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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

Earlier this month at Bellator 158, Michael Page picked up one of the most incredible knockouts in MMA history when he landed a flying knee on Evangelista Santos. Santos was hospitalized, at which point he was informed that he would need to undergo surgery to have his skull surgically repaired. This week, Santos underwent a successful 7 hour surgery to have his skull repaired.

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 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

The eldest son of the late Kimbo Slice is set to make his professional MMA debut at Bellator 160 on August 26.

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.

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.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Earlier this month, Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos was on the wrong end of one of the most brutal knockouts in MMA history at Bellator 158. During the fight, Michael ‘Venom’ Page landed a flying knee that finished Santos, fracturing his skull in the process. Santos was put in the hospital, where he discovered that he would have to surgically have his skull repaired to fix the damage done by Page.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

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

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Ahead of UFC 201 on Saturday, where Robbie Lawler will look to once again defend his welterweight star against Tyron Woodley, the talk of a potential Georges St-Pierre return to MMA can’t be ignored. With the list of welterweight title contenders being a rather lengthy one, Georges St-Pierre returning to the UFC would likely mean that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be forced to wait on the title shot he was promised.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/Kzbn2DCUnq8 The UFC welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and contender Tyron Woodley takes place this Saturday at UFC 201 in Atlanta, Georgia.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Prior to UFC 196, where Conor McGregor went up to welterweight to fight Nate Diaz, there was talk of McGregor potentially challenging welterweight kingpin Robbie Lawler for the welterweight championship if he defeated Diaz. Diaz ultimately won the fight, despite stepping in on just 2 weeks notice, putting an end to the talk of a McGregor-Lawler fight. During an interview following UFC 196, Lawler was asked about how a fight with McGregor would go. Lawler responded by saying that McGregor was lucky he lost to Diaz because if he fought Lawler, he wouldn’t take McGregor’s neck with a submission like Diaz did, but instead would “take his soul”.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Earlier this year, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn officially ended his retirement, revealing his intention to make a run at the featherweight title with the help of coaches Greg Jackson & Mike Winkeljohn. With his eyes set on a November return to the Octagon, Penn found himself criticized by UFC President Dana White recently when the UFC President stated that Penn didn’t live up to his potential in the Octagon, and ultimately could have gone down as the single greatest fighter of all time.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Right now, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is undergoing treatment for an injured knee. Once fully healed up and healthy enough to get back in the gym, Rockhold says that there is one particular fight that he is looking to get with Michael Bisping already booked and set to defend his title against Dan Henderson. “There’s a guy I’ve always wanted to fight and that’s Anderson Silva,” Rockhold said on ESPN Radio (transcribed by Fight Sports). “I think Anderson Silva is still in the division, he’s still obviously relevant. He has a controversial loss to Bisping, and I had my loss to Bisping, and then obviously fighting my teammate [Daniel Cormier at UFC 200] on short notice. I think he’s still very relevant and it’s a fight that would make a lot of sense. And it would be a fun one to do. Looking at the division, that makes the most sense.”

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The UFC rankings were updated after the UFC on FOX 20 event that took place over the weekend. The divisions that seen the most change were the women’s bantamweight division and the men’s featherweight division.