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bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

The war of words has begun ahead of Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC 197 scrap for the lightweight title. While McGregor sent the first verbal jabs in his official fight announcement on Facebook, dos Anjos has fired back in a recent interview. The lightweight champ spoke to MMAFighting to discuss why the lightweight division is very different from what McGregor is used to, and why he believes McGregor moving up to lightweight is actually a smart decision.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/hr9DyHNGrNA While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Claudia Gadelha will be the next female fighter to challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her UFC women’s bantamweight championship, that hasn’t stopped fans from talking about how the fight will go.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

It’s been quite a bit of time since Jon Jones was formally reinstated by the UFC, however we still have yet to receive an official date for a rematch between Jones and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. While that hasn’t stopped the men from exchanging verbal jabs via social media, and even agreeing to a backroom fight, Cormier admits that Jones had the better performance in their last fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Top ranked UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy has always been an outspoken fighter. From how Yoel Romero’s stool-gate controversy was handled, to the UFC’s Reebok deal, and now even with ISIS, Kennedy never shy’s away from giving his honest thoughts. Apparently Kennedy, a US Special Forces member, has received several threats from notorious terrorist group ISIS, however he doesn’t seem too phased by the situation.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

It was the fight Frankie Edgar so dearly wanted, but his dreams were shattered as news broke that Conor McGregor would be going up from the featherweight division to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title in March. Edgar’s coach Mark Henry posted a “congratulations” to McGregor on his decision, and added in some nice jabs along the way. Henry captioned his post, “@thenotoriousmma and @coach_kavanagh unlike most of the 145 pd division that is upset you’re going up I’m not. I want to congratulate you on actually fighting men your own size. I mean walking 175-180 fighting at 155 takes a brave man. When you say 99 % of people couldn’t make the weight cut Conner makes to 145 your right, because 99 % of the fighters aren’t as scared as Conner to have to drop that much weight. Fear could will a man to do amazing things. Now why don’t you drop the security blanket and leave the 145 pd belt and go full blown BIG BOY. Congratulations again……. Almost. PS @frankieedgar walked 156 when he won 155 title.”

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

Check out this Throwback Thursday video featuring Ronda Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan in his second professional MMA fight against Dominic Gutierrez back in 2012. In this fight, there is a role reversal as Ronda Rousey corners Tarverdyan for his match.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

The recent news of BJ Penn training at the JacksonWink MMA academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico has a lot of fans getting excited about what the future could hold for “The Prodigy.” We got to speak with BJ after his first official day of working with Greg Jackson and the JacksonWink team.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jbrzl_conor-mcgregor-fighting-in-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-tournament_sport Some say you have to see it to believe it.     But is it really so hard to believe?   Conor McGregor’s only losses have come by submissions, knee-bar and an arm-in triangle choke.    If you thought that McGregor wasn’t going to explore the style that beat him twice, guess again.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

If there was a better time for a middleweight in the UFC to have a break-through year to get into the top five, this would be it. The middleweight top 10 is a brutal bunch of battled-tested warriors. Who from the bottom half of the division will rise to the ranks and take a crack at the title?

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

We’re getting closer and closer to an official date and opponent for CM Punk’s first UFC fight. On the last episode of UFC President Dana White’s ‘Looking For A Fight’ series, he discovered Mickey Gall, who was chomping at the bit to fight Punk.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

It’s been over a decade since Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler fought at UFC 47 on April 2nd 2004, however both men are still at the top of the fight game nearly 12 years later. In their first meeting, Diaz picked up an impressive 2nd round KO win over Lawler, in just his 2nd UFC fight. While Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion, and Diaz is currently suspended until August 1st, UFC President Dana White is in favor of a rematch between the two.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3lul6v_nate-diaz-rolls-it-with-fans-in-vegas-hotel_fun We all have that one friend that always has a few too many drinks and wants to wrestle on the casino floor.   Here is some rare footage of a fan meeting Diaz and his crew.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

Just over a month has passed since former UFC no. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Jose Aldo lost for the first time in over ten years. Conor McGregor took the UFC featherweight championship belt from Aldo in a 13-second knockout fight that left people in awe. Aldo recently spoke with PVT and revealed some interesting things leading up to his fight with McGregor and his mindset on the future (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

It was a breath of fresh air after the Nevada State Athletic Commission came to a settlement on Nick Diaz’s suspension and fine on Tuesday. The commission who previously had a five-year suspension and $165,000 fine slapped on Diaz for testing positive for Marijuana in the state for the third time reduced the penalties on Tuesday. Diaz’s reduced suspension will allow him to compete again in August 2016 and his fine was reduced to $100,000.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Yesterday it was revealed that Yoel Romero had failed an out-of-competition drug test. In addition the UFC released a statement yesterday in the wake of the announcement. Now, Jacare Souza is looking to capitalize on Romero’s failed drug test and put himself in a position to challenge Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Since it was announced that Conor McGregor would be moving up to lightweight at UFC 197 to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title, there’s been quite a bit of concern as to when, or if, Frankie Edgar would get his title shot. Edgar was told after his 1st round KO win over Chad Mendes, that he was the next contender at featherweight, however since then all signs have pointed to him being passed up once again.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/h8IMGqetaZ0 If you’re a big fan of UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste and you aren’t following her on Snapchat, you are simply missing out. Celeste who has graced the Octagon throughout some of the biggest fights in the UFC is a fan favorite, and it isn’t tough to figure out why.