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bjpenndotcom - June 11, 2016

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been criticized quite a bit for backing out of fights with injuries. Most recently, Aldo backed out of his title fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 189, and was replaced by Chad Mendes. With a false rumor surfacing earlier this week that Aldo was injured and unable to fight Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight championship at UFC 200 on July 9th, Edgar decided to poke some fun at the former champ in an interview with Fox Sports:

bjpenndotcom - June 11, 2016

At UFC 199, it was announced that Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II would go down at UFC 202 in August. Prior to that announcement however, Nate Diaz was involved in a bit of a fight backstage with Clay Guida’s brother Jason. While there hasn’t been much in the way of details regarding the brawl, Team Alpha Male coach Justin Buchholz, who cornered Guida in his UFC 199 fight along with Guida’s brother Jason, spoke about the incident on the Stud Radio Podcast:

bjpenndotcom - June 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/TubJH4IMl54 Ahead of Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon in less than a month at UFC 200 after nearly 5 years away from the Octagon, take a look back at Lesnar’s UFC 100 rematch against Frank Mir.

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

Bisping and Rockhold still going at it after the post fight press conference. pic.twitter.com/Ojiiwlo9O1 — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) June 5, 2016

Russell Ess - June 10, 2016

The UFC released a statement on Friday that former UFC featherweight title contender Chad Mendes has been flagged by for a “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation.” The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) notified the UFC of the potential violation after an out-of-competition drug test was performed on Mendes.

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

Wednesday night after the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors game in Cleveland, Ohio, pop music star Justin Bieber started a brawl in Cleveland. Footage of the altercation shows Bieber punching the man, and then being thrown to the ground before bystanders pulled the man off Bieber.

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

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Russell Ess - June 10, 2016

What is life like for fighters after being cut from the UFC? Recently cut from the UFC, Robert Whiteford looks like he has been keeping busy with some road construction.

Russell Ess - June 10, 2016

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency came to an agreement for the suspension of a UFC welterweight fighter after testing positive for a banned substance. Tim Means (25-7-1) and USADA agreed on a six-month suspension after Means tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in a Jan. 21 out-of-competition test.

Russell Ess - June 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was the only MMA fighter to rank in the Forbes list of top 100 highest paid athletes in the last 12 months. While other combat athletes made the list such as Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez, “The Notorious” stands out as the only MMA fighter.

Russell Ess - June 10, 2016

To put an end to the work week, this UFC strawweight posted an amazing photo that got a lot of her fans revved up and ready for the weekend. Tecia Torres posted this throwback pic on Thursday and her fans have been blown away with it. Torres captioned the artistic and racy photo, “#tbt To the time when we decided an origami mask would be sexy 😎 photographer @mightyjax #MadMaxIsh.”

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

If @Ruthless_RL doesn't scare the 💩 out of you ….. 😱😧 #UFC201 (via WSBTV) A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:42pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

Earlier this month, tragic news surfaced that boxing legend Muhammad Ali had passed away at the age of 74 after being hospitalized and placed on life support. Friday afternoon there was a funeral procession in Louisville to bring Ali home for a Muslim funeral service. Prior to that, Brock Lesnar spoke to ESPN to recall the time he met Ali:

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

Several weeks ago, frightening news emerged that UFC women’s bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko was at a restaurant in Peru when a gunfight broke out between armed robbers and her coach. Shevchenko’s coach shot and killed a robber, but was shot himself in the action.

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

While some represent their favorite fighters with merchandise, or in some rare cases even a tattoo, one superman decided to get Nate Diaz’ face shaved into his head, along with the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu logo. The Diaz brothers Instagram account shared the photo of the fan’s haircut, which is extremely well done!

bjpenndotcom - June 10, 2016

https://youtu.be/p5IOEvi8uKU Back in 2006, 29-year old Fedor Emelianenko took on 42-year-old Mark Coleman in a matchup between two of the best heavyweight fighters in MMA. Emelianenko was able to extend his undefeated Pride FC record in the fight as he defeated Coleman via armbar in one of the most iconic fights in MMA history.

Russell Ess - June 10, 2016

Even when you make it to the UFC, it doesn’t mean you’re making the big bucks. Just ask UFC fighter Sarah Moras, who has had two fights in the biggest MMA promotion in the world.