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Pedro Munhoz reveals he has received threats against his family following fight with Sean O’Malley at UFC 276
Susan Cox - July 7, 2022
Pedro Munhoz is revealing that he has received threats against his family following his fight with Sean O’Malley. Munhoz (19-7 MMA) and O’Malley (15-1 MMA) entered the Octagon last Saturday, July 2nd at UFC 276 in a bantamweight bout. The result was a no contest ruling at 3:09 of round 2.
XMMA 5 showcases seven former UFC fighters including Jesse Taylor
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2022
XMMA is set for its fifth show and has a plethora of former UFC fighters. XMMA 5 is set to take place at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, and streams free on YouTube on July 23. The promotion has been known to have former UFC fighters as the previous four main events were Andre Fialho vs. James Vick at XMMA 1. XMMA 2 took place in July 2021 with a Ben Saunders vs. Ramsey Nijem main event. Their third event took place in October as XMMA 3 headlined by Cody Gibson vs. John Dodson. XMMA 4 took place on April 2, headlined by John Dodson vs. Francisco Rivera.
Henry Cejudo details UFC 276 confrontation with Sean O’Malley: “I should start calling him stuttering Sean how he tripped over his own damn words”
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2022
Henry Cejudo has opened up on his UFC 276 confrontation with Sean O’Malley after his fight. Cejudo was backstage at UFC 276 and after O’Malley’s fight against Pedro Munhoz was ruled a No Contest, ‘Triple C’ crashed his interview and had some words for O’Malley. The video then went viral and now Cejudo has opened up on the verbal altercation and ripped O’Malley.
Pro fighters make their picks for Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev
Cole Shelton - July 7, 2022
In the main event of UFC Vegas 58, top-10 lightweights collide as Rafael dos Anjos takes on Rafael Fiziev. Heading into the fight, dos Anjos is a +186 underdog while Fiziev is a -245 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are leaning towards Fiziev getting the job done as many think his striking will be too much.
James Krause says he has "no intention or desire" to fight again but would "if the perfect scenario was put in front of me"
Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022
James Krause won’t say he is retired but says it is unlikely he will fight again. Krause has not fought since October of 2020 when he beat Claudio Silva by decision. He took that fight and the fight prior on short notice as he has been busy coaching. Although he has not officially retired he says it is unlikely he will step into the Octagon again.
Darren Till out of UFC London fight with Jack Hermansson
Josh Evanoff - July 6, 2022
UFC middleweight contender Darren Till is officially out of UFC London. ‘The Gorilla’ was set to return later this month for the first time since his defeat to Derek Brunson last September. The loss was a derailing one, as Till hoped to secure a title shot with a victory.
Anthony Pettis pockets $750k, Kayla Harrison makes second most as PFL salaries from Atlanta events revealed
Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022
Anthony Pettis and Kayla Harrison led the salaries from the recent PFL event in Atlanta. For the longest time, many fans have wondered how much PFL is paying their key fighters as salaries have not been revealed. However, when the promotion went to Atlanta, the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission revealed the purses to MMAJunkie and Pettis led the way making $750K with Kayla Harrison coming up the rear in second at $500K.
Punch Club raises the stakes with fights taking place on shipping containers suspended over a body of water
Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022
A new Russian fighting promotion will see fighters square off on a shipping container suspended over a body of water. The fighters had their hands wrapped and boxing shoes on and went at it from there. It is a striking fight while the ref looks on from the edge of the shipping container. It’s a unique way to fight for sure and in the clip the promotion shared, the two fighters traded shots until one of them got knocked off the shipping container and had to swim to shore, signaling the end of the fight.
Jon Jones responds after Francis Ngannou comes to the defense of Israel Adesanya: “I could takeoff two more years and you guys work combined won’t match what I’ve done in that octagon”
Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022
Jon Jones has ripped Francis Ngannou after the heavyweight champion defended Israel Adesanya following his UFC 276 performance. In the main event of UFC 276, Adesanya beat Jared Cannonier by decision in a lackluster fight, and after the event, Jones took a shot at the middleweight champ.
