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VIDEO | Watch 4 live fights from ARES 1 in Dakar, Senegal
Tom Taylor - December 14, 2019
ARES 1, the first event from upstart promotion ARES Fighting Championship, goes down today in Dakar, Senegal. The ARES 1 main card will air on UFC Fight Pass, but the card’s four postlims will air right here on BJPENN.com at 5:15pm ET.
Colby Covington mocks Kamaru Usman's Nigerian heritage ahead of UFC 245
Natasha Hooper - December 14, 2019
Colby Covington is getting in his final rounds of verbal warfare before he embarks on a five-round fight for the welterweight title. Tonight “Chaos” will challenge the welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, in the main event of UFC 245 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. No subject is off-limits when it comes to Covington’s trash-talking, and that includes “The Nigerian Nightmares'” heritage.
Matt Hughes sends Colby Covington a message prior to UFC 245
Chris Taylor - December 14, 2019
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes sent an interesting message to Colby Covington earlier this afternoon. Covington is set to square off with Kamaru Usman for the promotions coveted welterweight title in tonight’s UFC 245 event headliner in Las Vegas.
Joe Rogan believes Colby Covington becomes a 'huge superstar' with UFC 245 win
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2019
Joe Rogan expects Colby Covington to be the UFC’s next big superstar. Covington is set to fight for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 245. The lead up to the fight has been intense as “Chaos” has trash-talked Kamaru Usman a ton. His shtick has turned people against him which he wants. But, Rogan believes a win on Saturday makes him a massive superstar.
Dana White on Justin Gaethje: "He knows exactly what happened!"
Chris Taylor - December 13, 2019
Dana White recently made headlines when he suggested that a win for Conor McGregor over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 could lead to a rematch between ‘Mystic Mac’ and Khabib Nurmagomedov. In order for that rematch to happen, the UFC President says that Khabib Nurmagomedov would also have to defeat Tony Ferguson at April’s UFC 249 event in Brooklyn.
Dana White explains why Conor McGregor wanted Donald Cerrone fight at Welterweight
Christopher Taylor - December 13, 2019
Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon on January 18 for a welterweight fight with Donald Cerrone. It will mark the Irish superstars first fight since he suffered a submission loss to reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.
Jon Jones reacts after Colby Covington claims his UFC persona is partially an act
Christopher Taylor - December 13, 2019
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is a former friend and training partner of UFC 245 headliner Colby Covington. Jones and Covington were roommates in College, so ‘Bones’ likely has a good idea what ‘Chaos’ is really like behind closed doors.
Francis Ngannou fires back at Alexander Volkov after ducking accusation
Natasha Hooper - December 13, 2019
Francis Ngannou shut down rumours that he’s avoiding an Alexander Volkov fight in the most abrupt way possible. The heavy-hitter, Ngannou, has been busy striking his way through the heavyweight division. His last three fights have all ended in first-round with victories against Curtis Blaydes, Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. News recently broke that he will be fighting rising heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of UFC Columbus in Ohio, March 2020.
Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Dana White's plans for Conor McGregor rematch
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
UFC President Dana White recently opened the door to a blockbuster rematch between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former two-division champion Conor McGregor. The catch, the UFC boss explained, is that Nurmagomedov will have to successfully defend his belt against Tony Ferguson in April, and McGregor will have to defeat Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 in January.
Amanda Nunes reveals gameplan for Germaine de Randamie rematch
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
In the first of three title fights on the UFC 245 bill, two-division champion Amanda Nunes will attempt to defend her bantamweight belt against Germaine de Randamie. Nunes has bested de Randamie once before, and with a carefully constructed gameplan, intends to do so again.
VIDEO | Dana White considering bringing professional slapping to UFC Fight Pass
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
UFC Fight Pass home to an ever-expanding library of combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to grappling, to Muay Thai, to Lethwei. According to UFC President Dana White, the UFC Fight Pass library could soon grow by one extremely strange, but undeniably brutal pseudo-sport: professional slapping. This sport is so strange it gives X-Arm a run for it’s money.
MMA community reacts to Jose Aldo making bantamweight limit
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
This morning, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo successfully made the 136-limit for his UFC 245 bantamweight fight with Marlon Moraes. Unsurprisingly, Aldo’s successful steps onto the scale generated some interesting reactions from the combat sports world on social media.
Conor McGregor reacts to Jose Aldo hitting bantamweight limit
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
On Friday morning, Jose Aldo stepped onto the scale and successfully hit the 136-pound limit for his UFC 245 fight with Marlon Moraes. In doing so, Aldo silenced his hordes of doubters, all of whom worried he could safely hit 136 — or even hit it at all.
UFC 245 weigh-in results: Jose Aldo hits bantamweight limit, 3 title fights official
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with the absolutely stacked UFC 245 card. The main card, which will air on pay-per-view, will topped by a trio of title fights.
Tito Ortiz vs. Alberto Del Rio fight was viewership success in Mexico, but US PPV 'didn't fare as well'
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
Last weekend, Combate Americas promoted its first pay-per-view event. The event was topped by a 210-pound catchweight fight between former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz and pro wrestling veteran Alberto Del Rio. On Friday morning, the promotion sent out a press release outlining how this card faired in terms of viewership.
Dana White: Conor McGregor wants Masvidal fight if Khabib rematch doesn't materialize
Tom Taylor - December 13, 2019
Conor McGregor is headed back to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 246 on January 18. The Irish superstar will meet fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a welterweight bout. While this fight with Cerrone will not be a cakewalk, fans are already looking ahead to what might be next for McGregor if he wins.
Ben Askren roasts Colby Covington over failed Kamaru Usman diss
Harry Kettle - December 13, 2019
Ben Askren may not be competing inside the Octagon anymore, but he can certainly give his views on what’s happening in the current landscape of the sport – and as you can imagine, he’s quite interested in the headliner at UFC 245 this Saturday night. Askren is a known critic of both Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman, the two of whom will meet for the UFC Welterweight Championship tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Nevada. At one stage it even looked like Askren’s trajectory was taking him towards a fight against one of these two men, but Jorge Masvidal had other ideas.
Dana White responds to criticism over Conor McGregor fighting amid sexual assault allegations
Harry Kettle - December 13, 2019
UFC president Dana White has responded to criticism that suggests Conor McGregor should not be fighting in the midst of ongoing sexual assault allegations. The New York Times broke the story on two separate allegations of sexual assault earlier this year, and while some fans chose to turn a blind eye to it or immediately jump to defending McGregor, plenty of others wanted to see justice take its course in one way or the other before McGregor made his return.