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bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

While it’s been three years since former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre was in the Octagon, ‘Rush’ is reportedly closer than ever to returning to the UFC after his lengthy hiatus. Despite that, there has been a bit of a hiccup in St-Pierre’s return plans. New UFC owner Ari Emmanuel reportedly recently traveled to the Reebok HQ in hopes of negotiating a deal that would allow St-Pierre to wear Under Armour in the Octagon due to his direct deal with the brand, however they were reportedly unable to reach a deal.

bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

When it was announced that Conor McGregor would be fighting Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 205, rather than defending his UFC featherweight championship in a rematch against Jose Aldo, who secured a rematch with McGregor when he defeated Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 for the interim featherweight championship, Aldo requested his release from the promotion, expressing a lack of faith in the UFC. UFC President Dana White was quick to shut Aldo down, stating that the promotion would be able to book him a fight at UFC 205 as well. Despite that, Aldo fired back by saying that he doesn’t want a fight, and plans to retire from MMA so as to pursue a career in another professional sport.

Russell Ess - October 13, 2016

Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has the biggest fight of his career coming up on November 12. “Wonderboy” will be in the co-main event on possibly the biggest UFC event to date as he takes on UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in a five-round title fight. Thompson set aside some time from his training camp at LAW MMA in New York to be a guest on the newly relaunched BJPenn.com Radio show on Wednesday to talk about the biggest fight of his career.

bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

This past weekend, the UFC hit Manchester, England, for UFC 204. The card was an action packed one that saw UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping make his first successful title defense over Dan Henderson in what was ultimately Henderson’s final fight before retiring. While Henderson dropped Bisping several times early in the fight, Bisping’s volume of significant strikes earned him a unanimous decision win.

bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

This week, UFC President Dana White announced that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would be returning to the Octagon at UFC 207 on December 30th for a title fight with Amanda Nunes.

bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

This week it was announced that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would be returning to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 207 to fight Amanda Nunes for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship on December 30th. The fight is set to serve as the main event of what is considered the UFC’s New Year’s Eve card, and will also serve as Rousey’s highly anticipated return to the Octagon over a year after her devastating KO loss at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 193, where she lost the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.

Russell Ess - October 13, 2016

Many people were interested to hear what UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor felt about his punishment handed to him by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his involvement in the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference water bottle war against Nate Diaz and his team. Initially after the hearing, “The Notorious” tweeted, “I get fined more than these bums get paid.”

Chris Taylor - October 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/gY42WUhNJYk Mixed martial arts legend Dan Henderson retired from the sport this past Saturday in Manchester following his controversial decision loss to Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC 204.

bjpenndotcom - October 13, 2016

While reports have continued to emerge that Georges St-Pierre will be returning to the Octagon at UFC 206, there is reportedly one major hang-up that is keeping the former welterweight kingpin out of the Octagon. After several reports regarding GSP’s return were released throughout the course of the past few weeks, St-Pierre himself spoke about the reports, saying that news regarding his return to the Octagon would be announced in a few weeks at the latest.

Tom Taylor - October 13, 2016

In just one month’s time, UFC lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez will attempt to defend his title against the organization’s undisputed featherweight champ, Conor McGregor. The two titleholders will share the main event of UFC 205 on November 12, which will mark the UFC’s long-awaited debut in New York City.

Tom Taylor - October 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/glWNaPoR3Rs On November 12, in the main event of the universally anticipated UFC 205, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title.

Chris Taylor - October 12, 2016

News broke earlier today that current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will make her first title defense at December’s UFC 207 event in Las Vegas when she squares off with former title holder Ronda Rousey. Amanda Nunes is currently riding an impressive four-fight win streak, her latest being a title-capturing first-round submission victory over Miesha Tate at July’s UFC 200 event.

Russell Ess - October 12, 2016

Big news was released on Wednesday by UFC President Dana White.

Tom Taylor - October 12, 2016

Good news, fight fans! Fan favorite strawweight “12 Gauge” Paige VanZant (7-2) is poised for a return to action. The 22-year-old will be taking on former Invicta atomweight champ Michelle Waterson (13-4) in the main event of UFC on Fox 22. The card will emanate from Sacramento, California on December 17.

bjpenndotcom - October 12, 2016

Following Wednesday’s announcement of Ronda Rousey’s return fight agains champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207, a photo of Rousey surfaced hours later, and she looks to be in fighting shape. See for yourself how the former woman’s bantamweight champ looks as of yesterday!

Tom Taylor - October 12, 2016

On November 12, the UFC will make it’s long-awaited debut in New York City with UFC 205. Given that this event marks the organization’s first trip to The Big Apple, it unsurprisingly sought to fill the card’s lineup with New York based fighters. One of those fighters was Wantagh, New York’s Al Iaquinta, who was expected to welcome Thiago Alves to the lightweight division on the card. Unfortunately, Iaquinta and the UFC did not see eye-to-eye in terms of payment, and so, the fighter eventually withdrew from his bout with Alves, and was replaced by New Jersey’s Jim Miller.

Russell Ess - October 12, 2016

It has been nearly a year since we have seen the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey fight in the UFC Octagon. On Wednesday, UFC President Dana White announced on “The Herd,” the highly anticipated return of “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey. The 12-1 former UFC champ will get her chance to reclaim UFC gold as she takes on the current UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in Las Vegas on December 30.

Russell Ess - October 12, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor may never fight in Las Vegas ever again. At his hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday for the UFC 202 pre-fight press conference water bottle fiasco against Nate Diaz and his team, McGregor was handed a $150,000 fine and ordered to 50 hours of community service for his involvement in the incident.