UFC NEWS
VIDEO | A Glimpse At The Life Of Fight Night 32's Jeremy Stephens
BJPENN.COM News - November 9, 2013
Before he fights on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 32 event, San Diego’s Jeremy Stephens documented his journey to fight night and the life and love he receives from his family and friends.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor Explains How Being Bullied Started His Martial Arts Career On 'The Late Late Show'
BJPENN.COM News - November 9, 2013
Why doesn’t the UFC’s Irish star, Conor McGregor, like P-Diddy? What’s the latest on his rehab and when’s he expected to fight on his native soil? All this and more are answered during his recent appearance on ‘The Late Late Show.’
'Shogun Rua' Not Ruling Out Move To Middleweight Division
BJPENN.COM News - November 9, 2013
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua has left an impressive and nearly unmatched trail of bodies behind him as a light-heavyweight fighter.
Rare Disease Keeping UFC Heavyweight Todd Duffee Sidelined
BJPENN.COM News - November 9, 2013
UFC heavyweight fighter, Todd Duffee is a sight to behold. The man’s strength and dominance inside the eight-sided cage is rarely duplicated. His biggest battle as of late is coming outside the cage in the form of a painful and rare nerve condition known as Parsonage-Turner syndrome. This disorder affects the nerve bundles in the arms, shoulders and chest (basically the entire upper body) and causes weakness, numbness and pain.
BJPENN.COM RADIO REPLAY | Cat Zingano, King Mo, Manny Gamburyan And Akira Corassani
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
If you missed tonight’s live broadcast of BJPENN.COM Radio or just want to give it a second listen, we have you covered. On tonight’s episode, female fighting wrecking machine, Cat Zingano, not only broke down the Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche fight for us, but she also gave us some killer insight on her recovery from injury, where she sees herself in the UFC’s bantamweight division and more.
Vitor Belfort: 'I don't care what people think or say'
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
“I deserve it (the title shot). I want the winner[of Silva vs. Weidman II]. I don’t care what people think, talk or say. It doesn’t take my focus away. I do want to fight for and win the UFC title, but I don’t need to keep talking about it over and over. The critics are always going to be there. If you do it, they will say, ‘he cheated.’ What people don’t know is that we do good work. I was the only guy to do blood work. Now Dan Henderson has to go through blood work; it’s in our contract. All the fighters have to do blood work. With the blood work you can track if they use testosterone. We know some guys do it; they do things to cheat. My lab work is right there. My levels are right there, every week. I’m not doing anything illegal. It’s a treatment. Actually, if I go without it I will be at a disadvantage. It will be like the other guy is on something and I’m not. If you have asthma you get treatment. If you have high blood pressure, you get treatment for it. This is my treatment. Everybody knows. I’d love to fight in Las Vegas; I’ve fought in Canada. I love fighting in America, I have lots of fans here. I have just as many fans here in America as I have in Brazil. Of course I want to fight here, I live in America.” Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort is over the critics who chalk up his fighting dominance to performance enhancing testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
Real Gangster Sonnen Isn't Worried About Lynching In Brazil
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
As Chael Sonnen prepares to embark on his journey across the southern border to coach the latest installment of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, some have worried about his safety among the local population.
Melendez Open For 'Easy Money' Rematch Against 'Delusional' Sanchez
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
“I feel like he got hit a lot. If he’s saying it was a draw I think he’s a little delusional. You gotta say what you gotta say when you lose to keep yourself in the right mentality and feel like you’re still relevant, to campaign for yourself. I could have went two more rounds. I felt like I was on to something. He’s the guy that fires away and gets tired and I start attacking. They got a lot of timeouts for him. They weren’t going to stop it in the third round, there was no reason to call timeouts. I could go on and say how I feel but I’m just happy I won. I think [Sanchez] is a little silly for saying that but he’s a weird guy. Sometimes he’s complimenting and sometimes he’s disrespectful and I don’t think he even knows it. It seemed like Dana [White] loved it. He was just ‘Diego, Diego, Diego.’ I was waiting for my compliments and it was ‘Diego.’ I think [the rematch] is something they do want to see. They’re talking ‘World War, lets do it in Mexico City.’ To be honest, that’s easy money. That was good for me. If he thinks it was competitive I’ll be more than happy to bust him up again.” In a recent interview with Fight! Magazine, former Strikeforce lightweight champion and UFC title challenger Gilbert Melendez talks about the post-fight reaction of his last opponent Diego Sanchez.
PHOTO | Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson Staredown At Today's Weigh-ins
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson hit the scales today at the official ‘UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson’ weigh-ins ceremony and in typical fashion, engaged in a pre-fight staredown. (pictured)
'UFC Fight Night 32' Official Weigh-in Results
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
Today’s official ‘UFC Fight Night 32: Belfort vs. Henderson’ weigh-ins took place from the Goiania Arena in Goiania, Goias, Brazil.
Kennedy Challenges Bisping, 'The Count' Says Lets Meet In April
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
Fresh off a first round KO over Rafael Natal, UFC middleweight fighter, Tim Kennedy is back on the campaign trail looking for a suitable opponent. Taking Dana White’s promise for a ‘Big Name Fight’ seriously, the military sniper wasted no time in tracking down someone with presence.
Dana White Thinks UFC '168: Silva vs. Weidman II' Will Be 'Biggest PPV' In UFC History
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
UFC President Dana White has what he is calling a ‘bold’ prediction for his companies last two pay-per-views of the year. Next week we get to see the company’s top PPV draw in Georges St-Pierre as he defends his title against Johny Hendricks at UFC 167. Next month we are getting the Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman rematch.
QUICK TWITT | Diego Sanchez & Conor McGregor Continue War Of Words
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
Although separated by a weight class, Diego Sanchez and Conor McGregor have no problem beefing for the whole world to see on twitter. The two have been going back and forth on the popular social media outlet for the past several months, and with no end in sight, I say it’s time they meet in the cage.
Jon Jones Makes Ask Men's Top 'Most Influential Men 0f 2013' List
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
In 2011, Jon Jones became the UFC’s youngest-ever world champion, and his career has only progressed from there. UFC President Dana White has called him the “most accomplished” light-heavyweight fighter ever, and, on September 21st, he quieted any doubters after emerging victorious from an epic battle with Alexander Gustafsson. He will next defend his title from Glover Teixeira, though no date has been confirmed yet. As Jones continues to contend with challengers, we only know one thing for sure: That he is one of the best MMA fighters of all time.
VIDEO | Dana White Smashes Bellator On Tommy Toe Hold
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
The popular Tommy Toe Hold show is back with a new and fun episode highlighting the Mayhem Miller vs. Uriah Hall clash and Dana White’s reaction to Bellator 106. Enjoy!
Rustam Khabilov Says He Will Not Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
BJPENN.COM News - November 8, 2013
Fresh off his Fight For The Troops 3 win over Jorge Masvidal, Rustam Khabilov says he will not fight fellow Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov who is also a top prospect in the UFC’s lightweight division.