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bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2015

Donald Cerrone is currently gearing up for his UFC on Fox 17 title fight against UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Leading up to the bout ‘Cowboy’ headed over to Xtreme Couture to roll with former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Miesha Tate.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2015

News broke earlier today that WSOF Asia LLC has filed a lawsuit against MMAWC, which controls World Series Of Fighting and several key WSOF personnel including Ali Abdelaziz. The lawsuit, which was examined by BloodyElbow, doesn’t look good for WSOF. Many issues, including defamation, breach of contract, financial issues and NAC code violations are all being brought to light.

Russell Ess - October 27, 2015

ONE Championship welterweight titleholder Ben Askren is always going to speak his mind. As the undefeated champion of ONE with a 14-0 record, Askren shared his thoughts with MMA Junkie on Johny Hendricks missing weight for his fight scheduled against former teammate Tyon Woodley at UFC 192. “People are finally getting to see what I’ve known about Johny for more than a decade: his pathetic excuses,” Askren said as both of them were wrestling in the NCAA Division I during the same time of their college careers.

Russell Ess - October 27, 2015

Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin linked up with UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone for some cross training. The two stars mixed up Griffin’s typical NBA workout regiment with “Cowboy” introducing the 6-foot-10 all-star to some grappling and striking.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2015

Things aren’t looking good for former K-1 fighter Hong-Man Choi. According to The Korea Times, an arrest warrant has been issued for the 7’2 kickboxer due to unpaid debts dating back to 2013.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2015

Hey the punk wrote you little ditty @CMPunk pic.twitter.com/lIymIjcioJ — Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) October 26, 2015

Russell Ess - October 27, 2015

A third bout between legendary fighters Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson is set for UFC Fight Night 77 at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 7.

Russell Ess - October 27, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2015

Friday night’s Bellator 144 event was packed with finishes, as well as a title fight, but that wasn’t enough to bring eyes to the fight card.  According to MMAFighting, the event drew in a dismal 555,000 viewers, the lowest of any Scott Coker era Bellator event. 

Chris Taylor - October 26, 2015

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Josh Koscheck (17-10 MMA) signed a contract with Bellator MMA this past June and is currently awaiting his first opponent from the promotion. The former “Ultimate Fighter Season 1” star was initially slated to make his first Bellator appearance this December at Bellator 147, but instead is now being targeted for a January event.

Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey appeared on “NFL FOX Sunday” to speak with Curt Menefee and Michael Strahan to discuss her upcoming title fight against Holly Holm at UFC 193.

Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Oct 24, 2015 at 12:16pm PDT The bloody fight, which streamed on UFC Fight Pass was a tough battle between the two competitors, but the post-fight celebration is what a lot of fans remembered.

Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

https://youtu.be/31h34ezqp_U On Sunday, UFC on Fox unveiled a two part series highlighting Conor McGregor’s path to fighting at UFC 189.

Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

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Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

UFC flyweight prospect Louis Smolka needed to use some defense after his fight was over on Saturday. “Da last samurai” played spoiler in the main event of UFC Fight Night 76 by submitting Irish local Paddy Holohan in Dublin.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

https://youtu.be/iAfGo0_v5no Rising star Terence Crawford has picked up yet another knockout win this past weekend when he clashed with Dierry Jean on HBO pay-per-view in Omaha, Nebraska.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

All signs are pointing to Manny Pacquiao making his return to professional boxing in April of 2016 in what will be his last fight before he hangs up his gloves for good. “Pac-Man” has not competed in a boxing ring since his record-breaking fight with Floyd Mayweather in May 2015’s “fight of the century”. The result didn’t play out exactly how Manny had hoped; Mayweather’s defensive style of fighting ultimately led to “Money’s” hands being raised in victory after twelve rounds of action. Rumors circulated whether or not a rematch would take place before Mayweather confirmed his retirement after his bout with Andre Berto in September.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

Bellator made their long-awaited return after a one month layoff between cards with “Bellator 144” which took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The vacated Bellator Middleweight Championship found a new owner on Friday night when Rafael Carvalho disposed of Brandon Halsey in less than ten minutes with a brutal liver kick. Halsey never lost the title in competition, but rather due to a technicality. He walked into his Bellator 137 bout with Kendall Grove overweight and was stripped of the championship. The only way the championship would leave the cage slung over somebody’s shoulder that night was if Grove were to walk out victorious as Halsey was restricted from winning it.