MMA News

Harry Kettle - April 15, 2024

Former UFC champion Holly Holm has issued a statement following her UFC 300 defeat against Kayla Harrison. Last weekend, Holly Holm fell short in her attempt to overcome Kayla Harrison in the latter’s UFC debut. It was a fairly comprehensive win for the newcomer, with Holly being unable to deal with her wrestling and overall ground game.

Harry Kettle - April 15, 2024

UFC president Dana White has responded to Alex Pereira’s request to turnaround and fight at UFC 301 next month. Last weekend in the main event of UFC 300, Alex Pereira put on a show. He tore through Jamahal Hill in incredible fashion, finishing him in the first round. In the process, he was able to successfully retain his UFC light heavyweight championship.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 14, 2024

UFC 300 winner Arman Tsarukyan has detailed his altercation with a fan during his entrance. Tsarukyan may have gone 2-0 last night depending on who you ask. Before scoring a split decision victory over Charles Oliveira on the main card of UFC 300, Tsarukyan went over to punch a fan who was allegedly yelling obscenities at him. The incident was quick and Arman handled business before winning a fun three-round scrap against “do Bronx.”

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 14, 2024

UFC Featherweight Champion Illia Topuria has admitted that he’s probably going to share the Octagon with Max Holloway following UFC 300. Holloway challenged Justin Gaethje for the BMF hardware inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 13th. While Gaethje had the edge in power, he struggled finding “Blessed” all night. Holloway was picking “The Highlight” apart before finally scoring a buzzer-beater knockout with just one second remaining in the fight.

BJPENN.COM Staff - April 14, 2024

Nong-O Hama is fueled by a burning desire to once again carry 26 pounds of gold on his shoulder. With a legacy as the most dominant ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion in the promotion’s history, the Thai megastar believes that he deserves another shot at reclaiming his throne.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 14, 2024

Jamahal Hill was quick to address his first-round knockout loss to Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 300. Hill had never lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, rather he relinquished the title after suffering an Achilles injury. “Sweet Dreams” challenged Pereira for the 205-pound gold in hopes of proving that he is the true gold standard of the light heavyweight division. Hill was dropped by a left hook from “Poatan” and he couldn’t withstand the follow-up punches, so the fight was stopped.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 14, 2024

Alex Pereira scored a sensational knockout victory over Jamahal Hill to close out UFC 300, but he didn’t enter the title fight at 100 percent. Pereira was making his fight UFC Light Heavyweight Championship defense, and per UFC CEO Dana White, “Poatan” suffered a broken toe not long before his battle his “Sweet Dreams.” Here’s what White told reporters during the UFC 300 post-fight press conference (via Sportskeeda).

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 14, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White is in awe of Max Holloway’s buzzer-beater over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Holloway challenged Gaethje for the BMF Championship. Those who picked Gaethje to win, including myself, felt that “The Highlight’s” punching power would be enough to throw Holloway off of his rhythm. We were easily fooled, as “Blessed” showed why he’s still an elite striker in the MMA game. Holloway pieced up Gaethje before landing the knockout shot with just one second left in the fight.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 14, 2024

Justin Gaethje has released a statement after being on the wrong end of a brutal knockout loss at UFC 300. Gaethje put the BMF Championship on the line against “Blessed” and it ended up being a one-sided thrashing. Holloway picked Gaethje apart on the feet before knocking “The Highlight” out cold with just one second left in the fight. Going into the final round judges Derek Clearly and Sal D’Amato had Max ahead 39-37, but judge Junichiro Kamijo had the fight even at 38-38.

Harry Kettle - April 14, 2024

UFC president Dana White has given his thoughts on Arman Tsarukyan punching a fan in the crowd at UFC 300. Last night, Arman Tsarukyan picked up the biggest win of his career. He squeaked out a win over Charles Oliveira, and he did so by the skin of his teeth. It was an incredibly tight fight, with Oliveira almost submitting Tsarukyan on two occasions. Alas, he didn’t get the job done, and Arman will now have his sights set on a future lightweight title shot.

Harry Kettle - April 14, 2024

UFC president Dana White has announced that Islam Makhachev will defend his UFC lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. Off the back of UFC 300, the Ultimate Fighting Championship are riding high. Of course, one of the biggest discussions coming out of the event is what’s going to happen at lightweight. As we know, Max Holloway is now considered to be a big contender at 155 pounds after finishing Justin Gaethje.

Harry Kettle - April 14, 2024

UFC president Dana White has announced that Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler will headline UFC 303 this summer. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s official. For the longest time now, fans have been wondering whether or not Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler will actually happen. Now, we know for a fact that it’s happening.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 300 fight card was headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill. Pereira (10-2 MMA) had of course captured the promotion‘s vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 295, defeating former champion Jiri Prochazka via TKO in Round 2. Prior to becoming the ninth two-division champion in UFC history, ‘Poatan’ was coming off a split decision win over Jan Blachowicz in his 205lbs debut.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 300 results, including the light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill. Pereira (9-2 MMA) captured the promotion‘s vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 295, defeating former champion Jiri Prochazka via TKO in Round 2. Prior to becoming the ninth two-division champion in UFC history, ‘Poatan’ was coming off a split decision win over Jan Blachowicz in his 205lbs debut.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 300 results, including the strawweight title fight between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan. Zhang (24-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past August at UFC 292, where she successfully defended her title with a unanimous decision win over Amanda Lemos. ‘Magnum’ had of course reclaimed the stawweight belt in her previous effort, submitting Carla Esparza at UFC 281.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024

Tonight’s UFC 300 main card featured a BMF title fight between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway. Gaethje (25-5 MMA) had of course captured the BMF belt last July at UFC 291, when he scored a thunderous head kick knockout over Dustin Poirier. That win marked ‘The Highlight’s’ second in a row, as he had previously defeated Rafael Fiziev by majority decision in a ‘FOTN’ affair at UFC 286.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 300 results, including the lightweight bout between Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan. Oliveira (34-9 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a TKO victory over Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 in June of last year. ‘Do Bronx’ has gone 4-1 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 300 results, including the featherweight bout between Aljamain Sterling and Calvin Kattar. Sterling (24-4 MMA) will be making his featherweight debut this evening. ‘Funkmaster’ was most previously seen in action last August at UFC 292, where he suffered a TKO loss to Sean O’Malley to surrender his bantamweight title.