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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.

Russell Ess - June 15, 2016

With all the blood, sweat and tears endured in training and in competition, MMA fighters have a high threshold for pain. That just goes to show how much of pain black widow spiders can be if they bite you.

Russell Ess - June 15, 2016

UFC strawweight Claudia Gadelha’s only loss in her professional mixed martial arts career was from her fight against Joanna Jedrzejczyk back in 2014. Their fight was a close one with Jedrzejczyk walking out with the win after being awarded the split-decision victory that many argue could have gone either way. Gadelha and Jedrzejczyk’s rivalry continues as coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter” series 23 and will rematch this time for the UFC strawweight title in the Finale on July 8.

Russell Ess - June 15, 2016

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

In the co-main event of UFC 199, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber stepped into the Octagon to put an end to their nearly 10-year long feud. While Faber submitted Cruz in the pair’s first meeting, Cruz came out on top in their second bout, and at UFC 199, where he convincingly defeated Faber. Now that Faber has had over a week to digest the bout, he took to Instagram to reflect on how things played out after watching the fight for the first time.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva has been out of action since his UFC London loss to Michael Bisping earlier this year. ‘The Spider’ was slated to fight Uriah Hall in a highly anticipated matchup at UFC 198, however he was forced out of the bout after it was revealed that he would need his gallbladder removed. While Silva has intentions of fighting at UFC 200, there has so far been no word yet on whether or not he will be able to fight on the card.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

The MMA world was taken by surprise last week when it was revealed that Kimbo Slice had passed away at the age of 42. Unbeknownst to the MMA community, Slice had a mass on his liver and needed a heart transplant. Prior to being transported to another hospital to await a heart transplant, Slice passed away.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

In the main event of UFC 199, Michael Bisping shocked the world as he knocked Luke Rockhold out cold in the very first round of their UFC 199 middleweight title scrap. Following the fight, Bisping and Rockhold engaged in two heated verbal exchanges. The first was in the Octagon, where Rockhold refused to shake Bisping’s hand a second time. The second was at the post-fight press conference when Rockhold began stating that he would “kill” Bisping. The pair exchanged heated words in front of media members, and ultimately had to be separated.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

Mark Hunt has earned the reputation as one of the hardest hitting men in the history of the UFC. The ‘Super Samoan’ has gone 7-4 in his UFC career, and is currently on a 2-fight win streak that has seen him knock out both Bigfoot Silva and Frank Mir. Ahead Hunt’s UFC 200 fight against former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, UFC President Dana White spoke about Hunt’s new UFC contract, and why he wants the veteran heavyweight to finish his career with the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

At the age of 45, many are wondering at what point MMA legend Dan Henderson will walk away from the sport which he has given so much to. On the heels of his incredible UFC 199 KO win over Hector Lombard, Henderson wants to have one more fight, and then ride off into the sunset. On the main event of UFC 199, Michael Bisping shocked the world and knocked Luke Rockhold out cold to win the UFC middleweight championship. The win set up a potential rematch between the two, where Bisping could potentially avenge the brutal KO loss he suffered at UFC 100.

bjpenndotcom - June 15, 2016

After a report Tuesday evening indicated that there has been progress in the Fertitta brothers and Dana White selling the UFC, BJPenn.com spoke to a source regarding the situation who informed us the word on the street is that the sale is complete. Initial reports about the UFC’s sale emerged quite some time ago, however UFC President Dana White was quick to shut them down as he informed fans that the UFC isn’t for sale.

Russell Ess - June 15, 2016

Ariel Helwani is being blamed as the cause of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson losing a lot of money and even opened the can of worms to end a three-year relationship between Jackson and his former girlfriend.

bjpenndotcom - June 14, 2016

In just under one month, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will make his highly anticipated return to MMA as he faces veteran heavyweight Mark Hunt in a battle of heavy handed heavyweights. The fight, which will serve as the co-main event of the historic UFC 200 event, has the MMA community talking about whether or not Lesnar will be able to make a triumphant return to the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - June 14, 2016

Since Conor McGregor signed to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title at UFC 196 in the beginning of the year, which ultimately turned into a welterweight fight against Nate Diaz, there has been much speculation as to whether or not McGregor will return to featherweight. With McGregor vs. Diaz II set for UFC 202 in August, and Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo II set for UFC 200 for the interim featherweight championship, Frankie Edgar has been ver open about his belief that McGregor will not return to featherweight.

Russell Ess - June 14, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - June 14, 2016

At UFC 199 earlier this month, Michael Bisping shocked the world as he knocked out Luke Rockhold in the very first round of their middleweight title fight. Bisping stepped in on short notice for former middleweight champion Chris Weidman, who injured his neck just two weeks before the fight. On the same card, MMA legend Dan Henderson fought, and defeated, former Olympian Hector Lombard via vicious KO. Given that both Bisping and Henderson were victorious on the card, many began calling for a second fight between the two.

Russell Ess - June 14, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has apparently been getting a lot of calls for business opportunities outside of the Octagon. TMZ reports that Holm was offered a part in “a major studio movie,” but declined as the time interfered with her upcoming fight against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 20 in July.

Russell Ess - June 14, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is excited for Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon for a couple of reasons. First, Cormier’s payday went way up with the pay-per-view payout with Lesnar’s return and second, Cormier is a huge professional wrestling fanatic.