MMA News
Dominick Reyes reveals shock bonus from Dana White after UFC Louisville win: "You absolutely deserve it"
Josh Evanoff - June 10, 2024
Dominick Reyes has revealed that he was given a bonus for his UFC Louisville win after all. ‘The Devastator’ returned to the octagon on Saturday night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s trip to Kentucky. There, Dominick Reyes competed for the first time since a knockout loss to Ryan Spann in November 2022. That defeat to ‘Superman’ was his fourth in a row, previously losing to the likes of Jon Jones, Jan Blachowicz, and Jiri Prochazka.
Alex Pereira questions the timing of Jamahal Hill's UFC 300 remarks: "Maybe he just woke up?"
Curtis Calhoun - June 10, 2024
UFC light heavyweight titleholder Alex Pereira harshly criticized Jamahal Hill for reigniting their feud almost two full months since UFC 300. Pereira defeated Hill in the UFC 300 main event in April to retain the UFC light heavyweight title. Just minutes into the fight, Pereira landed a massive left hook to send Hill into unconsciousness.
Kade Ruotolo finds himself in the crosshairs of a Filipino MMA legend
BJPENN.COM Staff - June 10, 2024
Eduard Folayang is itching to make his return to the Circle against Kade Ruotolo. With his sights set on an exciting comeback, the former ONE Lightweight MMA World Champion has revealed one intriguing matchup that has caught his attention.
Dominick Reyes shares how Muhammad Ali inspired his first win in five years at UFC Louisville
Curtis Calhoun - June 10, 2024
Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes seized the opportunity to snap his previous losing skid in Muhammad Ali’s home city. Reyes defeated Dustin Jacoby in the UFC Louisville co-main event on Saturday. The first-round knockout over Jacoby was his first MMA victory since knocking out former UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman in Oct. 2019.
New Jersey State Athletic Commission shoots down appeal from Bruno Silva, upholds Chris Weidman’s victory
Susan Cox - June 10, 2024
The New Jersey State Athletic Commission has shot down an appeal from Bruno Silva and upheld Chris Weidman’s victory. Bruno Silva (23-11 MMA) fought Chris Weidman (16-7 MMA) in a middleweight bout this past March. The result was a technical decision victory for Weidman at 2:18 of Round 3.
Gilbert Burns set to return against Sean Brady in UFC Fight Night main event
Susan Cox - June 10, 2024
Gilbert Burns is set to return against Sean Brady in UFC Fight Night main event. ‘MMA Junkie’ took to ‘X‘ with the following caption and details:
Jared Cannonier sounds off on controversial stoppage at UFC Louisville: "It was stolen from me!"
Susan Cox - June 10, 2024
Jared Cannonier is sounding off on the controversial stoppage at UFC Louisville. It was just this past Saturday, June 8th that saw Jared Cannonier (17-7 MMA) go up against Nassourdine Imavov (14-4 MMA) in a middleweight bout. The result was a TKO victory for the Frenchman at 1:34 of Round 4.
Dana White hopes Tony Ferguson will retire win or lose following fight with Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi
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.
Video | New backstage footage from UFC 293 shows Israel Adesanya vowing to get revenge on Sean Strickland: “I promise”
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.
After MMA debut win, Kade Ruotolo promises return to all-encompassing sport: “I had so much fun”
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.
Three stars take home $50,000 performance bonuses at ONE 167
BJPENN.COM Staff - June 9, 2024
Three athletes stood out with their performances at ONE 167 on Prime Video on Friday, June 7, at Bangkok, Thailand’s Impact Arena, and that earned them some extra cash. ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong awarded $50,000 bonuses to Mikey Musumeci, Kade Ruotolo, and Adrian Lee.
Danny Kingad accepts Reece McLaren’s callout: “I’m ready anytime”
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.
Raul Rosas Jr. squashes beef with Ricky Turcios following UFC Louisville win
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.
Quinton Jackson makes prediction for Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: "Within two rounds ... he's going to f***ing knock him 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.
Nassourdine Imavov agrees with referee Jason Herzog stoppage in Jared Cannonier fight at UFC Louisville
Fernando Quiles Jr. - June 9, 2024
Nassourdine Imavov believes referee Jason Herzog made the right call to stop his fight with Jared Cannonier. Imavov and Cannonier went one-on-one in the main event of UFC Louisville. Things took a controversial turn in the fourth round when Imavov had Cannonier hurt. Imamov was pressuring forward, but Cannonier fought back and tried to get a hold of his opponent.
Dana White admits Howie Mandel podcast exit was staged, explains why he decided to come clean: "I can't do this"
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.
Sean O’Malley still a fan of Conor McGregor despite "stupid" remarks online: "It just didn't make sense"
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.
UFC Louisville Bonus Report: Raul Rosas Jr. one of four fighters to take home $50k
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.