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BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Claudia Gadelha may be facing Jessica Aguilar in her next fight at “UFC 190” in Brazil, but it seems she already has her sights set on the gold.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

It feels like just yesterday when Anderson Silva was stepping into the octagon to defend his championship against Chris Weidman. Their first encounter took place two years ago today and will go down in history as one of the most shocking moments in UFC history. Whether Silva was clowning around too much is pointless to argue; Weidman saw an opening and went for it.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Dan Henderson is witnessing a resurgence of his career after shutting the naysayers down when he knocked Tim Boetsch out in less than thirty seconds. For the first time ever, Henderson has ranked in the top fifteen of the middleweight division and is eyeing several fighters to avenge past losses.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

The UFC and Reebok partnership has been controversial, to say the least. When the details behind fighter compensation were released, both men and women of the octagon voiced their disapproval of the deal. While the payouts may not be exactly what they expected, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey would consider herself lucky if she was in their position when she was just starting out.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, fresh off his win against Johny Hendricks to claim the strap, is set for his first title defense against Canadian Rory MacDonald. Go inside the fight camps of both co-main event stars in this edition of Countdown.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Michael Bisping has a long stories career of rough fights in the octagon, but he’s been fighting long before his days in the UFC. It should be no surprise that one of England’s toughest imports to the UFC participated in bareknuckle boxing when he was as young as fourteen years old.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Anderson Silva has been forced to sit on the sidelines and watch the UFC’s middleweight division shift before his very eyes. While he remains on the rankings, he has slipped from champion to number five under the likes of fellow Brazilians Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida. While the status of his suspension for PEDs remains a mystery, Silva has been keeping fresh and looks to be ready to return to action at the drop of a dime! Check him out showcasing his muay thai skills!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Georges St. Pierre was lucky enough to be cast in the upcoming remake of one of Jean Claude Van Damme’s best movies, “Kickboxer”. St. Pierre is on set in Thailand with the legend himself, Jean Claude Van Damme! Check out the picture below:

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Getting punched in the nose is no fun, at all. Suffering a nose break so gruesome that it impacts your breathing and causes fatigue throughout the is even worse. While guys like Forrest Griffin and Chris Leben may have thrived on that, the collection of fighters in the video above PROBABLY didn’t like their nose getting shattered. Check out some of the worst nose breaks in MMA history!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum has been spending some time in Thailand working on becoming a more dangerous kickboxer than he already is. Werdum’s brutal strikes have already knocked out some of the toughest chins in the UFC like Mark Hunt’s, but this Thai taxi driver isn’t afraid of that! Check out this hilarious video of Werdum trying to get back home!

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

John Gooden and Dan Hardy take an in-depth look at the non-title fights on the UFC 189 main card including Brad Pickett vs Thomas Almeida, Gunnar Nelson vs Brandon Thatch and Dennis Bermudez vs Jeremy Stephens.

BJPENN.COM News - July 6, 2015

Gabi Garcia is one of the most decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the game. She possesses nine world championships in BJJ, but it looks like she has been working on her striking. Would a transition of BJJ competition to women’s mixed martial arts be something you would like to see from Gabi Garcia?

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 19 finalist Dhiego Lima has confirmed his release from the UFC. Lima lost his official UFC debut in just over a minute into the first round against season 19 winner Eddie Gordon.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Chael Sonnen has never been one to back down from a fight. Whether he believes in the trash talk he dishes out before-hand, one thing is for sure: Sonnen put butts in seats. It didn’t matter if fans wanted to cheer for him or watch him get knocked out; Sonnen sold tickets and made the UFC a lot of money.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Paulo Filho is a decorated mixed martial arts veteran that has fought for the likes of WEC, PRIDE, DREAM and Bellator. While there is no doubt that Filho was UFC worthy at one point of his career, his own personal demons dragged him down into a hole he had to work hard to escape.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Jose Aldo may be off the biggest event of the summer, but UFC President Dana White still expects “UFC 189” to demolish the company gate record with $7 million in ticket sales.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Rony Jason walked into controversy after his swift first round win over Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night 67 in May. Jason was quickly suspended from competition after CABMMA revealed he had tested positive for a banned diuretic. The suspension is expected to last nine months, but Jason is hoping to prove his innocence with his second sample.

BJPENN.COM News - July 5, 2015

Daniel Cormier’s first UFC Light Heavyweight Championship defense was slated to take place in September, but an injury will prevent him from defending the title that soon. Alexander Gustafsson will have to wait for his opportunity to fight for the gold once again.