UFC News

Russell Ess - January 26, 2016

It has been a couple of crazy days for the UFC heavyweight division. On Sunday, UFC President Dana White announced that Cain Velasquez was forced out of his UFC 196 title fight with heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum due to an injury. Top contender Stipe Miocic was set to fill in for Velasquez for his chance at the title.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/TVNhVFNWtFc In the sport of boxing it’s the one punch knockout that stands as the most definitive statement not just in boxing but in combat sports as a whole.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

If you didn’t know much about Big Ben Rothwell, this short video has a few personal facts about Rothwell that will give you a better idea of the man born and raised in Kenosha WI and the fighter who trains there.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

With Stipe Miocic looking like a hero for stepping up in such short notice, sources reveal that the fight in fact will not go down between Miocic and Werdum. Cain Velasquez had to call off the fight due to injury leaving Werdum less than two weeks to prepare for a different fight. Werdum reserved the right not to fight due to his own injuries that he would of had to fight through had not Velasquez stepped down from the title fight.

Russell Ess - January 25, 2016

Ronda Rousey isn’t the only one getting recognized in Venice, California in works of art. The UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor also has some adoring fans in the street art community who painted a mural of “The Notorious” out on a street in Venice. It isn’t as big of a piece as Ronda Rousey’s mural who lives in the city as the hometown hero, but for the Irishman’s fame, it is a step in the right direction.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate wanted to let her old rival Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey know exactly how she felt about her current coaching situation in camp Rousey.

Russell Ess - January 25, 2016

UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker released news of an exciting welterweight match between two of the division’s top competitors. Matt Brown and Demian Maia are set to fight in Brazil at the UFC Fight Night event on May 14. Also scheduled on the Fight Night event in Brazil is a bout between two of the top middleweights. Jacare Souza and Vitor Belfort will meet in the Octagon with a winner getting a step closer to a title fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3nhtpp_the-moment-michael-bisping-makes-fun-about-wanderlei-silva-while-sitting-next-to-him_fun There has been many occasions when Michael “The Count” Bisping has poked and prodded at Wanderlei Silva in the past and this time it’s when Silva wasn’t paying attention.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

Looks the #2 ranked lightweight in the world is back in some serious training as he prepares himself for action back in the octagon.

Russell Ess - January 25, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is going up a weight class to challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight championship belt at UFC 197 on March 5. This will mark the vocal 145-pound champion’s first fight at 155 pounds in the UFC and is looking like he is putting on the weight well. McGregor posted this photo to his Instagram account. It looks like it is a promotional shoot for UFC 197 with McGregor looking noticeably more muscular.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

If your looking for some MMA action, you found it. You just wouldn’t expect it from these two kids as they put on a pretty entertaining scrap.

Russell Ess - January 25, 2016

For Carlos Condit, the decision on retiring from the sport of MMA is still lingering in his mind. While still being at the top of his game, “The Natural Born Killer” wants to ensure that he will be healthy after his career is long over. Condit, who spoke on the MMA Hour recently did mention that there is one fight that would get him back in the Octagon without any hesitation (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Russell Ess - January 25, 2016

It is plain and simple for Jose Aldo. He only wants to fight for the UFC featherweight title. The former UFC featherweight champion who was the only man to hold the title since the division’s birth before losing it to Conor McGregor in December just wants to get his belt back. With McGregor scheduled to fight for the lightweight title on March 5 against Rafael dos Anjos, “The Notorious” is still holding on to the featherweight title.

Russell Ess - January 25, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey hosted the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live over the weekend. The UFC star made her first video appearance in a production since losing her championship title to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November. Rousey has taken time off from fighting to expand on her career with filming two new movies. The former UFC champion and Olympic medalist has already appeared in a few major motion pictures and it looks like her career in the movie industry isn’t slowing down.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

Former champ Chris Weidman gives his point of view on the stoppage that ended his title reign as middleweight champ at UFC 194. The Rockhold camp and Javier Mendez felt that the fight needed to be stopped much sooner. Weidman sits down with MMA hour to discuss the stoppage, a -quote via MMA Fighting.com-:

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/KkO03_dlvoU Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz discusses the injury to his foot in the title fight with Dillashaw that Cruz edged in a decision victory over the former champ to reclaim his title.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/TzcZc2w1vs0 Former champ Jon “Bones” Jones has been a training beast as of late. His opportunity to reclaim the LHW title of the world from Daniel “DC” Cormier is all Jones is focused on since he was reinstated back to fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2016

There’s plenty of wild start-up MMA inspired organizations world wide that look to differentiate themselves from mainstream MMA, this video shot in Russia, goes above and beyond in terms of different.