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bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2015

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Chris Taylor - October 8, 2015

Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks was forced to pull out of his scheduled UFC 192 co-main event bout with Tyron Woodley six days ago due to a weight cut mishap which resulted in hospitalization. Following his botched weight cut and fight cancellation, UFC President Dana White told reporters that he now considers Johny Hendricks a middleweight fighter.

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I think it’s pretty clear, the less times you get hit in the head the better. I don’t think anyone can argue that. But the debate over MMA training and how hard or not hard you should train continues. The main issue seems to be with sparring. There are those who say that sparring really isn’t necessary once you get to a certain level, and then there are those who say sparring is the only way to get ready for a fight.

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Well, UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt might be considering a vegan lifestyle, but Matt Mitrione? Not so much. The TUF contestant took to Twitter to share a picture with his followers, showing a massive, towering burger. I know what you’re thinking, a big burger, cool. But this thing goes above and beyond being just a big burger.

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UFC strawweight Paige VanZant is gearing up for her first UFC headlining fight. She’ll take on Joanne Calderwood on Dec. 10, in Las Vegas, a fight that will serve as the main event of a ‘Fight Pass’ exclusive card. VanZant recently talked to reporters and told them about her past dancing experience, saying that she’s grateful for dancing because she thinks it has helped her in the UFC.

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Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will be stepping back into the octagon to face current champ TJ Dillashaw after being out for quite some time. Still, Cruz is confident in his skills and finds it funny that Dillashaw thinks he’s figured him out.

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Man, this new Twitch streaming hobby of Rampage Jackson is pretty insightful. The MMA legend spends time playing games and talking to fans, explaining all of his current affairs.

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“As far as I’m concerned, he’s back on the Fight Pass events. He’s lower now. … Pettis can say I never fought anybody. But he’s never fought anyone. Who’s he fought, really? He’s fought nobody, as well. His numbers are really, really low. He lost his last fight. That’s a crazy, crazy statement from him in my opinion.”

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Ronda and Joanna getting ready for Australia with a stare down… And koala fight! https://t.co/6oE6JNawfC — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 7, 2015

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“Pettis is a very skilled fighter with good stand up, and he’s very good at what he does if you allow him the space to do it. This is a fight for me where if I want to take Anthony Pettis down then he’s going down. If I want it to stay on the feet then the fight will stay on the feet. I am going to dictate where this fight is going to go, and going into this fight knowing I can determine the location of where the fight is going to go at any time gives me peace of mind. Now, it’s about going in there and executing. I can get the win for sure just by going in there and doing what Clay Guida did to him, but I really want to make a statement in this fight. I really want to show the rest of the division what I’m capable of and I’m yet to do that. Pettis is the perfect opponent to do that against. I also couldn’t ask for a better location because it’s going down in Boston and I know Philly is going to be there representing strong. It’s going to be my house that night and I love it.” “I heard him say in an interview recently that he wasn’t impressed with my last two fights. That’s ironic because there isn’t a person on Earth who was impressed with his last fight. At least I had a couple people come up to me and say they were impressed with the way I dealt with the adversity of having my orbital broken and was still able to bounce back from that. At least a few people were impressed, but I haven’t heard a single person say they were impressed with Anthony Pettis’ last title defense. He got punched in the face and kind of quit on himself. The way I see this fight shaping up, and knowing what I can do, I think the same thing is going to happen again.”

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It’s been an interesting week for Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson. First he made headlines by saying that he was going to retire if his legal issues with Bellator didn’t end, than he came out and said never mind, the UFC kept him from retiring and he’ll have news on his next fight soon.

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will be getting a rematch and a chance to get his belt back when he faces Fabricio Werdum once again, this time possibly in Brazil. That fight is expected to take place sometime early next year. At a recent UFC Q&A the former champ talked about being more active and said that he plans on doing so moving forward and just wants to put all the injuries and mistakes he’s made behind him.

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Man, Jon Jones’ return is really messing with the UFC’s light heavyweight division. It went from having a pretty clear set of top contenders and possible title challengers to now having a bunch top guys who aren’t sure what to do. Everyone is waiting to see what happens with the former champ, as his UFC suspension has yet to be lifted, but is expected to be. Most people see it playing out the same. Jones will come back and will get an immediate title fight against the current champ Daniel Cormier. That means that the rest of the division will basically have to be pushed down one notch. As in, if Jones didn’t come back the next title shot would probably go to Ryan Bader who’s on a five fight win streak, but since he likely is, Bader will have to wait his turn and possibly take another fight.

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Looks like UFC flyweight title challenger John Dodson will be making the move back up to the bantamweight division. The news came out on Wednesday’s episode of UFC Tonight. According to the report, Dodson wants to return to action sometime in December or January and when he does step back into the octagon, it will be at 135 pounds.

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https://youtu.be/vA5DItewA-E On Wednesday, UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made history and was the first female athlete ever to co-host ESPN’s SportsCenter.

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This past weekend at UFC 192, we saw some pretty exciting fights, from the UFC Fight Pass prelims to the main event on PPV. As far as the FS1 prelims go, ratings were pretty decent when you take into account the competition the broadcast went up against. It’s football season and that means every other sport is going to take a hit in ratings, that’s just a fact.

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Sage Northcutt on if he got nervous going into his first UFC fight: “Believe it or not, I felt really calm. I’ve visualized it a thousand times: walking in and standing in front of the crowd and my opponent. There were some butterflies in my stomach, but not too much. Once the fight starts, you’re ready.”

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https://youtu.be/9DB1dSvbXvs Henry Cejudo on what he’s looking at facing Jussier Formiga: “His ground game and his jiu-jitsu are world class. I’m ready. I have better clinch work, better striking and more power in my hands.”