UFC NEWS

Russell Ess - December 16, 2015

With the help of Conor McGregor’s presence in the media, UFC 194 proved to be a record breaker in all types of ways. From the record high $10.1 million gate to McGregor’s 13-second title fight finish, the UFC 194 prelims proved to be full of excitement as well breaking Fox Sports 1 ratings records. From MMA Weekly:

Russell Ess - December 16, 2015

Although a rematch has not been made official between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and former champion Jose Aldo, betting odds have already opened up for their potential rematch. McGregor has opened up as a slight favorite over Aldo in a rematch that is dated for December 31, 2016.

Russell Ess - December 16, 2015

Fighters give their predictions on the upcoming UFC lightweight title fight between champion Rafael Dos Anjos and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC on Fox 17. The event takes place on Saturday at the Amway Center in Orlando, Flordia.

Russell Ess - December 15, 2015

Before Bruce Buffer officially announced the outcome of the short-lived UFC featherweight bout between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo, McGregor leaned over to Aldo and had a few words for him. McGregor said in the post-fight press conference that he told Aldo, ‘Look we can go again.’ Big John McCarthy confirmed this with a tweet in his series of #AskBJM questions on Twitter.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

The champ Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm sat down with Megan Olivi to let us know how life has changed after knocking out one of the most popular stars in MMA, Ronda “Rowdy” Rowsey.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Their are many elements to Conor McGregor’s fighting approach and philosophy on the fight game. One of the key ingredients to his success is having the ability to create his own “right place, right time scenario.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Former UFC champion Matt Hughes hasn’t fought since 2011, when he dropped a KO loss to Josh Koscheck at UFC 135.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Dustin Poirier vs Yancy Medeiros at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on June 6, 2015. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Dec 15, 2015 at 10:26am PST

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Donald Cerrone is one of the most popular fighters in the UFC because of his exciting fight style and how frequently he fights.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Sometimes a loss may seem at the moment the worst feeling in the world. But if you think about that amount of extreme excruciating emotional suffering at that very moment compared to all the amount of time you have to pick yourself up after a loss, in many ways a loss can turn out to be a personal win.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Thursday night in Las Vegas Rosa Namajunas put on an impressive performance to hand Paige VanZant her first loss. VanZant took quite a beating in the fight, however it was Namajunas who is facing the lengthy layoff after the fight.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

At the TUF 22 Finale fight fans saw Frankie Edgar knock out Chad Mendes early in the first round. In addition we saw Ryan Hall win season 22 of The Ultimate Fighter, and a fight of the year candidate between Edson Barboza and Tony Ferguson.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

It’s no secret that Conor McGregor is trying to work his way into Hollywood. According to famed actor Mark Wahlberg, McGregor’s first role may be a big one.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

At UFC 194 fight fans saw the reign of Jose Aldo end at the hands of Conor McGregor. The loss for Aldo was his first since 2005, and his first inside the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Champ Holly Holm stands to make a great deal of money if she holds out for UFC 200 on July 9th during International Fight Week in Las Vegas NV.    Holm brutalized and peppered Rousey with shots from all angles and worked her great footwork to set up a final kick that slept Rousey within 2 rounds at UFC 193.  

Russell Ess - December 15, 2015

The pound-for-pound debate is never ending. Experts, fans, and fighters themselves will all have their opinion on who the best pound-for-pound fighter is or was. That one “best” individual all comes down to one’s point of view and there will always be an argument coming in hot for the debate. In the recent UFC 194 post-fight press conference, Conor McGregor was asked by a media member if he feels that he is the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and he said that he is. McGregor said that he as a whole package, no one can do it better than him. The UFC currently has McGregor as number three.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

After Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo at UFC 194, he scaled the Octagon to celebrate. In the footage you can see Aldo’s teammate, fellow UFC fighter Hacran Dias, yelling some things at McGregor which are inaudible. He spoke to Combate to reveal what he said:

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Frankie Edgar has literally been doing everything possible to get himself a title shot lately. After Conor McGregor defeated Chad Mendes for the interim UFC featherweight championship back at UFC 189, Edgar climbed onto the cage to congratulate McGregor, and attempt to set up a fight.