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Urijah Faber On Fighting McGregor: 'I Have A Hard Time Turning Down Good Fights'

BJPENN.COM News - June 24, 2015

https://youtu.be/JSQf8IKZV70?t=51m29s The news of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo getting injured and possibly being forced out of his bout with Conor McGregor is all everyone was talking about on Tuesday, including the guys over on Stud Show Radio.

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The Champ: 'Mendes And Faber Are Bad Match-ups For McGregor'

BJPENN.COM News - June 24, 2015

https://youtu.be/JSQf8IKZV70?t=45m35s UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw spoke about the Jose Aldo injury news while calling in to Stud Show Radio.

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UFC Champ T.J. Dillashaw Believes Jose Aldo Planning To Retire Soon

BJPENN.COM News - June 24, 2015

https://youtu.be/JSQf8IKZV70?t=40m49s UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw suffered a broken rib while training for his rematch with Renan Barao and had to pull out of the fight, so he knows a thing or two about what featherweight champion Jose Aldo is going through right now.

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Urijah Faber On The Time A Dwarf Cop "Had It Out For Me"

bjpenndotcom - June 11, 2015

https://youtu.be/y_8qzv0GL64?t=24m1s Whether it’s Jon Jones with his hit and run incident, or Bellator’s Mike Richman getting busted by the California State Athletic Commission, fighters seem to be having a tough time following the rules.

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Top UFC Female Leslie Smith Grateful For UFC Pay, But Hurt By Reebok Deal

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2015

Toward the end of 2014, the UFC claimed they made a monumental deal for the development of mixed martial arts when they struck an exclusive sponsorship deal with athletic company Reebok. The partnership would lead to Reebok being represented by every fighter on the roster on their way to, and inside of the octagon. Gone are the days of “Dynamic Fastener” being represented inside the cage.

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Velasquez on AKA's Injury Rate: 'We train hard, we spar hard, but it's not just our gym'

BJPENN.COM News - June 10, 2015

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is no stranger to being injured, but the UFC champ fights on, and faces a formidable opponent in interim champion Fabricio Werdum in this weekend’s UFC 188 main event.

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Melendez: 'Eddie Alvarez And I Are The Perfect Recipe For FOTY'

BJPENN.COM News - June 6, 2015

UFC lightweight and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez is looking forward to his scrap with former Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez.

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Thiago Tavares Training Footage Ahead Of Tonight's UFC Event -- WATCH

BJPENN.COM News - June 6, 2015

Ahead of tonight’s return to the UFC’s Octagon, top lightweight Thiago Tavares takes to Phuket Top Team to hone his striking game.

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UFC's Leslie Smith Responds To McMann: 'Psssh, I'll Fight Her'

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2015

The dangerous Team Cesar Gracie trained Leslie Smith responds to former UFC title challenger Sara McMann’s call out of the entire female bantamweight roster. She also talks fighter pay, and more.

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Gilbert Melendez: 'I've trained with Ronda Rousey, and she feels like a dude, and that's a compliment'

bjpenndotcom - June 5, 2015

With personal insight into the skill set of UFC champion Ronda Rousey, UFC 188’s Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez talks about the sport’s biggest star while on the road handling his media obligations. “I think Ronda has the potential to beat many athletes, many men athletes. Not just your normal men, but men who are successful in other sports. Now if it comes to heads up MMA, then it becomes a little different. But I see her being able to––if she can take Floyd (Mayweather) to the ground, if she can even body lock him, she has what it takes to pick someone up and throw someone. Throw them like they weigh nothing, she has the potential to do that. I’ve grappled with her and she feels like a dude, and I mean that in like a compliment.”