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Russell Ess - June 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/PVkRt96X_S8 MMA legend Dan Henderson is still knocking people out after 19 years of professional mixed martial arts fighting.

Russell Ess - June 16, 2016

Numerous reports have emerged about the sale of the UFC this week. Ariel Helwani tweeted on Tuesday that the sale of the company was “definitely progressing.” Then, a source told us here at BJPENN.COM that the word on the street is that the deal is already done. Dave Meltzer also added this week that the sale would be for complete ownership of the company.

Russell Ess - June 16, 2016

Fedor Emelianenko returns to competition tomorrow at EFN 50, which takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia and will air live on UFC Fight Pass at 11AM EDT.

Russell Ess - June 16, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has not fought in the UFC since December 2011. With his much-anticipated return to the Octagon next month at UFC 200, Lesnar will face the devastating striker in Mark Hunt and admitted to ESPN in a recent interview that he will have some ring rust.

Russell Ess - June 16, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is set on getting his hands on the UFC featherweight title. Edgar will get his chance at the UFC interim featherweight belt when he rematches Jose Aldo at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is currently gearing up for his UFC Fight Night 89 welterweight scrap against Patrick Cote this Saturday in Ontario, Canada. However Cerrone is already setting his sights on a major fight against three of the biggest names in the UFC today. Cerrone spoke to MMAJunkie to explain his desire to fight either Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nate Diaz, or Conor McGregor:

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

MMA veteran John Howard never could have imagined that a routine neurological exam ahead of his WSOF debut at WSOF 31 on June 17th could have led him to receive a diagnosis which would lift a weight off his shoulders that he had been carrying since childhood. John ‘Doomsday’ Howard, found out that he is clinically autistic.

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

Earlier this year, news surfaced that Colorado MMA fighter Donovan Duran had been paralyzed from the chest down after police allegedly used excessive force during an arrest for public intoxication.

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

It’s been 6 months since Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit had their welterweight title fight at UFC 195. The fight, which was an extremely controversial one in terms of scoring, saw Lawler retain his championship via split decision. Prior to the bout, Condit revealed the fans that he wasn’t sure how many more fights he had left in him. Following the fight, and controversial decision, Condit decided that if he wasn’t getting an immediate rematch, it was likely time for him to go on an indefinite hiatus.

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

Ahead of Conor McGregor’s welterweight UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ is wasting no time in bringing in elite level boxers to help him prepare for the bout. Michael Conlan is a 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist, and and Paddy Barnes is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. Both men vouched for McGregor’s skills via Twitter after the training session.

bjpenndotcom - June 16, 2016

The news of the potential sale of the UFC picked up once again earlier this week as it was announced that the sale was “definitely progressing” with no terms being given. Now, according to Dave Meltzer the bidding for the promotion is going to end above $4 billion and would see a complete transfer of ownership from the Fertitta brothers to the highest bidder.

Russell Ess - June 16, 2016

.@PaigeVanzantUFC is ready to head back into the octagon & the possibility of her next opponent has us excited!https://t.co/G2gta20xUu — FSLive: #JayAndDan (@foxsportslive) June 16, 2016

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

This week, Michael Bisping returned to UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1 for the first time since defeating Luke Rockhold for the middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 199 earlier this month.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

Nate Diaz’s star power continues to rise following his UFC 196 submission win over UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Ahead of Diaz’s rematch with McGregor at UFC 202 on August 20th, Diaz and UFC President Dana White met famed rapper ‘The Game’. @losangelesconfidential @danawhiteufc @natediaz209 #Cali

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was supposed to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil last month, however ‘The Spider’ was forced to undergo surgery to remove his gallbladder the week of the fight. Silva set his sights on a return to the Octagon at UFC 200, hoping to avenge his loss to Michael Bisping earlier this year. Chael Sonnen initially reported that Silva vs. Hall had been rebooked for UFC 200, however that is no longer the case.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

Rory Macdonald breaks down his bout vs. @WonderboyMMA and the lasting affects of his brutal war with Robbie Lawler. https://t.co/kxOK4WCmv3 — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 16, 2016

Russell Ess - June 15, 2016

Bob Sapp will return to competition when he takes on Aori “The Heavyweight Supernova” Gele in an MMA openweight match at ROAD FC’s event in July.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

Earlier this month, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis announced his intentions to drop down to featherweight in hopes of ending his 3-fight skid. On Wednesday, it was announced that Pettis would be making his featherweight debut in Vancouver on August 27th against #7 ranked featherweight Charles Oliveira.