MMA News

Harry Kettle - June 10, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White hopes Tony Ferguson retires following his upcoming showdown against Michael Chiesa. As we all know, Tony Ferguson is a legend in mixed martial arts. He’s done some incredible things throughout the course of his career, especially in the UFC. Alas, in recent years, he’s fallen on hard times – and that’s an understatement. He is 0-7 in his last seven fights, with many of those defeats being pretty brutal.

Harry Kettle - June 10, 2024

UFC star Jiri Prochazka has revealed that he’s signed a contract for his next bout in the promotion. As many fans know, Jiri Prochazka is a fighter who lives and competes by a certain code. He believes in the true beauty of mixed martial arts, and his supporters love him for that. In his last outing, he was able to defeat Aleksandar Rakic via TKO in what proved to be an absolutely insane bout.

Harry Kettle - June 10, 2024

New footage has been released showing Israel Adesanya reacting to his UFC 293 defeat against Sean Strickland. As we know, Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight championship back at UFC 293. He went head to head with Sean Strickland who, against the odds, defeated him pretty handily. We haven’t seen ‘Stylebender’ since then, but the expectation is that he’ll fight for the belt upon his return.

BJPENN.COM Staff - June 10, 2024

Following his triumphant MMA debut at ONE 167 on Prime Video, Kade Ruotolo is contemplating his next steps in the sport. The current ONE Lightweight Submission Grappling World Champion seamlessly transitioned in front of a sold-out crowd at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, June 7.

BJPENN.COM Staff - June 9, 2024

Danny Kingad has made it abundantly clear he has no qualms about running it back with Reece McLaren. The possibility of a rematch between #3-ranked flyweight Kingad and #4-ranked McLaren resurfaced after the latter’s recent victory over Hu Yong at ONE Fight Night 22 on Prime Video in May.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024

Referee Jason Herzog has spoken out after being at the center of controversy following UFC Louisville. It’s rare that you see fans criticizing Herzog in unison, but that’s exactly what happened at the conclusion of this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. Herzog was the official inside the Octagon for the main event middleweight fight between Nassourdine Imavov and Jared Cannonier.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024

Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios have squashed their beef following UFC Louisville. Rosas and Turcios shared the Octagon on the main card during the Fight Night event. Going into the fight, Turcios had some heated words for Rosas during their faceoff. The issues stem from a canceled February bout, which was due to Rosas falling ill just before he was set to walk out.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is backing Mike Tyson to defeat Jake Paul. Tyson vs. Paul was originally scheduled for July 20th, but “Iron” Mike had a health scare on a recent flight. As a result, the bout has been pushed back to November 15th.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White admits his abrupt exit on the Howie Mandel Podcast was staged. White has surfaced on several podcasts, but his appearance on Mandel’s certainly was not the norm. Just seconds into the show, Dana said he was tired of doing podcasts and he walked off.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has revealed that welterweight kingpin Leon Edwards is helping him prepare for the UFC 304 start time. Aspinall has been outspoken about the UFC’s decision to have the same 10 p.m. ET start time for the Manchester card, meaning Aspinall won’t be fighting until very early in the morning local time. The interim champ even tried convincing the UFC to change the start time, but he didn’t have any luck.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024

Sean O’Malley believes Conor McGregor feels he messed up when he insulted him online. McGregor took aim at boxer Ryan Garcia being popped for ostarine, and he also went after O’Malley for being flagged for that same substance in 2019. Many were surprised that McGregor went after O’Malley given the two have exchanged pleasantries in the past.

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2024

The Octagon returned to Kentucky for tonight’s UFC Louisville event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov. The highly anticipated middleweight main event resulted in a controversial fourth-round stoppage win for Nassourdine Imavov. The fight itself started with a strong opening round for Jared Cannonier, who seemingly landed his strikes at will in the opening five minutes. However, rounds two and three proved to be closely contested frames and heading into the fourth round it was anyone’s guess who was actually up on the judges’ scorecards. Then, in round four, Imavov was able to rock ‘The Killa Gorilla’ with a right hook and began to unload another combination. That prompted the referee to step in and call the fight off. Cannonier was not happy with the stoppage and according to his peers was justified in being upset.

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Louisville results, including the middleweight main event between Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov. Cannonier (17-6 MMA) will enter the bout sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring decision victories over Sean Strickland and Marvin Vettori in his most recent efforts. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ will be looking to reenter title contention with a win this evening.

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Louisville event was co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring Dominick Reyes taking on Dustin Jacoby. Jacoby (19-9-1 MMA) was looking to get back into the win column after his most recent loss to Alonzo Menifield (15-4 MMA) last December at UFC 296. ‘The Hanyak’ had gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances ahead of tonight’s affair.

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Louisville results, including the co-main event between Dustin Jacoby and Dominick Reyes. Jacoby (19-8-1 MMA) will be looking to get back into the win column after his most recent loss to Alonzo Menifield (15-4 MMA) last December at UFC 296. ‘The Hanyak’ has gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - June 8, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Louisville results, including the bantamweight bout between Raul Rosas Jr. and Ricky Turcios. Rosas Jr. (9-1 MMA) was last seen in action this past September, where he earned a first-round TKO victory over Terrence Mitchell. ‘El Nino Problema’ has gone 2-1 since joining the UFC ranks, with his lone career loss coming to Christian Rodriguez by way of decision.

Susan Cox - June 7, 2024

Sean O’Malley is praising Sean Strickland for his win over Paulo Costa at UFC 302. It was just last weekend, on Saturday June 1st at UFC 302 that saw Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA) defeat Paulo Costa (14-4 MMA) by split decision in the co-main middleweight bout.

Susan Cox - June 7, 2024

The UFC Louisville Weigh-ins took place today, Friday, June 7th at the UFC host hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. UFC Louisville takes place tomorrow, Saturday, June 8th at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.