UFC NEWS
Dana White Reacts To Jon Jones' Bully Accusations: 'My Job is to put on fights for the fans, not the fighters'
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
“We sit down and try to make everybody happy. This isn’t boxing. They tried to make Floyd and Manny seven years ago and still haven’t made it. I had a real stupid article by a real stupid journalist where he was talking about how I get whatever I want and he called me a czar. That’s my job, to put on fights people want to see. If an overwhelming number of people don’t want to see Jones-Gustafsson, then I probably wouldn’t want to make it.”
Paulo Thiago Gets New Four-Fight Deal, Shocks Fans And Critics
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
To the surprise of many, the UFC has opted to continue employing longtime welterweight fighter Paulo Thiago. According to reports coming out of Brazil, the special forces officer has inked a new four-fight deal that will keep him in action for the foreseeable future.
UFC Fight Night 42 Fighters Test Clean For Drugs
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
The New Mexico Athletic Commission has cleared all ‘UFC Fight Night: Albuquerque’ from their drug screenings for banned substances. A list of fighters testes is unknown.
Dana's Response To Aldo's Pay Gripes: 'Jose Aldo's Pay Is Up To Jose Aldo'
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
“Everyone needs to make more money. A guy like Jose Aldo, he’s the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world for two rounds, and then he starts to slide off. Here’s the reality. Our champions are our pay-per-view partners. How many pay-per-views you sell, how much you sell, you get a piece of the action. Yeah, [the smaller fighters] don’t sell as much as the bigger guys and a guy like Jose Aldo has the talent and the ability to be a big star. It’s up to a guy like Jose Aldo to make people care and want to watch your fights.” UFC President Dana White discussed the recent pay woes of his featherweight champ Jose Aldo, with Bas Rutten of Inside MMA. (Replay HERE)
Gaudinot Says He's Innocent In Drug Testing Failure
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
We recently learned that TUF veteran and top UFC flyweight Louis Gaudinot had tested positive for banned substances.
UFC DUBLIN [THE #WHOATV RE-MIX]
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
BJPENN.COM affiliate, WhoaTV is back with their latest re-mix. Enjoy!
Dana White: Cain Velasquez Is The Next GSP Level Star
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
“Cain Velasquez, too, we’re literally riding him down to Mexico. I wouldn’t even go to Mexico without Cain Velasquez. Cain Velasquez is a huge star, too. When you have an entire country that’s going to follow and support you, there’s nothing bigger than that. You can argue it’s Jon Jones, it’s Ronda (Rousey), they don’t have Canada riding on their backs. They don’t have Mexico riding on their backs. When you can get a whole country behind you, that’s when you know what a big star you are. Cain is, he’s the guy everyone cares about down there. Biggest press conference in Telavisa history when we went down there.” In a recent interview with FOX Sports, Dana White discussed the star power of his UFC heavyweight champion and what a future push to Mexico means for Cain Velasquez.
Dana White Talks Scott Coker, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo and more
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
UFC President Dana White Touches on a ton of MMA topics in this interview with Bas Rutten.
13 Year UFC Veteran Frank Mir Hoping For A Few More
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
“I just took some time off. I kind of felt that maybe I was a little burned out and wasn’t putting everything into the training and the fights. I think the last couple of fights, I was looking more forward to the fight being finished than the fight itself. I just saw the signs of being burnt out and decided to take some time off,” Mir revealed. “I just turned 35 a couple of weeks ago. As a heavyweight, that’s really not that old. I think I’m still younger than some of them. I think 35 would be a pretty young age to retire. It would just be a long time of me commentating or broadcasting, which I plan on doing, but I’d hope to be able to fight for a few more years because once it’s over with it’s kind of over with.” “Once I take some time off and heal up and feel good about fighting, I’ll fight anybody. Just jump back in there.” In a recent talk with FOX Sports, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir explained his desire to keep fighting.
PHOTO | Gustafsson Gets His Own Monster Truck
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
Top UFC light-heavyweight fighter Alexander Gustafsson just got his own monster truck.
One Of These Fighters Has Green Hair And Failed A Drug Test, But Who?
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
Another one of UFC’s finest has failed a drug test.
Nam Phan Released By UFC
BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2014
TUF 12 veteran Nam Phan has been quietly released from the UFC.
Dana White Doesn't Care What Johnson Wants, Dodson Likely Next Challenger
BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2014
Sorry ‘Mighty Mouse’, but the boss has spoken.
Jacare Souza Wants Title Fight After Mousasi Rematch
BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2014
Gegard Mousasi and Jacare Souza first squared off in Japan in the DREAM middleweight tournament final.
PHOTO | Shogun Plays 'Slap My Friends' Because "They Like It"
BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2014
One of MMA’s most beloved superstars, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua would likely slap you if you were his friend.
Khabib Nurmagomedov: 'This is why Dagestan Breeds Champions'
BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2014
They start ’em young. Top UFC lightweight contender, Khabib Nurmagomedov shows us exactly why his region of Russia is breeding elite level MMA Fighters.
UFC's Dodson And Vallie-Flagg Slow Dance At Greg Jackson's
BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2014
There’s nothing wrong with a little bro-mance, especially when dancing’s involved. Seen above is top UFC flyweight, John Dodson getting his groove on with fellow UFC fighter Isaac Vallie-Flagg.