UFC NEWS
Ronda Rousey is fighting for this presidential Democratic candidate
Russell Ess - November 10, 2015
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey shared some of her political beliefs with Maxim on Tuesday. Rousey said that she is rooting for Bernie Sanders in his run for the Democratic nomination for President. “I’m voting for Bernie Sanders, because he doesn’t take any corporate money,” Rousey told Maxim. “I don’t think politicians should be allowed to take money for their campaigns from outside interests.”
Ronaldo and his Brazilian agency part ways with UFC over 'unfair' treatment of fighters
Russell Ess - November 10, 2015
Soccer icon Ronaldo Nazario de Lima and his 9ine Sports & Entertainment company have announced that they will no longer be working with the UFC due to “arbitrarily” changing its sponsorship funding rules and fighter remuneration. The marketing company that the retired soccer star is President of, spent the last few years building up stars in the UFC such as Anderson Silva, Junior Dos Santos, and Vitor Belfort. MMA Fighting reported the official release from 9ine Sports & Entertainment:
MUST WATCH! EA Sports UFC 2 'vision trailer'
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Yesterday it was announced that EA Sports was currently working on EA Sports UFC 2.
Ryan Bader says this will be the key to beating Anthony Johnson
Russell Ess - November 10, 2015
Title shots are never guaranteed and Ryan Bader knows this first hand. This is why Bader is not trying to wait around for a title shot against Daniel Cormier, as Jon Jones is likely the champion’s next fight in 2016. Bader spoke on the MMA Hour and expressed his views on the landscape of the light heavyweight division and his next opponent (transcribed by MMA Fighting):
WATCH! Dan Hardy breaks down Rousey vs. Holm, Jedrzejczyk vs. Letourneau
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
https://youtu.be/eqZ7PaPX5v4
WATCH! Behind the scenes of Sage Northcutt's UFC 192 debut
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
https://youtu.be/bXEuUY-DYMI When Sage Northcutt made his impressive UFC debut last month against Francisco Trevino, he became the talk of the MMA community!
Cerrone misses USADA drug test
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Under the new random drug testing policies, fighters must alert the UFC and US Anti-Doping Agency of their whereabouts at all times. So when Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone took a spur-of-the-moment trip to Las Vegas and the USADA wanted to drug test him, things didn’t go over so well.
MUST SEE! UFC 193 Embedded Vlog: Episode 1
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Get ready for UFC 193 on Saturday by watching the first episode of the UFC 193 Embedded vlog!
Michael McDonald returns from 2-year layoff at UFC 195
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
It has been nearly 2 years since Michael ‘Mayday’ McDonald has been inside the Octagon. In his last outing, ‘Mayday’ lost to Urijah Faber via submission in a #1 contender bout. Earlier this week it was announced by the UFC that McDonald would be returning to the Octagon at UFC 195 on January 2nd to fight Masanori Kanehara.
Dana White gives the 'OK' to Daniel Cormier's break from fighting
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Last month UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier revealed that he would like to take the remainder of 2015 off after having such a busy year. With former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones being reinstated by the UFC, many were unsure how the UFC would feel about DC wanting to take the rest of the year off.
OUCH! UFC Matchmaker told Gadelha he wouldn't 'Miesha Tate' her
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Talk about pouring salt on an open wound… When Joanna Jedrzejczyk was awarded the split decision win over Claudia Gadelha back in 2014, many wondered when we would see a rematch.
UFC Middleweight Tim Kennedy calls out Vitor Belfort
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
For quite some time Tim Kennedy was noncommittal on returning to the UFC, however last week he changed his tune. Kennedy revealed that he will return to the UFC, and is gunning for fighters who have tested positive for PEDs and used TRT in the past. Basically, Kennedy is looking to play vigilante in the UFC’s middleweight division.
STATS! Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm side-by-side breakdown
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Ahead of Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm’s UFC 195 main event scrap this Saturday in Melbourne Australia, take a look at the side-by-side breakdown of the two fighters.
UFC champ Rafael dos Anjos is eyeing a move to welterweight
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
As Raphael Dos Anjos prepares to defend his UFC lightweight championship at UFC on FOX 17 on December 19th, he can’t help but contemplate an eventual move to welterweight and avoid the brutal weight cut down to 155 pounds. He spoke to Submission Radio:
UFC Fight Night 77 winner Vitor Belfort: I’m still on TRT – True Revival Touch
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Vitor Belfort returned to the win column Saturday night as he scored an impressive TKO win over Dan Henderson. Following the bout Belfort revealed that he was still on TRT, but not Testosterone Replacement Therapy…
Mirko Cro Cop pulls out of UFC FN Seoul co-headliner, retires from MMA
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
News broke this morning that MMA and kickboxing legend Mirko Cro Cop had withdrawn from his UFC Fight Night Seoul co-main event bout later this month, and subsequently retired from MMA. Cro Cop released a message via his website, revealing that a shoulder injury which he has been training with throughout this entire fight camp is the reason for his withdrawal.
WATCH! Dan Hardy breaks down Jedrzejczyk vs. Letourneau
Russell Ess - November 9, 2015
Take a look inside the championship fight for the UFC strawweight title between champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau that goes down at UFC 193 on Nov. 14 in Melbourne, Australia
"Rampage" Jackson and Tito Ortiz kick it at Bellator!
Russell Ess - November 9, 2015
A video posted by Quinton Jackson (@rampage4real) on Nov 7, 2015 at 12:20am PST