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Demetrious Johnson reveals Paddy Pimblett asked him to do his podcast amid Ariel Helwani beef: "He didn't offer me anything either"
Josh Evanoff - December 9, 2022
ONE Championship flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has given his take on the ongoing scandal involving Paddy Pimblett and Ariel Helwani. ‘The Baddy’ is set to return this Saturday night on pay-per-view at UFC 282. The bout will be Pimblett’s fourth in the UFC, as he will face Jared Gordon. Despite his short stint in the promotion, the British star has made a massive impact.
UFC 282: 'Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev' Weigh-in Results
Cole Shelton - December 9, 2022
The UFC returns to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 282. In the main event of UFC 282, the vacant light heavyweight title is up for grabs as Jan Blachowicz takes on Magomed Ankalaev. Originally, Jiri Prochazka was supposed to defend his belt against Glover Teixeira but after Prochazka suffered a serious shoulder injury he vacated the belt.
Darren Till shares his prediction for potential UFC rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya
Susan Cox - December 9, 2022
Darren Till is sharing his prediction for a potential UFC rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya. Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA) dethroned Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA) at UFC 281 on November 12th capturing the middleweight title. The come from behind TKO victory in Round 5 marked the third time Pereira has defeated Adesanya, as he’d already defeated him twice in kickboxing.
Paddy Pimblett warns Jake Paul against attending UFC 282: “I’ll pimp slap him”
Susan Cox - December 9, 2022
Paddy Pimblett is warning Jake Paul not to attend UFC 282. UFC 282 takes place tomorrow night, Saturday December 10th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dustin Poirier forced to undergo surgery following nasty foot infection
Susan Cox - December 9, 2022
Jay Perrin sends a wanrning to Raul Rosas Jr., confident he'll "clean this guy up" at UFC 282: "I'm a dog brother and you have never been in a dog fight"
Cole Shelton - December 8, 2022
Jay Perrin is ready to shock the world. Perrin’s first two UFC fights have not gone his way as he lost to Mario Bautista on short notice. He then dropped a very close decision to Aoriqileng at UFC 278. Yet, those losses have given him the chance to fight 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC 282 which Perrin is excited about.
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.
Dana White confirms Glover Teixeira will likely face the winner of UFC 282's main event next: "It will be Glover"
Josh Evanoff - December 8, 2022
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Glover Teixeira will be fighting for gold next time out. The Brazilian has been out of action since his title defense against Jiri Prochazka in June. At UFC 275 in Singapore, the two light heavyweights put on a fight for the ages. Trailing on the scorecards heading into the final round, ‘Denisa’ secured a shocking fifth-round submission win.
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.
Paddy Pimblett claims he submitted Jared Gordon "twice in five minutes" in 2018
Lewis Simpson - December 8, 2022
Ahead of his co-main event showing at UFC 282 with Jared Gordon, Paddy Pimblett claims he submitted Gordon “twice in five minutes” when the pair rolled together in 2018. Although taking nothing away from an event that happened in 2018 at the Blue Basement in the Renzo Gracie Academy, Pimblett is confident he can handle Gordon on the feet and if the fight hits the canvas.
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.
Daniel Cormier sheds light on “what really happened” in Stephen Thompson’s stoppage win over Kevin Holland: “That decision was not made by Bob Perez”
Susan Cox - December 8, 2022
Daniel Cormier has shed light on ‘what really happened’ in Stephen Thompson’s stoppage win over Kevin Holland. It was just last Saturday, December 3rd, in the UFC welterweight main event in Orlando, Florida that Stephen Thompson (17-6 MMA) defeated Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA) via TKO. Holland was compromised from the first round after suffering a broken hand according to his team.
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.