MMA News

bjpenndotcom - January 8, 2016

UFC 195 was an emotional night for many fighters. In the co-main event Stipe Miocic put on a spectacular performance against Andrei Arlovski, which set Miocic up for a title shot.

bjpenndotcom - January 8, 2016

Ahead of Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw’s highly anticipated scrap for the bantamweight championship next Sunday, listen to the pair doing a live media conference call above!

Russell Ess - January 8, 2016

Check out this classic video from the past of a young Nate Diaz still in his teens fighting a grown man. The video description says this was Nate’s first fight back in 2002 against Robert Limon.

bjpenndotcom - January 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/2fMRRiBCSJA It’s an old school style vs. style matchup as we see this Karate master take on a Muay Thai fighter in a bareknuckle scrap!

bjpenndotcom - January 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/VRsC2bLTvxo Since footage emerged prior to UFC 194 of Conor McGregor and Gunnar Nelson working with movement expert Ido Portal, fans have been anxiously awaiting more footage of the trio working together.

bjpenndotcom - January 8, 2016

Gary Goodridge vs Paul Herrera at UFC 8 on February 16, 1996 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 7, 2016 at 9:02pm PST

Russell Ess - January 8, 2016

The various disciplines in mixed martial arts have had their long history of respect and self-control that go along with being a student and learning the art. However, not all martial artists have kept their cool when intense moments really heated up as you can see in this video of some of the dirtiest moments in MMA.

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/l5vsdp–40k When TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz fight for the UFC bantamweight championship on January 17th, the insanely methodical and elite footwork that will be on display is enough to wow even the casual MMA fan.

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

UFC 195’s main event war between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit was in fact one for the ages. While the majority of the fight was back and forth, the last 90 seconds of the fight will go down as arguably the greatest minute and a half inside of the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/4elAcKEjgjo Donald Cerrone is currently coming off a loss to Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title last month at UFC on FOX 17.

Russell Ess - January 7, 2016

The revolutionary weigh-in procedures being implemented this year by ONE Championship has got a lot of people talking. The promotion’s ban on weight-cutting is looking to make fighting a safer sport, and Victor Cui, CEO of the promotion has made it known that he would like other premier MMA promotions such as the UFC and Bellator to join in the new system. Even UFC color commentator Joe Rogan thinks that it is a step in the right direction. One Championship welterweight champion Ben Askren who will be moving up to middleweight with the new weigh-in system spoke with MMA Fighting on the new changes.

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

Matt Hughes vs Frank Trigg at UFC 45 in Uncasville, Connecticut on November 21, 2003. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 6, 2016 at 7:35pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

On the latest episode of UFC President Dana White’s ‘Lookin for a Fight’ series, the UFC President is joined by his friends Nick the Tooth and Matt Serra as they travel around the country searching for elite level fighters.

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/qawkLSXVpxk We’re just over a week away from TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz’s highly anticipated bantamweight showdown.

bjpenndotcom - January 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/RoshS-Cv73g This past weekend Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit slugged it out over the course of 5 rounds, and fought to a controversial decision that saw Lawler defend his welterweight championship.

Russell Ess - January 7, 2016

It was a perfect performance that we saw from Holly Holm in her dominating win to take the UFC women’s bantamweight championship belt from Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 in November. However, Holm revealed her feelings with FOX Sports on how she felt she did that night she shocked the world. “I don’t feel that was my full potential,” Holm told FOX Sports at UFC 194 when speaking about her fight with Rousey. “I feel like if that’s my full potential, then I should retire because I don’t feel like I’m going to get better.

bjpenndotcom - January 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/JIHvpylLyDU Joe Rogan knows a thing or two about kicking techniques.  When he was just 15 yrs old,  a young Rogan gained his blackbelt in Taekwondo setting the tone for a career involving MMA.

bjpenndotcom - January 6, 2016

Last month Dana White confirmed following UFC Fight Night 80 that Claudia Gadelha (13-1 MMA) will be facing Joanna Jedrzejczyk  (11-0 MMA)    Gadelha last fought Jedrzejczyk back in 2014 before Jedrzejczyk captured gold a year later.