UFC News

Tom Taylor - January 18, 2019

Late last year, the UFC began teasing a new belt design, but unfortunately, the chaos that surrounded the UFC 232 card delayed the promotion’s plan to reveal this new title belt. On Friday morning, just a day ahead of the promotion’s first card on ESPN+, the new belt was finally revealed. The belt will gets it’s official reveal during tomorrow nights’ card.

Tom Taylor - January 18, 2019

Over the last few weeks, there’s been renewed buzz about a potential rematch between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champion Conor McGregor. UFC President Dana White has suggested the fight could be coming, and even Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez seems to want to see it next. Khabib Nurmagomedov himself, however, is dismissive of a potential rematch with Conor McGregor.

Drake Riggs - January 17, 2019

https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1085973908308795392?s=19 “I mean… We were really good friends and really close,” Joseph Benavidez said at UFC Brooklyn media day when asked whether or not he and TJ Dillashaw are friends. “Things are a little… Things are a little compromised now. “It’s easy to say you’re a friend and this guy’s a friend, and this guy’s a friend of mine, but it’s more like… To act like a friend, you know what I mean? Kinda like actions and words and stuff like that so… I wouldn’t say he acts like the best friend. But we have a history so we go back and there is friends that are just like, alright, well… You get annoyed each other or whatever for a while so I guess he was never a good friend but we were teammates and we had gone through a ton together so I think that brings him close. But other than that…

Drake Riggs - January 17, 2019

When it comes to the 115-pound strawweight division, no one has accomplished more than Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk. After racking up an impressive five consecutive title defenses, Jedrzejczyk would finally meet her match after going 14-0 in her MMA career.

Drake Riggs - January 17, 2019

As much as it makes sense to give Cris Cyborg an immediate rematch after her first loss in 13-years at UFC 232, UFC President Dana White has other plans. At UFC 232 on December 29 2018, UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes did the unthinkable by defeating Cyborg. And she did so in incredibly devastating fashion.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2019

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently commented on an Instagram photo from Kevin Lee, criticizing the lightweight contender’s fashion choices. “I swear my daughter has that same jacket,” Jones wrote on one of Lee’s Instagram posts.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2019

The next fight of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov remains a mystery. In the opinion of Nurmagomedov’s head coach Javier Mendez, however, the best option available is a rematch with Conor McGregor, who Nurmagomedov defeated at UFC 229 on October 6. “I look at this as more of a prizefight than I do sport,” Javier Mendez told Off The Brawl,outlining his pick for the next fight of Khabib Nurmagomedov. “I want the biggest prizefight and the biggest prizefight hands down is, there’s no comparison, it’s Conor. Obviously, I want a rematch, because that’s what it is, the biggest prizefight, right? Because of what happened the last time there’s more interest on the second one, there’s a rematch to be had. For me, I would rather have that.”

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2019

UFC flyweight contender Rachael Ostovich makes her return to the Octagon this weekend, as she’s set to take on Paige VanZant as part of the UFC’s first card on ESPN+.  This bout will be Ostovich’s first since she was allegedly assaulted by her husband in an attack that left her with a broken orbital bone.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2019

Earlier this week, UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo made some rather hostile remarks about his next challenger, slimmed-down bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw. Cejudo seemed particularly concerned about Dillashaw’s flyweight physique, and whether or not the bantamweight champ will hit the 125-pound flyweight limit for their Saturday night fight. “Personally, I think he looks like Pee-wee Herman if you ask me,” Cejudo said of Dillashaw on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour (transcript via MMA Fighting). “In the physique way, I really do feel like he looks like Pee-wee Herman. … I thought he’d have a little more bulk to him, but I guess not. He’s not looking so well. It looks like he needs a cup of water. He looks like a cross country runner.”

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2019

This Saturday, when the UFC debuts on ESPN+, Donald Cerrone returns to our screens for a fan friendly matchup with rising lightweight contender Alexander Hernandez. Before this matchup with Hernandez was announced, it briefly sounded as though Donald Cerrone could be the man to welcome former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor back to the Octagon — although the rumors of this fight never evolved into reality.

Cole Shelton - January 17, 2019

In the main event of the UFC’s first card on ESPN+ this Saturday night, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will try to make history as the next two-division champion in the UFC, as he drops down to flyweight to challenge divisional champ Henry Cejudo. Ahead of the champion vs. champion fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions. Some had major question marks surrounding Dillashaw’s weight cut, while another fighter couldn’t even make a pick.

James Lynch - January 17, 2019

The last time we saw Brock Lesnar near a cage it was following Daniel Cormier’s historic heavyweight title victory at UFC 226 this past July. Since then, we haven’t heard much of anything regarding the former UFC champion. However this week, the University of Minnesota posted on their Twitter account some training footage that shows Lesnar is back on the mats.