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Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 11, 2024

The coach of Sean O’Malley, Tim Welch, sees big potential in a clash between his fighter and Ilia Topuria. O’Malley is the reigning UFC bantamweight champion. Topuria will be fighting for UFC Featherweight Championship on February 17. He’ll attempt to take the 145-pound gold from Alex Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 298 inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 11, 2024

Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has placed a gigantic bet on tonight’s Super Bowl LVIII NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Plenty of diehard American football and casual fans figure to be glued to their screens for the final game of the NFL season. True fans of the game will find out if 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan earns his first Super Bowl ring as a head coach, or if the dominance of Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs continues. Casual fans will be hooked on the Halftime Show performance from Usher. Expect to also hear a lot about music star Taylor Swift, who is in a relationship with Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 11, 2024

Dan Ige is fresh off a devastating knockout victory, and the UFC featherweight already has some intriguing names on his mind. Ige shared the Octagon with Andre Fili in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas on February 10. One solid punch to the jaw, and Fili was done. Ige landed one more punch on a floored Fili to seal the deal. “50K” lived up to his nickname, snagging a “Performance of the Night” bonus for his efforts.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 11, 2024

Jack Hermansson has explained why he called out Nassourdine Imavov following his big win this past Saturday. In the main event of a UFC Fight Night card inside the UFC Apex, Hermansson went one-on-one with Joe Pyfer. Going into the fight, “The Joker” knew that he was being set up as a stepping stone for Pyfer, but he showed that there’s levels to the MMA game. After a shaky opening round, Hermansson was able to find his groove and had success against Joe on the feet. In the end, Hermansson won the fight via unanimous decision.

BJPENN.COM Staff - February 11, 2024

Danial Williams is a competitor with a penchant for exciting battles. And his smile grows from ear to ear when he’s faced with an opponent who shares the same demeanor. Luckily for “Mini T,” he faces a fellow hard-hitter who promises to bring the heat to his next outing.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

Joe Pyfer has issued a statement after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Jack Hermansson in tonight’s UFC Vegas 86 main event. Pyfer (12-3 MMA) had entered his first career UFC main event sporting a five-fight win streak, his most recent being a second-round submission victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan this past October at UFC Vegas 80. ‘Bodybagz’ was hoping to improve his Octagon record to a perfect 4-0 this evening.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

ONE Championship has issued a statement following the recent accusations made by welterweight fighter Sage Northcutt. Northcutt (12-3 MMA) was supposed to fight Shinya Aoki on the main card of last month’s ONE 165 event. However, during the event itself it was announced that Northcutt had pulled out of the contest because his cornermen were reportedly denied visas.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is once again teasing his comeback to occur at April’s UFC 300 event. The historic fight card is set to take place on April 13, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 86 event was headlined by a middleweight bout featuring Joe Pyfer taking on Jack Hermansson. Pyfer (12-3 MMA) had entered his first career UFC main event sporting a five-fight win streak, his most recent being a second-round submission victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan this past October. ‘Bodybagz’ had gone a perfect 3-0 inside of the Octagon since joining the promotion in July of 2022.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 86 results, including the main event between Joe Pyfer and Jack Hermansson. Pyfer (12-2 MMA) will enter his first career UFC main event sporting a five-fight win streak, his latest being a second-round submission victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan this past October. ‘Bodybagz’ has gone a perfect 3-0 since joining the promotion in July of 2022.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 86 was co-headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight bout between Dan Ige and Andre Fili. Ige (18-7 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a decision loss to Bryce Mitchell back in September of last year. Prior to that setback, ’50k’ was coming off a decision win over Nate Landwehr and a knockout victory over Damon Jackson.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC Vegas 86 results, including the co-main event between Dan Ige and Andre Fili. Ige (17-7 MMA) will be competing for the first time since suffering a decision loss to Bryce Mitchell back in September of last year. Prior to that setback, ’50k’ was coming off a decision win over Nate Landwehr and a knockout victory over Damon Jackson.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland had a run-in with Machine Gun Kelly on Friday night in Las Vegas. Strickland and Kelly were both in attendance for yesterday’s Power Slap event at Durango Casino & Resort. At some point during the evening, the former UFC champion and Music Star crossed paths which led to a verbal spat between the two men.

Chris Taylor - February 10, 2024

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 86 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Joe Pyfer vs. Jack Hermansson. Pyfer (12-2 MMA) will enter his first career UFC main event sporting a five-fight win streak, his latest being a second-round submission victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan this past October. ‘Bodybagz’ has gone a perfect 3-0 since joining the promotion in July of 2022.

Cole Shelton - February 10, 2024

Jon Jones reveals he was offered to headline UFC 300 just a few days ago. UFC CEO Dana White has promised to make UFC 300 a historic card, but with the event just two months out, the promotion still doesn’t have a main event. The hope was that Dricus du Plessis would turn around and defend his middleweight belt against Israel Adesanya, or perhaps Conor McGregor could return in the main event.

Cole Shelton - February 10, 2024

Sean Strickland and Jake Paul had a heated back-and-forth on social media. After Strickland sparred Sneako, which saw the streamers corner throw in the towel multiple times to no avail, as the former UFC champ kept fighting him. Jake Paul took to social media to blast Strickland for the way he acted.

Josh Evanoff - February 9, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland absolutely battered Rumble streamer Sneako earlier today. ‘Tarzan’ has been out of the cage since his meeting with UFC 297 against Dricus du Plessis last month. For Sean Strickland, the fight was the first title defense of his middleweight reign. Last September, he famously dominated Israel Adesanya in Australia to win the gold by unanimous decision.

BJPENN.COM Staff - February 9, 2024

Reinier de Ridder is on a mission to erase the memory of the most heartbreaking defeat of his professional career. “The Dutch Knight” will have the chance to do so when he defends his ONE Middleweight MMA World Title against the culprit of his harrowing juncture — Anatoly Malykhin.