UFC News

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey steps out of the shadows of her UFC 193 loss and throws herself into the spotlight hosting SNL.   The former champ looks to share her comical edge as host and will be only one of only three female athletes to host the famous program in SNL history.

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Recently it was announced that our namesake BJ Penn would be coming out of retirement to chase the featherweight championship. With Greg Jackson in his corner, Penn hopes to capture the featherweight championship and become the first man in UFC history to hold a championship belt in 3 weight classes. While a fight with Nik Lentz seemed to be out of the question, Penn is coming back regardless of whether or not he gets to fight Lentz.

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Jose Aldo may have been KOd in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to lose the UFC featherweight championship, however he believes that if the punch he landed while he was on his way to sleep landed, he would have knocked McGregor out. BloodyElbow has the transcription:

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate was spotted by TMZ reporters and Tate gave her response to Ronda Rousey hosting SNL.   The title contender is on a four fight win streak since her lost to Rousey back in 2013.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is fresh off of his UFC 194 KO loss to Conor McGregor, and currently has no plans set for his next fight. Conor McGregor on the other hand has been booked to move up to lightweight at UFC 197 and challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship. While McGregor claims that RDA is a traitor to Brazil, Jose Aldo says there is no way he would fight his fellow countryman, and there’s no way McGregor leaves UFC 197 with the lightweight strap.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

This past Sunday in Boston Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon for just his second fight in 4 years. Cruz’s return was a triumphant one as he defeated TJ Dillashaw via split decision to reclaim his UFC bantamweight championship.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

It certainly might appear that Holly Holm and Miesha Tate are good friends sightseeing from a tweet from the official Twitter account of The Empire State Building. UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and contender Miesha Tate are set to fight for the title at UFC 197 on March 5. The two were seen together in a photo posted on The Empire State Building’s social media.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

“I am not a company man. I am the company.” Those are famous words from the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

http://dai.ly/x3npeei Conor McGregor is a star. Check him out as he makes time with some fans after the UFC 197 Press Conference earlier this week.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/3-qhnRm-N6w?t=48m10s “Kenny Florian, stop copying and pasting man.”

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

2015 and 2016 have been rough for Nova Uniao. TJ Dillashaw defeated Renan Barao in dominating fashion twice to win and then subsequently defend the UFC bantamweight championship, and Conor McGregor KO’d Jose Aldo in 13 seconds to claim the UFC featherweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Ahead of Cain Velasquez’s UFC 196 rematch with Fabricio Werdum for the UFC heavyweight championship, take a look at Velasquez on the big screen as he appears alongside Vince Vaughn in ‘Term Life’.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Wednesday at the UFC 197 Press Conference Conor McGregor put UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos on blast for nearly 45 minutes. McGregor also touched upon a variety of topics including why he’s fighting RDA instead of Frankie Edgar, his hopes of claiming the UFC welterweight championship by the end of 2016, and more.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

While Conor McGregor is the UFC featherweight champion right now, he will have the opportunity to join BJ Penn and Randy Couture as the only men to hold belts in two weight divisions at UFC 197 when he faces Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship. So far there has bene no word yet on when, or if, Frankie Edgar will get his featherweight title shot against McGregor; however Frankie Edgar would be more than willing to take both the featherweight and lightweight belts off McGregor’s hands if he wins at UFC 197.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Dominic Cruz Trash Talk Compilation "You look… by smackhisface1 While Conor McGregor and the Diaz Brothers are widely believed to be the best trash talkers in MMA, however this compilation of Dominick Cruz talking trash puts the champ up there with the best.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

Edmond Tarverdyan, widely known as the coach of the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, is in trouble with the California State Athletic Commission. MMA Fighting reported on Tarverdyan’s situation and what lead to his issue with the CSAC. Apparently Tarverdyan had his corner license revoked in California for allegedly lying on his application regarding his arrest history.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

// Keeping these girls pretty in the gym.