UFC News
Dan Hardy: Conor McGregor fighting Diego Sanchez "would be an execution"
Tom Taylor - September 30, 2020
UFC commentator Dan Hardy believes a fight between Conor McGregor and Diego Sanchez would be an “execution” and that the Irish star would gain nothing from it. McGregor, who remains one of the sport’s best fighters, has recently expressed interest in a fight with the aging Sanchez.
Yorgan De Castro doesn't expect Carlos Felipe fight to last long: "One of us will fall down"
Cole Shelton - September 30, 2020
Yorgan De Castro is looking to get back into the win column when he battles Carlos Felipe in the co-main event of UFC Fight Island 4. De Castro is coming off his first career loss back at UFC 249 where he suffered a decision loss to Greg Hardy. Since the fight, the 32-year-old has learned a ton about himself and how he needs to fight differently.
Videos | UFC's Colby Covington attends presidential debate as Donald Trump's guest
Tom Taylor - September 30, 2020
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington was in the building for Tuesday night’s presidential debate—as a personal guest of Donald Trump. Covington made several appearances during the broadcast, and towards the end, could be heard hailing Trump as the greatest President in US history.
Photos | Jan Blachowicz meets Polish Prime Minister
Tom Taylor - September 30, 2020
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was invited to meet the Polish Prime Minister upon his return home to the country. Blachowicz captured the UFC light heavyweight title in the co-main event of last Saturday’s UFC 253 card, knocking out the once-beaten Dominick Reyes in the second round. In doing so, he became just the second UFC champion from Poland, following in the footsteps of his friend, former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Paulo Costa made "tactical error," didn't follow gameplan, says manager
Adam Martin - September 29, 2020
MMA manager Wallid Ismail says that UFC middleweight Paulo Costa made a “tactical error” in his fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253. Adesanya spent the majority of the first round working from the outside and landing hard low kicks that compromised Costa’s ability to move. Most figured that Costa would make the adjustments in the second round and try to move inside, but he continued to stay on the outside and get his leg chewed up. All the low kicks left Costa open to Adesanya’s strikes, and the champ was able to get the TKO finish with punches in the second round.
Israel Adesanya vs. Jon Jones betting odds released
Adam Martin - September 29, 2020
The betting odds have been released for a potential superfight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and P4P great Jon Jones. Adesanya picked up a dominant second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa at UFC 253 this past weekend in what was arguably the best performance of his Octagon tenure to date. Soon after the fight was over, Jones took to social media to blast the middleweight kingpin.
Paul Felder wants to introduce Michael Chandler to the UFC
Adam Martin - September 29, 2020
UFC lightweight Paul Felder says he told UFC president Dana White that he wants to be the one to welcome Michael Chandler to the Octagon. Chandler, the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion, was recently signed to a lucrative free-agent deal. As part of Chandler’s new deal with the UFC, he has been selected as the official backup for the UFC 254 main event lightweight title unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. The UFC typically doesn’t give that kind of opportunity to a newcomer, which shows you how high the promotion is on him.
Video | Colby Covington before and after he turned heel
Cole Shelton - September 29, 2020
Colby Covington might be the most disliked fighter on the UFC roster but it has not always been that way. Recently, Covington turned heel and upped his personality of being a MAGA and Donald Trump fan. It immediately made many fans start to hate him. Yet, in a recent YouTube video by Chris Chan, he clipped together interviews by Colby Covington in the early days of his UFC career and now and it shows how much he turned heel.
After having a "really bad" case of COVID-19, Irene Aldana eyes stoppage win over Holly Holm to earn title shot
Cole Shelton - September 29, 2020
Irene Aldana is glad she will still be the main event against Holly Holm. Aldana was supposed to fight Holm in Las Vegas on August 1, yet she had tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to pull out of the fight. It was also a bad case of the coronavirus and Aldana said it had impacted her training quite a bit.
Brandon Royval says Kai Kara-France win "was pure domination," wants a top contender in December
Cole Shelton - September 29, 2020
Brandon Royval knew he was a better striker than Kai Kara-France and wanted to make a point of it in their fight at UFC 253. Royval was the betting underdog heading into the fight, yet he knew he had the skillset to win as long as could avoid the right hand of Kara-France.
Photo | Official poster released for UFC 254
Tom Taylor - September 29, 2020
The UFC has dropped the official poster for the upcoming UFC 254 pay-per-view card, which is scheduled for October 24 on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. See it below:
Just Scrap Radio Ep. 12 with Irene Aldana, Brandon Royval, Yorgan De Castro & Casey Kenney
Cole Shelton - September 29, 2020
The 12th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Fight Island 4. We’re first joined by one-half of the main event and sixth-ranked bantamweight, Irene Aldana (2:01). Next, seventh-ranked flyweight, Brandon Royval (16:10) comes on. Heavyweight, Yorgan De Castro (31:10) joins the program. Finally, UFC bantamweight, Casey Kenney (44:25) closes out the program.