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bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017

SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh has remained relatively silent regarding a potential showdown between his protege Conor McGregor and undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. With that being said, with the potential fight becoming more real every day, things are starting to heat up. During a recent interview with Complex, Kavanagh went off on Mayweather as a person, while praising his abilities as a boxer:

Chris Taylor - April 14, 2017

Former UFC middleweight contender Tim Kennedy retired from the sport of mixed martial arts in January, this following his UFC 206 knockout loss to Kelvin Gastelum. With that said, Tim is still one of the baddest men on the planet and is currently re-enlisted with the US Army where he serves as a special forces sniper.

Chris Taylor - April 14, 2017

Yair Rodriguez promises to deliver on his mom’s premonition for UFC 211 fight with Frankie Edgar Surging UFC featherweight contender Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez will return to the octagon at next month’s UFC 211 pay-per-view event in Dallas, Texas where he will square off with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar.

Russell Ess - April 14, 2017

Although the UFC has yet to set an official date or event, Georges St-Pierre is scheduled to return to the Octagon after taking years off from competing in the UFC. The former UFC welterweight kingpin will be making his return going up a weight class to challenge UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Here we see a shirtless St-Pierre in the gym alongside Tristar teammate Yukinori Akazawa. St-Pierre has never competed in the UFC middleweight division but is looking to challenge the champion in Michael Bisping and make history by becoming the fourth fighter in UFC history to win two titles in two different UFC weight classes.

Russell Ess - April 14, 2017

UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and former champion TJ Dillashaw are set to settle their feud in the Octagon. The two former Team Alpha Male teammates will surely look to use their expereience with training together in the past to capitalize on each other during their UFC 213 title fight taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 8. Here we get a glimpse of the action between Garbrandt and Dillashaw in another amazing poster done by the creative artist Boss Logic.

Russell Ess - April 14, 2017

Current #3 ranked UFC middleweight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and the UFC have come to an agreement on a new fight contract. UFC President Dana White posted a photo of Jacare holding his new contract with a smile on Friday.

Russell Ess - April 14, 2017

Most UFC champions get a new championship belt for every time they successfully defend their title in the Octagon. However, that does not seem to be the case for Demetrious Johnson, one of the most dominant champions the UFC has ever had.

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017

https://youtu.be/BFomgcAqGCA Streaking UFC prospect Yair Rodriguez is fresh off his January win over BJ Penn, which saw the young star pick up his 6th straight UFC win, extending his unbeaten streak in the Octagon. Following Rodriguez’ win over Penn, the UFC gave the #8 ranked featherweight quite the step up in competition as they booked ‘Pantera’ to fight UFC featherweight #1 contender Frankie Edgar in a pivotal showdown at UFC 211 on May 13th.

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017

This past weekend at UFC 210, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier picked up another impressive win as he defeated light heavyweight knockout artist Anthony Johnson in a highly anticipated showdown. Following his win over Johnson, Cormier turned to face top ranked light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa, who was in the crowd, and took shots at the light heavyweight contender:

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017

Leading up to UFC 205, where Conor McGregor made history by securing two UFC title belts, the Irish superstar began a very heated rivalry with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who was also fighting on the same card. McGregor was caught on camera mean mugging Woodley behind the scenes at the UFC 205 early weigh-ins, which then sparked a Twitter feud between the two as McGregor repeatedly called the welterweight champion of the world a “bitch”. McGregor was then caught on camera once more engaging with Woodley backstage, this time being separated by security guards who attempted to keep the Irishman away from ‘The Chosen One’ as McGregor repeatedly insulted Woodley.

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017

UFC middleweight Jacare Souza has been knocking on the door of a middleweight title fight for quite some time now. The top ranked middleweight is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated UFC on FOX 24 scrap with Robert Whittaker this weekend in Kansas City, Missouri, where he will look to move one step closer to a middleweight title shot. Ahead of that fight, Jacare Souza has been very open about the fact that he isn’t too happy with the UFC for booking a middleweight title fight between Michael Bisping and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre for 2017.

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2017

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor may currently be sidelined until the birth of his firstborn son in May, however the lightweight champion recently was tagged in several posts where he can be seen doing everything from partying it up in Liverpool by shooting money out of a canon, and then hiding in a tree house. Check out the footage below:

bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2017

UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson is undoubtably one of the greatest fighters in the world today. With an impressive professional record that features just two losses, ‘Mighty Mouse’ is looking to tie MMA legend Anderson Silva’s record for most title defenses this Saturday when he steps into the Octagon with Wilson Reis. Ahead of the fight, Demetrious Johnson spoke to MMAJunkie to explain what makes him so dominant, his ability to make adjustments during fights:

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2017

Former WSOF Champion Marlon Moraes faces a stiff challenge in UFC debut Former World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes will make his octagon debut on June 3 at UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when he squares off with perennial 135-pound contender Raphael Assuncao.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2017

Tyron Woodley: The last time GSP fought someone like me, he crawled into a cave for 3 years Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is targeting UFC 213 on July 8 in Las Vegas for his octagon return.

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2017

Tyron Woodley expects Demian Maia to lose his spot in line after “nightmare” matchup at UFC 211 Current UFC welterweight kingpin Tyron Woodley took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor on a recent episode of Rapid Fire.

bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2017

This week, news surfaced that recently retired UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson had filed a formal appeal with the NYSAC regarding his fight with Daniel Cormier. The appeal revealed that Johnson was looking to have Cormier testify under oath as to why he held the privacy towel at the early UFC 210 weigh-ins, and if unable to provide proof as to why he did so, give Johnson 20% of his purse for the fight, as well as be stripped of the light heavyweight title.

bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2017

This past weekend at UFC 210, UFC featherweight Charles Oliveira made his successful UFC lightweight debut as he picked up a 1st round submission win over Will Brooks to kick off the pay-per view portion of the main card. Following his big win over Brooks, Olvieira celebrated as many fighters do, by jumping the cage to celebrate. The New York State Athletic Commission wasn’t too fond of Oliveira’s celebration, and ultimately handed ‘Do Bronx’ a 60-day suspension for the incident. This followed the precedent set by the NYSAC when they suspended UFC middleweight #1 contender Yoel Romero for 60 days for climbing out of the cage to celebrate his 3rd round KO win over Chris Weidman. Ultimately, the suspension fell under the category of ‘exiting the fighting area’.