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Frank Mir has asked the UFC to be released
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
Back in April, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir was notified that he had failed his ‘UFC Fight Night: Australia’ post-fight drug test. Mir failed the test for oral turinabol metabolites, blaming the failed drug test on contaminated kangaroo meat. While there has been no word yet as to how long Mir will be suspended, he has been open about the fact that a 2-year suspension would force him to retire from the sport.
Conor McGregor on first Nate Diaz fight: 'I mismanaged my weight'
Russell Ess - July 5, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is set to rematch Nate Diaz in a non-title welterweight bout at UFC 202. McGregor has been “obsessed” with his first loss in the UFC and is looking to show the first fight with Diaz was just a fluke.
VIDEO | UFC 200 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 2 - Miesha Tate gets some sun out on the lake
Russell Ess - July 5, 2016
UFC 200 is approaching this weekend and the UFC is bringing you behind the scenes for a look at the fighter’s lives outside of the Octagon.
Conor McGregor: 'If I only had to focus on boxing, hell, I'd be neck and neck with Floyd right now'
Russell Ess - July 5, 2016
The buzz of a fight between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather seems to have dwindled down for the most part. However, that hasn’t stopped McGregor from talking about competition whenever Floyd’s name comes up. McGregor recently told ESPN, “If I only had to focus on boxing, hell, I’d be neck and neck with Floyd right now. I’m in the game of spinning plates. I’m spinning a boxing plate. I’m spinning a taekwondo plate. I’m spinning a jiujitsu plate. I’m spinning a freestyle wrestling plate. I’m spinning a karate plate. There are so many spinning plates in this game. If I was to put all of them down and have one boxing plate spinning, it would be like a load off my shoulders.”
VIDEO | Alistair Overeem's breakdown of Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
In less than one week, Brock Lesnar will make his highly anticipated UFC return in the co-main event of UFC 200 when he fights heavyweight legend Mark Hunt.
Dennis Bermudez eyes future as YouTube star following Guinness World Record
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
TUF 14 fighter & #9 ranked featherweight Dennis Bermudez recently added a new title to his name, Guinness World Record Holder. Bermudez broke a world record for drinking a liter of lemon juice through a straw, doing so in just 22.75 seconds. The video of Bermudez was viewed almost 700,000 times on YouTube, leading Bermudez to wonder about a career as a YouTuber.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor in his birthday suit for ESPN Body Issue
Russell Ess - July 5, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is the latest athlete from the UFC to be featured nude for the new “Body Issue” of ESPN the Magazine.
Boxing champion trashes Conor McGregor with a tweet and delete
Russell Ess - July 5, 2016
On Monday, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor released some exclusive footage of his training for his rematch with Nate Diaz scheduled for UFC 202. In the video, McGregor showcased his sparring session with former boxing champion Chris Van Heerden and apparently edited the video to show himself getting the better of Van Heerden in training.
Jon Jones gives update on his mother's battle with diabetes ahead of UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
While Jon Jones was making his final preparations to return the Octagon earlier this year at UFC 197 against Ovince Saint Preux, his mother was battling diabetes, and looking to recover from having her leg amputated. Ahead of UFC 200, many wonder how the pound for pound kingpin’s mother has been doing leading up to the biggest fight of her son’s life.
Jon Jones says power lifting brought down muscle endurance in last fight
Russell Ess - July 5, 2016
Even with his unanimous decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, Jon “Bones” Jones was criticized for his performance. With having over a year off from fighting in the Octagon, many people thought Jones didn’t look as spectacular as he once did. One thing Jones did differently in preparation for his fight with Saint Preux was a lot of power lifting, which put more muscle on the UFC interim light heavyweight champion.
Frankie Edgar predicts finish over Jose Aldo
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
In less than a week at UFC 200, Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo will have their highly anticipated rematch, this time for the interim UFC featherweight championship. The fight will earn the winner a crack at UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who fights Nate Diaz in a highly anticipated rematch at UFC 202. The fight will be Jose Aldo’s first since his UFC 193 knockout loss to Conor McGregor last year. While Aldo believes that the loss reignited a fire under him, Frankie Edgar believes that the loss will have a significant impact on Aldo’s mental game at UFC 200.
Jiu-Jitsu world champion: "Conor [McGregor] is amazing on the ground"
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
Back on March 5th, Conor McGregor squared off against Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196. In the second round, McGregor was rocked, and shot in for a takedown against Diaz, which ultimately led to him being submitted via rear-naked choke. In the wake of the fight, many began criticizing McGregor for what they believed to be a weak Jiu-Jitsu game. Ahead of his UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz, McGregor brought in Jiu-Jitsu world champion Dillon Danis to help him train for the event.
VIDEO | Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt breakdown
bjpenndotcom - July 5, 2016
With just days to until UFC 200, where Brock Lesnar will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon to fight heavyweight legend Mark Hunt, Robin Black has delivered yet another brilliant breakdown of the scrap.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor releases exclusive training footage
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor recently released some exclusive training footage for his upcoming bout with Nate Diaz set for UFC 202.
Mark Hunt on Brock Lesnar: 'If you don't like to be hit, you're in the wrong sport'
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
Mark Hunt is set to face the former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in the upcoming UFC 200 event set for this Saturday, July 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hunt recently spoke with the MMA Hour discussing his view on the mindset of Lesnar. When asked about getting hit he had some humorous things to say about the former champion (transcribed by MMA Fighting) “I don’t know, to be honest. I don’t know what the deal is with that. I mean, if you don’t like to be hit, you’re in the wrong sport.”
VIDEO | Chuck Liddell punches radio host Jason Ellis
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
https://youtu.be/eoTXCZShx2I Think you could take a punch from former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell?
UFC welterweight: 'Fighting has never paid enough'
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
Fighter pay is always an interesting topic that brings debate from all angles. Recently, undefeated UFC welterweight Alberto Mina commented on his UFC pay and interestingly looks at his compensation with the UFC in a way that you typically don’t hear from many fighters.
VIDEO | UFC 200 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1 - Jose Aldo back to his old roots
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
The historic UFC 200 event is less than a week away and the Embedded series is back giving you a glimpse of the fighter’s outside of the Octagon.