UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn will reportedly make his long-awaited return to the Octagon at UFC 199 on June 4, where he’ll face featherweight Dennis Siver.
That’s according to MMAjunkie, while Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports confirmed the report:
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UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn will reportedly make his long-awaited return to the Octagon at UFC 199 on June 4, where he’ll face featherweight Dennis Siver.
That’s according to MMAjunkie, while Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports confirmed the report:
Wrestling coach Israel Martinez confirmed Penn will be fighting on June 4:
Per ESPN.com, the 37-year-old hasn’t fought since losing the TUF 19 finale to Frankie Edgar by third-round stoppage in 2014. His last win came against Matt Hughes in 2010.
He became a UFC Hall of Famer in 2015, per Mookie Alexander of Bloody Elbow.
Penn (16-10-2) is now 37 years old and has not scored an official UFC win since 2010 when he knocked out Matt Hughes. He has gone 0-5-1 around that victory.
Siver (22-11) will be searching for his first win since a 2014 decision over Charles Rosa following losses last year to current featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Tatsuya Kawajiri.
The UFC 199 card currently features a pair of title fights, as Chris Weidman challenges Luke Rockhold for the middleweight belt and Urijah Faber does the same for bantamweight gold vs. Dominick Cruz.
It’s a rare occurrence to see a corner throw in the towel in the modern era of MMA, despite the fact there have been clear cases where it seemed like the right thing to do to save a fighter from an unnecessary beating. However, there’s a stigma attached to a fight being stopping this way, not
It’s a rare occurrence to see a corner throw in the towel in the modern era of MMA, despite the fact there have been clear cases where it seemed like the right thing to do to save a fighter from an unnecessary beating.
However, there’s a stigma attached to a fight being stopping this way, not to mention confusion among some about the legality of throwing in the towel and fears over how the fighter will react to it, which means that it’s generally just left to either the referee or the fighter themselves to make the final decision on when to call it a day.
That being said, there are times when the towel has been thrown in, both in the ‘dark ages’ of the sport when it was actually one of the few ways to legitimately stop a fight, right up to the modern day.
In this article we’ll highlight some of the most memorable examples of the towel being thrown in (both literally and metaphorically) in the two biggest MMA promotions of all time, UFC and PRIDE.
Former UFC champion BJ Penn will forever be a legend in MMA.
However, Penn just cannot stay away from active competition.
While no fight is currently lined up for “The Prodigy,” he continues to train at his new home in New Mexico under the watchf…
Former UFC champion BJ Penn will forever be a legend in MMA.
However, Penn just cannot stay away from active competition.
While no fight is currently lined up for “The Prodigy,” he continues to train at his new home in New Mexico under the watchful eye of Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn.
Penn appeared on Friday night’s episode of “Inside MMA” to discuss his return and decision to train at Jackson-Wink MMA.
See who could be fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 16… News broke late last night that once again Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return had been hindered by injury, but this time it was not his own. Tony Ferguson, originally scheduled to face ‘The Eagle’ on April 16’s UFC on FOX 19 card, withdrew from the bout with
See who could be fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 16…
News broke late last night that once again Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return had been hindered by injury, but this time it was not his own. Tony Ferguson, originally scheduled to face ‘The Eagle’ on April 16’s UFC on FOX 19 card, withdrew from the bout with just 11 days notice. Nurmagomedov has been out of action for two years now, his last performance a dominant win over current lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos, and now the 22-0 Sambo master is looking for a replacement for ‘El Cucuy.’
We saw that Donald Cerrone threw his name in the mix, but with his own fight against Patrick Cote also at risk, it’s possible the UFC might look elsewhere. Luckily for the matchmakers, there’s been a number of fighters making themselves available for Nurmagomedov, but not all of them for April 16.
UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos claims he has unfinished business with ‘The Eagle,’ but his old foe wasn’t too co-operative when the Brazilian came knocking:
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a sport dictated by violence. From vicious knockouts to suffocating submissions, fighters are continuously subjected to life-altering danger. Despite the imminent threats, MMA combatants still partake in the barbarism. The sport obviously incorporates an abundance of beautiful artistry, but its turbulent forces certainly outweigh the good. In the midst of
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a sport dictated by violence. From vicious knockouts to suffocating submissions, fighters are continuously subjected to life-altering danger.
Despite the imminent threats, MMA combatants still partake in the barbarism. The sport obviously incorporates an abundance of beautiful artistry, but its turbulent forces certainly outweigh the good.
In the midst of the in-cage turmoil, training camp struggles and countless years of gritty competition, fighters experience some of the worst effects imaginable. And while injuries like broken legs, snapped arms, thick cuts, torn knees and dissolved chins stand out among many, there may not be one more disturbing than the cauliflower ear.
Here are the 10 worst spanning the history of MMA, which includes detached appendages, blood-bursting impacts and downright egregious looking ears.
UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn will reportedly make his long-awaited return to the Octagon at UFC 199 on June 4, where he’ll face featherweight Dennis Siver.
