Jessica Penne on Friday issued a lengthy statement via Instagram, claiming that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is effectively and unfairly putting an end to her UFC career with a potential four-year sanction. After having completed a sanction of 18 months for violating the rules in relation to doctor-prescribed medication, Penne thought that she was finally
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9:21 PM ET UFC strawweight Jessica Penne says she is fearful her career might be over due to ongoing issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). In a lengthy statement released on her social media on Friday, Penne, 36, says she is “heart-broken and defeated,” and facing a potential four-year suspension for a failed
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dustin Poirier wouldn’t mind sharing a card with Jorge Masvidal as the two battle the Diaz brothers. Poirier and Nate Diaz were scheduled to clash back in Nov. 2018. “The Diamond” was forced off the card due to an injury. The bout was never rescheduled but
UFC heavyweight and fan favorite Derrick Lewis (22-7 MMA) believes the folks over at American Top Team have a hit out on him. ‘The Black Beast’ is scheduled to make his Octagon return at February’s UFC 247 event in his backyard of Houston, Texas, where he will square off with divisional newcomer Ilir Latifi. Lewis
Fight video: Watch Maycee Barber leave Hannah Cifers in a bloody heap ahead of UFC 246 [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Maycee Barber has been a one-woman wrecking machine since she arrived in the UFC. Launching into the Octagon on Dana White’s Contender Series, Barber has shown a ferocity and brutal ground-and-pound game that isn’t
With less than one week before Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone settle the score in the middle of the cage at UFC 246 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the predictions are starting to roll in. Since this is McGregor’s first fight after getting submitted by Khabib Nurmagomedov back
2:09 AM ET The UFC is targeting a bantamweight matchup between Aspen Ladd and Julianna Pena on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, sources said. Contracts have not been signed, but the promotion is working on finalizing the 135-pound contest. The fight will take place at UFC Fight Night inside Nationwide Arena and air on ESPN.
Derrick Lewis (Photo: Instagram @UFC) Derrick Lewis believes the folks at American Top Team feel they have a formula to beat him. Lewis is scheduled to take on Ilir Latifi on Feb. 8 at UFC 247. Lewis will have the crowd by his side in Houston as he resides in Cypress, Texas. Latifi had competed
Image: @thenotoriousMMA on instagram Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon at UFC 246 for a welterweight scrap with Donald Cerrone. McGregor has not competed since suffering a submission loss to bitter rival and current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the main event of UFC 229.
(James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) Stamp Fairtex scored the fourth win of her burgeoning MMA career at ONE: A New Tomorrow in Bangkok on Friday. The Thai finished Puja Tomar late in the opening round to delight the fans in attendance at the Impact Arena. After a cautious start from both fighters Tomar
Conor McGregor looks ready for his comeback fight against Donald Cerrone next weekend at UFC 246 in Las Vegas, or at least that’s what “Notorious” is portraying. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion will be making his first trip to the Octagon since getting choked out by 155-pound king Khabib Nurmagomedov back in October
EDGEWOOD, New Mexico — Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is the most successful fighter in UFC history, based on number of wins. He’s also the craziest fighter in UFC history, based on, well, just about everything. Want to hear a wild story about Cowboy? How much time have you got? Over the years, Cerrone has shared tales
Dominick Cruz is certain he will make his return to the Octagon soon. The former UFC bantamweight champion has not fought since he lost his belt to Cody Garbrandt in December of 2016. Since then, he was scheduled to fight Jimmie Rivera on Dec. 30, 2017, but he broke his forearm. Then, in January of
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Jessica Penne isn’t counting on being able to continue her fighting career. Penne has competed under the UFC banner and even challenged for the promotion’s strawweight title at some point. Penne has certainly seen better days, however. She’s currently dealing with USADA, the official drug testing
Conor McGregor unveils training video, giving us a peak into his UFC 246 preparations With the fight little more than a week away, Conor McGregor has unveiled some training footage as he prepares for his UFC 246 headlining showdown with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. McGregor returns to the Octagon for the first time in more than
Former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar recently visited his alma mater of the University of Minnesota to test his wrestling skills against 19-year-old phenom Gable Steveson. Lesnar, who officially retired from MMA last April amidst rumors of a return bout opposite Daniel Cormier, visited the school early Friday. Remember, Lesnar wrestled
7:15 AM ET In 2017, just before Conor McGregor boxed Floyd Mayweather in “The Money Fight,” I did an interview on a national radio show that I’m reminded of now, one week ahead of McGregor’s fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. I remember playfully telling the show’s hosts, who were not mixed martial
Image Credit: Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dillon Danis says that Khabib Nurmagomedov realized he made a mistake trying to fight him in the crowd. Back in Oct. 2018, Conor McGregor challenged Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight gold. There was a lot of bad blood going into the bout and it spilled over