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BJPENN.COM News - July 7, 2015

It was announced yesterday that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be stripped of his WBO welterweight title. Mayweather did not pay the $200K fee in order to hold the belt, so the WBO committee voted to take it from him and give it to Timothy Bradley Jr..

BJPENN.COM News - July 7, 2015

Valdet Gashi, the former muay thai world champion who gave it up to join ISIS, has reportedly died.

BJPENN.COM News - July 7, 2015

Check out Nick Diaz’s impressive ninja skills!

BJPENN.COM News - July 7, 2015

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar completely destroyed this car, then throws a door into the crowd!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

On Episode 5 of UFC 189 Embedded, featherweight title contender Chad Mendes continues to train hard in Sacramento, California, motivated by the magnitude of the upcoming event. His opponent Conor McGregor does the same in Las Vegas, capping his day with a big-city display of fireworks. Mendes celebrates the holiday weekend on the water before setting off some DIY pyrotechnics. UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the championship doubleheader at UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

“UFC 189” is just days away, which means it’s International Fight Week! Frank Trigg, Matt Hughes, Bas Rutten and BJ Penn are set to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Check out the replay of the Hall of Fame Media Conference call in its entirety!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Floyd “Money” Mayweather had to do a little more than just defeat Manny Pacquiao by way of decision to hold on to the WBO Welterweight Championship. Mayweather was also supposed to vacate his other titles so younger boxers could have a run at the gold as well. Mayweather originally did not want to forfeit his titles, but he ultimately accepted the deal. As well as accepting the new WBO Welterweight Championship, he was required to pay the sanctioning body a $200,000 fee by last Friday.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Go into the training camps of Irish sensation Conor McGregor and Team Alpha Male’s Chad Mendes as they both prep for their UFC featherweight interim title bout in the main event at UFC 189 in this edition of Countdown.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Anderson Silva has been forced to sit on the sidelines and watch the UFC’s middleweight division shift before his very eyes. While he remains on the rankings, he has slipped from champion to number five under the likes of fellow Brazilians Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida. While the status of his suspension for PEDs remains a mystery, Silva has been keeping fresh and looks to be ready to return to action at the drop of a dime! Check him out showcasing his muay thai skills!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Anderson Silva has not stopped honing his craft since getting suspended for failing his UFC 183 post-fight drug test. While the results for the test are now up in the air, Silva remains suspended from in-octagon action. Silva is making the most of his time away from the octagon, though! Here he is training with Dan Inosanto, better known as one of Bruce Lee’s students and a wealth of knowledge of Jeet Kune Do! Check out Silva training with Inosanto in the video above!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum has been spending some time in Thailand working on becoming a more dangerous kickboxer than he already is. Werdum’s brutal strikes have already knocked out some of the toughest chins in the UFC like Mark Hunt’s, but this Thai taxi driver isn’t afraid of that! Check out this hilarious video of Werdum trying to get back home!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

John Gooden and Dan Hardy take an in-depth look at the non-title fights on the UFC 189 main card including Brad Pickett vs Thomas Almeida, Gunnar Nelson vs Brandon Thatch and Dennis Bermudez vs Jeremy Stephens.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Gabi Garcia is one of the most decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the game. She possesses nine world championships in BJJ, but it looks like she has been working on her striking. Would a transition of BJJ competition to women’s mixed martial arts be something you would like to see from Gabi Garcia?

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Jose Aldo may be off the biggest event of the summer, but UFC President Dana White still expects “UFC 189” to demolish the company gate record with $7 million in ticket sales.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

We are more than two months removed from their “Fight of the Century” and Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are STILL going at it. Mayweather may have won the fight, but Pacquiao got the last laugh with this diss!

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Fans were quick to dismiss any impact “UFC 189” would have on the world of mixed martial arts once Jose Aldo was pulled from the main event. Chad Mendes has proven not only can he talk trash, but he has the knockout power to back it up! Now that the dust has settled, there’s no doubt that “UFC 189” still has the potential to break records with Conor McGregor facing Mendes for the interim title. Check out this awesome fan-made promo!

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski is set to make his mixed martial arts return at the “KSW: Road to Wemblay” card in October. Pudzianowski is coming off a dominant victory over Rolles Gracie Jr. from May and will be looking to extend his winning streak to five when he steps into the cage with fellow heavyweight Peter Graham.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley met in the co main-event of UFC 113 in 2010 in what could be viewed as one of the most controversial fights in the company’s history. The drama did not take place DURING the fight, but rather after the final horn had sounded.