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Urijah Faber plans to sit down with the UFC to talk about a potential return, interested in Marlon Vera fight
Cole Shelton - August 5, 2021
Urijah Faber isn’t ruling out a return to the Octagon. Faber, the former WEC featherweight champion, is now 42-years-old and has not fought since he suffered a TKO loss to Petr Yan at UFC 245. However, the UFC Hall of Famer has always hinted at a return to the sport, and he says he plans on sitting down with the UFC to discuss that. He also knows if he were to return, it would not be for several months as he would need to get back into fight shape.
Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals which fighter hit him the hardest in his UFC career
Cole Shelton - August 5, 2021
Khabib Nurmagomedov has fought a lot of power punchers in his UFC career but one opponent sticks out. When Nurmagomedov fought Conor McGregor at UFC 229, many said he had to be worried about the Irishman’s power. He had been knocking everyone out at featherweight and knocked out and dropped Eddie Alvarez several times in his UFC lightweight debut. Yet, for “The Eagle” he says Justin Gaethje is the hardest hitter he has ever fought.
Conor McGregor reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov's father Tweet comments, 'I wanna eat his children!!!'
Drake Riggs - August 5, 2021
Conor McGregor and his spree of tweeting and deleting continues. Seemingly a permanent rival at this point, former undefeated 29-0 UFC lightweight king, Khabib Nurmagomedov recently commented on McGregor’s targeting of his father’s death on Twitter. This didn’t sit too well with “The Notorious.”
Julianna Pena makes surprise appearance at UFC 265 press conference, asks Dana White 'Where's Amanda Nunes?'
Drake Riggs - August 5, 2021
Julianna Pena is no longer challenging for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 264 this Saturday night — that didn’t stop her from showing up anyway. At Thursday’s pre-fight press conference in Houston, Texas, “The Venezuelan Vixen” got on one of the media microphones to shoot her shot.
Dana White rules out working with 'annoying' Jake Paul
Andrew Whitelaw - August 5, 2021
There’s clearly no love lost between Dana White and Jake Paul. The YouTuber-turned boxing star has slammed the UFC boss on multiple occasions and has stated that he’d never work with him. It comes as little surprise that White, in turn, has ruled out working with the 24 year old.
Derrick Lewis reveals he once had his car repossessed by boxing legend George Foreman
Harry Kettle - August 5, 2021
Old footage has emerged of Derrick Lewis telling a funny story about heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman. Back in the day Lewis dabbled in the world of boxing after being scouted by Foreman and his team. They were initially looking for someone to fight one of Foreman’s sons but after realising just how dangerous “The Black Beast” was, George opted to train Derrick and even gifted him a car.
Sean Strickland issues scathing response to Luke Rockhold: “You seem like the kind of p*ssy that runs his f*cking mouth”
Harry Kettle - August 5, 2021
Sean Strickland has hit out at Luke Rockhold after news broke of their potential match-up later this year. Strickland, who is coming off the back of a dominant win over Uriah Hall last weekend, seems to be more than ready to step up to the next level in the middleweight division. Some would’ve preferred to see him get an opponent in the top five, but instead, he’ll lock horns with a former 185-pound champion in the form of Luke Rockhold.
UFC 265 | Pro fighters make their picks for Derrick Lewis vs. Ciryl Gane interim title fight
Cole Shelton - August 5, 2021
In the main event of UFC 265, the interim heavyweight title is up for grabs as Derrick Lewis takes on Ciryl Gane. Ahead of the fight, Gane is a -380 favorite while “The Black Beast” is a +290 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The majority of the pros believe it will be Gane being too technical for Lewis and winning a decision. However, they all still think Lewis is a live dog as he only needs to land one punch.
Jason Witt hoping for a quick turnaround after "the best performance" of his career in win over Bryan Barberena
Cole Shelton - August 5, 2021
Jason Witt is pleased with his win over Bryan Barberena at UFC Vegas 33. Witt entered the fight coming off a 16-second KO loss to Matthew Semelsberger and had a chip on his shoulder. He had heard all the talk that he didn’t have a chin and Barberena would KO him early. Witt also entered the fight knowing if he lost, it likely would’ve been the final fight of his career.
