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Chris Taylor - July 24, 2021

Paige VanZant has addressed the haters following her unanimous decision loss to Rachael Ostovich at last night’s BKFC 19 event. VanZant and Ostovich collided for a second time on Friday evening, this after ‘PVZ’ had earned a submission victory in the pairs first encounter under the UFC banner in 2019.

Chris Taylor - July 24, 2021

The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 32 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by TJ Dillashaw vs Cory Sandhagen. Dillashaw (16-4 MMA), the UFC’s former bantamweight champion, will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a knockout loss to Henry Cejudo in January of 2019. Shortly after falling short in his bid to capture the promotions flyweight title, it was revealed that ‘Killashaw’ had tested positive for EPO and was handed a two-year suspension.

Christopher Taylor - July 23, 2021

Paige VanZant has issued a statement following her loss to Rachael Ostovich in tonight’s BKFC 19 headliner. VanZant and Ostovich collide for a second time this evening, this after ‘PVZ’ had earned a submission victory in the pairs first encounter under the UFC banner in 2019.

Chris Taylor - July 23, 2021

Former UFC fighters Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich squared off for a second time in the headliner of tonight’s BKFC 19 event. VanZant had made her highly anticipated BKFC debut earlier this year when she took on Britain Hart. Unfortunately for ’12 Gauge’ she went on to lose that contest by way of unanimous decision.

Cole Shelton - July 23, 2021

Holly Holm wants to avenge her UFC 196 loss to Miesha Tate. Holm was defending her bantamweight title for the first time against Tate back in 2016. It was a back-and-forth fight but heading into the fifth, it was clear Holm was winning. Yet, in the fifth round, Tate got ahold of Holm’s back and submitted her.

Adam D Martin - July 23, 2021

Sean Strickland trashed Sean O’Malley over his new 6ix9ine tattoo, calling him a “f*cking bitch” and wondering what is going on in his head. Earlier this week, O’Malley got a tattoo of the number ’69’ on his right shoulder, and it was tattooed by the rapper 6ix9ine himself. Although 6ix9ine is a popular rapper, he is extremely controversial for his past, which includes a felony count of use of a child in a sexual performance in 2015, in which he made sexual videos of a 13-year-olf girl. Then in 2019, he agreed to a plea deal for two years in prison after agreeing to testify against the Nine Trey gang members. In August 2020, 6ix9ine was released early from his prison term, and he is now a free man, though his checkered past still continues to haunt him.

Adam D Martin - July 23, 2021

The official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 32 took place on Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada, and all 22 fighters scheduled to compete have made weight. TJ Dillashaw and Cory Sandhagen are former teammates and the winner of this fight could very well be in line for a future title shot at 135lbs. Dillashaw is making his return to the Octagon after 30 months away following a PED suspension, while Sandhagen is riding into this fight with all sorts of momentum after beating Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes by knockout in his last two fights. Both Sandhagen and Dillashaw successfully made weight on Friday, with each man coming in at 136lbs, and the UFC Vegas 32 headliner is now official.

Cole Shelton - July 23, 2021

Maycee Barber has heard all the talk that the UFC will release her if she loses to Miranda Maverick at UFC Vegas 32 on Saturday. Barber was once considered a top prospect and many thought could challenge for a UFC title. However, at UFC 246 she suffered her first career loss by decision to Roxanne Modafferi in a fight she tore her knee. She returned back in February of this year at UFC 258 and suffered another setback as she dropped a decision to Alexa Grasso.

Adam D Martin - July 23, 2021

UFC lightweight contender Thiago Moises called out Dan Hooker following his recent submission loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 31. Moises, the No. 15 ranked lightweight in the UFC, saw his three-fight win streak snapped when he lost via fourth-round tapout to Makhachev at last weekend’s UFC Vegas 31 card. Of course, there is no shame in losing to Makhachev, the No. 5 ranked lightweight who many believe is a future world champion. Even though Moises didn’t fare well in the fight, he has still developed quite a bit of confidence just by hanging around with a stud like Makhachev for nearly four rounds, and now he’s ready to fight other top-10 opponents.

