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Jalin Turner believes he's "on a new level" after submitting Brad Riddell at UFC 276: "I'm coming into my own and hitting my stride"
Cole Shelton - July 6, 2022
Jalin Turner believes UFC 276 was a breakout performance for himself. Turner was set to fight his first-ranked opponent as he was taking on Brad Riddell in the prelim headliner at UFC 276. Entering the scrap, Turner knew Riddell would be a tough test but he rocked the Aussie early and then hopped on a choke and got the tap just 45-seconds in.
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.
UFC champion Israel Adesanya confirms plans to transition to pro wrestling: “I’m definitely going to jump in the WWE”
Harry Kettle - July 6, 2022
Israel Adesanya has confirmed that he’s interested in testing the waters in professional wrestling in the future. In the last couple of years we’ve seen Israel Adesanya heavily lean on his love of pro wrestling in a variety of ways. From open workout performances to actual walkouts and beyond, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has made it known that he’s been a fan of the business for many years – dating all the way back to the Attitude Era.
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.
Shu-Ki One
Chris Taylor - July 5, 2022
The “SHU-KI ONE” NFT release is designed to provide would-be collectors with a straightforward and low-cost way to join the NFT world. The Shu-Ki ONE is a Shoe-Machine created with the iconic Nike SB Dunk (Low).
Alexander Volkanovski thought the doctor should've stopped the fight due to Max Holloway's cut: "I seen his bone"
Cole Shelton - July 5, 2022
Alexander Volkanovski thought the cut above Max Holloway’s eye should have stopped their fight at UFC 276. Volkanovski landed a big shot to Holloway’s eye that split his eyebrow into two. It was a big cut that was bleeding quite a bit, but the cutman did a very good job which allowed the fight to continue. However, Volkanovski says he saw Holloway’s bone and thinks the fight should’ve been stopped due to the cut.
Following MMA retirement, Felice Herrig signs with BKFC
Josh Evanoff - July 5, 2022
Former UFC strawweight Felice Herrig is going to continue competing after all. The 37-year-old last competed in a rematch against Karolina Kowalkiewicz last month. The Poland-native moved to 2-0 in her series with Herrig, as she won via second-round submission. The loss was the fourth in a row for ‘Lil Bulldog’, as she hadn’t won a fight since 2017.
Brendan Schaub hits back at fans blasting Israel Adesanya's performance: "It's up to Jared Cannonier to make the fight"
Josh Evanoff - July 5, 2022
Brendan Schaub believes that UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya isn’t the one to blame for the UFC 276 headliner. ‘The Last Stylebender’ faced Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276 last Saturday. Adesanya easily won the fight, but it wasn’t a fight that appealed to many fans. Fans booed the action at times, and many were seen leaving for the exits early.
Chris Weidman targeting return near the end of 2022: "Don't give up on your dreams"
Josh Evanoff - July 5, 2022
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman isn’t ready to call it quits yet. The 38-year-old has been out of the cage since his rematch with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 last April. While their first matchup in 2010 ended in a knockout victory for Weidman, their second encounter ended in a catastrophe.
Israel Adesanya explains why he wasn't impressed with Alex Pereira's performance at UFC 276
Cole Shelton - July 5, 2022
Israel Adesanya didn’t think too highly of Alex Pereira’s win at UFC 276. On the main card of UFC 276, Pereira scored a first-round KO over Sean Strickland to cement himself as the next title contender.
Two fights scratched from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 58 event
Susan Cox - July 5, 2022
Two fights have been scratched from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 58 event. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has just scrapped a pair of upcoming matchups from the UFC Vegas 58 fight card, which is scheduled for this upcoming Saturday night, July 9, 2022 from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Uriah Hall issues statement after UFC 276 loss to Andre Muniz: “Congrats to black belt jiu jitsu champion Andre for not even being able to submit a blue belt”
Susan Cox - July 5, 2022
Uriah Hall has issued a statement after his loss to Andre Muniz at UFC 276. It was Uriah Hall (18-11 MMA) vs Andre Muniz (23-4 MMA) in a middleweight bout last Saturday, July 2nd at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The result was a unanimous decision win for Muniz, keeping his undefeated streak alive since signing with the UFC.
James Krause believes it will take a "more well-rounded" fighter than Kai Kara-France to beat Brandon Moreno
Cole Shelton - July 5, 2022
Brandon Moreno will have a new head coach in his corner at UFC 277 and it will be James Krause. Moreno has spent the majority of his career at Entram Gym, including having them in his corner when he won UFC gold. Yet, he revealed he needed a change and decided to go to Glory MMA and train under Krause.
Charles Oliveira willing to forget about Conor McGregor after recent comments from Khabib: “I’ll beat Islam Makhachev and then challenge Khabib to come back from retirement”
Susan Cox - July 5, 2022
Charles Oliveira is willing to forget about Conor McGregor after recent comments from Khabib Nurmagomedov. Oliveira (33-8 MMA) was stripped of his title after missing weight against Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA) at UFC 274 in May of this year. Oliveira did win the match via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round.
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 85 with James Krause, Jared Vanderaa, and Cody Brundage
Cole Shelton - July 5, 2022
The 85th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Vegas 58. We’re first joined by James Krause (1:37). Next, UFC heavyweight Jared Vanderaa (23:23) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC middleweight Cody Brundage (41:28).