UFC NEWS

Chris Taylor - November 14, 2015

A flyweight bout between Ryan Benoit (8-4 MMA) and Ben Nguyen (15-5 MMA) kicked off the UFC 193 Fight Pass Prelims in Australia. Nguyen was able to land an knee early on that sent Benoit crashing to the mat. Ben quickly moved in with punches from the top and ended up in the mount position. Benoit attempted to scramble but gave up his back. Nguyen dropped some more punches before eventually sinking in the rear-naked choke which forced Benoit to tap out.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Rory MacDonald is coming off a brutal TKO loss to Robbie Lawler back at UFC 189 earlier this year, but is looking to get back in the Octagon sooner rather than later. UFC President Dana White spoke at a recent fan Q&A event in Melbourne Australia for UFC 193, where he revealed that MacDonald will fight Hector Lombard next.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Earlier this week Chael Sonnen revealed that his sources down in Brazil weren’t too confident that Jose Aldo would show up for his UFC 194 title unification bout with Conor McGregor next month. While Sonnen admitted that he didn’t want to start a rumor, and that he was merely passing on information from his contacts down in Brazil, the MMA community quickly started buzzing with the possibility of Aldo withdrawing from the bout.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

[ooyala code=”FnNmJieDqyAceEMBPVJZDnJ1sxsDVPAo” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Ahead of Ronda Rousey’s UFC 193 title defense against Holly Holm tonight in Melbourne Australia, BJPENN.com’s very own LayzieTheSavage visited Glendale Fighting Club to get some footage of the champ training.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Early Saturday morning news broke that Thiago Alves had been forced out of his ‘UFC Fight Night: Seoul’ main event bout with Benson Henderson as a result of a broken rib. The UFC and Henderson were both searching for an opponent to step in on short notice and fight on November 28th, and they have found their man according to MMAFighting!

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Yesterday at the UFC 193 weigh-ins Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm got into a brief scuffle that came as a result of Holm resting her fist on Rousey’s face during the staredown. UFC President Dana White separated the two before things got out of hand, and defused the situation, however he still believes he didn’t do his job. In addition, White shot down critics who stated that the scuffle was staged, and was used as a hype-tool to get more eyes on the already high profile event.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Unfortunate news surfaced Saturday morning that Thiago Alves had suffered a broken rib and had been forced out of his ‘UFC Fight Night: Seoul’ main event bout against Benson Henderson on November 28th. According to MMAJunkie the UFC is currently searching for an opponent for Henderson in order to ‘save’ the main event. This news comes on the heels of Mirko Cro Cop withdrawing from his co-main event bout and subsequently retiring.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

It’s the WMMA super-fight fans dream of, Rousey vs. Cyborg. However it’s always been just out of reach for one reason or another. Now, with Cyborg cutting weight in order to eventually take a fight at 135 pounds, ideally with Rousey, a potential super-fight is closer than we think.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

It was quite an action packed day in Melbourne Australia yesterday that was topped off with the UFC 193 weigh-ins that included a scuffle between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

In the wake of the tragic terror attacks in Paris Friday evening, the UFC and the Etihad Stadium released a security statement ahead of UFC 193 on Saturday night. MMAFighting has the statement:

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

At the UFC 193 weigh-ins yesterday, things got quite heated between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm. While UFC President Dana White separated the pair, it was enough time for there to be a bit of a shoving match between the champion and challenger.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

Earlier today at the UFC 193 weigh-ins Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm got into a bit of a shoving match during their staredown.

Russell Ess - November 13, 2015

Media was buzzing after a UFC 193 media call last month when UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey reportedly hung up after the media brought up her relationship with UFC heavyweight Travis Browne. The relationship almost seems to be a sore subject with Rousey, as she was questioned about the phone call incident on Thursday ahead of this weekend’s fight featuring the champion and contender Holly Holm.

Russell Ess - November 13, 2015

Holly Holm’s life could be much different after this weekend if she can dethrone the UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Holm has the chance to take out one of the sport’s most dominant athletes to ever grace the Octagon. As Holm readies to fight in front of the UFC’s potentially largest crowd in attendance history, Holm has found some comfort and motivation in a teammate that has already been in the spotlight as UFC world champion.

Russell Ess - November 13, 2015

The talk surrounding Ronda Rousey and domestic violence has been a hot topic for the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. With arguments being generated involving Floyd Mayweather Jr., her boyfriend Travis Browne, to her recent book that entails her beating up an ex-boyfriend, domestic violence seems to be a constant buzz around the champ. In her best-selling autobiography, “My Fight/Your Fight,” she details the incident with an ex-boyfriend:

Russell Ess - November 13, 2015

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is simply all the rage. From movies to magazine covers, media reporters are like starving animals waiting to get fed an answer from Rousey just days ahead of her main event UFC 193 title defense against Holly Holm. It is a different tone for UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who defends her title against Valerie Letourneau in the co-main event. The media crowd is smaller and reporters are more placid with Jedrzejczyk, who says she is content in getting to show off her skills to the crowd that came focused on Rousey.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

“Um grande presente de um artistas fantástico @fabioneryart DEUS abençoe” Translation: “A great gift for a fantastic artists fabio nery art God bless” A photo posted by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Nov 13, 2015 at 3:36am PST

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

Ahead of tomorrow night’s action in Melbourne Australia, catch all of the UFC 193 fighters weighing in for their fights Friday at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. ET).