MMA News
Leon Edwards expects Kamaru Usman to try and make it a "snoozefest" at UFC 286: "This motherf****r ain't even that good"
Cole Shelton - January 31, 2023
Leon Edwards thinks Kamaru Usman won’t stand with him at UFC 286. Edwards became the UFC’s welterweight champion with a fifth-round head kick KO over Usman back in August at UFC 278. Usman was on his way to winning until Edwards landed the kick with a minute left in the fight, and now, ahead of the trilogy at UFC 286, the Brit expects Usman to wrestle early and often, yet he is still confident he will win the fight by stoppage again.
UFC star claims Conor McGregor turned down huge super-fight ahead of MMA return
Lewis Simpson - January 31, 2023
UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal claims that Conor McGregor has “shot down” a huge super-fight with him ahead of the Irishman’s return to MMA. McGregor has been sidelined for nearly two years after suffering a nasty ankle injury in his second loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021.
Ilia Topuria shares bold predictions for possible fights with Max Holloway and Conor McGregor: “I’d finish him in the first round and it would be a beating”
Susan Cox - January 31, 2023
UFC featherweight contender Ilia Topuria is sharing bold predictions for possible fights with Max Holloway and Conor McGregor. The undefeated Ilia ‘El Matador’ Topuria (13-0 MMA) last fought and finished Bryce Mitchell (15-1 MMA) with a dominant second round submission in December of last year.
Dana White issues statement after making Logan Paul’s PRIME the official sports drink of the UFC
Lewis Simpson - January 31, 2023
UFC President Dana White has issued a statement after announcing a multi-year global partnership with Logan Paul and KSI for their PRIME hydration drink. The collaboration with the UFC includes new octagon branding, marketing, social media content creation and more.
Jake Paul reacts to Dana White slapping his wife on NYE: “What he did speaks for itself and I’ve always said I don’t think he’s a good person”
Susan Cox - January 31, 2023
Jake Paul is reacting to Dana White slapping his wife on New Years Eve. It’s the story that keeping on going…..
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 108 with Johnny Eblen, Devin Clark, Kyle Nelson, Max Rohskopf, and Adam Fugitt
Cole Shelton - January 31, 2023
The 108th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of Bellator 290 and UFC Vegas 68. We’re first joined by Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen (2:05). Next, we’re joined by UFC light heavyweight Devin Clark (13:29). UFC featherweight Kyle Nelson (29:21) then joins the show. Bellator featherweight Max Rohskopf (44:48) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC welterweight Adam Fugitt (58:05).
WWE legend Kurt Angle announces he will be a judge on PFL’s Challenger Series: “Oh it’s true, it’s damn true”
Harry Kettle - January 31, 2023
WWE legend Kurt Angle has revealed that he will serve as a guest judge on PFL’s Challenger Series. For so many years now, Kurt Angle has been heralded as a legend in professional wrestling. Rightly so, too, given what he’s accomplished as a multi-time world champion in both WWE and TNA.
Tommy Fury shares theory on why Jake Paul signed an MMA contract with PFL
Harry Kettle - January 31, 2023
Tommy Fury has given his thoughts on why bitter rival Jake Paul signed a mixed martial arts deal with PFL. On February 26, Tommy Fury and Jake Paul will attempt to finally bring their rivalry to a close. After over a year of mocking one another, it seems as if they’ll finally collide in Saudi Arabia.
Paulo Costa reacts after being called out by Sean Strickland: “He's kind of living on a permanent concussion”
Harry Kettle - January 31, 2023
Paulo Costa has reacted to a recent call-out from Sean Strickland as the middleweights continue to trade verbal blows. The eccentric personality of Paulo Costa has been there for all to see in recent years. In many ways, he’s been one of the most entertaining fighters in and outside of the cage for the UFC.
Diego Sanchez "would love to" have retirement fight in the UFC: "I'm going to hit up Dana"
Cole Shelton - January 30, 2023
Diego Sanchez is open to fighting one last time in the UFC. Sanchez was supposed to have his UFC retirement fight back in May of 2021 against Donald Cerrone, yet Sanchez was released from the UFC due to his relationship with former champion, Joshua Fabia. The exit was not a good one, but Sanchez left Fabia and is now set for his BKFC debut at KnuckleMania 3 on February 17.
Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen targeted to headline Fight Night card in April
Cole Shelton - January 30, 2023
A featherweight banger is set to headline a UFC Fight Night card as Max Holloway is set to face Arnold Allen. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Holloway and Allen have verbally agreed to headline the April 15 card. As of right now, contracts have not been issued or signed. The location of the event is also not announced.
Nick Diaz says he would've been UFC double-champion if he hadn't been "f*cked over" in career: "These motherf*ckers are lucky"
Josh Evanoff - January 30, 2023
UFC middleweight Nick Diaz believes he could’ve been a double-champion if things hadn’t gone awry. The fan-favorite has been out of action since his rematch with Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 in September 2021. In that outing, Diaz had some early success with the striking, even winning round one. However, ‘Ruthless’ wound up scoring a third-round stoppage after dropping the Stockton native.
Leon Edwards believes Jorge Masvidal matchup will be made if 'Gamebred' defeats Gilbert Burns: "Let's settle it once and for all"
Josh Evanoff - January 30, 2023
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards believes he could be facing Jorge Masvidal later this year. ‘Rocky’ has been out of action since his clash with Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 last August. The bout was a rematch of their prior encounter in December 2015, where ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ dominated en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Jorge Masvidal declines to put 'BMF' title on the line against Gilbert Burns at UFC 287: "I could give a f*ck less"
Josh Evanoff - January 30, 2023
Don’t expect to see the BMF title on the line for Jorge Masvidal vs. Gilbert Burns. ‘Gamebred’ has been out of action since his clash with Colby Covington last March. In that outing, ‘Chaos’ easily dominated with his wrestling en route to a lopsided unanimous decision victory. Weeks following that loss, Masvidal allegedly assaulted Covington in a Miami bar.
Logan Paul teases "major announcement" with Dana White
Cole Shelton - January 30, 2023
Logan Paul is set to make a ‘major announcement’ on Tuesday with Dana White. Paul and White have had a good relationship with the UFC boss giving the brash YouTuber tickets to events and being on his podcast. As well, for years, Paul has said he wanted to do an MMA fight in the UFC, given he has a wrestling background.
Jorge Masvidal provides an update on his court case with Colby Covington: "At this point, that’s all we’ve been able to determine, that he’s a b***h"
Cole Shelton - January 30, 2023
Jorge Masvidal has given an update on his court case with Colby Covington. A few weeks after Masvidal lost to Covington at UFC 272, he allegedly assaulted Covington as he sucker punched him outside a steakhouse in Miami. Since then, the police body cam footage was released but there has been no update on the case.
Former UFC champion Quinton Jackson wants to do some grudge matches, calls out former TUF bully victim ‘Titties’
Susan Cox - January 30, 2023
Former UFC champion Quinton Jackson wants to do some grudge matches and is calling out former TUF bully victim ‘Titties’. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (38-14 MMA) last fought in December of 2019 where he was defeated by Fedor Emelianenko (40-6 MMA) via TKO at Bellator 237. It was to be his last fight under the Bellator banner.
Dana White responds to fans critical about Power Slap athlete pay
Susan Cox - January 30, 2023
Dana White is responding to fans critical about Power Slap athlete pay. The UFC eight-episode ‘Power Slap: Road to the Title’ reality series debuted on TBS on Wednesday, January 18th of this year.