Dana White not fond of forcing COVID-19 vaccination, 'Your decision, your body'
Drake Riggs - August 4, 2021
Dana White won’t enforce any COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the UFC anytime soon. As the global pandemic gets closer to departing our lives, the UFC has done its best to return to normality — as evidenced by the return of fan-filled arena events. But with the coronavirus not yet 100 percent out of our lives, certain locations and businesses have begun requiring vaccination.
Gilbert Burns details taking a golf club to the head before UFC 264
Drake Riggs - August 4, 2021
Gilbert Burns took some unnecessary damage ahead of his UFC 264 clash with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. The former welterweight title challenger managed to rebound off his lone career defeat north of 155-pounds, but he had a scare beforehand. Burns shared in a recent interview with MMA Junkie how he managed to shake off taking a golf club straight to the dome.
Stipe Miocic has accepted a fight against Jon Jones, reveals Dana White
Cole Shelton - August 4, 2021
Stipe Miocic has been offered and accepted a fight against Jon Jones, UFC president, Dana White revealed. Ever since Jones vacated his light heavyweight title the plan was for him to fight at heavyweight. However, “Bones” has yet to make the move but according to White, they have offered him Miocic, and the former heavyweight champ has already accepted it. But, they are waiting on Jones to see what he wants to do.
Khabib Nurmagomedov goes off on Conor McGregor during Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast
Chris Taylor - August 4, 2021
Khabib Nurmagomedov went off on his longtime rival Conor McGregor during his recent appearance on the “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson” podcast. Last week McGregor made headlines when he tweeted and deleted a post that appeared to be mocking Khabib’s late father Abdulmanap.
Luke Rockhold scolds Dana White for "stupid" matchmaking tactics used in booking fight with "f*cking nobody" Sean Strickland
Chris Taylor - August 4, 2021
Luke Rockhold was not happy with the “stupid” matchmaking tactics used by Dana White for his upcoming fight with Sean Strickland at UFC 268. Earlier this week the UFC President told reporters that he had offered Rockhold a fight with recent main event winner Sean Strickland. However, according to the former UFC middleweight champion no formal offer was ever made and White’s remarks were just a negotiation tactic.
Michael Chandler says he "won't be able to perform" against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268: "I won’t be vaccinated by Nov. 6"
Chris Taylor - August 4, 2021
It appears that Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje will require a new date and venue following the newly introduced mandates in the state of New York. Chandler and Gaethje recently agreed to a highly anticipated lightweight showdown at UFC 268, which is set to take place on November 6 at Madison Square Garden.
Chad Mendes ends retirement, signs multi-fight deal with BKFC
Cole Shelton - August 4, 2021
Chad Mendes has ended his retirement. The former UFC title challenger retired after his loss to Alex Volkanovski at UFC 232 in December of 2018. Since then, Mendes has remained in the gym but there were no talks of a possible comeback. However, over the past couple of months, he has teased a return to the sport saying the itch is back.
Dana White "praying" Vitor Belfort KO's "crackhead" Oscar De La Hoya: "Viciously knocks him out"
Cole Shelton - August 4, 2021
UFC president, Dana White, and Oscar De La Hoya have had a feud for quite some time so it shouldn’t be a surprise to see White rooting for Vitor Belfort. On September 11 at the Staples Center, De La Hoya will end his retirement to box Belfort in an intriguing matchup. Both men are past their prime and for White, he hopes the former UFC champ in Belfort wins and wins violently.
Colby Covington plans to fight Israel Adesanya to become champ-champ after UFC 268
Cole Shelton - August 4, 2021
Colby Covington is set to rematch Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 but he already has plans after that. Covington is the former UFC interim welterweight champion but came up short in his bid for the undisputed champion at UFC 245. He lost by fifth-round TKO to Usman but he has a ton of confidence ahead of the rematch.