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BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

“Not only did Nick come, he was on time for everything. I’m pretty sure he didn’t miss any flights. He couldn’t have been cooler. He came there and did what he had to do. He even stuck around and did pictures with the fans after. It was cool.” “I know he hates to do it, but everybody does. You guys have no idea. These guys are in their camp, they’re in their own little world, and then they’ve gotta leave and do all the press and media and it’s hard. That sounds stupid, but it’s harder than people think. You’re answering the same questions over and over. But it’s what we do. It’s part of the game, and everybody wants to talk about making Floyd Mayweather money, but Floyd works his ass off to promote a fight.”

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 26, 2013

The UFC on FOX 6 event has concluded and the four-fight main card delivered a solid mix of fantastic bouts decided by both decisions and finishes. In the opening bout of the main card, Lamas was able to capitalize on a mistake made by Koch to earn a vicious TKO stoppage in the second round.

BJPENN.COM News - January 26, 2013

There was a heated stare down yesterday between Rampage Jackson and Glover Teixeira, but until the UFC released this behind the scenes video we had no idea what Rampage was saying! Check it out and enjoy!

BJPENN.COM News - January 26, 2013

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, is not a fan of Chael Sonnen. Chael Sonnen is the reason he no longer watches the great sport of MMA. If Chael Sonnen was a food Rampage Jackson would not eat him and if he was offered a fight against the Oregon Gangster, Rampage admits he would duck him. Rampage wants nothing to do with Chael Sonnen in this life or the next and he explains that concept in more detail to ESPN:

BJPENN.COM News - January 26, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 26, 2013

Anderson Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, has been the longtime voice of the UFC middleweight champion. In this recent interview he discusses what is next for the pound-for-pound king, who isn’t in the picture and how he matches up with other champions in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 25, 2013

The UFC on FOX 6 Weigh-Ins have concluded and all fighters made their contracted weight and made their bouts official. MAIN CARD: (FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Champ Demetrious Johnson (125) vs. John Dodson (124) Quinton Jackson (204) vs. Glover Teixeira (206) Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Anthony Pettis (155) Erik Koch (145) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145)

BJPENN.COM News - January 25, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 25, 2013

“I’m not annoyed at all. Rampage is a grown man. I’m actually kinda bummed out and I feel kinda sorry for him that he’s doing this. I don’t know why he’s taking this approach. If you want to be mad at me and mad at the UFC, feel however you feel. I feel like I’ve done right by Rampage. I feel like I’ve done right for him. The guy came out and said skateboarders make more than him. Rampage, since 2007, has made $15.2M in the UFC. I know a lot of skateboarders, it’s weird, but I actually live in that world. I’m into that skate and surf and stuff. Unless they’re talking about Tony Hawk or Rob Dyrdek or one of those guys, skateboarders aren’t making $15.2M.

BJPENN.COM News - January 25, 2013

“(It’s) A trying day for me. I knew the retirement was coming, but as a competitor, you hate hanging the gloves up. So, not real happy about it, but the way it is, everybody’s gonna grow older and I’m just excited to still be a part of the UFC and going to fill this role of Athletic and Government relations. Dana has always been, sometimes he’s the boss, sometimes he’s a brother and sometimes he’s a dad. He came to me, with my wife, and said, ‘Hey, you don’t need to compete anymore. I’ve got a position for you, we’ve been looking to fill it. You fit the role perfectly.’ In the end, he’s right, he’s right. When you lose the last two like I did, where I think if the fight would have went all 15 minutes I would have won both of them, he’s right. I’m just glad I’ve got a position here to keep me in the sport. If he hadn’t said that, I would have already had (another) fight under my belt.” “Whenever they put a mic in my face, I always said and did what I wanted. I never was anybody’s puppet. So, I’m going to do what I think is right and they want me to do what’s right. They want to understand what’s going on in a fighters mind sometimes. So, yes, I’m going to draw a paycheck from the UFC, but I’m there to give my perspective on whatever it is that arises. I don’t think they have to worry about me siding with them and I don’t think the fighters have to worry about that either. I’m going to do what I think is right.”

BJPENN.COM News - January 25, 2013

“I’m going to change my response and for the first time I’m going to say yes. I think Chael does deserve a shot at my title because he asked for it and he begged for it. He made it happen and I’ve definitely beaten pretty much everybody in my weight class and Chael said ‘let me give this guy a run’ so I’m going to say yes, Chael you deserve it.” UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, was initially critical of Chael Sonnen and giving him a shot at his belt without even one recent win in his divisional home.

bjpenndotcom - January 25, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 25, 2013

“I will miss a lot of things. I will miss Bert Watson backstage. He’s funny; he’s cool to hang around. Honestly, if you are on Dana’s good side, he’s one of the coolest guys. Lorenzo Fertitta’s always been cool with me; and Frank. I will miss the good fans. When you’re walking back to the locker room, when you win, the fans are cheering you on. “There are a lot of things about the UFC that I will miss.”