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James Vick: "I would murder Eddie Alvarez, I don't think that fight would even be close"
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 211, dangerous lightweight talent James Vick picked up a gorgeous first-round TKO win over the durable Polo Reyes. With this win, he built on the… Read more
Donald Cerrone responds to Daniel Cormier's comments about Jon Jones
Recently, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared alongside a slew of popular fighters at the 2017 UFC Summer Kickoff press conference. While the… Read more
Demetrious Johnson goes off on Ronda Rousey: "Grow the f**k up"
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has earned the reputation as one of the most polite and well spoken UFC fighters on the roster today. Johnson, who rarely engages in any form of… Read more
Conor McGregor confirms his side of Mayweather deal is complete
What a wild ride this Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather business has been. At first, the much-discussed boxing mega fight seemed like a downright impossibility; a veritable no-go. As the months have… Read more
Volkan Oezdemir discusses his rapid rise from relative unknown to top-5 light heavyweight
Volkan Oezdemir's story is a wild one. At the end of 2016, the Swiss light heavyweight was a relative unknown, flying under the radar of all but the most hardcore MMA fans.… Read more
TJ Dillashaw thinks super-fight with "Mighty Mouse" should be new UFC 214 main event
For the last few weeks, former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has been operating under the assumption that he'll be fighting reigning champ Cody Garbrandt at UFC 213 this July 8. Recently, however,… Read more
PHOTO | Injury sustained in Muay Thai fight looks like it could be from a horror movie
When you step into the ring or cage to fight, you are ready to go to war and getting bloodied up usually just comes as a part of the game. However, it's… Read more
BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 33 // Volkan Oezdemir | James Vick | Colby Covington
BJPENN.COM Radio is live at 8PM ET/5PM PT with a trio of future contenders! 8:15PM ET- Kicking off tonights show is the No. 5 ranked light-heavyweight and one of the athletes featured… Read more
Concussion could delay Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier II
This past weekend at UFC 211, former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and top ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier stepped into the Octagon for an extremely pivotal showdown. The fight started out rather… Read more
VIDEO | UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway - Extended Preview
https://youtu.be/ORCkAc2DxVc UFC 212 takes place on Saturday, June 3, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event of the evening will feature a featherweight title unification bout between undisputed champion Jose Aldo… Read more
Michael Bisping unable to fight, willing to wait for Georges St-Pierre
The ongoing saga of scheduling a Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre fight took another unexpected turn this week when middleweight champion Michael Bisping revealed that he too is unable to fight in… Read more
CSAC approves 10-point plan to drastically change weight-cutting procedure
On Tuesday of this week, the California State Athletic Commission approved significant changes to the way it allows fighters to cut weight for their fights. The hope is that these changes will… Read more
PHOTO | Yair Rodriguez posts update of eye following UFC 211
This past weekend at UFC 211, streaking featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez stepped into the Octagon with former UFC light heavyweight champion Frankie Edgar in a pivotal featherweight battle. For Edgar, he was… Read more
Opening odds for UFC Long Island's Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum main event
On July 22, the UFC will make its anticipated debut in Long Island with UFC on Fox 25. Over the last few weeks, the UFC has announced several matchups for this card,… Read more
Doo Ho Choi is determined to learn from Cub Swanson loss, promises a "new Korean Superboy"
From the early vantage point, December's UFC 206 was widely considered to be a fairly weak card. In the end, however, the card delivered as one of the best year, making up… Read more
Demetrious Johnson compares his pay to CM Punk's
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson may arguably be the pound for pound kingpin, however Johnson hasn't found the same superstardom as fighters such as Conor McGregor or Anderson Silva, despite reigning as… Read more
VIDEO | Tyron Woodley brings in "new training partner" to prepare for possible Demian Maia fight
My new training partner #BackPack is going everywhere with me!!! Check out #TheMorningWoodShow to hear what I think about @demianmaia #MatchUp and #ufc211 recap 🚨LINK IN BIO🚨@DinThomas Produced by: @tjdesantis A post… Read more
Cris "Cyborg" Justino backs Luke Rockhold, questions Dana White's decisions
If you've been paying attention to the MMA headlines over the last few days you've probably seen that former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and UFC President Dana White have been having… Read more