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RECAP! 'Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber' Ep. 3
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Episode 2 Quick Recap: Urijah Faber’s “Team America” took control of the season with the first victory of the season when grappling-ace Ryan Hall submitted Frantz Slioa with ease. Faber announced tonight’s fight by announcing Chris Gruetzemacher of Peoria, AZ would square off with Sascha Sharma of Stuttgart, Germany. Tensions rose in the house and nations showed pride when Conor McGregor’s “Team Europe” blamed their rival team of having boring fighting styles. (Full Recap) Team Europe’s training session kicked off this week’s edition of “The Ultimate Fighter” with a break down Conor McGregor’s coaching style. The interim champion lets his assistants take care of morning sessions with light workouts while he attends the evening’s training sessions with a more hands on approach.
UFC's Aljamain Sterling: 'I Might Have To Retire And Get A Full Time Job'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling is currently ranked 6 in the division, has a three fight win streak and two finishes. Yet, he’s not feeling so great about the way things are going right now. Sterling took to Instagram to vent his frustration. Sterling posted a photoshopped image of him saying that he might have to retire and get a full time job because he can’t get anyone to fight him.
Cerrone: 'Diaz Brothers Are Awesome, I'd Hang Out With Both Of Them'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone lost to Nate Diaz back in the day, a loss he says was caused by letting Diaz get in his head. But regardless of that, he says he’s got nothing against Nick or Nate and actually admire them for being who they are 24/7 and not putting on a persona like some fighters.
Late Injuries Shake Up This Weekends UFC Japan Fights
Chris Taylor - September 23, 2015
A proposed bantamweight bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (18-6 MMA) and Matt Hobar (9-3 MMA) has been scratched from this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 75 event in Japan, this after both fighters suffered undisclosed injuries in training. UFC.com reported the news earlier today.
Relive The Fastest KO In UFC History –– WATCH NOW!
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Back in 2006 we saw the fastest KO in UFC history and it’s still as fun to watch today as it was back then. Duane “Bang” Ludwig took on Jonathan Goulet at UFC Fight Night 3 January 16, 2006 and forever put his name in the record books, until someone else gets a 5 second KO.
Joe Lauzon To Michael Chiesa: 'Alright, I'll give you the "W"... For Wahhhh'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Joe Lauzon and Michael Chiesa met in the octagon back in September of 2014. The fight seemed to be on pace to be a war, then in the second round it was stopped. Chiesa had suffered a gruesome cut over his eyebrow and it there was blood everywhere. The cut was super deep and after stopping the fight to have it checked out by a doctor, the referee waved off the bout when the doctor recommended him to. Obviously the alway game Chiesa was upset and was still ready to go. Well, it sounds like he might still be talking about it and Lauzon seems to be tired of hearing it.
Gustafsson Talks Reebok Deal, Says It's 'Sad To See' Young Fighters Losing Money
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson will once again fight for the title when he takes on Daniel Cormier at UFC 192, which goes down on Oct. 3. It will be the second time Gustafsson will challenge for the title, having already fought and loss to former champ Jon Jones.
UFC Champ Demetrious Johnson Gets Drug Test Results Back
Chris Taylor - September 23, 2015
UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (23-2-1 MMA) took to his Twitter yesterday evening to announce that he had passed his ‘out of competition drug test’ which was administered on August 28, 2015. Do you think we’ll see this more often, fighters sharing their test results with the public?
'Cowboy' Goes Off On McGregor –– 'You Can Bl*w Me Like A Hot Cup Of Soup'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
The feud between UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor and lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone seems like it has just began. Things really kicked off at the UFC’s ‘GO BIG’ press conference, where McGregor took over and started talking trash to basically every other fighter on the stage, including Cerrone.
Former Champ Johny Hendricks Looking Ripped Two Weeks Ahead Of Fight
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks is only two weeks out from his fight with Tyron Woodley, taking place at UFC 192, in Houston, TX. Hendricks was expected for a while to be getting the next title shot, a trilogy fight with champion Robbie Lawler. However the UFC pulled a quick one and gave the fight to Carlos Condit instead. Hendricks was of course upset, but has since said he’s ready to just fight and he’s done campaigning for fights.
Josh Barnett's Favorite Pride Fight –– WATCH!
Chris Taylor - September 23, 2015
UFC heavyweight contender Josh Barnett (33-7 MMA) will fight in Japan for the first time since 2010 this weekend, when he squares off with Roy Nelson (20-11 MMA) in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 75. Barnett became a superstar in Japan while fighting under the PRIDE banner, posting a record of 6-3 with the promotion, while battling the likes of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Filipovic, Aleksander Emelianenko and Mark Hunt.
In First Bellator Fight Thomson Made 7 Times More In Sponsor Pay Than With Reebok
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson made his Bellator debut this past Saturday at the ‘Dynamite’ event and won, submitting Mike Bronzoulis in the third round. Thomson has had nothing but great things to say about his new home and apparently, according to MMAFighting, he also faired much better with sponsorship money than he would have in the UFC.
UFC Strawweight Randa Markos Details Horrific Childhood –– 'I Hated Life'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
UFC strawweight and TUF 20 cast member Randa Markos is currently 1-1 in the UFC and 5-2 overall. She’s coming off of a win in her last fight, a decision over Aisling Daly back in April. She recently spoke with Sydnie Jones of Bleacher Report and documented a challenging childhood, full of chaos and violence.
UFC Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk Stuns In New Photo Shoot
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
The UFC’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is an absolute killer in the cage, destroying her opponents with her brutal striking. Just look at her last two fights, against Jessica Penne, where she left her a bloody mess and former champ Carla Esparza, who she dominated to take the belt.
Did The 'UFC Fight Pass' Twitter Account Delete Jones vs. Belfort Tweet Amid Scandal?
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
On Tuesday, a new report surfaced, claiming that the UFC knew about Vitor Belfort testing positive for high levels of testosterone just three weeks ahead of his fight with, then, UFC champion Jon Jones. The report claims the UFC sent out an email with the results, but accidentally sent it to the wrong group of people. Then they sent out another email telling them to ignore it and delete it ASAP.
Daniel Cormier Breaks Down LHW Division –– Takes Shots At Bader And Evans
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is set to face Alexander Gustafsson on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. Cormier won the title when he beat Anthony Johnson in a fight for the vacant light heavyweight title, after former champ, Jon Jones, was stripped and suspended indefinitely.
'Cowboy' Cerrone Trains With 'Giant' Blake Griffin
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
It seems like the latest craze is NBA teams and players training and working out with UFC fighters. First it was a team working out at the UFC’s TUF training center, with Forrest Griffin and other UFC fighters. Than it was the Sacramento Kings training with Urijah Faber and now we’ve got NBA star Blake Griffin working out with upcoming title challenger Donald Cerrone.
Joe Rogan's Brutally Honest With Aikido Guy –– 'Your Martial Art Is Ineffective'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
UFC commentator Joe Rogan is an honest guy, that’s for sure. We all remember that time he gave it to UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub straight and told him to his face that he didn’t have what it takes to compete with the top fighters in the sport. And it’s apparent it’s not just his friends that he’s honest with. While a guest on his podcast a guy who practices Aikido tried to explain to Rogan how it’s very effective and useful.