The USADA has now responded to Jessica Penne’s claims that she’s essentially being forced into retirement under the threat of a four-year suspension from the sport. On Friday, the UFC strawweight released a lengthy statement taking aim at the USADA following a positive drug test for a banned substance after already serving an 18-month suspension
“She’s in this to truly be the youngest champion in the UFC. Love it or hate it, I don’t care what your opinion is, but when you see her and who she is personally and how she’s driven and what she does, she’s beyond her age in how she sets things up,” Felder says. “We’ve
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
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
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
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
Go up close and personal with the exchange after the fight between CM Punk and Mickey Gall. Also, watch the disappointment by those close to Alistair Overeem and the elation of Stipe Miocic and his team after he defended title in hometown. Relive the thrill and the agony of UFC 203 only on UFC FIGHT
Conor McGregor bout ahead, Donald Cerrone went through too many fights, Joanna Jedrzejczyk tries not to overtrain for Weili Zhang title bout, Corey Anderson talks about Johnny Walker bout and his post fight and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This
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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
When Conor McGregor became the biggest star in MMA, and challenged for the lightweight title while still holding the featherweight belt, it ushered in a new era of MMA – The Superfight Era. Sure, before McGregor there had been superfights occasionally, but with the kind of money McGregor was able to bring to MMA in
Jim and Matt kick off today’s episode discussing the similarities between Paige VanZant’s feud with Maycee Barber and the plot of Rocky III. Then, they cover some UFC headlines, including their picks for McGregor vs Cerrone and Israel Adesanya calling Jon Jones a ‘drug cheat.’ Finally, Bryce Mitchell calls into the podcast to talk his
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
Bellator star Dillon Danis has claimed that Khabib Nurmagomedov attempted to run away in the aftermath of their UFC 229 brawl. The incident, which occurred back in October 2018, began after Nurmagomedov had just submitted Conor McGregor in the fourth round of their main event fight in Las Vegas. Immediately after that, “The Eagle” quite
ONE: “A New Tomorrow” is set for the Impact Arena on Friday (Jan. 10, 2020) and as you would expect from a fight card in Bangkok, it is stacked with Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts. In the main event, Rodtang Jitmuangnon defends his flyweight Muay Thai title against Jonathan Haggerty in a rematch. Two of
Over the course of his first year and a half as a pro, lightweight Evan Elder has already been through the kinds of highs and lows that sometimes careers twice as long as his have yet to experience. After coming off two finishes in his first two pro bouts, Elder has spent the rest of
2:15 PM ET Rose Namajunas is back, and she’ll be facing a familiar opponent in her return. Namajunas (8-4) vs. Jessica Andrade (20-7) 2 is close to being finalized for UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to multiple sources. The fight will be a rematch of one that happened in May, which
A light heavyweight rematch with legitimate title contender implications is front and center on the official poster for UFC Rio Rancho. View this post on Instagram Who’s ready for a rematch? #UFCRioRancho A post shared by ufc (@ufc) on Jan 8, 2020 at 6:25pm PST In the main event, Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz meet