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Former UFC Champ Rich Franklin Not Closing The Door On Fighting

Scott Hernandez - March 30, 2015

Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin has not fought since 2012, but that doesn’t mean we will never see him in the octagon again…maybe…possibly.

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In The Mirror With "The Truth"

BJPENN.COM News - March 4, 2015

Longtime MMA fan-favorite Brandon “The Truth” Vera is opening up for the first time in his storied fighting career, and starting to blog.

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Askren: Dana White is telling blatant lies about me

Chris Taylor - January 5, 2015

It is no secret that current ONE FC Welterweight Champion Ben Askren and UFC President Dana White don’t exactly see eye to eye.

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REPLAY! Devastating Soccer Kick Finish At One FC

BJPENN.COM News - December 5, 2014

Earlier today in the Philippines, Timofey Nastyukhin scored an impressive knockout against Eduard Folayang using this soccer kick.

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ONE FC 23 Results: Vera, Gracie Dominate

BJPENN.COM News - December 5, 2014

e Early this morning in Manila, the ONE Fighting Championship MMA Promotion returned to action from the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philipines.

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Brandon Vera: 'The respect wasn't there with the UFC'

BJPENN.COM News - December 4, 2014

“It wasn’t handled the way it should be. I was a loyal employee, never did anything incorrectly. Never beat up my wife. Never had a DUI. The respect wasn’t there.” “Let’s talk about this. Let’s fix this. I’d really like to have you finish out your career here. I said, ‘OK.’ He said, ‘I’ll call you back when I get back from China.’ He never called me back.”

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Vera on UFC: "The respect the fighters are not given is a big deal"

BJPENN.COM News - November 30, 2014

Brandon Vera, a UFC veteran of 16 fights, who was recently signed by ONE FC, will be stepping back into the cage this weekend in the Philippines at ONE FC: Warrior’s Way.

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Fernandez responds to Warren's callout: "He talks too much"

BJPENN.COM News - November 19, 2014

ONE FC champion Bibiano Fernandez recently found himself on the receiving end of a callout from Bellator bantamweight champion Joe Warren.

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Askren defends Duke Roufus: "Duke's great to me"

BJPENN.COM News - November 19, 2014

ONE FC welterweight champion Ben Askren has spent time training with Roufusport head coach Duke Roufus, and as a result, is defending Roufus’ training methods which have been criticized recently after the death of Dennis Munson Jr.

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White on Askren: "He doesn’t want to fight in the big show"

BJPENN.COM News - November 19, 2014

Widely believed to be the best prospect outside of the UFC, ONE FC welterweight champion, Ben Askren has found himself at odds with UFC President Dana White on more than one occasion.

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Brandon Vera's One FC Debut Now Official For Dec. 5

BJPENN.COM News - October 30, 2014

Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), will return to Manila with its largest fight card to date on 5 December. ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY is set to take place at the state-of-the-art MOA Arena in Manila. The main event will feature ONE FC Bantamweight World Champion, Bibiano Fernandes, who will defend his title against the undefeated Korean superstar, Dae Hwan Kim. ONE FC: WARRIOR’s WAY will also feature the highly anticipated ONE FC debut of Brandon “The Truth” Vera as he takes on Igor Subora of Ukraine.