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bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

Following UFC 200, veteran heavyweight Mark Hunt called for the formation of a fighter’s union after it was revealed that his opponent at UFC 200, Brock Lesnar, failed a pre-fight drug test as well as a fight night drug test. Shortly after, it was announced that several fighters began working together, and with the help of a legal firm, formed the Professional Fighter’s Association.

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre is frequently one official announcement away from returning to the Octagon. Despite his indefinite hiatus, St-Pierre has remained adamant that he is open to a return to the Octagon if he is able to reach a deal with the UFC. This week, St-Pierre made a rare TV appearance to give fans an update on his return to the Octagon, stating that he would like a fight with Demian Maia, Tyron Woodley, or Nick Diaz at UFC 206 in Toronto.

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

We’re now just a few months away from the UFC’s November 12 debut in Madison Square Garden, which will mark the culmination of a hellacious battle to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of New York. As we celebrate the imminent arrival of the UFC in New York, however, the New York State Athletic Commission has confirmed a decision that is likely to drive many boxing promotions and small-time MMA promotions out of the state altogether.

Russell Ess - September 2, 2016

UFC superstar Nate Diaz and his brother Nick are known advocates of marijuana. Older brother Nick is fresh off an 18-month suspension after testing positive for marijuana in his fight with Anderson Silva (Silva also tested positive for PEDs in their fight) at UFC 183 in January 2015.

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

On the heels of Claudia Gadelha’s unanimous decision loss to reigning strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the beginning of July, top ranked women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha has parted ways with her longtime gym at Nova Uniao. While details are pretty scarce at the present time, BloodyElbow is reporting that Gadelha and Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras had an argument following Gadelha’s loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk. According to the report, Gadelha was unhappy with how her training went leading up to the fight, which she believed resulted in her loss.

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

This past weekend, former interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit suffered his 2nd loss in a row. The loss this past weekend came at the hands of Demian Maia, who won via rear naked choke, and made it 6 straight with a win over Condit.

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

Next weekend, former WWE superstar CM Punk will make his first foray into mixed martial arts. He’ll be taking on talented 24-year-old Mickey Gall on the main card of UFC 203. Prior to his signing with the UFC, which was announced on the main card of UFC 181 back in 2014, Punk had no real martial arts experience. Given this experiential deficit, he’s been given very little chance against Gall–who has only had 2 pro fights himself.

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

Tomorrow night, the UFC touches down in beautiful Hamburg, Germany with an exciting night of fights.

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

The main event is official!! @AndreiArlovski vs @JoshLBarnett goes down TOMORROW at #UFCHamburg!!! https://t.co/zGGxEJ2aBC — #UFCHamburg (@ufc) September 2, 2016

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

Unable to tune in to today’s action in Hamburg, Germany? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live results, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for full recaps of every fight. Main card (UFC Fight Pass) Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett – Barnett submits Arlovski (rear-naked choke) at 2:53 of round 3 Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jan Blachowicz – Gustafsson defeats Blachowicz via decision (30-27 x3) Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi – Bader KO’s Latifi (head kick) at 2:16 of round two Nick Hein vs. Tae Hyun Bang – Hein defeats Bang via decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27)

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

UFC welterweight Peter Sobotta was born in Poland and raised in Germany. Because of this, he feels an allegiance to both countries. Unfortunately, this dual-allegiance tends to make things difficult when Sobotta has to decide which country to represent for his UFC bouts. “So this question, ‘Are you Polish or are you German?’ – I really don’t like this question, because I have two hearts,” Sobotta explained in a recent interview with The Sun. “I have this Polish side and this German side, and whatever I say, someone gets annoyed because of this.”

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

While many UFC fighters are still severely underpaid, others are starting to rake in some seriously hefty paydays. At UFC 196, Conor McGregor became the first UFC fighter to make a disclosed $1 million for a fight. At UFC 200, WWE superstar Brock Lesnar blew past that record with a $2.5 million payday. At UFC 202, McGregor reclaimed the biggest payday record with a disclosed purse of $3 million, while his opponent Nate Diaz claimed a sizeable $2 million. Indeed, while most fighters still don’t make what they should, the precedent for big paydays now exists.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy is never one to shy away from talking about his military career. In addition to being a top ranked UFC middleweight, Kennedy is a US Army Green Beret who has completed several tours of duty with the US Army. In addition to his work with the military overseas, Kennedy owns a company which trains civilians on how to properly defend themselves. Due to the middleweight star being a high-profile service member, the Islamic State terrorist group, ISIS, personally threatened Kennedy’s life.

Russell Ess - September 1, 2016

Phil Brooks, who is better know as the former WWE superstar CM Punk is just a little over a week away from making his professional mixed martial arts debut.

Russell Ess - September 1, 2016

Can you think of a better crew other than Joe Rogan and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone to put down some cold ones with?

Russell Ess - September 1, 2016

Former WWE superstar CM Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, is set to make his professional mixed martial arts debut in the biggest MMA promotion in the world in a little over a week. Brooks will face 2-0 Mickey Gall, which will be the UFC debut for both fighters. The two will meet at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio on September 10. The card will be headlined by the UFC heavyweight title match between Cleveland’s champion Stipe Miocic and contender Alistair Overeem.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

The UFC has released a statement on Alex Nicholson’s racist remarks while cornering Mike Perry in his octagon debut against Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC 202. Nicholson, a UFC middleweight and Perry’s teammate, was overheard saying “he can’t even open his (expletive) eyes” over the UFC cornerman microphones just moments before the fight began.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson has arguably been on the wrong end of two of the closest decision in UFC history. In the main event of UFC 165 in 2013, Gustafsson and Jon Jones put on what many consider to be the greatest light heavyweight title fight in the history of the sport. Unfortunately for Gustafsson, after 5 hard-fought rounds, the judges awarded Jones with a unanimous decision win.