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bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2015

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// OK, so when I first started watching this video I had to laugh because it’s former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks looking at a menu and asking about food. I mean, come on. The guy’s weight issue is what everyone has been talking about and here he is getting ready to chow down on some burgers.

bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2015

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I would say things could be worse for this UFC fighter, but man, right now that seems like that’s really not possible. UFC lightweight Francisco Trevino took on newcomer Sage Northcutt at UFC 192. Trevino failed to make weight for the fight, coming in at 160 pounds, but that was just the start. Trevino went into the octagon on Saturday night hoping to shut down the hype train before it even got started. That didn’t happen. Instead he lost to Northcutt in under a minute, suffering a TKO loss.

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UFC veteran Michael Bisping had to pull out of his scheduled fight with Robert Whittaker on Nov. 14, 2015 at UFC 193. Bisping suffered an elbow injury and had to undergo surgery. In his place the UFC have booked Uriah Hall to fill in and take on Whittaker. Bisping took to Instagram to let his fans know that he had a successful surgery and he’s now on the road to recovery.

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UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is sick of talking about Conor McGregor and vows to never mention him again after they fight at UFC 194. The two men were scheduled to face off at UFC 189, before the champ had to pull out with a rib injury, which forced McGregor to step in and take on Chad Mendes on two weeks notice. After a high pace fight and getting taken down several times, McGregor managed to stop Mendes with strikes in the second round.

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The UFC lightweight title will be on the line on Dec. 19 at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., when champ Rafael dos Anjos looks to defend his belt for the first time against the dangerous Donald Cerrone at UFC on FOX 17. This event is set up to be quite the night of fights. Even on the Fight Pass prelims there’s exciting fights set to go down.

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It seems like the trend this Summer was for NBA teams to work out with UFC fighters, to get in shape for the upcoming season.

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MMA legend Mark Coleman explains his current state and thanks all the fans who donated to his GoFundMe account, helping with his health issues.

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Sean Wheelock, who used to do play-by-play for Bellator, is now the chairman of a brand new MMA rules and regulations committee. Wheelock, who’s a certified boxing referee, was recently given the position by ABC president Mike Mazzulli. The new committee will discuss and take a look at some of the bigger issues in the rules of MMA. For example the 12-to-6 elbow rule. It’s a pretty confusing rule, one that even fighters have a hard time understanding completely.

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Check out the clip above and watch some throwback footage of a time when UFC fighters Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor weren’t going at each other during a press conference.

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https://youtu.be/Sdr_adjilQM UFC lightweight ‘Irish’ Joe Duffy will take on the dangerous Dustin Poirier at UFC Fight Night: Dublin, which takes place next Saturday.

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Back in June of this year UFC heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Matt Mitrione met in the octagon. Things seemed to be going OK for ‘Meathead’ until he went for an ill advised takedown and got caught in a choke. Rothwell forced him to tap out and won the fight, before giving quite the memorable post fight speech. Rothwell was set to fight top ranked Stipe Miocic at next Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Dublin, but a last minute injury to Miocic forced the fight to be canceled.

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It’s still pretty crazy to think that Nick Diaz’s White House petition was able to get its 100K signatures, and then some. I mean, we all know that MMA fans love them some Nick Diaz, but just think about that. 100,000 people decided to take a few moments and sign a petition supporting a UFC fighter. Has anything like that happened before? I don’t think so. So congratulations MMA world, you made history.

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A video posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Oct 15, 2015 at 12:33am PDT urijahfaber We stayed focused for as long as possible. Team meeting. @teamalphamalemma @lancepalmer @lastcall155 @cody_nolove @paigevanzantufc @justinbuchholz_ @holdsworthmma @teamalphadad @sneakytommy @touchyfili ….@chadmendes was hunting :/  

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UFC’s interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor is in the gym and preparing for his massive fight with current champ Jose Aldo. The two will finally meet as UFC 194, which is scheduled for Dec. 12 in Las Vegas. It’s set to be a massive event, with Aldo vs. McGregor headlining, Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold co-headlining and then a ton of exciting fights before that. It will cap off a three day/three event series for the UFC, with a Fight Pass card on Dec. 10, TUF 22 Finale on Dec. 11 and then the mega UFC 194 on Dec. 12.

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It was reported last week that UFC light heavyweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson wanted to fight Ryan Bader. That was what his manager said and Rumble had yet to publicly say anything about Bader. Until now that is. The fighter took to his Facebook and posted rant about how Bader is calling himself the number one contender, but hasn’t fought anyone in the top three.

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On Wednesday the MMA community achieved something great by coming together to exceed the required goal of 100K signatures on the official White House petition for Nick Diaz. The petition had until the 16th to get to 100K but after a late rally from MMA fans we were able to smash through the goal and gain even more than the required amount. So what does that mean now? Really no one knows for sure. The standard course is for the petition to be reviewed by White House Staff, than after that an official response should be given. Will it have any real effect on Diaz’s situation? Perhaps not directly, but even Diaz’s lawyer says that achieving the 100K signatures was certainly not for nothing.