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bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2017

Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 214, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will step into the Octagon with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier for a highly anticipated rematch several years in the making. Ahead of the fight, the MMA community is torn in regards to their predictions for the fight. While some believe that Daniel Cormier remaining active and defending his belt in Jon Jones’ absence will aid him in picking up a win, others believe that Jones will reclaim the light heavyweight title, and cement his place as the undisputed greatest 205 pounder of all time.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2017

Friday morning, both UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones hit the scales ahead of their UFC 214 showdown tomorrow night in Anaheim, California. Ahead of the fight, there were speculations as to how the champ’s weight cut was going after he came in 1.2 pounds overweight for his previous fight agains Anthony Johnson, infamously pressing down on the privacy towel to offset his weight in order to make weight without cutting more weight.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2017

On Saturday, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will step into the Octagon in hopes of making yet another successful title defense in the co-main event of UFC 214. The fight will see ‘The Chosen One’ step into the Octagon with arguably the greatest JiuJitsu specialist in the UFC, Demian Maia. Ahead of the fight, Woodley spoke to those in attendance at the UFC 214 open workouts, saying:

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2017

Former Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has had a very long, and tumultuous journey with the UFC. After finally being signed to the promotion last year, Cyborg competed at catchweight twice, before then being suspended by USADA for taking a pill to help her rehydrate. After being cleared of all wrongdoing by USADA, the stars finally aligned for the WMMA veteran to fight for the vacant women’s featherweight title. After Cyborg’s title fight was announced UFC President Dana White publicly stated that the UFC had made some mistakes in regards to how they handled Cyborg’s fights, and that they owed it to her to get her a title fight.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2017

In UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier’s most recent fight, the champ caught quite a bit of criticism when he weighed in 1.2 pounds over the light heavyweight title fight limit of 205 pounds for his title defense with Anthony Johnson. Cormier then reemerged just moments later and pressed down on the privacy towel to offset his weight, in order to make weight without cutting the weight. Ahead of Cormier’s UFC 214 showdown with Jon Jones this weekend, Cormier’s nutritionist spoke with MMAFighting to discuss the situation leading up to the fight:

Russell Ess - July 27, 2017

UFC on FOX 25 took place last weekend and the UFC has updated their rankings following their event that took place in Long Island, New York. In the main event of the evening, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was able to get the monkey off his back and ended his three-fight losing streak by submitting Kelvin Gastelum in the third round. With the outcome of the match, both Weidman and Gastelum did not move in the UFC middleweight rankings as they both remain at their #5 and #8 respective positions.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2017

The recent news of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) approval of four new weight classes in professional mixed martial arts was a big announcement for the future of the growing sport. In addition to the newly approved 165-pound, 175-pound, 195-pound and 225-pound divisions, the ABC unanimously approved of four new recommendations brought to them by its MMA Rules Committee. ABC rules committee chair Sean Wheelock told MMA Junkie that the four new approved recommendations could be implemented rather quickly as none of them require any current laws or statutes to be changed.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2017

The UFC light heavyweight championship title fight between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones is set to take place at UFC 214 on Saturday, July 29 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Ahead of the what is being called the biggest UFC card of the year thus far, the stars that will be competing on Saturday took to a press conference on Wednesday to talk about their fights.

Tom Taylor - July 27, 2017

This weekend, in the opening bout of the UFC 214 main card, Swiss striker Volkan Oezdemir will collide with British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa in what is widely perceived as a light heavyweight number one contender. Earlier this week, Oezdemir took time out of his busy fight week for an interview with BJ Penn Radio. During this interview, the Swiss upstart broke down his looming matchup with Manuwa, and gave a very bold prediction for the fight.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2017

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated UFC 214 main event showdown with Jon Jones this weekend where the pair will fight for the undisputed light heavyweight title two years after the pair’s first meeting at UFC 182, where Jones captured a rather one-sided unanimous decision. Ahead of the pair’s rematch, Daniel Cormier has been very open about the fact that he believes wholeheartedly that Jones was on PEDs in the pair’s first fight. He spoke to MMAFighting:

