UFC NEWS
Mighty Mouse Weighs-in On Losing X-Box For Reebok
BJPENN.COM News - December 16, 2014
“Obviously I can’t wear Xbox in the octagon anymore, so there’s nothing I can do about that. We’ve been talking to Xbox and Microsoft and all that stuff. We hope they keep me on outside. Whether they want me to go out and do promotion of games and stuff – for my last fight for ‘Call of Duty,’ I went down to L.A. and did a viewing party, went to San Francisco to work on the games – so I’m hoping I can do a lot more of that stuff outside the octagon where they have to keep me.”
Lawler: 'CM Punk Can Prove Himself At ATT'
BJPENN.COM News - December 16, 2014
“Obviously CM Punk is a really big draw for the UFC. He’s going to bring a lot of eyes to the UFC, and the better he does the better it’ll be for all MMA fighter as far as sponsorships and stuff. I just think if he comes down to American Top Team he can prove a lot of people wrong. Obviously he’s an athlete, now we just have to figure out if he can fight, and I think that American Top Team will be a good fit for him.”
NOSEBLEEDS! UFC'S Ryan Jimmo Salty Over Seating Assignment
BJPENN.COM News - December 16, 2014
One of the perks of fighting for the UFC is the great seats awarded to it’s combatants.
REPLAY! Jon Jones wins the UFC championship against Shogun Rua
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
To get fight fans ready for UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier, which takes place January 3rd, take a look back at UFC 128 in 2011 when Jon Jones TKO’d Mauricio Shogun to become the UFC light heavyweight champion.
Jose Aldo and Dominick Cruz set to host UFC Fight Night 58 weigh-in Q&A
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
The UFC has officially announced a date, time, and venue for the UFC Fight Night 58 weigh-ins in Brazil, this Friday.
Arizona commission won't seek disciplinary action against Claudia Gadelha
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
At the conclusion of their 3-round war on the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 13, Claudia Gadelha punched Joanna Jedrzejczyk after the final bell sounded. Immediately after punching Jedrzejczyk, Gadelha extended her hand and apologized for the unintentional late hit.
Phoenix crowd goes wild as hometown fighter John Moraga gets victory
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
Check out this awesome video captured by a fan in the stands at UFC on FOX 13, where hometown fighter John Moraga captured a victory. This fan recorded the crowd’s incredible reaction to Moraga’s win, which we can assume as an absolutely amazing moment for Moraga.
TUF 20 Medical Suspensions: Clark suffers fractured orbital, potentially out up to 6 months
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
At the TUF 20 finale, fight fans saw an action packed night of fights that was topped off by Carla Esparza defeating Rose Namajunas to become the first ever UFC women’s strawweight champion.
Felice Herrig adresses critics saying she pulled Lisa Ellis' hair
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
At the TUF 20 finale on Friday night, Felice Herring secured a slick armor win over Lisa Ellis. After the bout, critics began saying that Herring cheated, and pulled Ellis’ hair during the match.
Robbie Lawler eyeing spring return to the Octagon
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
After losing to Johny Hendricks for the vacant UFC championship earlier this year, Robbie Lawler showed the world why his nickname is Ruthless as he bounced back to defeat Jake Ellenberger, Matt Brown, and most recently Johny Hendricks to claim the welterweight championship.
Shamrock on CM Punk signing: "It's a great move on the UFC's part"
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
Many people have criticized the UFC recently for their signing of former WWE champion CM Punk, real name Phil Brooks.
'I will not fight anymore in the bantamweight division'
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
Today the hopes of a potential superfight between Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg took a significant step back as Cris Cyborg stated that she will no longer attempt to fight at bantamweight.
Press conference to announce class-action lawsuit against UFC set for Tuesday afternoon
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
Tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET) a press conference will be held in California to officially announce a class-action lawsuit against the UFC.
TUF 20 Finale salaries: New champ Carla Esparza nets $50,000
Chris Taylor - December 15, 2014
Newly crowned UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza picked up a disclosed payday of $50,000 for her tournament-final title win this past weekend at “The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale” event in Las Vegas.
Claudia Gadelha is planning to appeal loss, 'sure' she did enough to beat Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Chris Taylor - December 15, 2014
After suffering a tough split-decision loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 13 event, Claudia Gadelha told MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani that she plans on appealing the judges ruling because she is ‘sure’ that she won the fight, her words:
Cejudo: Wrestling 'a lot tougher than MMA,' but UFC career provides a living
Chris Taylor - December 15, 2014
Henry Cejudo (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made his highly anticipated octagon debut at this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 13 event in Phoenix.
"I saw a man afraid"
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
Conor McGregor has said for some time now that it is easy for him to detect fear on a man, and he can even smell the stench of fear (See that HERE).
After retiring, Jamie Varner focused on creating fighters union
BJPENN.COM News - December 15, 2014
This past weekend at UFC on FOX 13, Jamie Varner retired after an unusual knockout.