BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes: Rob Font, UFC bantamweight: I’m going with Blaydes to outwrestle Pavlovich and pull it off. Brandon Royval, UFC flyweight: Blaydes just outwrestles Pavlovich, and I think he can get a stoppage, too. Davey Grant, UFC bantamweight: It’s an interesting one. Pavlovich has been looking well but we
Julianna Pena broke her back carrying Amanda Nunes to UFC 289. But unlike Jake Paul, who snapped his spine by lugging Hasim Rahman Jr. to the finish line for a fight that never came to fruition, “The Venezuelan Vixen” was able to avoid a trip to the hospital. Let’s just hope Doan’s back pills are
Following two fights to start off his pro MMA career in 2021, heavyweight Austin Green ramped up his output in 2022 with three MMA fights and multiple grappling matches. Though by the latter half of 2022 Green was feeling the effects of all his activity, he nonetheless had the kind of activity level he’d like
2:08 PM ET Former UFC fighter Karl Roberson was arrested in New Jersey for his alleged involvement in a theft of more than $200,000 worth of jewelry and valuables from a home, the Howell Township (New Jersey) Police Department announced Saturday. Roberson, 32, is being charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of a controlled
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Heading into his UFC debut last December, I wondered if Marshall was maybe getting stuck in a little too tough right out of the gate being paired off with Argentinian veteran Marcelo Rojo. Midway through the first round, it was clear that the 24-year-old was certainly capable of holding his own against the more experienced
The 119th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Vegas 71. We’re first joined by UFC bantamweight Rani Yahya (1:44). Next, UFC lightweight Ricky Glenn (13:52) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Christos Giagos (25:48). [embedded content] Rani Yahya opens up the show
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Demetrious Johnson never became a true super star, but real fight fans know he’s one of the greatest fighters of all time. Certainly, he’s among the most dominant champions of his era, having set the record for most consecutive title defenses in UFC history. During that run, he scored massive knockouts
Fight card shuffle: Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simon new UFC Vegas 72 headliner UFC Vegas 72 has a new headliner and this week’s UFC Vegas 71 has lost it’s co-main event. A bantamweight showdown between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon got pushed back a week to take the UFC Vegas 72 main event slot on
10:27 AM ET The UFC has a new main event for its card next week. A scheduled bantamweight bout between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon will take the headlining spot of UFC Fight Night on April 29 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Monday night. Song vs. Simon was originally scheduled for the UFC Fight
As Jorge Masvidal prepares to turn the page in his combat life, Danny Sabatello believes that “Gamebred” won the game of mixed martial arts. Masvidal, Sabatello’s teammate at American Top Team, announced his retirement from MMA following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns earlier this month at UFC 287. The “BMF” champion realized he
“For sure,” Hiestand said. “I’ve come down to Vegas and trained with my team and we do a lot of cross training with some guys down here. I’m training with a lot of top-level bantamweights, a lot of guys at the highest level, and I’m seeing where I rank and I’m pretty happy with how
In the main event of UFC Kansas City, a battle of top-five featherweights went down as former champion Max Holloway took on Arnold Allen. Holloway was coming off a decision loss to Alexander Volkanovski which was his third defeat to the Aussie for the belt. Before that, he had back-to-back wins over Yair Rodriguez and
Karl Roberson is facing some pretty serious charges. The former UFC light heavyweight slugger was arrested and charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of controlled dangerous substance and several weapons offenses after allegedly burglarizing a New Jersey home and making off with $200,000 worth of “exotic jewelry and valuables.” Accomplice Dathan Thompson was also
Having come into 2022 on a three-fight winning streak to start his career, lightweight Richie Miranda was looking to replicate his success and by all accounts he was able to do so. In three fights last year, Miranda picked up three victories, raising his career-starting winning streak to six and establishing himself as someone to
Bantamweights Song Yadong and Ricky Simon were just days away from clashing at UFC Vegas 71 but instead they’ll wait another week after being bumped to the main event at UFC Vegas 72 on April 29. UFC officials announced the switch on Monday after Renato Moicano suffered an injury that forced him out of the
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush is about ready to start a riot. He’s been out of the cage since his clash with Mateusz Gamrot last October at UFC 280. In that outing, Dariush secured an entertaining unanimous decision victory over ‘Gamer’. The win was the contender’s eighth in a row, having previously defeated names such
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC President Dana White has made it clear where his political beliefs lie. Back in both 2016 and 2020, White spoke on behalf of former president Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, and their ties actually go further back. In the early 2000s when UFC was widely illegal in the