Tommy Fury issues statement on withdrawal of Jake Paul fight: "I want to clarify that I will fight in a neutral country that both parties can enter”
Josh Evanoff - July 6, 2022
Tommy Fury has explained his withdrawal from his showdown with Jake Paul. ‘TNT’ and ‘The Problem Child’ were set to face off this August at Madison Square Garden on Showtime pay-per-view. The fight was a re-booking of their failed December 2021 showdown. That outing was canceled due to a Fury injury.
Pedro Munhoz blasts Sean O’Malley for his phony apology at UFC 276: “Now I just feel that I was in the circus”
Josh Evanoff - July 6, 2022
UFC bantamweight Pedro Munhoz isn’t a fan of Sean O’Malley’s recent comments. The two squared off at UFC 276 last weekend in Las Vegas. While it was an exciting matchup on paper, the fight itself ended in catastrophe. After a close first round, the fight was halted due to an eye poke in the second by ‘Sugar’.
Michael Chandler calls for lightweight title fight against Islam Makhachev so Charles Oliveira can "sit out and wait" for Conor McGregor
Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022
Michael Chandler is eyeing a fight with Islam Makhachev for the vacant lightweight title next time out. The lightweight title was vacated when Oliveira missed weight for his UFC 274 fight against Justin Gaethje. Oliveira ended up winning the fight and Dana White said he would be one-half of a vacant title fight. Yet, he has recently talked about wanting to face Conor McGregor so Chandler says if the Brazilian really wants that fight, he believes he should face Makhachev for the vacant belt.
Daniel Cormier defends Israel Adesanya following UFC 276 criticism: “If Jared Cannonier is going to cruise to a loss, how is it Izzy’s responsibility to do more?”
Susan Cox - July 6, 2022
Daniel Cormier is defending Israel Adesanya after the criticism he received at UFC 276. It was Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA) vs Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA) in the middleweight title bout this past Saturday, July 2nd, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk names her Mount Rushmore of Women’s MMA
Susan Cox - July 6, 2022
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has named her Mount Rushmore of Women’s MMA. Jedrzejczyk, 34, recently retired from the UFC with a record of 16 wins and 5 losses. The former strawweight queen and future Hall of Famer was in Las Vegas for International Fight Week.
Teddy Atlas believes the pressure got to Max Holloway at UFC 276: “He became just a sick and destroyed guy”
Susan Cox - July 6, 2022
Teddy Atlas is speaking out about how he believes the pressure got to Max Holloway at UFC 276. Last Saturday, July 2nd, Max Holloway (23-7 MMA) entered the Octagon to compete with Alexander Volkanovski (25-1 MMA) in the co-main featherweight match-up. It was to be the third meeting of the two fighters with the result being a unanimous decision win for Volkanovski, who ultimately retained his title.
Sean O’Malley “can’t believe” that judges and fans scored round one of his UFC 276 fight for Pedro Munhoz: “That makes zero sense”
Susan Cox - July 6, 2022
Sean O’Malley can’t believe the judges and fans scored round one of his UFC 276 fight for Pedro Munhoz. It was Sean O’Malley (15-1 MMA) vs Pedro Munhoz (19-7 MMA) in a bantamweight bout last Saturday, July 2nd at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The outcome was one neither fighter wanted – a no contest ruling at 3:09 of the second round due to an accidental eye poke.
Conor McGregor applauds Ian Garry for “incredibly impressive” performance at UFC 276: “The Potential for another ‘future’ Irish MMA UFC champion rose by a real nice margin this weekend”
Harry Kettle - July 6, 2022
Conor McGregor has praised fellow Irishman Ian Garry following his impressive win at UFC 276 last weekend. Throughout the course of the last decade or so, we’ve seen Irish mixed martial arts rise to prominence in a big way – and the size of Conor McGregor’s role in that can’t be understated. He managed to influence an entire generation of fighters from Ireland and one of them, as you can imagine by now, was Ian Garry.
Jared Vanderaa knows he's fighting for his job at UFC Vegas 58 but says Chase Sherman is a very "winnable fight"
Cole Shelton - July 5, 2022
Jared Vanderaa knows he’s likely fighting for his job at UFC Vegas 58. Vanderaa is on a three-fight losing streak and coming off a submission loss to Aleksei Oleinik. However, he has taken the majority of his fights on short notice and this is no different as he will take on Chase Sherman on two weeks’ notice.