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Russell Ess - December 8, 2015

A lot of people were quick to point fingers at Edmond Tarverdyan after Ronda Rousey was knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193. A fellow world champion and team have extended an invitation to Rousey to join their camp. Critics and fellow fighters have had their opinions that she had the wrong game plan. Advice from Tarverdyan going into round two, many thought was atrocious. Even Rousey’s mother who is a World Judo Championship gold medalist has voiced her very strong opinion on her disagreement of Tarverdyan being her daughter’s coach. Ronda Rousey, however, feels otherwise. ESPN the Magazine released Rousey’s first interview since losing the UFC women’s bantamweight belt to Holly Holm and revealed her decision on her camp and coach.

Russell Ess - December 8, 2015

As Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo prepare to collide and unify the featherweight belts at UFC 194, one can only imagine the physical and mental stress that the two warriors are going through. Interim champion Conor McGregor was recently featured by the Wall Street Journal and talks about his desire to be the best and how it is taking over him.

Russell Ess - December 8, 2015

UFC middleweight veteran Michael Bisping was handed a loss by one of the warriors set to fight for the UFC middleweight title on Dec. 12. Bisping was submitted for the first time in his professional career by Luke Rockhold and thinks that Rockhold will be the one to walk out of the Octagon as the new UFC middleweight champion, but not because of his ground skills. Bisping was recently a guest on Submission Radio and gave his thoughts on the fight between champion Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold (Transcribed by Bloody Elbow):

bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

We’ve all seen the pic of the young Sage Northcutt at age four and it’s clear to see that he’s kept a higher level of athleticism than most. With a combination of genetics and the video recorded training sessions that have gone viral, we might come to the simple conclusion that Northcutt is simply Northcutt. “I don’t care that he said that,” Northcutt said of Pfister’s steroid allegations. “That’s a major compliment to me. I’m very thankful they’re saying stuff like that. It’s very nice of them. But I know how hard I’ve trained since I was a little kid. I’ve been dieting for 15 years. Northcutt said.

bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

Ronda Rousey has been missing in action since she was KO’d in the second round courtesy of a Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm head kick. Her stunning loss in Melbourne Australia was a record breaking all time attendance record at UFC 193 Since then, Rousey has been seen walking the dog with Travis “Hapa” Browne having coffee, but her most recent statement with People.com regarding her injury is going to set her rematch back even further.

bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

It’s almost about that time for our fighters to get set for Fight Night 80 in Las Vegas NV in only 3 days. With behind the scene footage of Sage Northcutt, Cody Pfister, Paige VanZant and “Thug” Rose. They’ll be fan mail, Christmas decorating and enough packing to make you dizzy. j/k

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

Get the breakdown from former UFC title contender Dan Hardy with the latest Inside The Octagon. Hardy goes into detail on the big fights happening this week in the UFC TUF Finale.

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

It has been almost a month since Holly Holm shocked the world and put an end to Ronda Rousey’s dominance in the UFC. Rousey, the former UFC bantamweight champion has hardly been heard from or seen since being knocked out by the new champion at UFC 193.

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

Check out Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi breakdown the most popular questions submitted to him regarding the Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor UFC featherweight unification title fight that takes place at UFC 194 on Dec. 12.

bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

This is Gold!!! Great performance guys 👏👏👏 @jonnybones @cowboycerrone @carlos_condit @hollyholm A video posted by Official Instagram JacksonWink (@jacksonwink_mma) on Dec 3, 2015 at 7:18pm PST

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

https://youtu.be/KfSAXxtw0V8 Check out the full episode of UFC 194 Embedded on FOX: Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor. The 42-minute special goes into the world of UFC 194.

bjpenndotcom - December 7, 2015

There has been a great deal of buzz about the largest event in UFC history. Chael Sonnen gives his ideas on the headliner. MMAFighing captures the quotes. “I have never seen a fight of this magnitude where both guys are so scared that they’re going to lose,” Sonnen told Submission Radio. “Every time you have a huge fight in wrestling, in boxing, in MMA, both guys are sure they’re going to win. They really believe it. These guys are so scared of one another and so positive that the other guy is going to beat them. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Sonnen said. “Conor McGregor is feathering a nest for a fall,” said Sonnen. “It’s so apparent to a guy who understands the psychology of sport. He just did an interview where he said, ‘The secret ingredient to success is failure’ and ‘nobody can really be the best until they get beat.’ That’s just not true. I could name a bunch of guys who went undefeated. You don’t have to get beat. It was a weird thing for him to say and he was feathering the nest.”

Russell Ess - December 7, 2015

Jon Jones has been in the gym doing a lot of powerlifting and packing on muscle. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has been breaking personal weightlifting records and making big gains. UFC President Dana White spoke with ESPN recently and talked about Jones’ plan on moving up to the heavyweight division (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

bjpenndotcom - December 6, 2015

bjpenndotcom - December 6, 2015