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6:54 AM ET JUSTIN GAETHJE WAS 18 years old when he spent a summer working at the Morenci copper mine, located about an hour’s drive from his hometown of Safford, Arizona. Safford is a small town of approximately 10,000, in the southeast portion of the state. One of its largest employers is FreePort-McMoRan, a Phoenix-based

Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News UFC president Dana White wasn’t about to hold his tongue with Bob Arum’s recent comments. Over the years, White and Arum have been going back-and-forth with verbal shots. When the UFC was on its rise, Arum, who is a longtime boxing promoter, trashed the sport of MMA. One time while

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The COVID-19 pandemic is causing all sorts of problems, from overcrowded hospitals to potential economic collapse. One of the most immediate concerns for many, however, is where there next meal will come from. In the United States, some food banks are overwhelmed by the situation, and that’s before the possible meat

Henry Cejudo eyeing Jose Aldo after Dominick Cruz, doesn’t want TJ Dillashaw (UFC 249 virtual scrum) <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is on a legends tour. He’s willing to fight the up-and-coming contenders, but feels that there is more to gain by fighting the

Image Credit: UFC.com Alonzo Menifield will return to the Octagon for the first time in nearly a year to battle Devin Clark. Multiple sources confirmed to BJPENN.com that Menifield will take on Devin Clark on June 6 at a location to be announced. The contracts have already been issued and signed, the sources confirmed. Alonzo

1:44 PM ET Mulitple Contributors Dan Lambert sits at the front desk of American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, waiting for law enforcement to walk through its doors. Although it’s not open to the public, the MMA gym has its share of activity as fighters prepare for their upcoming bouts. “I probably get it

Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Tony Ferguson has just about had it with the failed attempts at a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. This Saturday night (May 9), Ferguson will collide with Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC lightweight championship. The bout will headline UFC 249 inside the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Ferguson

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo, has yet to make a single title defense since finishing Marlos Moraes to capture the vacant crown at UFC 238 back in June 2018, but he’s already such a dominant champion that Dominick Cruz is expected to be crushed in the opening minutes of the UFC 249

UFC 249 Embedded: Haircuts, dog walks, workouts and baseball [embedded content] The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to action this week with its first live event in nearly two months. The last time the promotion held an event was UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira on March 14 in Brasilia, Brazil. Then the world came crashing

Image via Essentially Sports Mike Tyson is staging a comeback, and he’s already got plenty of suitors. Count John Fury, the father of current heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, among them. Fury Sr. announced that he wants to fight the 53-year-old legend in a charity boxing match in a video captured by Manchester Fight Club. See