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BJPENN.COM News - November 29, 2012

“I’ve watched some of his fights and he’s a very good fighter,” MacDonald told ESPN. “Me and him will be matched up down the road for sure. “It’s inevitable, he’s one of the top guys, he’s young… actually, is he young? I think he’s like 30! He looks younger than me though!

BJPENN.COM News - November 29, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - November 29, 2012

Ever wonder what goes through a UFC fighter’s mind when they’re in the cage? You’re about to find out as Rashad Evans takes UFC Tonight on a wild ride through the most epic fights of his UFC career!

BJPENN.COM News - November 29, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

UFC president Dana White announced yesterday that the UFC and FOX sports have put together the latest installment of “Road to the Octagon” in hopes of hyping up next week’s UFC on FOX 5 event. UFC on FOX 5 is set to air free on FOX Saturday, December 8th, from Seattle’s KeyArena. In the main event UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will defend his title against longtime division standout Nate Diaz. Also featured on the main portion of the card will be a welterweight matchup between the returning BJ Penn and division up-and-comer Rory MacDonald.

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

Nate Diaz and Cesar Gracie give Inside MMA’s Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten one major concern heading into the December 5th title fight against Benson Henderson.

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“I didn’t really ask him anything. I watched it (GSP vs Penn). I’m not the kind of guy that wants to know everything about somebody, I really don’t care. For all I know BJ could have completely changed his training and maybe he’s a Muay Thai fighter now, who knows. I don’t really care. I just get better as a fighter, as a martial artist. I really don’t care about the past.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“The strategic idea is to put the best fights we could possibly put on Fox. You guys know what the last year and a half has been like. It’s tough to keep a card together. What do we got, like a week and a half to go? I want to say to all of the guys on the phone, “Tone your training down a little bit.” Let’s not get any body injured this last week and a half.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“They can take all the steroids they want. I don’t think it is helping them as much as they think it is. It is probably more of an insecure thing or a sort of crutch. If they really did increase the testing, which I don’t even know if there is anyway you could, you won’t get rid of it altogether. People will always find a way around it. If there really was a way to just completely get rid of it, I think a lot of guys will have a lot of problem. If they have been taking it for a long time and all of a sudden they don’t have it anymore, what will it do to their minds. It will mess them up. When I punch them in the face, there aren’t any steroids for the jaw.” – UFC on FOX 5 main card fighter, Matt Brown, talking to The Flying Knee.

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“It would be a crime for Anderson to try and fight at 77kg. He could maybe make the weight but the physical loss that he would suffer would be too much.” “We have to respect St. Pierre, who besides being a great fighter is a monster physically. The Canadian would get a considerable conditioning advantage if they fought at welterweight division limits.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“At the moment, I was a little upset (over Jones vs. Sonnen). But it’s all good, it’s passed. There’s always two sides to everything. Looking at it from an athlete’s perspective, Chael Sonnen might have cut across a lot of people and maybe cut the line to get a shot at the belt. But for the UFC, it might be a good thing for this fight to happen at this time. There’s always two sides.” “This fight is expected to happen but there’s no date set. We don’t know yet where it’s going to be or when it’s going to be, but I’m very happy to be fighting Dan Henderson. It’s a good fight and it’s another challenge for me. If I want to fight for the belt again, I need to get through this fight first.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

UFC officials have announced their plans to return to the UK with UFC on FUEL TV 7 set for February 16 of 2013. The event is set to take place in London at the famous Wembley Arena.

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“I think that they planned on having things follow the same route that we were gonna follow with Strikeforce. But, from what I understand, there needs to be a proper build-up to a fight like that. People don’t really know me that well. They know her. So, it just doesn’t make sense, really, to have it without a strong following for me, too.” “I think that they should sign a lot of the girls. I think that the talent at 135 [pounds] is very deep. I think it would be a shame to have just one highlight fight for the woman. There’s a lot of 135ers that could give her [Rousey] a good run for her money.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 28, 2012

“The thing about Phil Davis is I really don’t wanna get beat up by a guy in pink tights. He’s long, he’s quick, obviously a great shot, great wrestling, great anaconda choke. I have that to look forward to. What he does is a good job of beating you up from the top, frustrating you, until you come up into him kinda in bad form and that’s when he looks for that anaconda.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2012

On December 8th, former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion BJ Penn returns to the Octagon to battle young gun Rory MacDonald. It’s the latest big fight for “The Prodigy” and one which may very well join the fights below as a defining moment in his storied career.