UFC NEWS

BJPENN.COM News - July 22, 2014

In this fight replay brought to you by the UFC, we see Robbie Lawler square off against Bobby Voelker back at UFC on Fox 8. Voelker was a late replacement for Tarec Saffiedine, and stepped up to the task of fighting an MMA veteran in Robbie Lawler. Check it out:

BJPENN.COM News - July 22, 2014

Conor McGregor has managed to secure himself a spot on the top 10 ladder of the featherweight division in the UFC’s official rankings after dominating Diego Brandao on Saturday at UFC Dublin.

BJPENN.COM News - July 22, 2014

EA Sports UFC announced today that they were adding a roster update that would add three fighters. Making the cut are:

BJPENN.COM News - July 22, 2014

UFC 177 is quickly approaching on August 30th, and to get you excited for the rematch we bring you this promo video that features a chilling recount of the original fight.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Holly Holm supports a fight between Ronda Rousey and wmma legend Gina Carano. She spoke with ESPN about the bout earlier today to give her opinion on whether or not she believes Carano deserves an immediate title shot against Rousey.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC lightweight champion Anthony Showtime Pettis announced the date for his bout against Gilbert Melendez on The MMA Hour today.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey landed a spot in The New Yorker magazine, in which she was asked about Cris Cyborg and what she thinks of Cyborg. Below is the excerpt from the article, which can be read in its entirety here.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is looking for a fight against Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt after defeating Anthony Johnson this Saturday at UFC on Fox 12. Minotouro spoke with Combate.com about the bout saying:

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Fresh off his loss to Chris Weidman for the middleweight championship on July 5th, Lyoto Machida decided to hit up a Lady Gaga concert to show off some dance moves. Check them out below:

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Cub Swanson spoke with mixedmartialarts.com’s Jonathan Shrager in an interview leading up to UFC Fight Night Dublin, which was headlined by Conor McGregor, who isn’t exactly Swanson’s best friend. You can see Swanson talking about McGregor starting at around the 6 minute mark.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Paul Daley has been campaigning hard for the UFC to resign him, however not all of his efforts have gone to waste. Bellator has signed the former UFC fighter. Daley spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to give details on the situation.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC Featherweight Dustin Poirier is less than pleased with the hype surrounding Conor McGregor. Poirier has been campaigning for a shot at McGregor via Twitter, a fight McGregor says Poirier ‘doesn’t really want’. Regardless, Poirier spoke on The MMA Hour about a potential matchup with McGregor.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC women’s bantamweight champion found herself in The New Yorker with a lengthy in depth article on Rousey’s life and career that showcases Rousey’s personality behind the scenes and why she is the way she is. Below are several excerpts from the article, titled “Mean Girl” which can be read here.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy slammed Vitor Belfort today on Submission Radio, and talked about how Vitor is essentially “injecting anything he wants, and loving it.”

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Dennis Bermudez joined Submission Radio to talk about why he is “slightly jealous” of the hype and publicity surrounding fellow featherweight Conor McGregor.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC Welterweight Matt Brown spoke to Inside MMA about his upcoming fight against Robbie Lawler, including his gameplan for the fight. The winner of the bout will then face Johny Hendricks for the welterweight strap.

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva had the following video posted on his official Instagram account of himself getting his leg worked on by a physical therapist. Check it out below:

BJPENN.COM News - July 21, 2014

UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks gave his predictions for this Saturday’s UFC on Fox 12, which will feature a headlining bout between Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown. The winner of the fight will fight Johny Hendricks for the championship later this year. Hendricks spoke with MMAJunkie Radio.