UFC NEWS

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2014

‘The Ultimate Fighter China: Kim vs. Hathaway’ event went underway this fine morning in Macao, China. In the main event, Dong hyun Kim fought John Hathaway in a welterweight contest. Today’s event took place exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2014

‘The Ultimate Fighter China: Kim vs. Hathaway’ event is underway this fine morning in Macao, China. In the main event, Dong hyun Kim will face of with John Hathaway in a welterweight contest. Today’s event takes place exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - February 28, 2014

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2014

Jessica Eye (10-2 MMA) may have suffered the first loss of her UFC career at this past weekend’s UFC 170 event in Las Vegas, but according to a report from MMAFighting.com, she did pass her recreational drug test.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

The Comissão Atlética Brasileira, the governing body who sanctions MMA down south, has decided to follow in Nevada’s footsteps and ban the use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

bjpenndotcom - February 28, 2014

Who would have thought that a decision made by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to ban TRT exemptions would have this profound of an impact? The reactions and news just keeps on coming following their decision. It’s known that the NSAC has very strong influence over other commissions, but it seems that the New Jersey State Athletic Commission is not quite ready to change their rules.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

Remember when Josh Thomson fought and nearly beat Benson Henderson with just one-hand? Well that happened, and so did the subsequent medical procedures on the injured half of Thomson’s fists.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

“The rules are the rules – that’s it. Yesterday, it was legal, so quit complaining. Today, it’s illegal. That’s it. Quit complaining. End of conversation. Testosterone’s out.” Chael P. Sonnen made headlines after his first defeat at the hands of Anderson Silva. It was then that we learned he was using TRT to assist with a medical condition. While he remains one of the more prominent users of the therapy, Sonnen is far from the only UFC fighter on the stuff.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

After World Champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis surprised El Presidenté with a cheap shot during a past photo shoot, El Presidenté is out for revenge.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

“This is an amazing day for the sport.This is something that I’ve wanted to see happen for quite some time. TRT was and has always been cheating, and I’m glad Nevada finally recognized that, especially since I’m about to fight there against a known TRT user. Hopefully, every other athletic commission follows because this was long overdue. “If you need TRT to fight, you shouldn’t fight. Period.”

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

“The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently altered its policy and no longer will permit testosterone use exemptions and will not permit a TRT program. As other jurisdictions may follow suit, I am going to drop my TRT program and compete in MMA without it. Given the time constraints involved between now and my proposed next bout in May, I have determined not to apply for a license to fight in Nevada at this time.”

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced tonight that former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will face off against UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC 173 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 24.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

“Vitor’s a cheat, simple as that. He’ll go out and try to find another way to cheat. He’ll find another way of manipulating the system, or he’ll try. For a guy that talks about Jesus, you should want to step in there the way God intended him to be. He’s a hypocrite… This is a guy that failed a drug test in the past, and now he’s taking TRT. For a while, he wouldn’t reveal the fact that he was on TRT, and now he’s very pro-TRT, and now that they’ve banned it, he’ll probably will just find another way to do it.” In a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com, Michael Bisping, spoke out against his former opponent, Vitor Belfort.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

If you weren’t up at 2 a.m. streaming on-line content, you likely missed today’s TUF China Finale weigh-in event.

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2014

For those who don’t know, Alex Davis is a manager of MMA fighters. One of the fighters he happens to manage is Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, who is a known user of TRT, and who tested beyond the legal limits for his fight against Mark Hunt. So it’s no surprise that Davis is against the recent ban on TRT by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

bjpenndotcom - February 27, 2014

The aftershock from the announcement that the Nevada State Athletic Commission is banning TRT usage immediately is still being felt throughout the MMA world. Dan Henderson is a known TRT user and is scheduled to fight Mauricio Shogun Rua in Brazil on March 23, and it seems he wont have anything to worry about as far as receiving his TRT exemption from the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA), maybe.

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

UFC President Dana White issued a statement regarding the decision made today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission: