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BJPENN.COM Staff - May 27, 2025

Flyweight Muay Thai combatant Diego Paez will not be lured into any traps from Johan Ghazali at ONE Fight Night 32. The fiery flyweight stars will collide on Friday, June 6, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. And Paez will look to gain the first win of his ONE Championship tenure.

BJPENN.COM Staff - May 27, 2025

When it comes to heart, you don’t have to look much further than ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues. For the second time this year, Rodrigues will defend her crown on short notice. She headlines ONE Fight Night 32 on Friday, June 6, against fierce Israeli striker Shir Cohen inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.

BJPENN.COM Staff - May 27, 2025

Japanese kickboxing standout Yuki Yoza’s ONE Championship debut went off without a hitch. And he’s looking to get to grips with the biggest names in the world. The former K-1 Champion debuted at ONE Friday Fights 109 this past Friday, May 23. He became the first man to beat Elbrus Osmanov. He did so by unanimous decision in bantamweight kickboxing action inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.

BJPENN.COM Staff - May 27, 2025

Seasoned strikers Seksan Or Kwanmuang and Muangthai PK Saenchai are set for battle at ONE Friday Fights 114 next month. But their history dates back a full decade. The pair square off in 140-pound Muay Thai action on Friday, June 27, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. It’s a place that has become synonymous with their duels. And their upcoming installment promises to be as thrilling as those that came before.

BJ Penn Staff - May 27, 2025

Neither Sean Strickland nor Mike Perry has a fight booked right now. That didn’t stop the former UFC champ and current BKFC star from getting together in Las Vegas for a spirited sparring session. Perry posted a clip of his sparring session with Strickland on social media. See a clip of their work together below, as captured by Championship Rounds.

BJ Penn Staff - May 27, 2025

The upcoming UFC Nashville fight card just got even better with the addition of two fantastic welterweight scraps. In one of those matchups, we will see former middleweight contender Chris Curtis drop back down to 170 pounds for a fan-friendly clash with Max Griffin. The fight was first reported by X user MagicM, and confirmed by MMA journalist Marcel Dorff.

Cole Shelton - May 27, 2025

Mike Brown, the head coach of Dustin Poirier, isn’t ruling out ‘The Diamond’ fighting again after UFC 318. Poirier is set for his retirement fight against Max Holloway in their trilogy bout for the BMF belt in New Orleans. It’s an intriguing matchup, and Poirier has made it clear this will be it for him.

BJ Penn Staff - May 27, 2025

Nate Diaz has revealed the toughest fight of his UFC career, and it wasn’t either of his two battles with Conor McGregor. Diaz, 40, is one of the most popular fighters in UFC history. He competed in the Octagon from 2007 t0 2022, battling some of the most dangerous fighters at both lightweight and welterweight in that timeframe.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 27, 2025

A former UFC and Strikeforce standout wonders if Khamzat Chimaev has been given too much credit. Chimaev is scheduled to challenge Dricus du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Championship on Aug. 16. The title fight is set to take place inside the United Center in Chicago. There is plenty of buzz surrounding the matchup, as both men have demonstrated high-level skills inside the Octagon.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 27, 2025

One top 10-ranked UFC lightweight believes Charles Oliveira poses a bigger threat to Ilia Topuria than people realize. Oliveira and Topuria will mix it up inside the Octagon with the vacant UFC Lightweight Championship at stake. The bout will headline UFC 317 in Las Vegas on June 28. Once the fight begins, Islam Makhachev will officially relinquish the 155-pound gold.

Harry Kettle - May 27, 2025

UFC veteran Tony Ferguson has made it clear that he’s still interested in fighting Dillon Danis, despite their planned GFL bout falling through. When you talk about the greatest lightweights in mixed martial arts history, Tony Ferguson has to be in that conversation. While he never became undisputed UFC champion, the former interim king had an incredible run in the promotion. He was able to turn back some of the very best at 155 pounds and at one point, he was considered by many to be one of the best fighters on the planet. Alas, that’s no longer the case.

Harry Kettle - May 27, 2025

UFC legend Nate Diaz has given his thoughts on who he could face if he decides to make a return to the promotion. As we know, Nate Diaz is unlike anyone who has stepped foot through the doors of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Alongside his brother, Nick, he built up quite a reputation for himself as a ‘unique’ talent out of Stockton, California, Then, as a result of his two-fight series with Conor McGregor, he became one of the biggest stars in the sport of mixed martial arts.

Harry Kettle - May 27, 2025

UFC legend Michael Bisping has reacted to bitter rival Vitor Belfort’s upcoming induction into the UFC Hall of Fame. As we know, Michael Bisping is an icon within the world of mixed martial arts. In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, especially, he achieved some truly remarkable things. That includes capturing the UFC middleweight championship despite going through some unbelievably tough setbacks.

BJ Penn Staff - May 26, 2025

Jon Anik broke some huge fight news on his podcast this week. According to the long-time UFC play-by-play commentator former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will take on Shavkat Rakhmonov this October. Anik revealed the fight during an episode of his Anik & Florian podcast, alongside his brother Jason and former UFC title challenger Kenny Florian.

BJ Penn Staff - May 26, 2025

Things are getting very interesting ahead of the UFC 316 rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili first met O’Malley in the main event of Noche UFC at the Sphere in Las Vegas last September. On that night, Dvalishvili won a unanimous decision to claim the promotion’s bantamweight title. The pair are now set to run it back at UFC 316, which is set for June 7.

BJ Penn Staff - May 26, 2025

UFC champion Tom Aspinall is teasing some huge news, and it doesn’t sound like we’ll have to wait long for it. England’s Aspinall is the current UFC interim heavyweight champion. He won the belt with an impressive knockout of Sergei Spivac in late 2023, and defended it for the first time with a quick stop of Curtis Blaydes last summer.

BJ Penn Staff - May 26, 2025

Nate Diaz claims he was the first choice to play the villain in the recent Roadhouse reboot — not his fellow UFC star Conor McGregor. Diaz and McGregor are two of the fiercest rivals in MMA history. They went 1-1 in a pair of unforgettable scraps in 2016. Diaz won their first encounter by submission, while McGregor evened the score with a decision victory in a thrilling five-round rematch.

BJ Penn Staff - May 26, 2025

Chael Sonnen believes Conor McGregor is aging unnaturally quickly thanks to excessive substance abuse. In fact, he believes McGregor now looks 10 years older than UFC CEO Dana White — which would make him 65 years old. “They did a side-by-side, it was Conor and Dana,” Sonnen said on Instagram (via MMA Mania). “I swear to goodness, Conor looked 10 years older than Dana White, and you could see it in the eyes. You could see the booze in the eyelids and the cocaine in the eyeballs, saying ‘I wanna fight.’ And then you’ve got a promoter who’s the only one with the legal right on the face of the earth to make it so that you can fight, and that promoter is standing there saying, ‘We’re not even close, I’m not even taking his calls right now.’”