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Jiri Prochazka shoots down potential UFC super fight with Israel Adesanya
Cole Shelton - November 11, 2022
Jiri Prochazka doesn’t see a need in fighting Israel Adesanya. Although Prochazka and Adesanya are both set to defend their titles before the year is up, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has spoken about wanting to fight at light heavyweight again in the future. Of course, Adesanya headlined UFC 259 against Jan Blachowicz for the 205lbs title but lost by a decision.
UFC 281: ‘Adesanya vs. Pereira’ Weigh-in Results
Cole Shelton - November 11, 2022
The UFC returns to its annual November trip to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In the main event of UFC 281, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt against Alex Pereira. These two fought twice in kickboxing with Pereira winning both including one by KO. Adesanya is looking to defend his middleweight title for the sixth time. He’s coming off a decision win over Jared Cannonier by decision back in July. Pereira, meanwhile, is just 3-0 in the UFC and coming off a KO win over Sean Strickland. His other two wins are by decision over Bruno Silva and by KO over Andreas Michailidis exactly one year ago at the MSG card in 2021.
Israel Adesanya doesn't think Alex Pereira has earned a title shot but is eager to "expose" him at UFC 281
Cole Shelton - November 10, 2022
Israel Adesanya doesn’t believe Alex Pereira deserves a title shot but is excited they are fighting. Adesanya and Pereira have a history with one another as they fought twice in kickboxing with the Brazilian winning one by decision and one by KO. With that, once Pereira returned to MMA he was quickly signed to the UFC. He also only had to fight three times to get a title shot.
Henry Cejudo responds after Aljamain Sterling says he prefers “money fight” with Sean O’Malley next: “You want Suga Sean O’Methly because the only thing he can wrestle with is his sexuality”
Cole Shelton - November 10, 2022
Henry Cejudo is continuing to take shots at Aljamain Sterling. After Sterling defended his bantamweight title for the second time at UFC 280 against TJ Dillashaw, Cejudo has been vocal in calling him out. Yet, the champ says he wants time off so ‘Triple C’ then turned his attention to Sean O’Malley.
Israel Adesanya reveals wisdom that he received from UFC legend Georges St-Pierre: "I was honored"
Josh Evanoff - November 10, 2022
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has discussed his meeting with Georges St-Pierre. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is set to return to action this Saturday at UFC 281. The middleweight champion will headline the event against former kickboxing star Alex Pereira. The pair already faced off twice in kickboxing, with the Brazilian winning both times.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk admits she's thinking about "one last dance" for fans: "I was not prepared to say goodbye"
Josh Evanoff - November 10, 2022
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk wasn’t ready to say goodbye. The Polish fighter has been out of the octagon since her rematch with Weili Zhang in June. In their first encounter over two years prior, it was a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. The back-and-forth contest saw Zhang win by decision but, could’ve easily gone either way.
Megan Anderson accuses former head coach James Krause and UFC reporter Laura Sanko of having an affair: "You should look at Sanko about that"
Josh Evanoff - November 10, 2022
Former UFC women’s featherweight contender Megan Anderson has discussed her split from Glory MMA. The Australian has been out of the cage since her loss to Amanda Nunes in March 2021. Following that defeat, Anderson parted ways with the UFC. While many expected her to possibly head to PFL or Bellator, she instead stayed on the sidelines.
Rising UFC star Molly McCann will boycott England's World Cup tournament over Qatar's human rights abuses: "I’m not feeling the Qatar vibes"
Lewis Simpson - November 10, 2022
Molly McCann has revealed she has no intention of watching England in their upcoming world cup campaign in Qatar. The rising flyweight contender is days out from her toughest test to date. The Next Generation athlete collides with Erin Blanchfield at UFC 281. McCann is currently riding the best stint of her career after two back-to-back spinning elbow knockouts at UFC London.
