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Russell Ess - September 2, 2016

Here’s a classic flashback matchup that took place between two very different sized opponents.

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.

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

We are now just over a week away from UFC 203, where CM Punk will make his highly anticipated UFC debut, as well as his MMA debut against undefeated 2-0 Mickey Gall. Leading up to the fight, the MMA community is divided on whether or not they think Punk will win his fight. While his fellow Rufousport teammates, such as Anthony Pettis, are confident that he will win the fight, others believe that Gall’s MMA experience will pay off, and he will win the fight.

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.”

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.”

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

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

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.

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.

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

Nick and Nate Diaz are widely regarded as two of the most polarizing figures in MMA. While some love the Diaz Brothers ‘no B.S.’ attitude, and jaw-dropping antics inside the cage, others don’t like the pair for the same reasons mentioned above. Ahead of the highly anticipated debut of former WWE champion CM Punk, Nate Diaz stated that the the UFC signing him was “horrible for the sport”.