Adam D Martin - July 23, 2021

UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns explained why he wants to fight Leon Edwards next, saying “he is the toughest guy in the division.” Burns is coming off of a unanimous decision win over Stephen Thompson earlier this month at UFC 264 that reaffirmed his spot among the top-five welterweights in the world. Coming off of a brutal knockout loss to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman earlier this year, Burns knew that his back was against the wall and that he needed to beat “Wonderboy,” and he did just that. By defeating Thompson, Burns cemented his spot as an elite welterweight, and he has spent the last few weeks calling out the other top fighters.

Adam D Martin - July 23, 2021

One of the top-ranked contenders at 135lbs, Cory Sandhagen wants a bantamweight title shot with a win over TJ Dillashaw at UFC Vegas 32. Sandhagen takes on Dillashaw in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 32 card. The two former training partners-turned-bitter rivals are two of the best fighters in the world in their weight class and there is certainly a chance that this bout could have potential title implications. For Sandhagen, he is coming off of back-to-back knockout wins over Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes that he believes have him one win away from a title shot.

Adam D Martin - July 23, 2021

Former UFC women’s flyweight and current bare-knuckle fighter Paige VanZant promises fans they will see a “brand new fighter” at BKFC 19. VanZant takes on former MMA rival Rachael Ostovich in a rematch Friday night at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. The two women previously met in the UFC in January 2019, with VanZant winning the fight via submission. Now that the rematch will take place in BKFC, there will be no submission finish this time around as the fight will be taking place entirely on the feet and not on the ground. For VanZant, this will be her second BKFC contest, while for Ostovich this is the first time she has fought bare-knuckle.

Harry Kettle - July 23, 2021

The proposed co-main event for UFC Vegas 32 between Macy Chiasson and Aspen Ladd has been cancelled. The promotion announced that the bout would no longer be taking place and while nobody really knew the reason why, MMA Junkie was informed it was because Chiasson had sustained an injury.

Cole Shelton - July 22, 2021

Aljamain Sterling doesn’t believe there are title implications on the line in the UFC Vegas 32 main event. In the main event of the Fight Night card on Saturday, Cory Sandhagen is welcoming former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw back to the Octagon in a highly-anticipated bout. Although many believe the winner of this fight will face the winner of Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2, the bantamweight champ disagrees. Instead, he thinks if Sandhagen wins, he doesn’t deserve a title shot, but he thinks Dillashaw would get one if he wins.

Cole Shelton - July 22, 2021

Check out the complete betting odds for this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 32 card featuring a bantamweight scrap between Cory Sandhagen and TJ Dillashaw. In the main event of UC Vegas 32, Sandhagen looks to extend his winning streak to three when he welcomes back Dillashaw who’s coming off a two-year USADA suspension. Sandhagen is coming off a flying knee KO win over Frankie Edgar and prior to that, had a highlight-reel KO win over Marlon Moraes. Dillashaw, meanwhile, will make the walk to the Octagon for the first time since January 2019 when he suffered a 32-second TKO loss to Henry Cejudo in his flyweight debut for the belt.

Adam D Martin - July 22, 2021

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva called his fellow legend BJ Penn one of the four greatest MMA fighters of all time. Silva is considered by many fans to be one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time himself, so his opinion truly matters when it comes to the MMA GOAT discussion. Speaking to GiveMeSport, Silva was asked who would be on his Mt. Rushmore for the four greatest mixed martial artists of all time. According to “The Spider,” he would put the aforementioned Penn, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Royce Gracie, and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira in his top-four of all time.

Cole Shelton - July 22, 2021

In the main event of UFC Vegas 32, Cory Sandhagen welcomes back former bantamweight champ, TJ Dillashaw from his two-year USADA suspension in a highly-anticipated bout. Entering the fight, Sandhagen is a -195 favorite while the former champ is a +165 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. The pros are nearly unanimous in the thinking Sandhagen gets the win with many thinking he stops Dillashaw in the process.

Cole Shelton - July 22, 2021

Adrian Yanez sees a lot of similarities between his UFC Vegas 32 fight against Randy Costa and the first time Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor fought. Yanez and Costa are both coming off back-to-back highlight-reel KO wins. They also both have a lot of hype behind them. Yet, many have said this fight is happening too soon. Yanez, however, disagrees with it as he thinks they will eventually meet again years down the line in a much bigger fight similar to Poirier and McGregor.