UFC NEWS
Velasquez Unfazed By Junior's 'hits like a girl' Assessment
BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2013
After their second altercation in the cage, Junior dos Santos came out and stated that the champ, Cain Velasquez, hits like a girl.
VIDEO | UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 - Episode 3
BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2013
Fight week is underway as champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior Dos Santos make their final preparations for what promises to be an epic showdown at UFC 166. You can watch part 1 HERE!
Diego Sanchez Hoping For Title Shot With Win Over Melendez
BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2013
“Gilbert Melendez is my golden ticket. I’ve done it before. I fought two fights in 2009 at 155. Straight to the belt. “(Melendez) has never been stopped. He avenged two of his three losses. His only loss is to Benson Henderson in a split decision that I felt went his way, so in a way I’m fighting a guy who’s almost untainted. And if I go in there, and I stop this guy, I think it makes a real case for a title shot.
UFC 166: Hector Lombard reportedly struggling with first weight cut to 170lbs
BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2013
Junior dos Santos suffered cut that required stitches three weeks prior to UFC 166 title fight
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2013
Yesterday, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos revealed that he suffered a cut above his right eye brow three weeks ago that required stitches.
VIDEO | Jorge Masvidal Mini Doc: 'Tales From The Grind' (Episode 2)
BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2013
FIST-ta-CUFF Radio Show 211: Nick LoBosco, Mike "Biggie" Rhodes, Michele Gutierrez, Marina Shafir
bjpenndotcom - October 17, 2013
This episode of FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is dedicated to friend of the show, Mr. Barry Meyer, a man who has done more for MMA then could ever by typed… Barry passed away on October 15, 2013. Barry was one half of the Meyer brother team that has ran the TUFF-N-UFF promotion in Vegas. Barry not only gave our host Anton Skoro a big boost in his MMA media career, but many of amateur fighters as well. Barry you will be missed and this is truly a tragedy for the MMA community, as well as the Meyer family.
Werdum Believes He Can Finish Velasquez If Given Title Shot
Chris Taylor - October 17, 2013
UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is one of the best jiu-jitsu practitioners in the MMA game.
PHOTO | Full Team Penn Coaching Staff Revealed For TUF 19
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
While we are still in the midst of the 18th season of the UFC’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality series, the 19th installment is underway with BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar set as coaching opposites. Today, on the TUF set, BJ Penn sent out this image of his selected coaching staff for his second sting as TUF coach.
VIDEO | BJ Penn Says 145 Pound Title Next After Edgar Fight
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
During the UFC GYM New York Grand opening last weekend, BJ Penn answered questions from the fans in attendance. One of those questions happened to be what’s next for ‘The Prodigy’ after his fight with Edgar?
UFC Executive Defends MMA's 10-Point Must System
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Marc Ratner, is one of the world’s most respected combat sports regulators. The former Executive Director for Nevada has seen it all. In a sport where the only rules used to be no biting or eye gauging, he, with the assistance of the UFC, has shaped the sport we all love into the modern era of MMA we are currently in.
VIDEO | BJ Penn Adds Another Name to His List of Super-Coaches
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
Daniel Cormier: Everyone's Chin Expires, Even Roy Nelson's
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
“Every person, every tough guy you’ve ever seen fight, whether it’s in boxing or martial arts who is known for having a great chin — there’s an expiration date on that. There’s a number these guys can take. What if the last one from Stipe Miocic was the one that was one too many? Maybe the expiration date on Roy’s chin was up in Canada. Maybe mine are the ones he can’t take.” Top UFC heavyweight fighter, Daniel Cormier believes that everyone’s ability to take a punch expires at some point.
Coach: Askren Being Used As Pawn Between Two Promotions
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
“I feel like at times [Askren]’s being used as a pawn from one promotion to the other, personally. I mean, if [Bellator] doesn’t want him, let him go. I would love to see that fight happen, for sure. But Georges is talking about retiring, for one. Two, in order to make a title fight at welterweight in the UFC, they need footage to promote Ben, which they don’t have. “Bjorn’s got to know it’s a very hard asking for Dana, ‘let’s do this.’ Realistically you need footage and a contender fight. Where do we get the footage of Ben Askren in the background to promote this? Because Bellator owns this, and another TV company owns this. There’s a lot of things behind the scenes that just couldn’t happen. It’s weird, because [my] fighters are like my children. A week ago, Ben was down. He gets this told to him, he’s happier than a kid on Christmas.”
VIDEO | Michael Bisping Cooks Steak While Talking About Fight With Diaz
BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2013
British UFC middleweight Michael Bisping cooks up some steaks with at his home in California and discusses his recent eye injury, a potential fight against Nick Diaz and more.
Diego Sanchez: I love the way I match-up with Anthony Pettis
Chris Taylor - October 16, 2013
Diego Sanchez (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) made his lightweight debut in February of 2009, this after a 6-2 run in the UFC’s welterweight division. “The Dream” scored back-to-back wins over Joe Stevenson and Clay Guida, which earned him a lightweight title shot against then-champion, B.J. Penn.
Mark Coleman Named As Team Penn's TUF 19 Wrestling Coach
BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2013
UFC Hall-Of-Famer, Mark “The Hammer’ Coleman has accepted a spot on the coaching team of BJ Penn for the 19th season of the UFC’s hit reality show, “The Ultimate Fighter.” The former UFC champion will join BJ Penn, Nova Uniao founder Andre Pederneiras and perhaps even Bas Rutten as a coach for up-and-coming fighters.