Tom Taylor - July 27, 2017

Stipe Miocic has established himself as one of the most fearsome and dominating heavyweight champions in UFC history. We have, however, seen him lose in the past. His most recent loss – which he just avenged with a first-round knockout – was a close decision defeat at the hands of Junior Dos Santos. His next most recent hiccup occurred in 2012, when he wilted under a storm of second-round punches dealt by towering Dutchman Stefan Struve. On the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, Struve weighed in on a potential rematch with Miocic – which could well happen, so long as Struve wins his September 2, UFC Fight Night 115 headlining showdown with Alexander Volkov.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2017

On August 26th, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will face the toughest test of his career as he steps into the Octagon with unbeaten boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. Ahead of the fight, retired boxing champion Paul Malignaggi has given his vague insight into Conor McGregor‘s gameplan for the fight via The Jim Rome Show, saying:

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2017

Several weeks ago, news surfaced that Conor McGregor had extended an offer to former boxing champion Paul Malignaggi to join Team McGregor as the UFC lightweight champ prepared for his historic boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. Malignaggi ultimately did end up joining Conor McGregor‘s camp, as a photo of the pair sparring broke the news to the combat sports community on social media. Immediately of course, questions regarding McGregor’s training began to emerge, as Malignaggi revealed that his policy is to not discuss what takes place in the gym behind closed doors.

Tom Taylor - July 27, 2017

If you’ve been paying attention to the social media accounts of Cris Cyborg over the last few days, you’ll know that she’s been promoting an awesome contest for her fans. The winner of this contest will attend the fights, be given a special backstage experience, and have the opportunity to meet Cyborg and many of the card’s other stars. Only 2 days left in the #cyborgnation video challenge before a winner is selected! Have you entered? #ufc214pic.twitter.com/rLAMZ4Qr4k

Tom Taylor - July 27, 2017

This weekend, in the main event of UFC 214, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will attempt to reclaim his title from the current champion and his arch rival Daniel Cormier. In the buildup to this fight, much has been made of Jones’ last-minute withdrawal from July 2016’s UFC 200, when he was last scheduled to meet Cormier. UFC President Dana White in particular has had plenty to say about the former champ’s withdrawal from the card. And apparently, Jones is getting tired of it. Speaking with Lance Pugmire of the LA Times, Jones explained that he is giving the UFC boss the silent treatment.

Tom Taylor - July 27, 2017

This Saturday, the UFC will touch down in sun-soaked Anaheim, California with UFC 214. The card stands out as the biggest of the year thus far, thanks in large part to the three title fights that top the bill. The biggest of these title fights, and the card’s main event, will occur at light heavyweight, where reigning champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones will battle for light heavyweight gold. The co-main event, meanwhile, will be a welterweight title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and challenger Demian Maia. The first title fight of the bunch, finally, will go down at featherweight, where women’s pound-for-pound stalwart Cris “Cyborg” Justino will battle former Invicta bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger for the vacant throne. Ahead of this massive fight, which will mark her long-awaited UFC debut, Evinger joined Ariel Helwani for a quick chat. During this discussion, Evinger made the somewhat surprising admission that she feels the UFC dislikes both her and Cyborg – she’s just not sure who the promotion dislikes more.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2017

This Saturday, the UFC will host a trio of title fights from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California as the light heavyweight title, the welterweight title, and the women’s featherweight title are all put on the line. In the main event, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier puts his light heavyweight title on the line against former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones in a highly anticipated rematch several years in the making. The fight, which has been scheduled and rescheduled several times in the past, is finally taking place this Saturday.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2017

UFC 214 takes place on Saturday, July 29 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The main event features a rematch between current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones. The two will be fighting for the second time in their careers with Jones getting the best of Cormier in their first match at UFC 182, winning a unanimous decision after their initial five round title fight.