UFC News

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Dominick Cruz didn’t let the punches stop after his five-round fight with T.J. Dillashaw on Sunday. Cruz reclaimed the UFC bantamweight champion title with a split decision win over Dillashaw and threw a stiff jab at fellow UFC analyst Kenny Florian in his interview in the Octagon after being awarded the victory. “Kenny Florian, stop copying and pasting man,” Cruz said.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

The #2 bantamweight woman in the world Miesha Tate getting the opportunity that she deserved by rattling off 4 wins straight as she takes Holly Holm at UFC 197 this March.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Check out UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor training for his historic match coming up against lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197. McGregor and SBG training partner Peter Queally are seen training hard with sprints in one of Conor’s latest Instagram posts.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

Who’s next? The last person who isn’t concerned at this exact moment is probably the new champ Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz. After waiting as long as Cruz had to get into the octagon and perform against the former champ the way he did, Cruz is who he claimed to be regardless of multiple roadblocks and still come out the victor by a narrow margin.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

The coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 23 were officially announced on Sunday during the UFC Fight Night 81 broadcast. UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk said that she was likely going to be one of the coaches recently and she in fact set to be a coach against former opponent Claudia Gadelha. Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha fought back in December 2014 with Jedrzejczyk being awarded a close split decision. The two are set to rematch at the show Finale on July 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is also the day before UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3n3rap_ufc-ronda-rousey-holy-holm-rematch-will-happen_sport TMZ was live on location with a reporter to ask the former champ questions about her Holly Holm re-match.   Ronda Rousey didn’t have any hesitation to the question and it sounds like more along the line of negotiating her contract for the epic event.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

[ooyala code=”o0d3Q5MDE6oF6eEKRVPWqDoA6CDx6gqH” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”1600″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Featherweight champion of the world Conor McGregor working with ‘pads and pressure’ in this training video.    UFC 197 will be held at Las Vegas NV March 5th in the MGM Grand Arena.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

UFC veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and part of the team at JacksonWink MMA Academy put together a photo for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Cerrone posted the photo to his Instagram account where he is the only white person in the photo with the rest of the team glaring at him. Obviously, the guys posed for the picture all in fun and it looks like they didn’t take the holiday off from the gym.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Check out the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz talk about his fight at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston against the former champion T.J. Dillashaw.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Check out former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw talk about his fight at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston against the newly crowned champion Dominick Cruz.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

It was a tough night for Matt Mitrione and his eyes on Sunday night. After suffering accidental eye pokes from Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston, Mitrione suffered a broken orbital floor and injured shoulder at the hands of Browne after a third round TKO stoppage. Mitrione’s eye was in terrible condition after the fight was stopped and Mitrione revealed his injuries through an update Twitter.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/fE6tmrRReG4 After nearly four years of being sidelined from knee injuries, Dominick Cruz came in to Boston with a plan to take back a title that he hasn’t had since 2011.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/deadpoolmovie/status/687079392674091010 Gina Carano is on her way to being a super star. Having been one of the pioneers in WMMA she forged her dominance in the fight scene and now is blazing paths to new opportunities in Hollywood.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

You’ll be surprised on some folks not knowing at least the basics when it comes to protecting your mouth.  You can’t talk much smack when the old mouth-guard holder is all wired up.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3n1z6l_dominick-cruz-leaving-injured-after-winning-the-ufc-belt-against-tj-dillashaw_sport Any sport that involves physical contact could lead to injuries.   When you’re in combat sports those previous injuries could act up, or the pain may be a result of your opponent kicking your rehabilitated knees with regularity throughout a fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/lZrcAM-fL2Q Travis “Hapa” Browne (18-3-1 MMA) puts a W in the win column last night after a TKO finish in the third round ending Matt Mitrione’s night and putting the Blackzilian fighter on a two fight skid.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/AG-4dxe9RnU Some fights you just don’t need to see an immediate rematch of.  This was not one of them.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

Once the smoke clears from a night of fights, the last order of business is the post-fight presser.