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Marlon Vera claims Henry Cejudo is "broke" which is why he is returning at UFC 288: "What's the point to come back when you retire on top?"
Cole Shelton - March 22, 2023
Marlon Vera has a theory as to why Henry Cejudo is returning to the UFC. In the main event of UFC 288, Cejudo is ending his three-year-long hiatus after he announced his retirement in May 2020. Cejudo is set to take on Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title but many are wondering why ‘Triple C’ is returning after retiring on top.
Jorge Masvidal details why he was "95 percent certain" that his flying knee would KO Ben Askren
Cole Shelton - March 22, 2023
Jorge Masvidal was confident he would be able to KO Ben Askren with a flying knee after he got face-to-face with him. Masvidal and Askren fought back in July of 2019 at UFC 239 at International Fight Week in a highly anticipated fight. The pair engaged in a ton of trash talk in the leadup to the contest, with Askren claiming he would easily be able to outwrestle Masvidal. Once the pair went face-to-face, ‘Gamebred’ was certain ‘Funky’ would try and shoot right away.
Former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum's MMA future uncertain after end of PFL contract
Josh Evanoff - March 22, 2023
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is now a free agent. ‘Vai Cavalo’ has been out of action since his clash with Renan Ferreira at PFL 3 in May 2021. In that outing, the latter initially scored a first-round knockout win over the former champion after a submission attempt. Months later, the fight was overturned to a no-contest after Ferreira was seen tapping in a triangle attempt from Werdum.
Jeff Molina discusses support after coming out as first male bisexual UFC fighter: "It was at least 100 messages"
Josh Evanoff - March 22, 2023
UFC flyweight contender Jeff Molina has discussed the recent support he’s gotten over the last week. ‘El Jefe’ has been out of action since his clash with Zhalgas Zhumagulov last June. In that outing, Molina picked up the victory by split decision, his 10th in a row. Prior to that victory over Zhumagulov, the Kansan picked up wins over names such as Aori Qileng and Daniel da Silva.
Khamzat Chimaev explains why "little boy" Colby Covington is an "easy fight" for him
Cole Shelton - March 22, 2023
Khamzat Chimaev is confident he would easily beat Colby Covington if they were to fight. Chimaev has been vocal in the past about wanting to fight Covington and recently stated that he was offered and accepted a bout against him. However, ‘Chaos’ quickly denied those allegations and shared some harsh words for ‘Borz’ in the process.
Jorge Masvidal opens up on his knockout loss to Kamaru Usman: “I still haven’t gotten over it”
Susan Cox - March 22, 2023
Jorge Masvidal is opening up about his knockout loss to Kamaru Usman. It was at UFC 261 in April of 2021 where Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA) met up with Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA) in the welterweight main event at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The result was a KO win for Usman at 1:02 of round 2 to retain the welterweight belt.
Colby Covington takes aim at Ali Abdelaziz: “Fans do your research what type of person that guy is”
Susan Cox - March 22, 2023
Colby Covington is taking aim at Ali Abdelaziz. It was just days ago that MMA manager, Ali Abdelaziz, suggested that ‘Chaos’ accepted being a back-up fighter for Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA) vs. Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA) to avoid fighting Belal Muhammad (22-3 MMA).
Sean Strickland questions Islam Makhachev’s treatment of Hasbulla: “This sh*t just weirds me out”
Susan Cox - March 22, 2023
Sean Strickland is questioning Islam Makhachev’s treatment of Hasbulla. Strickland is making it clear that the way Islam Makhachev treats popular internet sensation Hasbulla Magomedov is weirding him out.
Pro fighters make their picks for Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen
Cole Shelton - March 22, 2023
In the main event of UFC San Antonio, a banger of a bantamweight bout goes down as Marlon Vera takes on Cory Sandhagen. Heading into the fight, Vera is a +145 underdog while the American is a -175 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. The pros slightly lean towards Sandhagen winning as he will be more active on the feet to get a decision.
Teddy Atlas explains how Kamaru Usman’s “cloak of invincibility” was taken away in knockout loss to Leon Edwards
Harry Kettle - March 22, 2023
Legendary boxing coach Teddy Atlas has given his thoughts on how Leon Edwards was able to take away Kamaru Usman’s invincibility. Last weekend at UFC 285, Leon Edwards was able to defeat Kamaru Usman via majority decision. It marked the second time he was able to do so, following on from his head kick knockout win last summer.
