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Russell Ess - July 15, 2016

UFC superstar Conor McGregor has a lot on the line in his rematch against the UFC’s bad boy from Stockton, Nate Diaz. McGregor suffered the first loss of his UFC career against Diaz in their first meeting at UFC 196 and if a second loss in a row were to occur, the “it” factor of “The Notorious” may very well begin to wilt away.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

After Michael Bisping knocked out Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 to claim the UFC middleweight championship, it was revealed that former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre had reached out to Bisping’s camp for a fight. Bisping stated that if St-Pierre, who hasn’t fought since 2014, wanted a title shot, all he had to do is sign on the dotted line.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is undoubtably one of the most polarizing figures in MMA. While many love the former champion for her ‘No BS’ attitude, others criticize her for often coming across as unnecessarily arrogant. In a recent Reebok ad for their ‘#PerfectNever’ campaign, Rousey explains why she is completely okay with “not being perfect.”

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

Going into Rory MacDonald’s “UFC Fight Night: Ottawa” scrap with Stephen Thompson, ‘The Red King’ knew he had to deliver a stellar performance given that it was the last fight on his contract. While the pair put on a spectacular showing, MacDonald lost the bout via unanimous decision. In the wake of the bout, it has now been revealed that Bellator has been in talks with the popular welterweight.

Russell Ess - July 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/UUkdAwPG0_0 Brotherly love runs deep with Anthony and Sergio Pettis.

Russell Ess - July 14, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 14, 2016

Eddie Alvarez became the UFC lightweight champion in devastating fashion when he put a beating on Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 90. Now that Alvarez holds the lightweight belt, the target has been placed on the Philadelphia native and he has been getting called out from some contenders in the lightweight division.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

Prior to UFC 200, UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the card just 2 days before fight night after being notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Jones returned to Albuquerque New Mexico to be with him family, while preparing for his hearing with the NSAC.

Russell Ess - July 14, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is no stranger to world titles. Prior to winning the UFC interim featherweight and UFC featherweight titles, McGregor was a two weight Cage Warrior world champion. “The Notorious” has claimed that he will do the same thing in the UFC and will be the first fighter in the history of the organization to simultaneously hold two titles.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

Wednesday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, #3 ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson picked up his 8th win in a row as he defeated Lando Vannata via 2nd round submission. The fight was an impressive one for Vannata, who took the fight on short notice after Michael Chiesa withdrew from the bout.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

Leading up to UFC 200, UFC President Dana White was busy enough. In addition to making sure things were running smoothly ahead of the biggest night in UFC history, White was busy finding a replacement opponent for Daniel Cormier after Jon Jones was pulled from the event for a potential USADA anti-doping violation with just 2 days to go until fight night.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

When it was announced that Brock Lesnar would be fighting at UFC 200 against Mark Hunt, the former heavyweight champion immediately became an active fighter in the eyes of USADA. While Lesnar was able to avoid the 4 month period of random drug testing prior to his UFC debut, he will now be subject to random testing until he officially announces his retirement. Following his UFC 200 win over Hunt, Lesnar sounded as though he would be open to fighting in the Octagon again in the future.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/x9mP3Dysv78 Wednesday night in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, #8 ranked bantamweight John Lineker knocked out #5 ranked Michael McDonald in impressive fashion.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

This past weekend, at the UFC’s historic UFC 200 event, Gegard Mousasi picked up an incredible KO win over Thiago Santos on the UFC Fight Pass prelims. The win made it two straight for Mousasi following his TKO loss at the hands of Uriah Hall last year. On the heels of Mousasi’s win over Santos, he’s looking to keep the momentum rolling at the UFC’s inaugural event in New York.

bjpenndotcom - July 14, 2016

This past weekend, during the post-fight show for the UFC’s historic UFC 200 event, UFC President Dana White announced that UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would be defending his belt against Dan Henderson first. While Henderson is ranked #13 on the UFC’s middleweight rankings, he holds a highlight reel knockout win over Bisping. As a result, the UFC is looking to cash in on the hype of Bisping vs. Henderson II.

Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

UFC #3 ranked middleweight Jacare Souza was passed up for a shot at the UFC middleweight title, just when he thought he had it in his grips. Dana White announced after the UFC 200 event that Michael Bisping would defend his title for the first time against Dan Henderson at a date to be determined. Bisping and Henderson have a history as Henderson knocked Bisping out in spectacular fashion at UFC 100 and “The Count” is looking for redemption, now as the middleweight champion.

Chris Taylor - July 13, 2016

A lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Lando Vannata served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Sioux Falls fight card in South Dakota. Round one begins and Vannata is able to circle and land some good shots early. He lands a combo. Tony moves in and lands a kick. He lands a good left jab that drops Vannata. He quickly pops back to his feet and lands a spinning back fist that rocks Tony. Big right hands from Vannata. Tony is in trouble. Vannata presses forward and lands a punch. Ferguson with a spinning back fist. Vannata responds with a jab. These guys are going at it. Ferguson with a big shot and then another. Vannata shoots in but Tony stuffs the attempt. Vannata lands a big a shot and then another that drops Tony. Ferguson gets back to his feet but he is in real trouble. More shots from Vannata and Tony is back down. Vannata follows him there and lands some shots. Tony grabs a leg and searches for a heel hook. Vannata is able to find a way out of that submission but Tony goes for an arm. The submission attempt does not sink in. Round one comes to an end.

Russell Ess - July 13, 2016

The Nevada Athletic Commission has set things in motion on dealing with Jon Jones and his potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. MMA journalist Shaheen Al-Shatti tweeted on Wednesday, “The Nevada Athletic Commission will hold a ‘hearing on extension of temporary suspension’ for Jon Jones at its Mon. July 18 meeting.”