Michael Chandler plans to steal Alex Volkanovski’s title shot with “undeniable” performance against Dustin Poirier at UFC 281
Susan Cox - November 10, 2022
Michael Chandler plans to steal Alex Volkanovski’s title shot with an ‘undeniable’ performance against Dustin Poirier at UFC 281. Michael Chandler is speaking out ahead of this Saturday’s fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Former two division UFC champion Daniel Cormier confesses he retired from MMA to late: "I should’ve stopped in ‘18"
Lewis Simpson - November 10, 2022
UFC hall of famer Daniel Cormier confessed that he may have overdone his mixed martial arts career by two years. Cormier ended his martial arts journey with one of the most credentialed résumés in the sport’s history. During the Lafayette-born’s eighteen-year career, he became a multiple-word champion across two weight divisions and was involved in numerous blockbuster fights.
UFC 281 | Pro fighters make their picks for Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili title fight
Cole Shelton - November 10, 2022
In the co-main event of UFC 281, the strawweight title is on the line as Carla Esparza looks to defend her belt for the first time as she takes on Zhang Weili. Heading into the fight, Esparza is a +285 underdog while the challenger is a massive -400 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro-fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros expect Weili to reclaim her strawweight title and even some expect her to finish Esparza.
Jake Paul reveals what Anderson Silva told him during their post-fight bow of respect
Susan Cox - November 10, 2022
Jake Paul has revealed what Anderson Silva told him during their post-fight bow of respect It was Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva on October 29, 2022, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The boxing match went all eight rounds with the 47-year-old MMA champion challenging the much younger 25-year-old ‘Problem Child’.
UFC 281 | Pro fighters make their picks for Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
Cole Shelton - November 10, 2022
On the main card of UFC 281, a highly-anticipated lightweight bout goes down as Dustin Poirier takes on Michael Chandler. Heading into the fight, Poirier is a -230 favorite with the former Bellator champ being a +176 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro-fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros expect Poirier to get it done – and likely by finish – in a very fan-friendly fight.
Israel Adesanya labels Sean Strickland as an opponent he’d still like to “whoop” at middleweight: “I want to destroy him, just for fun”
Susan Cox - November 10, 2022
Israel Adesanya has labelled Sean Strickland as an opponent he’d still like to ‘whoop’ at middleweight. But first, Adesanya (23-1 MMA) will be getting in the Octagon with Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA) this coming Saturday, November 12th at UFC 281 which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The middleweight main event will decide if Adesanya remains the champion or if Pereira can put a halt to his previous 5 title defences.
Daniel Cormier shares his list of the top-five combat sports fighters of all time
Susan Cox - November 10, 2022
Daniel Cormier has shared his list of the top-five combat sports fighters of all time. UFC 281 takes place this coming weekend, Saturday, November 12th in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Daniel Cormier will be at the broadcast desk alongside Joe Rogan and play-by-play man Jon Anik.
Israel Adesanya says he’s surprised to see Alex Pereira as the betting underdog for their UFC 281 title fight: “I think we should bet on him this fight”
Harry Kettle - November 10, 2022
Israel Adesanya has spoken of the betting odds ahead of his UFC 281 main event against Alex Pereira this weekend. On Saturday night, Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Alex Pereira.
Strawweight champion Carla Esparza booed at UFC 281 presser in New York (Video)
Andrew Whitelaw - November 9, 2022
Carla Esparza was given a harsh reception from the New York crowd at the UFC 281 pre-fight presser. Boos rang out in the Big Apple a the 115lb champ talked about having ‘unfinished business’ heading into her co-main event clash with Zhang Weili. The American became the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight champion when she beat Rose Namajunas to win the belt in 2014. But she failed to defend it after getting knocked out by Joanna Jędrzejczyk in her first title defence.
Matt Frevola plans to drag Ottman Azaitar into deep waters to finish him at UFC 281 after 2021 fight cancellation: "I owe that dude an ass beating"
Cole Shelton - November 9, 2022
Matt Frevola couldn’t have picked a better opponent for his return to Madison Square Garden. Frevola is set to take on Ottman Azaitar who is an opponent the ‘Steamrolla’ has wanted to fight for quite some time. The two were booked to face one another at UFC 257 on Fight Island, but after Azaitar snuck a bag and people into the hotel, he was released from the promotion.