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PHOTO | McGregor campaigning to get his face on 1€ coin
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.
WATCH! Joanna Jedrzejczyk's slick new Samsung promo
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
https://youtu.be/duHFAM-L9vk Check out UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her new campaign for Samsung.
Rafael dos Anjos discloses the amount of his 'significant' fine from Reebok
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.
UFC VP confirms Vitor Belfort turned down Anderson Silva fight, and for good reason
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
The UFC offered veteran Vitor Belfort the opportuntiy to avenge his loss to Anderson Silva for Silva’s return fight after being suspended for testing positive for banned substances. Michael Bisping had gone on record to say that Belfort was offered the fight first, but said Belfort turned it down. It appears that was the case, as UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker spoke with Combate about trying to put together upcoming fight cards (transcribed by MMA Fighting):
Clip Of The Day: Raquel Pennington chokes out Ashlee Evans-Smith
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
MUST SEE! Dillashaw and Cruz go at it again in new interview
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw have continued to have continued to trade verbal shots in interviews leading up to their fight on Sunday for the UFC bantamweight championship.
WATCH! EA Sports UFC 2 gameplay breakdown
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
The anticipation for EA Sports UFC 2 is building as we get closer and closer to the March release date.
On This Day: Edson Barboza brutally KO's Terry Etim
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
https://youtu.be/rUu0MQ2-tCY On this day 4 years ago, Edson Barboza and Terry Etim kicked off the main event of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro.
MUST SEE! Young Conor McGregor eating Sheepshead *GRAPHIC*
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
*Disgusting* Video of Conor McGregor Eating… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor goes above and beyond in order to elevate his fight game to another level.
THROWBACK! Joe Rogan gets in scuffle on Fear Factor
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016
Joe Rogan Gets Into a Fight On Television (Fear… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC commentator Joe Rogan is an all-around badass.
RDA: Conor McGregor is 'out of his mind'
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.
WATCH! Claudia Gadelha training for Jedrzejczyk rematch
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.