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The UFC will kick off its new era on Paramount+ with a blockbuster interim lightweight title fight between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje headlining UFC 324 on January 24, 2026. The announcement confirms the first major event under the promotion’s revolutionary new broadcast deal that eliminates pay-per-view fees for U.S. subscribers. Interim Lightweight Championship Showdown […]
Sinead Kavanagh, Bellator 291 Credit: Lucas Noonan/Bellator MMA Former Bellator MMA featherweight title challenger Sinead Kavanagh is in legal trouble after she was arrested earlier this week following an incident on a Ryanair flight about to depart from Spain to her native Ireland. Kavanagh was on board the plane, which was scheduled to travel from […]
Keith Jardine is an acclaimed ex-UFC vet who also played a role in stunt work John Wick. ‘The Dean of Mean’ recently delved into some of his experiences on set and the connection he had with the actor who played the titular character Keanu Reeves, even before filming. Also of note, Reeves previously trained with […]
![Daniel Cormier responds to Jon Jones visiting Russia: “Why? [he] not with his family on Thanksgiving?” | BJPenn.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Daniel-Cormier.jpg?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1 "Daniel Cormier responds to Jon Jones visiting Russia: “Why? [he] not with his family on Thanksgiving?” | BJPenn.com")
Daniel Cormier recently spoke about Jon Jones’ travel efforts in Chechnya and wondered why his old rival wasn’t on home soil for a popular American holiday. A video circulated on social media of Jones enjoying Chechen cuisine during his recent trip to Russia, where he used exotic weapons with Ramzan Kadyrov and made wrestling-related jokes […]
![Arman Tsarukyan: “[Michael] Chandler is nobody. UFC tried to make him a superstar” | BJPenn.com](https://i0.wp.com/www.bjpenn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Michael-Chandler-Arman-Tsarukyan.jpg?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1 "Arman Tsarukyan: “[Michael] Chandler is nobody. UFC tried to make him a superstar” | BJPenn.com")
Arman Tsarukyan does not rate Michael Chandler highly as a top level MMA fighter and indicated as much when he shot the former multi-time Bellator MMA champion in a recent interview. The conversation in question took place on Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel as Tsarukyan addressed various topics in the wake of his recent victory over […]
Interview with Merab Sharikadze (2:02) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with RKENA FC light heavyweight Merab Sharikadze. After a stellar career in rugby, the Georgian legend has made the transition to the world of MMA. After only four months of training, he will make his debut on Saturday. He talks about […]
Credit: UFC/Youtube Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov battle it out again… online. On Wednesday, McGregor addressed a recent marketing move by Nurmagomedov, who has lately been selling NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) on the messaging app Telegram. Specifically, Nurmagomedov sold digital Papakhas (that’s the white fluffy hat that Khabib made famous during his UFC run), with an […]
Newly crowned UFC Strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern is preparing for her first title defense, with her coach Jason Parillo already targeting a blockbuster bout against former champion Zhang Weili. The potential showdown would pit Dern’s world-class wrestling against Weili’s explosive striking, in what many consider the ultimate test of the new champion’s reign. Parillo’s favorite […]
Michael Morales and Carlos Prates are some of the main players in welterweight following their UFC 322 victories, with the former expressing a willingness to fight the latter if neither gets the next title shot. During a performance op Death Row MMA with Jorge Masvidalthe current number four in the weight category covered several topics […]
Jon Jones had some recent interactions with the widely controversial Ramzan Kadyrov, and the former two-division UFC champion described what the experience was like on social media. Kadyrov is the head of the Chechen Republic and has been accused of several human rights abuses, with Kadyrov having had close contacts with many major MMA fighters […]
