UFC NEWS
Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau Set As Co-Main Event For UFC 193
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will go for her second title defense when she takes on Valerie Letourneau in the co-main event of UFC 193, which will take place on Nov. 14 in Melbourne, Australia. Announced by Dana White on the UFC’s ‘GO BIG’ launch event, Joanna will look to take out another challenger on the same card as Ronda Rousey. This will be the first time in history that there will be two womens title fights on the same card.
WATCH! UFC 191: Media Day Highlights
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
UFC 191 goes down Saturday night and features several highly anticipated match ups. Here are the highlights from the media day, where UFC fighters were interviewed about a wide array of topics. Are you excited for tomorrow night’s PPV card?
Report: Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes Planned For December
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
A UFC bantamweight fight between Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes is being targeted for December. The report comes from Combate, who say that the fight does not have a scheduled event or date, but December was mentioned. Of course we all know that Tate was expected to fight Ronda Rousey for the third time, but was jumped by Holly Holm who got the shot instead and will now face off with the champ at UFC 193 on Nov. 14.
Anthony Johnson Denies Animal Abuse Accusations
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson seems to keep finding himself in hot water regarding situations outside of the cage.
Watch Today's UFC 'GO BIG' Launch Event At 3:30 PM ET
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
Today at 3:30 PM ET, tune in to BJPENN.COM to watch the special UFC ‘GO BIG’ event. The star studded event will serve as a platform to unveil and showcase the schedule of upcoming live UFC events. Included in the presentation will be the UFC’s biggest and best stars, including Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Jose Aldo and much much more.
Rampage Is Tired Of All The Annoying Male Groupies
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
Rampage Jackson is really sick of ‘male groupies’ telling him he’s washed up and should retire. The UFC light heavyweight recently took to Instagram to vent some of his frustration. We saw a similar statement come from heavyweight Frank Mir early in the week. Mir went after the keyboard warriors who kept telling him that he need to retire during a streak of losses prior to his win over Bigfoot Silva.
Luke Rockhold Clowns Vitor Belfort, Pretends To Pull On His Pony Tail
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
On their way to the ‘GO BIG’ press conference it looks like UFC middleweights Luke Rockhold and Vitor Belfort sat close to each other while on the bus. Rockhold sat behind Belfort and couldn’t help himself. He posted a video on his Instagram, showing the back of Belfort’s head and pretended to grab his pony tail and pull it.
'Rumble' Johnson Talks 'Yoga Mat' Incident: 'It's Not Like I Killed Someone'
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
UFC light heavyweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson is set to face off with the dangerous Jimi Manuwa at UFC 191, which goes down on Saturday, but before the fight he had to deal with some backlash following a recent incident he had with a women at his gym. Johnson apparently got into an argument with a women at his gym who was doing yoga around the same area that people were trying to lift weights.
WATCH! McGregor Knows Exactly What Tattoo 'Old' Dana White Should Get
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor is a fan of the body art, UFC president Dana White, not so much. McGregor recently added his last name and nickname to his stomach, above and below the tiger face. He mentioned that he doesn’t think White likes it when he gets new tattoos. We’ve also heard bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey say something about White not liking fighters getting ink.
We Finally Know The One Man McGregor Won't 'F*ck With'
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
Looks like we now know the one person that UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor isn’t looking to mess with. No, it’s not a fellow MMA fighter, or any athlete for that matter.
Arlovski still has fire in his eyes, wants to be champion again!
Chris Taylor - September 4, 2015
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (24-10 MMA) almost retired from the sport of mixed martial arts back in 2011, this after suffering a knockout loss to Sergei Kharitonov which at the time marked his fourth setback in a row. Since then, “The Pit Bull” has gone 9-1 with 1 no-contest, including back-to-back first-round knockout victories in his most recent octagon performances.
Forrest Griffin: 'I Could Turn NBA Players Into MMA Pros In A Week'
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
Retired UFC fighter and cast member of TUF 1, Forrest Griffin recently spent some time with NBA players from the Detroit Pistons and apparently he’s so confident in his teaching skills that he says he could turn them in to MMA pros in just a week. The basketball team journeyed to Las Vegas and went to the UFC’s TUF training center to workout with Griffin, Stefan Struve and strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk. It was a part of a team-building exercise ahead of the upcoming season.
Weekly Octagon Girl Instagram Roundup –– You're Welcome!
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
It’s Friday, oh glorious Friday. That means a few things. First off, there are UFC fights tomorrow! In what seems like forever we finally have a big UFC PPV event to watch on Saturday. That’s right, UFC 191 goes down tomorrow night and will feature a main event between flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson. Also on the card is a crazy heavyweight fight between vets Frank Mir and Andrei Arlovski, which very likely could determine the next title challenger.
This Is What Happens When You Pump A Former UFC Fighter Full Of Adrenaline
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
Remember that time former UFC fighter Houston Alexander got pumped full of adrenaline for the name of science. It was for that show Sports Science that took athletes and put them through tests to prove some kind of point or show just how amazing they are.
FLASHBACK! Holly Holm Puts Girl To Sleep With Massive Head Kick
BJPENN.COM News - September 4, 2015
Undefeated UFC bantamweight Holly Holm will face the toughest challenge of her MMA career when she steps in the octagon with champ Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 14. Let’s be honest, there are not a lot of people giving her much of a chance against the dominant champion. Rightfully so, since Rousey has simply been running through all of her recent opponents, in a matter of seconds.
Urijah Faber Gets A Fight, Will Meet Frankie Saenz At UFC 194
BJPENN.COM News - September 3, 2015
Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber has been calling for a fight on the UFC’s big December weekend, with the TUF 22 Finale going down on Friday, Dec. 11 and UFC 194 happening on Saturday, Dec. 12. Well it looks like he got what he wanted and will now face off with Frankie Saenz at UFC’s major 194 event.
WATCH! UFC 191 Media Day Staredowns
BJPENN.COM News - September 3, 2015
UFC 191 goes down this Saturday and will feature a highly anticipated rematch between UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson in the main event. Also on the card will be Frank Mir vs. Andrei Arlovski, Anthony Johnson vs. Jimi Manuwa and Paige VanZant vs. Alex Chambers.
REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #91
BJPENN.COM News - September 3, 2015
Stud Show Radio (formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) is a biweekly MMA podcast that airs Tuesday and Thursday right here on BJPENN.COM. The show features hosts Justin Buchholz and Chris Carlino aka Sir Studboy talking to callers and guests about all the latest stories in MMA and beyond. Guests from Team Alpha Male appear on the show regularly, including UFC champion T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez, Chad Mendes and many, many more.