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Tom Taylor - May 31, 2017

Alan Jouban, one of the UFC’s most exciting welterweights, is poised for a return to the Octagon. The all-action welterweight will make his return at the blockbuster UFC 213, this July 8 in the combat sports mecca of Las Vegas, Nevada. His opponent will be Colorado’s Brian Camozzi, the brother of experienced UFC middleweight Chris Camozzi. Let’s get it on!!! @ufc 213 July 8th in Vegas!

Russell Ess - May 30, 2017

Unable to catch the UFC 212 event taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, June 3? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live stream results and updates, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for full fight recaps from the event. UFC 212 is headlined by UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway in a title unification bout. Aldo goes into the title unification bout with a 26-2 professional MMA record, going 8-1 in the UFC. Holloway will go into the fight with a 17-3 professional MMA record, going 13-3 in the UFC riding a 10-fight winning streak.

Russell Ess - May 30, 2017

UFC 212 fight week is here as the UFC returns to Brazil this Saturday.

Russell Ess - May 30, 2017

The UFC 212 pay-per-view event takes place this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the main event of the evening, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will take on interim champion Max Holloway in a title unification bout. Top-ranked women’s strawweight contenders Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz will look to prove themselves worthy of another title shot in the co-main event of the evening. Also on the card, Brazilian MMA pioneer Vitor Belfort will meet Nate Marquardt in the Octagon for what “The Phenom” is saying will be his last fight in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2017

Wow, looks like Gamrot DID bite Parke's finger haha pic.twitter.com/nxPqMtAX97 — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 27, 2017

Tom Taylor - May 30, 2017

If things had gone according to plan for bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt, he’d be fighting his arch rival TJ Dillashaw at UFC 213 this July 8. Regrettably, the champ was forced out of this hotly anticipated contest with a back injury. Luckily, Garbrandt has received the necessary treatment for his back troubles, and he’s now easing toward his recovery and eventual return to the cage.

bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2017

Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano has been absent from the Octagon for nearly a year. In her most recent Octagon appearance at UFC 200 in July of 2016, Zingano returned to the Octagon following a year long hiatus that followed her first round submission loss to Ronda Rousey. When she made her return nearly a year ago, she was handed a unanimous decision loss from Julianna Pena, marking two straight defeats. While Zingano has taken quite a bit of time off between her last two fights, she isn’t looking to take any tune-up fights when she returns to the Octagon. In fact, Zingano welcomes a fight with arguably the most feared woman in the UFC, Cris Cyborg.

Russell Ess - May 30, 2017

When you think of the most famous athletes in the entire world, who automatically comes to your mind and ranks at the top? The list of the most famous athletes on the planet will certainly depend on your background and interest in sports. If you are reading this, mixed martial arts is likely one of the sports that you enjoy watching. However, how familiar are you with soccer, cricket, and basketball?

Tom Taylor - May 30, 2017

Back in February, Germaine de Randamie and Holly Holm collided to crown the UFC’s first-ever women’s featherweight champion. Though there was a definite asterisk attached to this title fight due to the fact that it did not involve Cris “Cyborg” Justino – the division’s consensus best fighter – it was an exciting time for women’s MMA all the same. Unfortunately, the trouble for the new women’s featherweight division began almost immediately, as this inaugural title fight oozed with controversy.

bjpenndotcom - May 30, 2017

This past weekend, top ranked UFC light heavyweight contender Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson picked up an extremely impressive and dominant win over former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira. While it took Gustafsson until the 5th round to actually finish Teixeira, ‘The Mauler’ managed to knock Texeira down twice throughout the fight, out-striking his opponent 108-62 on total strikes, as well as 97-42 on significant strikes.

Tom Taylor - May 30, 2017

This July 22, the UFC will debut in Long Island, New York, with UFC on Fox 25. As this UFC Long Island card draws ever closer, its lineup is beginning to take shape. Over the last few days, the UFC has announced a long list of new matchups for the card.

Tom Taylor - May 30, 2017

Last weekend, during the UFC’s latest trip to Stockholm, Sweden, British light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa was on site to support his training partner Alexander Gustafsson as he battled Glover Teixeira. When Gustafsson won this fight via fifth-round knockout, Manuwa was unsurprisingly supportive. Manuwa’s post-fight applause of Gustafsson generated a response from UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who pointed out that, in victory, Gustafsson may have jumped ahead of Manuwa in the race for a title shot. This comment from DC then generated a response from a fan, which in turn started a heated Twitter battle with Manuwa.

Tom Taylor - May 30, 2017

Earlier this year, in the main event of UFC 208, Dutch striker Germaine de Randamie outworked Holly Holm to become the UFC’s first-ever women’s featherweight champion. The understanding was that, from there, she would then defend against the featherweight division’s consensus best fighter, Cris “Cyborg” Justino. This is not the way things have unfolded.

Russell Ess - May 29, 2017

Don’t let the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model job description fool you because Mia Kang is a fighter, too. After spending a good part of her life in the modeling industry and going through every eating disorder in the book, one experience in a Muay Thai fight camp in 2016 changed Kang’s outlook on life and gave her a new understanding of her body.

Tom Taylor - May 29, 2017

Charles Oliveira has had an unfortunately long list of failed cuts to the featherweight division’s 145-pound cap. His latest failed cut occurred back in November, when he missed weight for a featherweight bout with Ricardo Lamas by a whopping 10 pounds. In the wake of this failed cut to featherweight – which culminated in a submission loss – Oliveira was sent back up to lightweight where the cut would be less severe. He made his lightweight return against former Bellator champ Will Brooks, and he couldn’t have looked better in doing so, locking up a standing rear-naked choke for the win.

Tom Taylor - May 29, 2017

Earlier this month, on the main card of the stacked UFC 211, red hot Mexican featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez faced the biggest test of his career in Frankie Edgar. Regrettably for Rodriguez and his legions of fans, it did not turn out to be his night, as he was taken out by his far more experienced foe. This, of course, is not the way he hoped things would go. Rodriguez looked back on the loss in a recent interview with BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor:

Tom Taylor - May 29, 2017

You’re probably very familiar with the story by now: earlier this month, at the UFC athletes retreat in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino punched UFC strawweight Angela Magana. This blowout occurred after Magana made several offensive posts about Cyborg on social media. In the wake of this unfortunate event, many members of the MMA community seem to be siding with Cyborg – though Magana is pressing charges and the UFC is investigating the issue.

Tom Taylor - May 29, 2017

According to a report from Ariel Helwani, streaking heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou could return to the Octagon this August against his biggest test yet: former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos. The bout is being targeted for UFC 215, which is scheduled for August 19 in Seattle, Washington. UFC would like to book Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos for the yet-to-be announced 8/19 PPV, per sources, but it’s not done yet.