Ben Askren shares his thoughts on the UFC’s complex welterweight title picture
Harry Kettle - March 22, 2023
Former UFC fighter Ben Askren has given his thoughts on the current state of the promotion’s welterweight title picture. Last weekend at UFC 285, Leon Edwards successfully retained the UFC welterweight championship. He did so by defeating Kamaru Usman, the same man he knocked out for the belt last summer.
Dustin Poirier responds to Justin Gaethje’s call for a rematch
Harry Kettle - March 22, 2023
UFC star Dustin Poirier has responded after Justin Gaethje made it known that he’d be open to facing ‘The Diamond’ in a rematch. Last weekend at UFC 285, Justin Gaethje put on a real show. In an absolute war against Rafael Fiziev, he was able to get his hand raised via decision to confirm that he’s still one of the top dogs at 155 pounds.
Conor McGregor sounds off on every MMA coach not named John Kavanagh: "Firaz Zahabi is a little douchebag, Trevor wittman is a pad man
Jeffrey Walter - March 21, 2023
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has shared harsh assessments for many of the top coaches in MMA. McGregor (22-6 MMA) just wrapped up filming season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter and appears to have developed some strong opinions on coaching. ‘Notorious’ of course coached TUF 31 opposite fellow former MMA champion Michael Chandler. The pair will meet later this year in a highly anticipated welterweight clash with a date and venue still to be determined.
Henry Cejudo believes Leon Edwards is an "easy fight" for Colby Covington: "Might be four rounds to one"
Cole Shelton - March 21, 2023
Henry Cejudo thinks Leon Edwards would be an easy fight for Colby Covington. After Edwards defended his welterweight title for the first time against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 in London, Dana White announced Covington would be next. However, Edwards has been vocal in saying he doesn’t want that fight as ‘Chaos’ doesn’t deserve it. But, if the fight does happen, Cejudo thinks it’s a good style matchup for Covington to win.
Steven Peterson explains why he didn't want to fight in Texas, vows to finish Lucas Alexander in the first round at UFC San Antonio
Cole Shelton - March 21, 2023
Steven Peterson didn’t think he would ever fight in Texas again. After Peterson had a controversial decision loss to Alex Caceres in San Antonio in 2019, he vowed he would never fight in his home state of Texas again. The Fortis MMA fighter felt as if he was robbed by the commission but after not fighting since February of last year, he took an offer to fight in Texas because he wanted to be active.
FIGHT CIRCUS 6: The Rise Or Fall Of Sloppy Balboa confirms Rampage Jackson and Bob Sapp in Siamese boxing main event
Andrew Whitelaw - March 21, 2023
Fight Circus appears to be levelling up. The world’s wildest combat sports organisation has made it to a sixth instalment and in its own words, returns, “With a Foolish Vengeance!” Streaming live on FightCircus.tv and FITE.tv this April 1st, at 7pm EST, the card will feature a main event that will have MMA fans raising an eyebrow and bathing in nostalgia. The presence of fan-favorite, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson on the card adds a dollop of stardust to proceedings as he returns to action following a stint with Bellator.
Joe Rogan believes Jorge Masvidal is "better" than prime Georges St-Pierre: "I think he is on another level"
Cole Shelton - March 21, 2023
Joe Rogan thinks Jorge Masvidal would’ve been dangerous for Georges St-Pierre had the two been fighting at the same time. St-Pierre is widely considered to be the greatest welterweight of all time and one of the best fighters ever. However, his title reign ran from 2007 until 2013 and because of that, Rogan says fighters have just evolved to be better mixed martial artists, as he thinks Masvidal is just on another level than St-Pierre ever was, which his guest, Luke Combs – a country singer – didn’t agree with.
Alexa Grasso targeting September rematch with Valentina Shevchenko in Mexico
Josh Evanoff - March 21, 2023
UFC women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso has revealed a targeted date for her rematch with Valentina Shevchenko. The two are fresh off their flyweight championship fight earlier this month at UFC 285. Heading into the co-main event, Shevchenko was a massive betting favorite to retain her title. Instead, Grasso flipped the script on the flyweight champion.