UFC NEWS
Kennedy talks Belfort vs. Weidman: "Weidman will freight train him"
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy may not be committed to continuing to fight at middleweight, however that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have an opinion on the highly anticipated matchup between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort.
Werdum: Hunt asked for bout to be stopped
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Fabricio Werdum landed a vicious, but well placed flying knee this past Saturday against Mark Hunt to become the interim UFC heavyweight championship.
UFC on FOX 14 picks up three new bouts
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
UFC on FOX 14, which takes place January 24th from Stockholm Sweden has picked up four new bouts.
Herb Dean draws main event duty for UFC 181
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Veteran referee Herb Dean has drawn main event duty for UFC 181 next month.
Miesha Tate on "loud mouth" Bethe Correia: 'She seems cocky'
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Miesha Tate recently signed to fight Sara McMann at UFC 183. Tate believes that a fight with McMann would give her a better shot at getting back to title contention than a fight with Bethe Correia, who Tate wanted to fight at one point.
Johnson on suspension being lifted: "I couldn't do anything but cry"
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Top ranked UFC light heavyweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson found himself suspended indefinitely by the UFC after domestic violence allegations from his ex-wife.
Kennedy teasing drop to welterweight: "I can make it"
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Tim Kennedy hasn’t fought since the infamous ‘stoolgate’ incident at UFC 175, in which Yoel Romero’s corner stalled to give Romero an extra 25 seconds to recover between rounds after being rocked. At the start of the next round, Romero went out and KO’d Kennedy (Read our breakdown HERE).
Silva: "I thought I was going to be paralyzed"
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Anderson Silva found himself in a bit of a scare earlier this month when the former middleweight kingpin was rushed to the hospital after having back pain, and then reportedly being unable to feel his legs.
Diaz on GSP: 'He's scared to fight Anderson Silva'
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
During the UFC’s special ‘UFC: The Time is Now’ press conference earlier today, Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz joined a star studded UFC cast for a live Q&A with fans and media members.
Brown vs. Saffiedine set for February 14th
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine will square off February 14th as the main event for UFC Fight Night Colorado.
Dana White on UFC's big announcement: "We didn’t get it done in time"
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
The UFC held their special ‘UFC: The Time is Now’ press conference earlier today.
Duke Roufus responds to criticism of training methods
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Renowned striking coach Duke Roufus is taking the offensive against former pupils, and coaches who claim his training methods were unjustifiably harsh.
Rose Namajunas discusses Roufusport's training methods
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
TUF 20 competitor Rose Namajunas, and former Roufusport teammate L-Dogg told their stories about training at Roufusport, and discussing the death of Dennis Munson Jr. Karyn Bryant of MMAHeat spoke to both Namajunas and L-Dogg via Skype.
Fighters speak out against Duke Roufus following fighter's death
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Following the death of Roufusport fighter Dennis Munson Jr earlier this year, several former fighters, and trainers from the gym have began to speak out against head trainer Duke Roufus for his actions in training against his fighters.
GSP on return: "I just don't know"
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Former welterweight kingpin Georges St Pierre hasn’t stepped into the Octagon since defending his welterweight strap against Johny Hendricks.
Watch 'UFC: The Time is Now' special broadcast at 2 p.m. PT LIVE on BJPENN.com
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Today the UFC is holding a special press conference at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET) where they will reveal their entire 2015 schedule, and make a special announcement. On hand for the event will be several superstar fighters, who will all be fighting in early 2015, including:
TWITTER BEEF: Lamas and McGregor trade shots
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
After defeating Dennis Bermudez this past weekend at UFC 180, Ricardo Lamas revealed to media members that he would like to fight Conor McGregor next.
Holm optimistic despite neck injury: 'I feel 100% better already'
BJPENN.COM News - November 17, 2014
Holly Holm is widely regarded to be one of the best prospects signed by the UFC this year, with many fans speculating that she may be the woman to pose the biggest threat to reigning champion Ronda Rousey. Holm spoke to the crew on Inside MMA that despite having a herniated disc, she hopes to be back in the cage in no time.