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Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

As the bantamweight title fight between champion T.J. Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz gets closer to happening this weekend, the media is swarming around the two great UFC veterans. Dominick Cruz spoke with Ariel Helwani recently about his fight with Dillashaw in and out of the ring.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/PI0oq9zXugs UFC President Dana White made another appearance on “Off the Record” and was asked some tough and entertaining questions. Check out the video where Dana talks about Ronda Rousey’s future, UFC 200, Jon Jones fighting for the heavyweight title, and with his recent muscled physique being shown at the beach, if he is on steroids (5:02).

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

BREAKING!!!! @domcruz619 A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Jan 15, 2016 at 9:03am PST

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Jorge Masvidal and Tim Kennedy’s Twitter beef must not have been enough, because now ‘Gamebred’ is engaging in a cyber-feud with UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Masivdal is trash talking middleweights due to the fact that he trains who Yoel Romero, who was the #1 contender at middleweight prior to it being revealed that he failed a random USADA drug test.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Ahead of ‘UFC Fight Night” Boston’ on Sunday, take a look at some of the best Media Day moments!

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/rEqsBSzBP4k While Anthony Pettis currently is gearing up to fight Eddie Alvarez on Sunday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ if he defeats Alvarez and Conor McGregor defeats Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th, Pettis wants a fight with McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Following his 13 second UFC 194 KO win over Jose Aldo, it was revealed that Conor McGregor would be moving up to lightweight to challenge Rafael dos Anjos for his championship belt. It was announced that the fight would headline UFC 197 on March 5th, while Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate would be the co-main event for the bout.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

There has been much speculation as to how long Ronda Rousey would stay away from the Octagon following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm. While the UFC brass wanted Rousey to fight at UFC 200, a delay in filming for an upcoming movie means Rousey won’t have enough time to prepare for a fight at the event.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

It looks like Matt Mitrione did the best he could on the fly to appease the heads monitoring the Reebok and UFC sponsorship deal. The UFC heavyweight veteran appeared barefooted for the media and spoke with Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting wearing “Js” and a polo shirt.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

Since the news broke of Yoel Romero’s “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation” notice from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), many fighters have been roasting Romero, particularly Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, who lost a controversial fight against Romero put a hot flame to his former opponent and his potential violation on Twitter. Romero’s training partner and friend Jorge Masvidal came out recently to stick up for Romero and get in some shots of his own on behalf of Romero on Twitter.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/RrF2Auh7MPE Check out the exciting lightweight fighters matched at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis takes on former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez before the bantamweight championship fight between T.J. Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Wanderlei Silva has continued to make waves in the MMA world despite receiving a lifetime ban from the NSAC back in 2014. While Silva is currently in the process of having a re-hearing, he likely is trying to earn himself some brownie points by retracting his statement that the UFC fixes fights. Silva took to his official Facebook page to give his thoughts.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has conquered all of his opponents inside the Octagon, however he now appears to be looking to set his sights on the legislature of Ireland, also known as Oireachtas. McGregor took to Twitter ahead of his UFC 197 bout against Rafael dos Anjos to petition his fans to vote YES to putting his face on the 1€ coin.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/duHFAM-L9vk Check out UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her new campaign for Samsung.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

More news surrounding Reebok’s partnership with the UFC is buzzing after the UFC on FOX 17 event. Fighters who were fined from Reebok from the event include Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Nate Diaz and lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. “Cowboy” has challenged Reebok to donate his large fine to a military charity, while Diaz has tweeted that his “baby” pay from Reebok is so minimal, they should have kept it all. Rafael dos Anjos was fined a “significant” amount for wearing one of his sponsors t-shirts at his weigh in. Dos Anjos revealed the amount of the fine to MMA Fighting to be $10,000 after he was paid $40,000 for the event from the apparel sponsor as a champion.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

On Wednesday, reports were circulating of NFL star Chandler Jones being hospitalized for overdosing on pills. After more information has come to light on the younger brother of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, it appears it was synthetic marijuana that caused the defensive end for the New England Patriots to be hospitalized on Sunday. The Boston Globe reported that Jones had a reaction after using synthetic marijuana causing him to be “confused.” Jones went to a police station near his home in seek of help and was admitted to the hospital for a “medical emergency.”

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Raquel Pennington vs Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on December 6, 2014. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 13, 2016 at 6:48pm PST