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BJPENN.COM News - May 20, 2015

UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman talks to Michael Bisping and Dominick Cruz about his upcoming match with Vitor Belfort on May 23rd. The title match is only one of two this weekend as the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship is also up for grabs in a bout between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier.

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UFC commentator Joe Rogan previews the co-main event of UFC 187 as middleweight champion Chris Weidman puts the title on the line against veteran Vitor Belfort. Catch the action live on Pay-Per-View, May 23rd.

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UFC light heavyweight title challenger Daniel Cormier talks about dealing with an aggressive bully while growing up. Cormier steps into the cage and fights for the light heavyweight championship this Saturday at “UFC 187”.

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The first inductees for the new look UFC Hall of Fame have been announced. Jeff Blatnick – a key personality during the UFC’s formative years – and the April 2005 rematch between Matt Hughes and Frank Trigg will be inducted as in this year’s Contributor and Fight categories, respectively.

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Ronda Rousey is the face of mixed martial arts and the world is starting to take notice. Rousey was recently named the “Most Dominant Athlete” in sports and certainly plays the part well; Her last two championship defenses only lasted a combined thirty seconds in the octagon. Watch the full interview with HBO and the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

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Vitor Belfort will be stepping into the octagon without testosterone replacement therapy against Chris Weidman this weekend at “UFC 187”. Belfort was originally supposed to fight Weidman earlier last year, but Belfort was forced to pull out when the Nevada State Athletic Commission banned TRT.

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Donald Cerrone is known for taking a fight on short notice anytime, anyplace. Cerrone has racked up an incredible seven wins in a row with this attitude and a victory at “UFC 187” could earn him a shot at Rafael dos Anjos’ lightweight championship.

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UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi is coming off of a victory over Costas Philippou this past weekend at “UFC Fight Night 66” and he is looking to get back into the octagon as soon as possible. With the recent announcement that UFC will be making their return to Japan in September, Mousasi jumped at the opportunity to fight on the card.

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Donald Cerrone has been training for months to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov in what could possibly have been a title eliminator fight at “UFC 187”. Nurmagomedov suffered a leg injury while training that forced him out of the bout, and John Makdessi stepped up to take the fight on short notice just days after having his hand raised in the octagon.

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Anthony Pettis may have the worst luck with injuries in the history of the lightweight division. It says something about “Showtime’s” determination and grit when he keeps on making successful returns to the octagon.

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Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva’s careers will forever be linked together. Regardless of whatever happens in the future, Weidman will always be known for being the man that dethroned the king. Anderson Silva suffered his first loss in years at the hands of Chris Weidman at UFC 162.

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Daniel Cormier recently went off on Ryan Bader for trying to jump in line for a shot at the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship after Jon Jones was forced to vacate it. Bader took the criticism to heart and claimed that Daniel Cormier hasn’t beaten anybody in the top ten.

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“The Babysitter to the Stars” Burt Watson made his departure from the UFC a couple months ago and things haven’t been the same since. Fighters and officials alike have stated how much they miss Burt, and Khabib Nurmagomedov released some eye-opening information that showed how valuable Watson truly was.

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Jon “Bones” Jones’ run in with the law may have thrown a monkey wrench in plans for “UFC 187” and his bout with Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, but it certainly brought the light heavyweight division back to life.

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Despite only two of his octagon wins coming by way of submission, Nick Diaz is as slick on the ground as he is while trash talking. Very few grapplers reach the pinnacle of obtaining their black belt, but even fewer fighters show off their black belt certificate to the whole world! Nate Diaz shows off his brother’s certificate in the picture below! #nickdiazblackbelt #ninjadiploma #cesargraciejiujitsu

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Heavyweights Travis Browne and Andrei Arlovski are set to duke it out in a slugfest at “UFC 187”. After the gate shuts, they are contracted to try and knock each other’s blocks off. However, leading into the fight Browne has admitted that he admires Arlovski’s warrior code.

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Team Alpha Male is full of some of the hardest training fighters in mixed martial arts today. Urijah Faber, TJ Dillashaw and Chad “Money” Mendes all train hard in the gym, but rarely ever get injured. As a matter of fact, Team Alpha Male has the lowest injury rate out of all of the major MMA camps in the world, according to Last Word on Sports.