UFC News

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

[ooyala code=”JzN2xhMDE68KYFkCTjrUicHe39aVrO3R” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Ahead of Conor McGregor’s UFC 197 lightweight title shot against Rafael dos Anjos on March 5th, ‘The Notorious’ has been posting more and more workout videos of himself preparing for the bout, in addition to the footage of him enjoying his Lamborghini.

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

WOW! As if the hype surrounding EA Sports UFC 2 wasn’t enough before, now EA Sports has revealed that the mystery character in the game is none other than boxing legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

The UFC tentatively has reserved the Madison Square Garden on April 23rd for a highly anticipated Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier rematch at UFC 198 without knowing for certain whether or not New York will allow the UFC to host an event there. On January 19th the UFC requested a ruling from Judge Kimba Wood in regards to their Primary Injunction filed back in September.

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

Since Dominick Cruz reclaimed his UFC bantamweight championship on Sunday night in Boston there has been much speculation as to who he would defend his title against first. While many felt that the fight with Dillashaw was close enough to warrant an immediate rematch, Urijah Faber played the role of the opportunist and called out Cruz within moments of ‘The Dominator’ reclaiming his belt.

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

#UFC197 promos done, straight to the gym! #Boom #Igetshitdone A photo posted by Miesha Tate (@mieshatate) on Jan 19, 2016 at 4:09pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

https://youtu.be/I7nIjdyDbTk On Friday tickets will go on sale for what is sure to be a historic UFC event. At UFC 197 on March 5th Conor McGregor will go up to lightweight to challenge Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - January 20, 2016

Former UFC fighter Cung Le went back to his bread and butter doing action films and he’s just as action packed as always.   In 2008 Le one the Strikeforce middleweight title and entered the UFC in 2011.   His first task was Wanderlei Silva at UFC 139, the scrap ended  in a TKO loss for Le.

Russell Ess - January 20, 2016

BJ Penn has buzzing in the media after announcing he will be coming out of retirement for a run at the UFC featherweight title. Penn, a UFC Hall of Fame legend has taken a step out of the comfort of his hometown in Hilo, Hawaii and finds himself in one of the most established MMA training camps in the world at JacksonWink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Penn spoke with KHON2 sports director Rob DeMello on his plans for fighting again in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ipxyo_conor-mcgregor-shows-famous-showtime-kick_sport Conor McGregor attempts the highly technical “Showtime” kick made famous by none other than Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.   Unfortunately for Pettis he never had the time or the moment for this signature maneuver against Eddie Alvarez last weekend.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

It’s not too long until the March 5th date for  UFC 197 to take place.  Robin Black and John Ramdeen break down the main and the co-main event in Las Vegas NV.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

The UFC announced Tuesday afternoon that Jacare Souza vs. Vitor Belfort would headline a May 14th card in Brazil. The bout is a pivotal one for both fighters. Jacare is coming off a split decision loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 194 that saw Romero become the #1 contender at middleweight, however due to a failed drug test this bout between Jacare and Belfort will likely determine the #1 contender spot at middleweight.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Heading into Fedor Emelianenko’s MMA return on New Year’s Eve at Rizin FF there was much speculation as to who Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent would be.. Ultimately, Emelianenko fought and defeated Jaideep Singh, in the very first round of their main event scrap. Following the bout it was revealed that WSOF President and kickboxing legend Ray Sefo was offered the fight, as well as former UFC champion Randy Couture.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

The new age of combat sports is truly remarkable if you think about it.   Could you imagine if Mike Tyson had a twitter account back in the mid 80’s?   Hathtag forget about it.    Now a twitter account from a young Ali would of been magic for the G.O.A.T.  who boasts one of the greatest combat ‘verbal arsenals’ of all time when it came to talking trash.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

It was a gruesome injury that Matt Mitrione suffered in his controversial fight against Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 81. Upon getting it checked by a doctor, Mitrione revealed that he suffered a broken orbital floor as well as a shoulder injury at the hands of Browne in a TKO stoppage, but not before two accidental eye pokes earlier in the fight. While Browne said the pokes were an absolute accident, Mitrione says he believes the injuries would not have happened if the eye pokes did not occur.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Urijah Faber has been jockeying for a trilogy fight with Dominick Cruz since ‘The Dominator’ reclaimed his UFC bantamweight championship from TJ Dillashaw this past Sunday in Boston. Following the bout, Faber spoke to media members to discuss a potential trilogy fight with Cruz, where he revealed that the pair have been exchanging heated words via text messages for years.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

It’s time to hear from the champ Robbie Lawler as he enjoys healing up after the insane battle with Carlos Condit at UFC 195 earlier this month.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Cain Velasquez is back in action after losing his title to Fabricio Werdum in Mexico last year.   #1 Velasquez interviews with Karyn Bryant as she breaks down the former champ on the past and future for the AKA fighter.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Sage Northcutt with a quick U-turn back to the octagon after submitting Cody Pfister in the second round at UFC Fight Night last month.  Northcutt (7-0 MMA) will be facing Andrew Holbrook (11-0 MMA) who had a successful first trip to the octagon against Ramsey Nijem by split decision last summer at FOX 16. Who will come out victorious and post the first loss on their opponents resume?