On the main card of UFC 274, an intriguing lightweight bout takes place as Michael Chandler takes on Tony Ferguson. Heading into the fight, Chandler is a massive -385 favorite on FanDuel while ‘El Cucuy’ is a +290 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again call upon former light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos to headline a major “Fight Night” event. “Marreta” was recently booked to throw hands against fellow 205-pound knockout artist Jamahal Hill on Aug. 6, though a city and venue have yet to be determined. That’s according to a report
Justin Gaethje went off on Nate Diaz during his UFC 274 media day appearance Justin Gaethje is gearing up to fight for the lightweight title again when he steps into the Octagon to face Charles Oliveira on Saturday night. But before he gets there, he addressed the trash talk that Nate Diaz has been spewing
A UFC light heavyweight battle between former title challenger Thiago Santos and rising contender Jamahal Hill is set to headline an August 6th Fight Night. MMA Junkie was among the first to report the news of the Santos vs. Hill booking. This will be the fourth UFC main event in his last five fights for
10:13 PM ET The UFC is targeting a lightweight main event between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev on July 9, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts have not been signed, but the UFC is close to finalizing the 155-pound fight. It will headline UFC Fight Night at a location to be determined. This will
(via Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Marlon Vera has officially entered the top five of the UFC’s bantamweight division after his win over Rob Font. Heading into Saturday night’s main event in Las Vegas, many wondered whether or not Marlon Vera had improved his game enough to earn the biggest win of his career to date. In
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s a strange time for Jorge Masvidal. Unless we’re counting the steakhouse brawl that left Colby Covington toothless — and seriously, what great irony is it that bad things keep happening to Covington’s mouth? — Masvidal is winless in his last three bouts. Based on recent reports, it also seems that
Two-time women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas puts her title on the line against former titleholder Carla Esparza in the UFC 274 co-main event on Saturday. Esparza defeated Namajunas to become the inaugural UFC women’s 115-pound champion in December 2014. It’s a loss Namajunas will try to avenge at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. this weekend.
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña made an appearance on Good Morning America on Monday to promote the new season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Yesterday, the 30th season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered, with Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes serving as the head coaches. The season will help build and hype the highly anticipated
8:00 AM ET The art of the submission is rooted in a fighter’s ability to seize an opening. An opportunity. A mistake. An action leading to a reaction. Close-quarters combat turns into an ongoing battle for positioning and leverage. It all plays on a constant loop until there’s an escape. Or an ending. The very
UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has explained how being compared to Ronda Rousey impacted her against Carla Esparza. This Saturday night at UFC 274, Rose Namajunas will attempt to cement her status as the best strawweight on the planet when she goes head to head with Carla Esparza. The two women have met before when
Some jackass launched himself into comedian Dave Chappelle last Tues. night (May 3) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Calif., where the longtime funnyman was recording his latest stand-up special for Netflix. Security (eventually) intervened and apprehended 23 year-old Isaiah Lee, who was armed with “a replica handgun that contained a knife blade,” according
Undefeated welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is coming off the biggest win of his career over Gilbert Burns at UFC 279 on April 9. It was a hard-fought bout that saw Chimaev get taken the distance for the first time in his career. Following the fight, UFC president Dana White suggested Chimaev should face top contender
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña is ready to adopt a new nickname should she secure a second consecutive victory over Amanda Nunes. At UFC 269 last December, then-double champion Nunes faced the sixth challenge to her 135-pound reign. In what most expected to be an inevitable 13th straight victory for the Brazilian, the “Lioness”
7:17 PM ET The UFC is working on a bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The 135-pound bout is expected to be finalized shortly. It will take place at UFC 276 on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. O’Malley (15-1) is 5-1 in the UFC with
The 77th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 274 and BKFC 25. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon (3:54). Sixth-ranked UFC flyweight Brandon Royval (20:19) stops by. BKFC fighter Julian Lane (36:41) then comes on. UFC strawweight Loopy Godinez (49:29) joins the show.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Rose Namajunas has really built her career off fighting the same opponents several times. Her last six fights came vs. three women, and her upcoming title defense this weekend (Sat. May 7, 2022) at UFC 274 opposite Carla Esparza is a rematch eight years in the making. Typically, when we talk
UFC 274 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘The fans are everything to me’ On episode 2 of UFC 274 Embedded, Justin Gaethje checks in to his home away from home then hits the links. Michael Chandler wraps up camp with Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman. Carla Esparza plans to reclaim the belt. Champ Rose Namajunas heads to