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Russell Ess - February 8, 2017

Anderson Silva is considered by many to be one of the greatest fighters of all time in mixed martial arts. Although still dangerous at 41-years-old, “The Spider” will be looking to get his first official win since 2012 as the former kingpin of the middleweight division has run into various obstacles in his last five fights.

Russell Ess - February 8, 2017

UFC 208 takes place this weekend as the UFC returns to New York at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

bjpenndotcom - February 8, 2017

Leading up to UFC 200, top ranked middleweight Derek Brunson was set to face off with Gegard Mousasi in a highly anticipated middleweight showdown. Unfortunately, leading up to the fight, Brunson was forced to pull out of the fight with vision issues. Now, ahead of his scheduled UFC 208 scrap against Anderson Silva this weekend in Brooklyn, Brunson is 100% healthy and ready to move one step closer to a middleweight title shot. With that being said however, Brunson believes a rescheduled fight with Mousasi could be on the horizon.

Tom Taylor - February 8, 2017

The most recent season of the Ultimate Fighter was produced with the singular goal of creating a fresh challenger for increasingly dominant flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. In the end, the winner of this season was UFC veteran and former Titan FC champ Tim Elliott. With this TUF win, Elliott was then pencilled in for a title fight against Mighty Mouse. And though very few people gave him much of a chance against the dominant flyweight king, he actually put up a remarkably good fight. In the end, however, Mighty Mouse walked away with a unanimous decision win, leaving Elliott’s title dreams momentarily dashed.

Tom Taylor - February 8, 2017

Generally speaking, knockouts are a pretty uncommon sight in the sport of sumo. When two massive men collide at full speed, however, things tend to happen.

Russell Ess - February 8, 2017

https://youtu.be/NzlCooWoK6I ONE Championship heavyweight world champion Brandon Vera has done most of his talking in the cage with his vicious striking game.

bjpenndotcom - February 8, 2017

This Saturday, in the main event of Brooklyn’s UFC 208 fight card, Holly Holm and Germaine De Randamie will fight for the inaugural UFC women’s UFC featherweight title in a highly anticipated showdown. Ahead of the fight, there has been talk of where Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, who is also 2-0 in the Octagon in catchweight fights, fits into the title picture given her current case with USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. Prior to that however, Cyborg had been offered two women’s featherweight title fights however she turned both down after explaining that she would be unable to make weight so close to when her last fight was.

Russell Ess - February 8, 2017

bjpenndotcom - February 8, 2017

Following Yoel Romero’s UFC 205 win over Chris Weidman in 2016, UFC President Dana White confirmed that Yoel Romero would be getting the next middleweight title shot against Michael Bisping when the champ is ready to return from a knee surgery. Bisping of course, in his time off, has been pushing for a superfight with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who recently was booked for a UFC 209 fight with Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Despite that, Bisping has maintained that a fight with Romero isn’t at the top of his wish-list, but maintained that he would fight the Cuban Olympian.

Tom Taylor - February 8, 2017

This Saturday, on the main card of UFC 208, Tim Boetsch will take on the incredibly dangerous Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. If he’s able to spring the upset against this highly regarded foe, he will find himself in the top-end of the middleweight rankings, where fights with foes like Chris Weidman, Gegard Mousasi, Yoel Romero, and champ Michael Bisping could await. All four of the aforementioned men, of course, are currently busy. Weidman and Mousasi will duke it out at UFC 210, while Bisping and Romero are expected to fight for the title sometime in the next few months.

Tom Taylor - February 8, 2017

After several previous reports, the UFC has officially announced that heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will next defend his title against Junior Dos Santos. The pair will duke it out in the main event of UFC 211, which is scheduled for May 13 in Dallas, Texas. Miocic and Dos Santos, of course, are quite familiar with each other. In December of 2014, the two dangerous heavyweights collided in an unforgettable five-round war, which Dos Santos ultimately won by decision.

Tom Taylor - February 8, 2017

This weekend, on the main card of UFC 208, middleweight contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will take on the unheralded but undeniably dangerous Tim Boetsch. If he’s able to pass this test, the next step would seem to be a bout with the winner of champ Michael Bisping and challenger Yoel Romero’s yet-unscheduled title fight. Jacare, however, is not confident this is the way things will unfold.

Chris Taylor - February 7, 2017

According to reliable Brazilian news outlet Globo former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum will return to the octagon at UFC 211 where he will square off with Ben Rothwell. UFC 211 takes place May 13 live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight rematch featuring current champion Stipe Miocic taking on former division kingpin Junior dos Santos.

Russell Ess - February 7, 2017

Nate Diaz may still be laughing at Dana White’s latest fight offer but that isn’t stopping the Stockton native from getting his training rounds in. Diaz recently posted a photo with boxing superstar Amir Khan at Khan’s boxing club in San Francisco.

Russell Ess - February 7, 2017

As “Super” Sage Northcutt looks to get back to pick up more wins in the lightweight division, it appears that the popular fighter has found a girl to keep him company in his journey in the UFC. On Sunday, Northcutt posted a photo with Erin Slattery, who is tagged in his Super Bowl photo. Northcutt casually captioned his photo, “Watching the Superbowl.”

Russell Ess - February 7, 2017

https://youtu.be/clUwi1zmZUQ The superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather that many pundits initially scoffed at seems to be slowly making it’s way towards actually one day becoming a reality.

bjpenndotcom - February 7, 2017

Recently, the UFC brass has received some mixed reactions from fans regarding interim titles. Over the course of the last year, the UFC has put on several interim title fights where some fans feel they were unnecessary. At UFC 197 in April of 2016, UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones stepped into the Octagon against Ovince Saint Preux after Daniel Cormier was forced out of his scheduled bout with Jones. Jones and Saint Preux fought for the interim light heavyweight title, with Jones winning the fight via unanimous decision after a 5-round scrap. Unfortunately due to his out-of-comeptition drug testing failure, which was deemed to be a result of a tainted supplement, Jones was stripped of the interim belt.

Tom Taylor - February 7, 2017

In July of 2016, British striker Michael “Venom” Page picked up an incredible flying knee knockout over Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos. Some six months later Paul Daley, another talented British striker, levelled Brennan Ward with a similar flying knee knockout. Having dazzled with these flying knee knockouts, it now sounds like Page and Daley will be pitted against one another. According to recent reports, Bellator MMA is working on a bout between the two venomous strikers for its May show in Manchester, England.