UFC News

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

There has been much speculation as to whether or not our namesake BJ Penn would be coming out of retirement for a fight with Nik Lentz. Recently, Lentz penned an open letter to ‘The Prodigy’ in which he stated his terms for a fight, and that a fight wouldn’t happen unless Penn agreed to those specific terms. Penn joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, where he revealed that his retirement is officially over, and that he’s going for the featherweight strap with famed coach Greg Jackson in his corner.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Cain Velasquez is back in action after losing his title to Fabricio Werdum in Mexico last year.   #1 Velasquez interviews with Karyn Bryant as she breaks down the former champ on the past and future for the AKA fighter.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Sage Northcutt with a quick U-turn back to the octagon after submitting Cody Pfister in the second round at UFC Fight Night last month.  Northcutt (7-0 MMA) will be facing Andrew Holbrook (11-0 MMA) who had a successful first trip to the octagon against Ramsey Nijem by split decision last summer at FOX 16. Who will come out victorious and post the first loss on their opponents resume?

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Ronda Rousey has been laying low since her knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November of last year. Both fans and critics of Rousey excitedly click and keyboard their opportunity to either praise her in her rise to stardom or criticize her for her hardships she has faced in her career as a polarized superstar. Rousey was buzzing after the weekend simply because she was spotted backstage with a couple competitors from the event including her boyfriend Travis Browne and fellow UFC fighter Maximo Blanco.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Tyson Fury tried to steal the spotlight this weekend after Deontay Wilder remains undefeated with a crushing KO that made one thing clear, these two camps need to set a date for title bout.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Is it strange to talk about Conor McGregor’s hairstyle? Some might not care, or even be upset that that the UFC featherweight champion gets as much attention as he does. However, what it ultimately comes down to is that Conor McGregor is a star. Legions of fans from around the world are simply interested in what is happening in his life beyond the fights in the Octagon. McGregor posted some photos on his Instagram account recently with his freshly shaved head, going to a look back in his earlier days before fighting in the UFC.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Floyd Mayweather Jr. stirred up a lot of conversation recently with his opinion of racism still being prevalent in combat sports. Mayweather claimed that UFC stars Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey’s success were due to them being white. McGregor responded to Mayweather with an aggressive letter and even proposed a fight with the retired boxing champion. Obviously, the claim of color being attributed to the success of McGregor and Rousey upset some, but Bellator and RIZIN veteran Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal agrees with Mayweather. Lawal spoke with the MMA Roasted podcast recently and talked about the situation as a black fighter himself.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has posted several deep and insightful quotes on her social media pages since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 193 and having most of her fan base turn on her. While Rousey currently doesn’t have a date set for her return to the Octagon, she is currently filming several movies, including a ‘Do Nothing B***hes’ movie starring Tina Fey.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/S5KoZbUvxd0 Just because she’s taking a little extended break from MMA due to her movie commitments being delayed, don’t think that this MMA fighter turn Hollywood actress isn’t thinking about getting her title back.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

While UFC 195 happened several weeks ago, these super slow motion highlights will remind you just how great of a card it was!

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

The last old school Canadian fighter left since Sam Stout retired, Patrick Cote is looking for a top 15 fighter or Nick Diaz.   With three straight wins, is the ‘old school’ Cote ready to make the leap into deep waters?

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Following his ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ win over TJ Dillashaw, a lot of doors opened for newly crowned bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Cruz could have a rematch with former champion TJ Dillashaw, accept Urijah Faber’s callout, or even accept a superfight with flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson, whose coach called Cruz out on Facebook.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/DikFcXayuVo Get ready for a LHW showdown between #2 Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and #4 Ryan “Darth” Bader in Newark, New Jersey in the main-event January 30th.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Following Dominick Cruz’s successful return to the Octagon Sunday night in Boston where he reclaimed his UFC bantamweight strap, he found himself on the receiving end of some callouts. In addition to being called out by nemesis Urijah Faber, Demetrious Johnson’s coach Matt Hume posted on Facebook about a potential superfight between Cruz and flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Dominick Cruz hadn’t even been the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion for more than an hour before he found himself being called out by nemesis Urijah Faber.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Is the mic on?  Yes Chael Sonnen the mic is on.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

If your an MMA fan, behind the scenes footage before a fight are little nuggets of truth we as fans look for before fight night.  Looking through some of his training videos you can tell he’s preparing for that ‘signature heavy pressure’ that earned him a victory over the previous champ Anthony Pettis.