Image Credit: Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Paulo Costa says he will retire before he turns 36 and plans on donating his brain for research when he passes away. Costa is currently undefeated in MMA with a record of 13-0 and is the number one contender at middleweight. It is expected he will
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! With 750 thousand Instagram followers and his own strain of marijuana, Sean O’Malley is among the most popular unranked fighters on the UFC roster. His flashy and effective striking style definitely helps, but O’Malley also has a standout sense of humor and style that has only grown his audience, even while
Paul Felder was on the cusp of moving into title contention had he defeated Dan Hooker at UFC on ESPN+ 26 in February. He instead lost a narrow split-decision, indicating that it might have been his final fight in the Octagon. “I knew it was close. I felt like I hurt him a lot in
Photo via HDNet Check out videos of the top five submissions from UFC 11 to UFC 20, featuring the legendary UFC Hall of Famer Kazushi Sakuraba. In our latest series here at BJPenn.com “Top 5 Submissions” we take a look at the most lethal submissions from the second block of UFC events. These tapouts from
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jon Jones has responded to Dominick Reyes and is hinting that he’s moving on for now. Back in February, Jones and Reyes did battle for the UFC light heavyweight championship. “Bones” was the champion putting his gold on the line. After five rounds of action, Jones retained
Conor McGregor has a long way to go to prove he is a changed man outside of the cage, but the former UFC champion is well on his way. Before McGregor made his return to the Octagon this past January to finish Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds at UFC 246 (highlights HERE), the Irish
Bellator’s best knockouts? Check out this highlight reel! Hungry for some fisticuffs? Check out this Bellator MMA knockout reel! While the sports world is in a standstill, we’re all left with running back some of the moments that shaped our favorite sports. Well, Bellator MMA quickly became one of the biggest fight promotions in the
Image: @ufc on Instagram UFC middleweight standout Darren Till had a interesting exchange with ESPN journalist Ariel Helwani this evening on social media. The former UFC welterweight title challenger, Till (18-2-1 MMA), took to Twitter with the following statement in which he issued some choice words for Helwani. The tough guy act is over.The Darren
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Conor McGregor is taking aim at Tony Ferguson after “El Cucuy” made weight for a postponed event. Ferguson was adamant that he would make championship weight one day before the postponed UFC 249 event. “El Cucuy” did indeed tip the scales at 155 pounds despite the fact
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Henry Cejudo has fully embraced his “Triple Cringe” persona for months now, and credit to him, it’s working to extent. I can personally say I’ve written many more articles about Cejudo as a result of his attention-grabbing antics and intergender challenges. For the most part, it’s harmless, as Cejudo is goofing
Video: Check out these insane UFC fighter callouts! [embedded content] Trash talk is the name of the game these days, but take a look back at some of the most memorable in-Octagon callouts in UFC history! From Nate Diaz to Chael Sonnen to Nick Diaz to Khabib Nurmagomedov and even Matt Hughes and Georges St-Pierre,
In our newest segment “Top 5 Knockouts” we take a look back at some of the most brutal finishes that have occurred during numbered UFC events. In this second edition of “Top 5 Knockouts”, we reflect back on UFC events 11 – 20, which occurred between the years of 1996 to 1999. During that stretch
Image Credit: Getty Images Bob Arum and Top Rank boxing, as well as other combat sports, have to start looking at options when it comes to holding events. With the current restrictions on sports, business is not able to function as usual and that includes training for “fight camps” and the events they are intended
Jorge Masvidal may be the official “BMF” king, but UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is undoubtedly the scariest fighter in the welterweight division today. Usman, who is coming off an enthralling title defense over Colby Covington this past December, has found himself in quite the rivalry with “Gamebred” over the past few months. Not only
16 April 2020 – Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announced that One World: Together At Home — a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, will air on ONE Championship’s official Facebook Page and on the ONE Super App on
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has no plans of granting Dominick Reyes with a immediate rematch following their close fight at UFC 247. ‘Bones’ scored a unanimous decision victory over Reyes at February’s event in Houston, but the judges ruling did not sit well with many
5:18 PM ET Tony Ferguson will not fight Khabib Nurmagomedov or Justin Gaethje on Saturday night, as was originally planned. But the UFC lightweight star says he still did a full weight cut and stepped on a scale Friday morning. Ferguson made championship weight — 155 pounds — and showed the footage on his Instagram.
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News UFC president Dana White held a call with UFC fighters discussing plans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UFC boss has done everything in his power to push forward with UFC events in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The promotion was set to go ahead with UFC 249 on April