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bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Recently it was announced that our namesake BJ Penn would be coming out of retirement to chase the featherweight championship. With Greg Jackson in his corner, Penn hopes to capture the featherweight championship and become the first man in UFC history to hold a championship belt in 3 weight classes. While a fight with Nik Lentz seemed to be out of the question, Penn is coming back regardless of whether or not he gets to fight Lentz.

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Jose Aldo may have been KOd in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to lose the UFC featherweight championship, however he believes that if the punch he landed while he was on his way to sleep landed, he would have knocked McGregor out. BloodyElbow has the transcription:

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate was spotted by TMZ reporters and Tate gave her response to Ronda Rousey hosting SNL.   The title contender is on a four fight win streak since her lost to Rousey back in 2013.

bjpenndotcom - January 23, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3hdv3k_sage-northcutt-shows-two-amazing-jumps_sport Sage Northcutt (7-0 MMA) is back in to the octagon after another victory last month.    With Northcutt’s original opponent out due to injury, “Super” will now be facing Bryan Barberena (10-2 MMA) at welterweight debut.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is fresh off of his UFC 194 KO loss to Conor McGregor, and currently has no plans set for his next fight. Conor McGregor on the other hand has been booked to move up to lightweight at UFC 197 and challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship. While McGregor claims that RDA is a traitor to Brazil, Jose Aldo says there is no way he would fight his fellow countryman, and there’s no way McGregor leaves UFC 197 with the lightweight strap.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

This past Sunday in Boston Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon for just his second fight in 4 years. Cruz’s return was a triumphant one as he defeated TJ Dillashaw via split decision to reclaim his UFC bantamweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

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Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

With just his third fight in the UFC, lightweight star Sage Northcutt will be going up a weight class to welterweight. Northcutt’s original lightweight opponent Andrew Holbrook has been forced out of competition. Bryan Barbarena has stepped in to fight Northcutt on short notice as the scheduled event in Newark, New Jersey nears on Jan. 31. Barbarena holds a professional record of 10-3 and is 1-1 in the UFC.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

“I am not a company man. I am the company.” Those are famous words from the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

http://dai.ly/x3npeei Conor McGregor is a star. Check him out as he makes time with some fans after the UFC 197 Press Conference earlier this week.

Russell Ess - January 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/3-qhnRm-N6w?t=48m10s “Kenny Florian, stop copying and pasting man.”

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

At 41 years old Mark ‘Super Samoan’ Hunt is without a doubt a legend of the sport, and one of the most beloved fighters. Hunt is coming off a 1st round TKO win over ‘Bigfoot’ Silva at UFC 193, and is currently gearing up for his ‘UFC Fight Night: Australia’ main event fight against Frank Mir.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Ahead of Cain Velasquez’s UFC 196 rematch with Fabricio Werdum for the UFC heavyweight championship, take a look at Velasquez on the big screen as he appears alongside Vince Vaughn in ‘Term Life’.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Wednesday at the UFC 197 Press Conference Conor McGregor put UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos on blast for nearly 45 minutes. McGregor also touched upon a variety of topics including why he’s fighting RDA instead of Frankie Edgar, his hopes of claiming the UFC welterweight championship by the end of 2016, and more.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

Dominic Cruz Trash Talk Compilation "You look… by smackhisface1 While Conor McGregor and the Diaz Brothers are widely believed to be the best trash talkers in MMA, however this compilation of Dominick Cruz talking trash puts the champ up there with the best.

bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/CPjBbVFCtHU Ahead of Anthony Johnson’s pivotal light heavyweight scrap with Ryan Bader next Saturday at UFC on FOX 18 in Newark New Jersey, take a look at Johnson winning just his 5th UFC fight back in 2009.