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Brandon Royval believes he's "a nightmare matchup" for Rogerio Bontorin, wants the loser of Moreno-Figueiredo 3 next
Cole Shelton - January 11, 2022
Brandon Royval knows the pressure is on him to get back into the win column. Royval is coming off a submission loss to Alexandre Pantoja back in August which served as his second setback in a row. He had previously suffered a dislocated shoulder in a fight against Brandon Moreno. Although he’s had a hectic start to his UFC career, Brandon admits he wanted a quick turnaround after his last loss.
Colby Covington sends Jorge Masvidal a message after their UFC 272 fight is confirmed
Cole Shelton - January 11, 2022
Colby Covington has sent a message to Jorge Masvidal. On Tuesday, it was revealed the grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington is set to headline UFC 272 on March 5. It’s a highly-anticipated bout as the two are former training partners and roommates but are now bitter rivals. After the fight was announced, Covington was quick to send a message to Masvidal.
Leon Edwards reacts to Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal booking: “2 bums coming off losses”
Cole Shelton - January 11, 2022
Leon Edwards is not impressed with the UFC’s recent fight booking. On Tuesday, it was revealed the grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington is set to headline UFC 272 on March 5. It’s a massive fight between two longtime rivals but for Edwards, who was scheduled to fight “Gamebred” at UFC 269, he isn’t too impressed with the scrap.
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie set for UFC 273, Sterling-Yan 2 added as co-headliner
Cole Shelton - January 11, 2022
Alexander Volkanovski has his next title fight set. Volkanovski was supposed to fight Max Holloway at UFC 272 on March 5 in Las Vegas, in their highly-anticipated trilogy match. Yet, it was reported the Hawaiian was forced out of the bout due to an injury.
Brendan Schaub believes Dana White feels threatened by Jake Paul: "He's a cheat code in this fight game"
Susan Cox - January 11, 2022
Brendan Schaub in a recent episode of ‘The Schaub Show’ commented that UFC President Dana White is feeling threatened by Jake Paul. According to Schaub, Paul has completely flipped the game by enticing UFC fighters to take up boxing.
Aljamain Sterling says rematch with Petr Yan could be delayed: “They’re talking about pushing my fight back to April”
Susan Cox - January 11, 2022
Aljamain Sterling took to Twitter this morning to confirm reports that his upcoming rematch with Petr Yan at UFC 272 may be postponed until April: “Yes, they’re talking about pushing my fight back to April,” Sterling said. “Not because of me. This is what I was told: “Yan isn’t vaccinated so he can’t fight in March”.
Robert Whittaker would “love” to get Israel Adesanya “on his back” in UFC 271 rematch
Susan Cox - January 11, 2022
UFC 271 features a middleweight title fight rematch between Robert Whittaker (23-5 MMA) and Israel Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and goes down February 12th at the Toyota Center in Houston. Losing his title to Adesanya back in October 2019 at UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia, Whittaker is aiming to reclaim his belt and recently spoke to ‘MMA Junkie‘ about what went wrong with his first fight:
Sean O’Malley reacts to the Dillon Danis - Ariel Helwani beef: “I didn't think I could see a murder on Twitter”
Susan Cox - January 11, 2022
UFC star Sean O’Malley has shared his thoughts on the ongoing beef between Dillon Danis and Ariel Helwani. The Bellator fighter and the longtime MMA journalist have been exchanging blows on Twitter ever since Danis called Helwani a “b*tch” for his support of boxer Jake Paul.
Alexander Gustafsson is planning a UFC return in 2022: “I wanna make up for the Werdum fight”
Harry Kettle - January 11, 2022
Former UFC title challenger Alexander Gustafsson has confirmed he wants to return to the Octagon in 2022. Once upon a time Alexander Gustafsson was viewed as one of the greatest fighters to never capture a UFC title. Now, though, after losing three on the bounce, some are wondering whether or not he was overrated by pundits as a result of his first performance against Jon Jones – the same outing that earned him a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame.
