UFC News
WATCH! Joanna Jedrzejczyk's slick new Samsung promo
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
https://youtu.be/duHFAM-L9vk Check out UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her new campaign for Samsung.
Rafael dos Anjos discloses the amount of his 'significant' fine from Reebok
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
More news surrounding Reebok’s partnership with the UFC is buzzing after the UFC on FOX 17 event. Fighters who were fined from Reebok from the event include Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Nate Diaz and lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. “Cowboy” has challenged Reebok to donate his large fine to a military charity, while Diaz has tweeted that his “baby” pay from Reebok is so minimal, they should have kept it all. Rafael dos Anjos was fined a “significant” amount for wearing one of his sponsors t-shirts at his weigh in. Dos Anjos revealed the amount of the fine to MMA Fighting to be $10,000 after he was paid $40,000 for the event from the apparel sponsor as a champion.
UFC VP confirms Vitor Belfort turned down Anderson Silva fight, and for good reason
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
The UFC offered veteran Vitor Belfort the opportuntiy to avenge his loss to Anderson Silva for Silva’s return fight after being suspended for testing positive for banned substances. Michael Bisping had gone on record to say that Belfort was offered the fight first, but said Belfort turned it down. It appears that was the case, as UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker spoke with Combate about trying to put together upcoming fight cards (transcribed by MMA Fighting):
Jon Jones' brother Chandler Jones reportedly hospitalized after using synthetic marijuana, not pills
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
On Wednesday, reports were circulating of NFL star Chandler Jones being hospitalized for overdosing on pills. After more information has come to light on the younger brother of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, it appears it was synthetic marijuana that caused the defensive end for the New England Patriots to be hospitalized on Sunday. The Boston Globe reported that Jones had a reaction after using synthetic marijuana causing him to be “confused.” Jones went to a police station near his home in seek of help and was admitted to the hospital for a “medical emergency.”
MUST SEE! Dillashaw and Cruz go at it again in new interview
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw have continued to have continued to trade verbal shots in interviews leading up to their fight on Sunday for the UFC bantamweight championship.
WATCH! EA Sports UFC 2 gameplay breakdown
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
The anticipation for EA Sports UFC 2 is building as we get closer and closer to the March release date.
On This Day: Edson Barboza brutally KO's Terry Etim
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
https://youtu.be/rUu0MQ2-tCY On this day 4 years ago, Edson Barboza and Terry Etim kicked off the main event of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro.
On This Day: Jose Aldo KO's Chad Mendes
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
Jose Aldo with the knee on Mendes followed by a KO in their last bout in 2012 https://t.co/U5Ty3avw0f — Bookie Insiders MMA (@UFCInsiders) October 25, 2014
THROWBACK! Joe Rogan gets in scuffle on Fear Factor
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
Joe Rogan Gets Into a Fight On Television (Fear… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC commentator Joe Rogan is an all-around badass.
RDA: Conor McGregor is 'out of his mind'
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
The war of words has begun ahead of Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC 197 scrap for the lightweight title. While McGregor sent the first verbal jabs in his official fight announcement on Facebook, dos Anjos has fired back in a recent interview. The lightweight champ spoke to MMAFighting to discuss why the lightweight division is very different from what McGregor is used to, and why he believes McGregor moving up to lightweight is actually a smart decision.
WATCH! Claudia Gadelha training for Jedrzejczyk rematch
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
https://youtu.be/hr9DyHNGrNA While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Claudia Gadelha will be the next female fighter to challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her UFC women’s bantamweight championship, that hasn’t stopped fans from talking about how the fight will go.
Cormier: Skill for skill, I'm better than Jon Jones
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
It’s been quite a bit of time since Jon Jones was formally reinstated by the UFC, however we still have yet to receive an official date for a rematch between Jones and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. While that hasn’t stopped the men from exchanging verbal jabs via social media, and even agreeing to a backroom fight, Cormier admits that Jones had the better performance in their last fight.