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Billy Quarantillo expects to "break" Alexander Hernandez at UFC 282: "I'm trying to drag it into deep waters and make it a grimy, grueling fight"
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
Billy Quarantillo was surprised when he got the call to face Alexander Hernandez at UFC 282. After Quarantillo lost to Shane Burgos at UFC 268 last year, he wasn’t sure what would be next for him. He was then supposed to face Bill Algeo at UFC Long Island. However, Quarantillo had to pull out due to an injury which was heartbreaking for him.
Jared Gordon denies ever rolling with Paddy Pimblett or being submitted by him: "These are bold face lies"
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
Jared Gordon says he never has rolled, or been submitted by Paddy Pimblett. Pimblett and Gordon are set to meet in the co-main event of UFC 282 in an intriguing lightweight scrap. This is a fight that has been rumored for quite some time and the two will finally meet. Yet, on Thursday, Pimblett revealed in an interview the two have rolled with one another and he submitted Gordon twice in five minutes.
Dana White reveals Conor McGregor is "likely" to face Michael Chandler in his UFC return
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
Dana White says Conor McGregor will likely face Michael Chandler in his return to the Octagon. McGregor has not fought since UFC 264 in July of 2021 in the trilogy against Dustin Poirier when he suffered a TKO loss due to him breaking his leg. Since then, he has been rehabbing his leg but has also withdrawn from the USADA testing pool, which has made some people mad.
UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta shares story of meeting Liver King amid steroid scandal: "Guy must not have showered all year"
Josh Evanoff - December 8, 2022
UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta has shared his story of meeting the Liver King. The Liver King, also known as Brian Johnson, is a social media star and fitness guru. On his social media channels, he’s promoted a natural lifestyle. That means no steroids or anything besides eating raw organs. To the shock of many, he’s especially a fan of liver. He also promoted several of his own supplements, which he stated aided him with attaining his physique.
Darren Till reveals he's only seen his newborn daughter once because of UFC 282 training camp: "I’ve cut no corners, I’ve absolutely given my all"
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
Darren Till has made a lot of sacrifices for his UFC 282 training camp. Till is returning for the first time in over a year as he takes on Dricus Du Plessis. Given he is on a two-fight losing skid, the Brit made some changes to his training, most notably going out to Thailand. With that, he says he has only seen his newborn child once, the day she was born. After that, he flew to Thailand to begin training camp.
Kayla Harrison agrees to Cris Cyborg's purse demands for fight: "I don't do this for money"
Josh Evanoff - December 8, 2022
PFL lightweight contender Kayla Harrison is ready to do whatever it takes to face Cris Cyborg. The Judoka is fresh off her return to the cage last month in New York. Standing opposite the multiple-time tournament winner was Larissa Pacheco. The Brazilian was riding a five-fight finishing streak heading into the finals but had lost twice previously to Harrison.
Darren Till explains how he started training with "big c**t" Marvin Vettori: "One of the nicest guys I’ve ever met"
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
Darren Till recently started training with Marvin Vettori. Till and Vettori were booked to fight in April of 2021 but the Brit was forced out of an injury. After that, Vettori took shots at Till, and since then, the two have taken shots at one another with many thinking they will end up fighting.
Darren Till offers prediction for possible Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington matchup: "He'd be the powerful one"
Josh Evanoff - December 8, 2022
If Khamzat Chimaev and Colby Covington end up fighting, Darren Till knows who he’d pick to win. ‘Borz’ has been out of action since September at UFC 279, when he faced Kevin Holland. In that outing, the Chechen scored a first-round submission win over ‘Trail Blazer’. However, that wasn’t the bout he was expecting that weekend.
Early odds favor Aljamain Sterling over Henry Cejudo in bantamweight title superfight
Zain Bando - December 8, 2022
It looks as though we won’t have to wait too much longer for a highly anticipated return from Henry Cejudo to the Octagon. Rumblings are beginning to swirl that the former bantamweight champion and Olympic Gold medalist wants a crack at his old title, currently held by Aljamain Sterling. Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) defended his belt at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, stopping T.J. Dillashaw by TKO. It was another successful defense for a champion that had previously been written off and accused of “faking an injury” after his first bout against Petr Yan ended in a DQ.
