in order to become the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. As we know, Alex Pereira is on top of the world right now. He is the UFC light heavyweight champion and in this calendar year, he’s already 2-0. He knocked out Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, and then just a few weeks ago, he knocked out Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.