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bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

Undefeated Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently ranked at #1 on the UFC’s official lightweight rankings behind none other than lightweight campion Eddie Alvarez. Nurmagomedov, who has gone 7-0 inside the UFC en route to a 23-0 professional record, boasts one of the best records in MMA, however has yet to get the recognition he deserves due to the fact that he only holds 1 win over a member of the UFC’s top 15 lightweights.

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

Earlier this month, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen announced that he was ending his retirement, and had already signed an exclusive, multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. Sonnen, who recently celebrated the end of his 2-year suspension handed to him by the NSAC, remained adamant throughout the course of his suspension that he was indeed retired. However, when it was announced that ‘The American Gangster’ had signed with Bellator MMA, Sonnen told reporters that the reason he lied about his retirement was because ‘bad guys lie’.

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

It’s no secret that former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has been attempting to secure a rematch with bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz. When Cruz made his highly anticipated return to the Octagon at the start of 2016, ‘The Dominator’ reclaimed the bantamweight championship belt he never lost inside the Octagon as he picked up a razor thin split decision win over TJ Dillashaw.

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

MIGHTY MO KO's HONG MAN CHOI pic.twitter.com/zkIdMxFfem — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) September 24, 2016

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

The MMA community was devastated earlier this year when it was revealed that UFC light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo had been struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot in Alberta Canada. According to the reports, Jimmo was involved in a brief verbal dispute with the driver of the vehicle, and as he was walking back to his car, the man decided to run him over with his car. Jimmo was taken to the hospital, and later died as a result of his injuries.

Russell Ess - September 23, 2016

It has been a crazy and long road for UFC fan favorite Joe Lauzon. “J-Lau” burst onto the scene 10 years ago on this day in September of 2006 when he made his UFC debut against former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver.

Russell Ess - September 23, 2016

Many fans were disappointed and actually upset when they found out TUF season 6 veteran Ben “Killa B” Saunders was no longer in the UFC in August. With going 3-1 since making it back in the UFC after a stint with Bellator, Saunders did not re-sign with the UFC after he lost to Patrick Cote at UFC Fight Night 81 in January and many believed he was cut after a single loss since signing back on with the UFC for the second time in his career.

bjpenndotcom - September 23, 2016

Friday afternoon, the fighters of ‘UFC Fight Night: Brasilia’ hit the scales to weigh-in ahead of their scheduled bouts Saturday night.

Tom Taylor - September 23, 2016

Tomorrow night, the UFC will return to Brasilia, Brazil with UFC Fight Night 95. The card’s main event will see reigning Invicta featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino make her sophomore UFC appearance opposite Sweden’s Lina Lansberg. The two will meet at a catchweight of 140 lbs.

Russell Ess - September 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/CyoaaDdrVCw A lot of people have been tough on CM Punk and his performance in his professional mixed martial arts debut at UFC 203.

Russell Ess - September 23, 2016

The Travel Channel’s interesting host, Anthony Bourdain is a very intriguing individual that people tend to gravitate toward. The chef, author, and tv host has a deep affection for food, travel, and if you didn’t know, an inspiring passion for Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According to his bio on The Travel Channel, “Anthony Bourdain is best known for his culinary and cultural knowledge, as well as his often biting observations of the world’s most exotic dishes as host of No Reservations.” The bio also adds, “Bourdain is not your typical celebrity chef. He is the Chef-at-large at New York’s famed bistro, Les Halles, and is also an accomplished author, having written three crime novels, a cookbook, and several bestsellers.”

bjpenndotcom - September 23, 2016

With under two months until UFC 205, the UFC’s historic inaugural event in the Madison Square Garden, the card is beginning to take shape! Friday afternoon, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke news that Miesha Tate would be returning to the Octagon at UFC 205 to fight Raquel Pennington in a pivotal women’s bantamweight showdown.

Tom Taylor - September 23, 2016

UFC 205, which is scheduled for November 12 in New York City, is drawing closer by the day. As it does, its lineup continues to grow. At this point, the highlight of the card is a long-discussed welterweight title fight between Champion Tyron Woodley and challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Woodley won the divisional crown by shutting the power off on Robbie Lawler in July. Thompson, meanwhile, earned his number-one-contender status in June, when he extended his win-streak to seven with a decision win over recent Bellator signee Rory MacDonald.

Tom Taylor - September 23, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has been the subject of many headlines over the last few days—and very few of them have painted a positive picture of him. Our news feeds have been flooded with reports that the champ’s hardball negotiation tactics are the reason his long-rumored fight with Irish superstar Conor McGregor fell through. We’ve seen countless call-outs from streaking lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has claimed repeatedly that Alvarez has refused to sign a contract to fight him. We’ve seen headline after headline suggesting that the reigning lightweight champion, for one reason or another, is simply not interested in signing on to fight McGregor or Nurmagomedov.

bjpenndotcom - September 23, 2016

Think you have the perfect game plan to beat "Cyborg" Justino? You're apparently one of the few. pic.twitter.com/hoFftQ8h5H — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) September 23, 2016

bjpenndotcom - September 23, 2016

In addition to Tyron Woodley going into his UFC 205 title fight with Stephen Thompson, in the UFC’s historic inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden, with the UFC welterweight championship, he’s also going into the fight as an underdog. After the fight was announced earlier this month, current betting odds on Bovada have Woodley as a +150 underdog ahead of the fight, with Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson coming in as a -185 favorite.

bjpenndotcom - September 23, 2016

This week, unfortunate news surfaced that #15 ranked UFC flyweight Sergio Pettis had been forced to withdraw from his ‘UFC Fight Night: Portland’ scrap with #9 ranked flyweight Louis Smolka. Pettis’ head coach, Duke Roufus, broke the news via Instagram, revealing that ‘The Phenom’ had suffered a minor injury in training that would prevent him from fighting on Saturday. In addition, Roufus went on to call the injury a “speed bump”, claiming the injury wouldn’t take long to heal.

Tom Taylor - September 23, 2016

UFC 205, which will go down from New York’s Madison Square Garden on November 12, appears to have grown by one massive fight: a strawweight title bout between reigning champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (12-0) and streaking challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-0), both of whom hail from Poland. This news comes from Dizz (@TalkMMA) and James Lynch (@LynchOnSports) on Twitter. It lines up perfectly with Jedrzejczyk’s recent announcement that she has signed the agreement for her next bout.