Mark Hunt slams the UFC over fighter pay: “Look at the champions in the sport, what have they got?”
Harry Kettle - January 11, 2022
Former UFC fighter Mark Hunt has hit out at the UFC over fighter pay as his ongoing legal battle with the promotion continues. Back in 2016, Mark Hunt’s UFC journey hit a major road block after he was beaten by Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. The win in itself wasn’t too controversial as opposed to the aftermath, in which it was changed to a no-contest due to Lesnar testing positive in a post-fight drug test.
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 63 with Brandon Royval, Tyson Chartier, Chase Sherman, Ramiz Brahimaj, and Joseph Holmes
Cole Shelton - January 11, 2022
The 63rd episode and first episode of 2022 of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 46. We’re first joined by fifth-ranked UFC flyweight, Brandon Royval (2:26). Next, Calvin Kattar’s head coach, Tyson Chartier (18:27) comes on. UFC heavyweight, Chase Sherman (33:54) then stops by. UFC welterweight, Ramiz Brahimaj (44:55) then joins the show. Closing out the program is UFC middleweight, Joseph Holmes (1:00:02).
Conor McGregor reigns supreme in top-25 athlete earnings per minute for 2021
Harry Kettle - January 11, 2022
Conor McGregor has topped the 2021 list for athletes’ earnings per minute with an insane $8,695,652 per minute of competition, according to a recent report. The list, conducted by Online Betting Guide, works out how much an athlete received per every minute they were active. However, for McGregor, it only covers his January rematch with Dustin Poirier and not the July trilogy – and their claim that he was only in there for “two and a half minutes” seems to indicate that they’ve only accounted for the second round and not the first.
Khamzat Chimaev involved in altercation with security at MMA event (Video)
Christopher Taylor - January 10, 2022
UFC standout Khamzat Chimaev was involved in an altercation with security at a recent MMA event in Sweden. Chimaev (10-0 MMA), who recently agreed to an April 9th showdown with former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns (see more on that here), was in attendance at a local MMA event in his native Sweden this past weekend.
Khamzat Chimaev puts Kamaru Usman 'to sleep' when they fight, says Alexander Gustafsson
Cole Shelton - January 10, 2022
Alexander Gustafsson believes his training partner Khamzat Chimaev is the real deal. Chimaev burst onto the scene in 2020 as he fought twice in 10 days and then scored a one-punch KO over Gerald Meerschaert. He was later booked to headline a card against Leon Edwards, but due to COVID the fight never came to fruition.
Jacare Souza set to make boxing debut after recently retiring from MMA
Cole Shelton - January 10, 2022
Jacare Souza will be taking his talents to the squared circle. Souza, the longtime Strikeforce and UFC fighter, is known for his grappling as he was prolific in jiu-jitsu. Yet, since his retirement from MMA, he says he began training boxing and enjoyed it and now is closing in on a deal that will see him box.
UFC books three new fights including Miesha Tate dropping to flyweight to fight Lauren Murphy
Cole Shelton - January 10, 2022
Miesha Tate is off to flyweight. Tate, the former bantamweight champion, hinted at possibly dropping to 125lbs after her friend Julianna Pena won the promotions 135lbs belt. Now, according to MMAFighting, Tate will indeed drop down in weight as she will fight Lauren Murphy at UFC 273 on April 9.
Charles Oliveira is open to super fights with fellow UFC champions Alex Volkanovski and Kamaru Usman
Susan Cox - January 10, 2022
Charles Oliveira says he would be open to super fights with fellow UFC champions Alex Volkanovski and Kamaru Usman. Oliveira (32-8 MMA) captured the UFC’s vacant lightweight title in May of 2021, scoring a TKO win over former Bellator champion Michael Chandler.
Joe Rogan mourns the loss of “very funny” comic Bob Saget
Susan Cox - January 10, 2022
Joe Rogan is mourning the loss of “very funny” comic Bob Saget, taking to Twitter to comment: “Bob Saget was a good man and a very funny person. I’m going to miss him very much. RIP”. – Joe Rogan wrote on Instagram.