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Russell Ess - October 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/nnRF-ZWoFQg The Internet went crazy when it recently appeared as if UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor stopped two school kids from fighting in a video that has gone viral.

Russell Ess - October 28, 2016

It’s probably safe to say that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum does not like Reebok and their deal set in place with the UFC. On Tuesday, Werdum posted a photo to social media with a Nike logo photoshopped in place of the Reebok logo on his UFC fight kit uniform. Werdum said in the caption that he was a Nike fan ever since his childhood.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

UFC bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz is widely believed to be one of the best fighters in the UFC. The bantamweight champion recently made his triumphant return to the Octagon earlier this year, where he reclaimed the bantamweight championship he never lost inside the Octagon. After reclaiming the championship belt, Cruz stepped into the Octagon to square off with longtime nemesis Urijah Faber in the co-main event of UFC 199 back in June. Cruz put on a spectacular performance as he picked up a dominant unanimous decision win over Faber.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

#8 ranked UFC lightweight Lorenz Larkin has been on a tear of the UFC’s welterweight division lately as he has won 4 of his last 5 fights, going 4-1 over the course of the past two years.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

Relations between the UFC brass and former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre have continued to be strained over the last few weeks as St-Pierre’s highly anticipated return to the Octagon was once again postponed after negotiations for ‘Rush’ to return at UFC 206 failed. This resulted in St-Pierre revealing in an interview that he had terminated his contract with the UFC after the promotion failed to secure him a fight in a reasonable amount of time. Despite that, rumors of St-Pierre returning to the Octagon at UFC 206 for a fight with Michael Bisping continued to surface, until this week, when St-Pierre sent a message to Bisping via social media, in which he stated:

Russell Ess - October 28, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/worldstarhiphop/videos/1201176169949136/ Fights inevitably happen in school between students. Even with the consequences of being suspended or expelled, kids that are growing into young adults deal with a lot of stress and situations that unfortunately lead to physical altercations.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

Several years ago, NCAA Division I All-American Johny Hendricks was considered to be one of the best fighters on the planet. After dropping a controversial split decision to Georges St-Pierre in the main event of UFC 167 back in 2013, Hendricks went on to win the vacant welterweight championship by defeating Robbie Lawler at UFC 171. In just his next fight, Hendricks lost the belt to Robbie Lawler via split decision, in a fight which was considered controversial by many. Since then, Hendricks has gone on a bit of a skid, going just 1-2, recently going on a 2-fight losing streak that most recently saw him drop a unanimous decision to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 200 in a catchweight fight due to Hendricks missing weight.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

Prior to UFC 202 in August, where Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon to avenge his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz, UFC President Dana White stated that after the fight, McGregor must either drop back down to featherweight to defend his belt against interim champion Jose Aldo, or vacate the belt. After McGregor defeated Diaz via majority decision on the record breaking card, he remained openly confident that his next fight would take place at lightweight, despite the fact that Dana White was adamant about him either returning to 145, or vacating the belt.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis made headlines this week when horrific news surfaced that someone had set several of Pettis’ cars on fire in the driveway of his Milwaukee home. Details remain scarce on who set the vehicles on fire, or why they did so, however ‘Showtime’ has now taken to social media to give a statement on the matter:

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has had an incredibly busy year that has seen him defeat Anderson Silva in London, knock out Luke Rockhold on just 2 weeks notice to win the UFC championship, and then defend the belt against Dan Henderson in Manchester, England. Despite that, Bisping isn’t ready to call it a year just yet. After ‘The Count’ was rumored to be fighting former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre at UFC 206 in Toronto in November, Bisping set his sights on a fight at the event despite the fact that Georges St-Pierre announced this week that negotiations with the UFC haven’t been going well, and he will be unable to fight Bisping at UFC 206.

bjpenndotcom - October 28, 2016

Fan-favorite fighter Mark Hunt has been quiet recently in regards to Brock Lesnar’s pair of failed drug tests surrounding their UFC 200 fight back in July. When the UFC announced at UFC 199 in June that Lesnar and Hunt would be fighting at UFC 200, it was also revealed that they had waived the mandatory 4-month period in which a fighter is eligible to be tested by USADA before becoming an active fighter and being cleared to fight. Lesnar’s exemption stretched over the course of the first 3 months, allowing him to only be tested starting one month before the fight, which was when it was announced that he would be fighting.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2016

UFC legend Dan Severn has seen it all when it comes to mixed martial arts. Severn began his MMA career back in 1994 at UFC 4, when rules were at best a recommendation and mixed martial arts was more “no-holds barred” than an organized sport.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2016

Thiago Alves will not only remain on the UFC 205 card after his original opponent Al Iaquinta dropped out, he will now be headlining the Fight Pass prelims of the UFC’s epic first-ever card in New York City. Alves will now take on Jersey boy Jim Miller according to the UFC’s Fight Pass Twitter page:

Tom Taylor - October 27, 2016

In a few short weeks, top-ranked UFC flyweight Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall will travel to Belfast, Northern Island. Once he’s landed on the Emerald Isle, he’ll look to topple talented veteran Neil Seery and wedge himself firmly back into the flyweight title picture. Before McCall makes this trip across the Atlantic, however, he’ll be partaking in a bit of philanthropy. He’ll do so through Direct Endorsement, an organization he’s a partner in, and one that strives to “raise money for charities all across the world by hosting athletes, celebrities and musicians of all genres.” These events stream live on DirectEndorsement.com, and allow for plenty of fan interaction through a live chat feature.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2016

When Anthony “Showtime” Pettis returned home on early Thursday, three vehicles were engulfed in flames outside of his home. The former UFC lightweight champion and current featherweight contender was targeted by an unknown suspect or suspects, according to Milwaukee police, who are investigating the car fires as arson.

Russell Ess - October 27, 2016

Current number one UFC ranked bantamweight TJ Dillashaw is more than upset over the recently announced bantamweight title fight between champion Dominick Cruz and number 6 UFC ranked contender Cody Garbrandt. Dillashaw is looking to rematch Cruz after the two fought a close five-round title fight at UFC Fight Night 81 back in January where Cruz walked away with the belt by judge’s split decision. Now with the bantamweight title fight between Cruz and Garbrandt taking place at UFC 207, Dillashaw is simply baffled seeing Cruz in the position he feels he should rightfully be in.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2016

At UFC 205, Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez will step into the Octagon for a highly anticipated lightweight showdown headlining the main event of what is expected to be a historic fight card. While McGregor made headlines last month when he boldly predicted that he would finish Alvarez in the first round of their title fight, the UFC lightweight champion believes he will be the one getting the finish, only his prediction is that it will come in the second round.

bjpenndotcom - October 27, 2016

MMA veteran Carlos Condit has been competing in MMA professionally for nearly 15 years now. The former interim UFC welterweight champion unfortunately is in the midst of a 2-fight losing streak that saw him drop a controversial split decision to Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 195 in a performance that many thought should have earned him the welterweight title, and most recently lose via first round submission to Demian Maia at ‘UFC Fight Night: Vancouver’ in August. Prior to his fight with Robbie Lawler, Condit admitted that he was likely nearing the end of his MMA career, however shortly following his loss to Robbie Lawler, Condit took to social media to announce that he would be stepping into the Octagon to fight Demian Maia for “one more” fight.