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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.

Russell Ess - September 2, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier took to Facebook on Wednesday and got interactive with some of his loyal fans. “DC” posted on his Facebook wall, “hey guys i got a little time lets chat a little starts in 10 mins i will post and answer in the comments. lets talk more than just mma ok DC.”

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.

Russell Ess - September 1, 2016

Dana White said of his son in a rather recent interview with Graham Bensinger, ““I would prefer he train in fighting and do that than play football.” Well, it seems like Dana being the UFC President may have a bit more reasoning for his son aside from him being the face of the UFC.

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.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is never one to shy away from being controversial. From his recent water bottle fight with Team Diaz prior to UFC 202 earlier this month, to being investigated by the Irish police for posting a photo with what many believed to be a gun while riding shotgun in a car, McGregor is no stranger to controversy.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

We are now just over a month away from the highly anticipated UFC return out our namesake, BJ Penn. Penn, who ended his retirement earlier this year to make a run at the UFC featherweight championship with the help of famed coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, is returning against a tough opponent in former featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas.

Russell Ess - September 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/TCBnyb-VyxQ Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor’s two UFC fights against each other hold two of the top three pay-per-view buys in the UFC’s history.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

Recently, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone teased an ‘epic’ fight announcement at welterweight. The statement from Cerrone came on the heels of his spectacular UFC 202 knockout win over Rick Story. The win over Story, which made it 3 straight finishes for Cerrone at welterweight, cemented his place in the top of the UFC’s stacked 170 pound division.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

The rankings are in following last Saturday’s UFC on FOX  card in Vancouver, and things are looking up for two fighter’s whose previous losses had pushed them out of the top 10 in their weight classes. Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis reclaimed his spot as a top 10 fighter after being knocked out of the rankings at lightweight following a three-fight losing streak, going from unranked on the UFC.com’s website to his current position of No. 6 in the featherweight division. Pettis debuted at 145 lb weight class on Saturday night and did the unthinkable by submitting Jiu-Jitsu ace Charles Oliveira with a slick guillotine choke in the third round.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

‘The Korean Superboy’ Doo Ho Choi has quickly made a name for himself in the UFC with his spectacular finishes of Juan Puig, Sam Sicilia, and most recently Thiago Tavares.

bjpenndotcom - September 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/dr5TAYcJENw MMA icon Nick Diaz recently celebrated the end of his 18 months suspension for a failed fight night drug test for marijuana.

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

With the UFC featherweight division currently on hold while Conor McGregor decides whether or not to defend his featherweight strap against Jose Aldo, presumptive #1 contender Max Holloway, and #6 ranked Anthony Pettis are doing a bit of matchmaking of their own! Holloway, who is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Ricardo Lamas at UFC 199 in June, called out Pettis, who is fresh off a win over Charles Oliveira in his featherweight debut, via Twitter.

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

With Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson both hailed as two of the most dominant champions in the UFC, many fans have been calling for the pair to have a rematch of their 2011 scrap that saw Cruz walk away with a unanimous decision. Cruz, who is fresh off a dominant decision win over Urijah Faber at UFC 199, currently doesn’t have a fight set, but has verbally agreed to defend his belt against Cody Garbrandt.