UFC News

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Following her UFC 193 KO win over Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm found herself under fire from critics for a new sponsorship deal with Hi-Tech, a company who sells products that are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Holm’s manager stated that Holm herself doesn’t use the products, but simply promotes them for the company.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Since the UFC announced that Conor McGregor would be going up to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 197, and that Holly Holm would be defending her UFC women’s bantamweight championship against Miesha Tate, fans have been anxiously awaiting ticket information. MMAJunkie is reporting that the tickets will go on sale to UFC Fight Club members on January 20th, UFC.com e-newsletter subscribers on January 21st, and the general public on January 22nd.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Ahead of Cris Cyborg’s Invicta FC 15 fight against Daria Ibragimova tonight, there has been much speculation as to whether or not she would still be open to dropping to 135 for a potential superfight with Ronda Rousey. While the hype behind a potential Rousey vs. Cyborg fight has certainly dwindled since Rousey lost to Holly Holm at UFC 193, Holm has since stated that she would be open to fighting Cyborg.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

The #2 women’s bantamweight Miesha “Cupcake” Tate is finally getting what she wanted after all that headache, stress and retirement talk.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

While UFC President Dana White often finds himself under fire from fighters, media members, and fans, White likely earned himself some major brownie points with this act of kindness. A man posted a Tweet that included a picture of his son Dorian, who unfortunately has stage 4 cancer, with New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

While Urijah Faber and TJ Dillashaw certainly aren’t on the best of terms following Dillashaw’s departure from Team Alpha Male, it’s extremely surprising that Faber is sending someone from Team Alpha Male to assist Dillashaw’s cornermen. Justin Buchholz will be in Dillashaw’s corner along with Duane Ludwig and several coaches from the Elevation Fight Team. However the reason Faber is sending Buchholz is because he wants to ensure Dillashaw retains the belt, so he can take it from him.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Ahead of Sunday’s highly anticipated ‘UFC Fight Night’ card headlined by Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw as they compete for the UFC bantamweight championship the fighters took to the cage for open workouts.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/ZiisXLYa0BA Sunday night’s main card bout between Travis Browne and Matt Mitrione will not only be a pivotal fight, but it’s also almost guaranteed to be exciting.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Ahead of TJ Dillashaw’s bantamweight title defense against Dominick Cruz on Sunday night in Boston, here’s a breakdown of exactly what went down with TJ Dillashaw’s departure from Team Alpha Male, in one convenient video that breaks down all of the major points.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

News broke late Friday evening that Ronda Rousy and Tina Fey would be starring in a ‘Do Nothing Bitches’ movie inspired by Ronda Rousey’s popular catchphrase. According to Variety, Rousey will play a “no-nonsense” instructor who gives pampered wives a rude awakening. In addition, the script will be written and produced by Tina Fey.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

While UFC President Dana White is on board with Conor McGregor’s plan to move up to lightweight and fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship in order to simultaneously hold the UFC featherweight and lightweight championship belts, Jose Aldo’s coach thinks McGregor should vacate the featherweight strap. McGregor will fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th, and then will likely defend his UFC featherweight championship at UFC 200, most likely against Frankie Edgar, however Andre Pederneiras thinks Aldo and Edgar should fight for an interim featherweight championship in the meantime.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

UFC 195 was a rough enough night for Diego Brandao to begin with. The featherweight appeared to be closing in on what would have surely been a decision victory over Brian Ortega, however a late third round submission from Ortega had Brandao tapping out.