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Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/eG60rkF26qc UFC President Dana White was a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and talked about some of the recent happenings surrounding him and the always entertaining Kimmel presented White with some interesting questions.

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

In this flashback video, we take a look at former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame legend Chuck Liddell being interviewed about what he thinks the outcome would be if he fought Manny Pacquiao in the boxing ring. Liddell says the size difference between someone like him and Pacquiao is just too much to handle.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made headlines this week when she took to Twitter to congratulate former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on being pregnant. The Tweet was accompanied by a photo of Rousey walking a dog. I keep hearing the rumor @RondaRousey is expecting and no longer fighting #ufc205 if true congrats on the new life pic.twitter.com/2ozBb5LHpR

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

[ooyala code=”5nbWExNTE6P1sEZuZyMzRGgbz9GLrDoz” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”1280″] UFC lightweight Nate Diaz isn’t worried about cutting to 155 pounds for his next fight on August 20. The bad boy from Stockton, California will be fighting at 170 pounds for the second time in a row against the same opponent, Conor McGregor.

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

With the UFC recently being sold by Zuffa to WME-IMG for $4 billion, UFC President Dana White made somewhere near $360,000,000 with owning 9 percent of the company.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/Qt8YL4vdQvk Friday morning, UFC welterweight title challenger Tyron Woodley weighed in as part of the new weigh-in procedure in order to have more time to rehydrate before his UFC 201 scrap with Robbie Lawler on Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

[ooyala code=”c1ZzkxNTE6xNM99dDbAKDpsip3isrEjA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″] UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is currently gearing up for his first middleweight title defense against Dan Henderson. While the bout has yet to receive an official date, UFC President Dana White has been adamant that Henderson will be Bisping’s first title defense.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

While UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has become a fan-favorite fighter given his aggression and dominance inside the Octagon, the welterweight champ doesn’t believe he gets the respect he deserves.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Good news! The fighters from UFC 201 have all made weight as part of the new weigh-in policy, in which fighters can weigh-in throughout the course of the morning in order to get more time to rehydrate before the fights. Despite that, the UFC will still hold a formal weigh-in later today.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

With just one day to go until UFC 201, the event has lost a main card bout. Despite McCall weighing in, the fight was scrapped due to Scoggins being unable to make the bantamweight limit of 125 pounds. After the UFC was informed of Scoggins inability to make weight, McCall weighed in, just inc case another flyweight fighter was unable to make weight.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

With his UFC 201 title shot just days away, Tyron Woodley is in the final stages of preparation for the biggest fight of his life.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Nate Diaz is set to rematch UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 202 on August 20.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Chad Mendes was suspended for two years on July 20 following his positive test for the growth-hormone releasing peptide, GHRP-17. Mendes finally opened to KHTK Radio on Thursday about what exactly happened that has sidelined the former UFC featherweight title contender for a couple of years.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

With less than a month to go until UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon to fight Nate Diaz at UFC 202 on August 20th, the US Anti-Doping Agency has randomly tested main event fighter Conor McGregor.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The man who took the win in the UFC’s 2015 Fight of the Year may already have secured the same award for 2016. UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has been in some brutally exciting fights as the reigning champion of the 170-pound division. His second fight with Rory MacDonald in 2015 and fight with Carlos Condit in 2016 are some of the most talked about fights today.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Here’s a throwback video for you that has stacked up a lot of views, going well over 4 million hits since being uploaded.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

UFC President Dana White has done tremendous things for the sport of mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Having a little fun w/ @Ruthless_RL & @CNN's @CoyWire #UFC201 #RobbieSeriousFace https://t.co/DwfgAytfD9 — UFC (@ufc) July 27, 2016