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Zain Bando
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Bio:Zain Bando is a freelance journalist, covering MMA since 2018. He has been an avid follower of MMA since 2006, remembering the great rivalries such as Liddell-Ortiz, Hughes-GSP, and, of course, Hughes-Penn. When Bando is not watching MMA, he is likely traveling, watching sports, or with friends. He is a 2022 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will begin graduate school at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism in Sept. 2022 with a focus in Sports Media.
Posts by Zain Bando:
![Sean O’Malley](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sean-OMalley-1-300x150.jpg)
Sean O’Malley says he “doesn’t care to think” about UFC 300
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 26, 2024 at 6:56 pm
![](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jamahal-Hill-1-300x171.jpg)
Jamahal Hill wants “biggest money fight” upon UFC return
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 26, 2024 at 3:57 pm
![Matěj Peňáz](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Matej-Penaz-1-1-300x200.jpg)
OKTAGON’s Matěj Peňáz says “direct offer to UFC” is goal
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 25, 2024 at 7:10 pm
![Ariel Helwani, Dana White](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ariel-helwani-dana-white-300x169.jpeg)
Ariel Helwani responds to Dana White’s “total bulls**t” claims about UFC Saudi Arabia postponement
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 23, 2024 at 5:58 pm
![Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus du Plessis](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Adesanya-du-Plessis-300x200.jpg)
Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya grudge match odds revealed
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 23, 2024 at 5:24 pm
![Michael Bisping](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Michael-Bisping-300x169.jpg)
Michael Bisping says Strickland vs. Du Plessis is ‘very personal’
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 17, 2024 at 7:24 pm
![Oscar De La Hoya, Dana White, Canelo Alvarez](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/Oscar-De-La-Hoya-Dana-White-300x172.jpg)
Oscar De La Hoya reacts to Dana White’s fighter pay stance: “All I can say or do is laugh”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 17, 2024 at 5:57 pm
![Dana White](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Dana-White-300x200.jpg)
Dana White says Irish boxer engrained his love for fighting: “I started through working for Peter Welch for free”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 09, 2024 at 8:26 pm
![Dana White, Power Slap](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dana-White-300x171.jpg)
Dana White sings high praise for Power Slap: “We’re building another new combat sport”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 04, 2024 at 11:40 am
![Dana White](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dana-white--300x169.jpg)
Dana White gives TV deal update: “That’s when you’re going to see people making big moves”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Jan 02, 2024 at 4:06 pm
![Eddie Hearn, Dana White, UFC](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Eddie-Hearn-Dana-White-UFC-300x172.jpg)
Eddie Hearn recalls meeting UFC CEO Dana White for the first time: “A little bit in awe”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 20, 2023 at 7:08 pm
![Jake Paul, Andre August, KO, Boxing](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jake-Paul-Andre-August-KO-Boxing-300x170.jpg)
Jake Paul KO’s Andre August in Round 1 (Video)
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 15, 2023 at 8:10 pm
![Dana White, Conor McGregor, UFC](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Dana-White-Conor-McGregor-UFC-BKFC-300x171.jpg)
Dana White on Conor McGregor’s planned return to UFC: “It’s all up to him”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 13, 2023 at 8:18 pm
![Teddy Atlas](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/teddy-atlas--300x200.jpg)
Teddy Atlas praises Leon Edwards ahead of UFC 296: “He got 30 percent better when he won that title”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 12, 2023 at 8:33 pm
![Devin Haney, Boxing](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Devin-Haney-Boxing-300x175.jpg)
Devin Haney pitches shutout, wins WBC super lightweight title
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 09, 2023 at 9:10 pm
![Vladimir Lengal](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Vladimir-Lengal-300x200.jpeg)
OKTAGON’s Vladimir Lengal compares boxing vs. MMA: “It really is a different sport”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 08, 2023 at 2:32 pm
![Sean O'Malley, UFC](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sean-OMalley-UFC-300x178.jpg)
Sean O’Malley says one trait drives him: “Meditation”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 07, 2023 at 9:28 pm
![Cris Cyborg](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Cris-Cyborg-1-300x169.jpg)
Cris Cyborg gives career update: “Financially, I can retire”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 05, 2023 at 1:57 pm
![Ryan Garcia, Boxing, KO](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ryan-Garcia-Boxing-300x183.jpg)
Ryan Garcia KO’s Oscar Duarte in eight-round main event (Video)
Posted by: Zain Bando | Dec 02, 2023 at 8:30 pm
![Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Haney vs. Loma, Boxing, Pros react](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Devin-Haney-Vasiliy-Lomachenko-Haney-vs.-Loma-Boxing-Pros-react-300x181.jpg)
Devin Haney announces he is vacating all four of his lightweight titles
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 29, 2023 at 6:15 pm
![Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler TUF 31 Face-Off with Dana White.](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/conor-mcgregor-michael-chandler--300x169.jpeg)
Dana White says Michael Chandler can ‘wait’ for Conor McGregor
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 28, 2023 at 7:35 pm
![Deontay Wilder Francis Ngannou](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Deontay-Wilder-Francis-Ngannou-300x172.jpg)
PFL’s Donn Davis wants Ngannou vs. Wilder to be a “mixed-rules” fight
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 21, 2023 at 9:02 pm
![Jason Jackson vs. Yaroslav Amosov](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Jackson-Amosov-300x200.jpg)
Jason Jackson says mindset won the welterweight belt at Bellator 301: “He was scared”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 20, 2023 at 6:08 pm
![Jake Paul](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jake-paul--300x169.jpg)
Jake Paul reacts to the PFL-Bellator merger: “Let’s prove it”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 20, 2023 at 6:02 pm
![Sergio Pettis vs. Patchy Mix](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pettis-Mix-1-300x200.jpg)
Patchy Mix reflects on tough upbringing after Bellator 301 title win: “I come from absolutely nothing, man”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 18, 2023 at 7:59 pm
![Yaroslav Amosov vs. Jason Jackson](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amosov-Jackson-weigh-in-300x200.jpg)
Bellator 301: ‘Amosov vs. Jackson’ Live Results And Highlights
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 17, 2023 at 8:55 am
![Yaroslav Amosov vs. Jason Jackson](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amosov-Jackson-300x200.jpg)
Bellator 301: ‘Amosov vs. Jackson’ Weigh-In Results: 1 fighter misses weight
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 16, 2023 at 11:41 am
![Sergio Pettis vs. Patchy Mix](https://staging.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Pettis-Mix.jpg)
Sergio Pettis sends message to aspiring athletes: “I just want to be an example for everyone”
Posted by: Zain Bando | Nov 15, 2023 at 9:02 pm