MMA News

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

Petr Yan’s manager Danny Rubenstein has said this is the first time the Russian will be fighting injury free in his career. This Saturday night at UFC 273, Petr Yan will attempt to win back the UFC bantamweight title that he lost at UFC 259. On that night last year, he lost the belt to Aljamain Sterling via disqualification after throwing an illegal knee at “Funk Master” that left him unable to continue.

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

UFC star Conor McGregor has asked Dana White to increase the bonus payouts ahead of UFC 273 this weekend. Many years ago in April 2013, a young Conor McGregor made his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just over one minute. In his post-fight interview, he called on UFC president Dana White to reward him with a $60,000 bonus for what he deemed to be the Knockout of the Night.

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad has given his thoughts on what’ll go down between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns this weekend. Next Saturday night, Belal Muhammad will return to action when he goes head to head with Vicente Luque in a big rematch at 170 pounds. While the winner isn’t expected to be rewarded with a title shot, it’ll certainly take them a lot closer in what is quickly becoming one of the most competitive divisions in the sport.

Harry Kettle - April 8, 2022

The feud between Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor has continued to escalate with the former challenging the latter to a fight. While this is a rivalry that doesn’t make much sense in the eyes of many, Henry Cejudo seems intent on trying to rile Conor McGregor up over social media. The pair have traded insults on several occasions and with both being two-weight world champions, they’re closer than anyone to making history by winning a third world title in a third weight class.

Josh Evanoff - April 7, 2022

Aljamain Sterling was prepared for the UFC 273 press conference. The UFC bantamweight champion wore a football helmet to confront his foe Petr Yan. ‘Funk Master’ and ‘Mercy’ first fought back at UFC 259 in March 2021. While Sterling had some success in the early rounds, he was fading badly in the championship contest. In round four, Yan had the fight in complete control. For some inexplicable reason, he landed a big illegal knee.

Josh Evanoff - April 7, 2022

Paddy Pimblett has announced that he’s gained nearly fifty pounds just weeks after UFC London. ‘The Baddy’ faced Kazula Vargas on March 19th in a lightweight bout. For the fight, Pimblett notably had to get down in weight, as he normally balloons up out of camp. For the bout, the lightweight successfully made weight at 155-pounds.

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev has offered a bold prediction for his UFC 273 fight against Gilbert Burns. Chimaev vs. Burns is a highly-anticipated fight and one that many view as the people’s main event. Chimaev is 10-0 as a pro and 4-0 in the UFC, but will get the toughest test of his career when he faces Burns.

Josh Evanoff - April 7, 2022

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is returning to the boxing ring in May. The 46-year-old was released from the UFC in November 2020 following a three-fight losing streak. Following his release, promotions such as Bellator and ONE Championship shared that they had zero intentions of having Silva fight for them.

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

Conor McGregor and Kamaru Usman continue to trade insults, resulting in Henry Cejudo chiming in on their feud. Conor McGregor has made it clear that he wants his next fight to be against current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA).

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Jairzinho Rozenstruik wasn’t surprised he was booked to fight Marcin Tybura. Rozenstruik headlined a card last year against Augusto Sakai who he knocked out in brutal fashion. That same night, Marcin Tybura TKO’d Walt Harris in the evening’s co-main attraction. After the event, Tybura called for the Rozenstruik fight to happen next but instead they both got different opponents. Now, however, after they both lost their last fights, the two will meet on the UFC 273 prelims.

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

Israel Adesanya has shared his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev ahead of UFC 273. It will be Khamzat Chimaev (10-0 MMA) vs Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA) in a welterweight bout this Saturday, April 9th, at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

Eddie Cha, the head coach of Korean Zombie, says his pupil is looking primed and has more power than ever ahead of his UFC 273 title fight against Alexander Volkanovski. Volkanovski was originally supposed to face Max Holloway for a third time but the Hawaiian was forced out of the bout and so the UFC quickly shifted to Zombie. Once he got the fight, Cha says Zombie flew right into Arizona and did his entire camp there.

Cole Shelton - April 7, 2022

On the main card of UFC 273, a very intriguing welterweight matchup goes down as Gilbert Burns takes on the undefeated and hyped-up, Khamzat Chimaev. Heading into the fight, Burns is a +375 underdog while the Swede is a massive -510 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. While the majority of pros are picking Chimaev, some think the odds for the contest are off, believing Burns can make this is a tough fight and possibly get the win.

Susan Cox - April 7, 2022

Vicente Luque believes a fight with Colby Covington could be the ticket for him to secure a UFC welterweight title shot. Luque (21-7 MMA) is scheduled to meet up with Belal Muhammad (20-3 MMA) at UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday, April 16th. It will be their second fight, the first taking place back in November of 2016 where ‘The Silent Assassin’ came out the victor.

Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022

UFC stars Tai Tuivasa and Tyson Pedro got their vocal chords working in a fun new advert for Drink West. Within the context of the UFC’s heavyweight division, there are very few fighters as exciting right now as Tai Tuivasa. The man known as “Bam Bam” has put together a nice win streak as of late and after his triumph over Derrick Lewis, there’s an argument to be made that he’s on the verge of receiving a title shot.

Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022

Boxing legend Mike Tyson wasn’t impressed upon hearing the fight purse Francis Ngannou received for his UFC 270 win. While a recent knee surgery may keep Francis Ngannou out of action for the rest of the year, there’s every chance he’d still be sitting on the sideline even if he was perfectly healthy.

Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022

UFC bantamweight star Petr Yan has shared footage of an alleged illegal strike Aljamain Sterling threw during their first meeting. Back at UFC 259 last year, Aljamain Sterling beat Petr Yan via disqualification to capture the UFC bantamweight title. The controversial decision came as a result of Yan throwing an illegal knee which left Sterling unable to continue, and as per the rules, “Funk Master” was awarded the championship – a decision that remains a hot topic to this day.

Christopher Taylor - April 6, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns got the chance to size each other up earlier today in Jacksonville, Florida. The welterweight standouts, Chimaev (10-0 MMA) and Burns (20-4 MMA), are set to collide on the main card of Saturday’s UFC 273 pay-per-view event.