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BJPENN.COM News - March 19, 2015

Facing a likely suspension and fine, for the use of steroids, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is certain about an eventual return to action. UFC Tonight broke the news on Wednesday’s FOX Sports 1 broadcast.

BJPENN.COM News - March 19, 2015

The UFC’s Hector Lombard will face the NSAC’s wrath on his own next week, as both Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz have requested postponements.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

Longtime Jackson/Winkeljohn fighter, Clay “The Carpenter” Guida has moved on from his training home in New Mexico, and is now a Northern California resident, taking up arms with the boys at Team Alpha Male. Guida, who fights Robbie Peralta next month, has been flip-flopping wins and losses since 2012.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

Fight fans will have to wait awhile for the new UFC champ to return to action.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

Demetrious Johnson talks about his next fight with Kyoji Horiguchi, a possible superfight with T.J. Dillashaw and more. Demetrious Johnson on his upcoming title fight against Kyoji Horiguchi: “He’s a great fighter. He uses a lot of movement and space between him and his opponent, and he covers distance fast. I need to put my hands on him get him in the clinch, take him down, try to knock him out or submit him.”

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

UFC Tonight makes their predictions for UFC Fight Night: Demian Maia vs. Ryan LaFlare.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2015

https://youtu.be/yabqaBF-uew?t=31m34s On the 50th episode of the popular MMA podcast, Stud Show Radio, the hosts Justin Buchholz and Chris Carlino aka Sir Studboy were joined by two special guest. Those were none other than Lance Palmer and Joseph Benavidez of Team Alpha Male.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

“Not taking anything from (Jake Ellenberger), but I fight nine out of 10 times, I smash him. But that’s part of the game. He caught me, and I just think he was the better night because I made a mistake. I relaxed in that second period, and against the cage, I was in control of the fight, just trying to relax; just make Jake work out of there, out of the position we were in. And he slapped on that choke, and it was tight as sh-t. At one point, I was like, man, do I hit him in the nuts to get out of this thing? I was thinking, ‘I could just crack him in the balls right now.’ And then I was like, ‘I’ll just keep fighting it.’ I made a mistake and it cost me the fight. You can’t let your guard down, and I let my guard down for a minute.” In a new interview with MMAJunkie.com Radio, Josh Koscheck discusses his UFC 184 loss to Jake Ellenberger.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

“When I fight with Rafael dos Anjos, I feel he’s very strong guy. But when I say he smash Anthony Pettis, a lot of people say ‘Khabib says trash talk.’ But I feel this. You remember after UFC 181, I told you I want fight with Anthony Pettis? And you say, ‘What plan you have for Anthony Pettis?’ I told you, ‘move forward, push him, take him down, take him down easy’ … I told you. Give him hard punch. Rafael dos Anjos make my plan with Anthony Pettis, and now I think a lot of people understand now, I am no trash talking. I say truth. He not bad fighter, but his wrestling and grappling are zero. I told you he’s no true champion. I told you Rafael Dos Anjos can beat him, I can beat him, and a lot of fighters can beat him. But all the time Dana White said he’s pound-for-pound king, one of the greatest. His coaches said he’s Mayweather in MMA. I think is joke. Now everybody understands who is who. Rafael Dos Anjos, I am, and Cowboy, and Michael Johnson … these guys top four in lightweight division. Now, Anthony Pettis can go to the prelims.”

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

“I thought I was gonna get (Matt) Mitrione, but he got (Ben) Rothwell, and they’ve slowly matched up everyone in the top 15, it looks like, except one guy — so I’ve got to call him out. It’s not a grudge match – nothing like that. I have a lot of respect for the guy. But he’s No. 11 (in the UFC rankings), and with the new Reebok deal coming in, I’ve definitely got to beat those upper-echelon guys. I’m about to be 30 (years old). I’ve had a lot of time off in my career. I’d like to have a legend fight, and I’m looking at Frank Mir at No. 11. Aren’t you guys kind of tired of watching me fight guys you know the outcome to? Wouldn’t you like to see a challenge for me, maybe? Longer than a minute and a half?” In a new interview with MMAJunkie.com, UFC heavyweight slugger Todd Duffee called out the former champ, Frank Mir.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2015

Police in the United Kingdom believe they have arrested one of the top suppliers of pirated Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Entertainment events on the internet. While Vince McMahon has embraced going fully digital with his pay-per-view events, Dana White and the Fertitta brothers are likely cracking open a fine bottle of whiskey to celebrate this mini-victory.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

“I understand what she’s saying, but she needs to understand: Welcome to the big leagues. From this, she’s going to grow and become a better fighter… Don’t count her out. But she does need to figure out a way to become more mentally tough through those situations.” “These are all things that hit you right when you become the champion, and you don’t realize, holy cow, it’s harder to be a champion than become one. That’s what people don’t get… When you start saying those things, you just weren’t ready for the challenge and that’s why you lost the position. So we’ll see. Maybe the next person that’s in that position can handle the challenge better and move forward… You don’t realize that everything is not at your fingertips like you think is going to happen when you’re a world champion. Are you ready to be putting in double as much work as everybody else because you’re the champion?

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2015

https://youtu.be/yabqaBF-uew?t=38m46s UFC flyweight Joseph Benavidez was a guest on Tuesdays episode of Stud Show Radio. While he was there he talked about his upcoming fight with John Moraga as well as this past Saturdays UFC event.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2015

https://youtu.be/yabqaBF-uew?t=32m57s The MMA world is still talking about the events that took place at UFC 185, where two champions got dominated and lost their titles. Anthony Pettis lost by getting beat everywhere for twenty-five minutes and Carla Esparza lost by getting punched in the face over and over again until the referee stepped in and stopped it.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

The Nevada State Athletic Commission will require the presence of both Nick Diaz and Hector Lombard next week in Vegas.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

A video posted by Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on Mar 17, 2015 at 9:40pm PDT

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2015

See what makes UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey a star, in and out of the cage, in this FAST 7 Behind-the-scenes feature.