Charles Oliveira shares his pick for 2022 fighter of the year
Susan Cox - December 8, 2022
Charles Oliveira has shared his pick for 2022 fighter of the year. It was Michael Bisping who posed the question on ‘Twitter’ as to who should be crowned the top athlete of the year for 2022.
Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t believe that Darren Till has mentally recovered from his previous losses: “I think he's in his own head”
Susan Cox - December 8, 2022
Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t believe that Darren Till has mentally recovered from his previous losses. This coming Saturday, December 10th will see Dricus Du Plessis (17-2 MMA) vs Darren Till (18-4 MMA) in a middleweight bout at UFC 282 which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Alexander Volkanovski praises Paddy Pimblett ahead of his UFC 282 co-headliner
Lewis Simpson - December 8, 2022
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has praised the UFC’s new ‘cash cow’ Paddy Pimblett, for the path he’s taken thus far. Pimblett is scheduled to make his pay-per-view debut this Saturday at UFC 282 against Jared Gordon. The Liverpudlian has promised to take the roof of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC 282 | Pro fighters make their picks for Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
In the co-main event of UFC 282, a lightweight scrap goes down as Paddy Pimblett makes his pay-per-view debut against Jared Gordon. Heading into the fight, Pimblett is a -250 favorite while the American is a +190 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros believe Pimblett’s hype is real and will likely get a stoppage win here and continue his rise and improve to 4-0 in the UFC.
Dana White names the three “scariest” and most “intimidating” fighters he’s ever worked with in UFC
Harry Kettle - December 8, 2022
UFC president Dana White has named three of the scariest fighters to deal with throughout his time with the company. Over the course of the last few decades, Dana White has been an ever-present member of the UFC family. In many ways, outside of Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey, he’s been the main face of it.
Paulo Costa reveals he turned down a six-fight contract extension with the UFC: "1 fight to get free"
Cole Shelton - December 7, 2022
Paulo Costa has turned down a contract extension with the UFC. Costa has been vocal about his looming free agency and only having one fight left on his deal. He has also said he has yet to sign a bout agreement to face Robert Whittaker at UFC 284, and was looking forward to free agency. Costa has been vocal about his displeasure with his contract due to his pay.
Danny Sabatello plans to "expose" and "dominate" Raufeon Stots at Bellator 289 to win interim belt: “I'm more than pumped to go f**k this guy up”
Cole Shelton - December 7, 2022
Danny Sabatello is happy he can finally share the cage with Raufeon Stots. Sabatello and Stots are set to headline Bellator 289 in a semi-final matchup of the grand prix. The fight is also for the interim bantamweight title – as Stots looks to defend it for the first time. It’s also a fight Sabatello has wanted for quite some time and is excited it’s finally happening.
Chris Curtis wants the "Fight of the Year" in a "bloody war" against Joaqun Buckley at UFC 282: "If all goes well, we both leave the cage on stretchers"
Cole Shelton - December 7, 2022
Chris Curtis has high expectations for his UFC 282 fight against Joaquin Buckley. Curtis is set to face Buckley on the prelims of UFC 282 in a fight that did catch him by surprise. Before Buckley’s last fight, he called out Curtis which was surprising but after they both lost, Curtis wanted to make the fight happen.
Paddy Pimblett believes he "would've put up a better fight" than Charles Oliveira did against Islam Makhachev
Cole Shelton - December 7, 2022
Paddy Pimblett wasn’t impressed with Charles Oliveira’s performance against Islam Makhachev. In the main event of UFC 280, Oliveira and Makhachev were fighting for the lightweight title – the division where Pimblett fights in – and Makhachev ended up winning by second-round submission. It was a great performance from Makhachev who dominated the fight from start to finish. Yet, for Pimblett, he was more surprised at Oliveira’s lack of performance. With that, he thinks he would’ve done better than the Brazilian did.