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bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

News broke earlier this week that UFC women’s bantamweight Valentina Shevchenko was at a chicken shop in Peru when an armed robbery took place. Without missing a beat, Shevchenko’s coach left into action, pulling out a firearm and shooting one of the robbers. Unfortunately, he was also his by return fire from the men, and was rushed to the hospital.

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

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Russell Ess - June 2, 2016

There are tough guys and then there are trained martial artists.

Russell Ess - June 2, 2016

Max Holloway is blazing hot on an eight-fight win streak in the UFC. The young Hawaiian is looking to up his streak to nine at UFC 199 as he is set to face Ricardo Lamas this weekend. Holloway has the third-longest winning streak among active fighters, behind Jon Jones’ 13-fight win streak and Demetrious Johnson’s 10-fight win streak, according to stats from MMA Junkie. Holloway and his eight-fight winning streak mark the first time a UFC fighter has won eight bouts in a row and has not fought for a UFC title.

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/CJ2Lvhk6q94?t=36s With just two days to go until Luke Rockhold steps into the Octagon in the main event of UFC 199 to face Michael Bisping for the middleweight championship, the champ isn’t wasting any time in trying to adjust to the late opponent change.

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

At UFC 199, Michael Bisping is finally going to get his title shot, after nearly a decade inside the UFC. Unfortunately for Bisping, he took the fight on 2 weeks notice, leading many to wonder if he will have enough time to prepare for the event.

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

Several weeks ago Chris Weidman was forced out of his UFC 199 rematch with Luke Rockhold due to a neck injury. After it was revealed that Jacare Souza had a torn meniscus, and would be unable to fight, the UFC chose Michael Bisping to step in on short notice and fight Rockhold. Despite being injured, Weidman talked trash about Bisping, calling him the easiest opponent in title fight history. That didn’t sit too well with Bisping, who fired back in an interview with MMAFighting:

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

Several weeks ago, Anderson Silva was slated to fight Uriah Hall on the main card of UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil. Unfortunately for ‘The Spider’, he was forced off the card after it was determined that he would need his gallbladder removed. Despite that, Silva set his sights on a return at UFC 200 on July 9th after the surgery in May. Now, MMAFighting has received word that Silva was cleared to begin light training, however that doesn’t mean that he will be able to make a return at UFC 200.

Russell Ess - June 2, 2016

The UFC bantamweight division had a new contender rise up after this weekend’s fights at UFC Fight Night 88. Cody Garbrandt knocked out Thomas Almeida in the very first round of their fight, shooting him up the rankings of the UFC bantamweight division. Garbrandt stated that he is looking to become the UFC world champion, but his teammate and mentor Urijah Faber gets his shot against champion Dominick Cruz this weekend at UFC 199.

Russell Ess - June 2, 2016

Michael Bisping is set to fight for the UFC middleweight title against Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 on June 4.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

This Sunday, in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 88’, Cody Garbrandt put an end to the undefeated streak of Thomas Almeida as he picked up an impressive 1st round KO. Following the fight, Garbrandt made his debut on the UFC’s bantamweight rankings, debuting at #7. On the same card, Bryan Caraway defeated Aljamain Sterling, resulting in him jumping up to #4 on the bantamweight ladder.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/Q_ttd5sGqQY This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 199, Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will fight for the middleweight title in a highly anticipated rematch from 2014.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/HSj-sOvhX5M At UFC 199, Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold will have their highly anticipated rematch for the middleweight championship in Inglewood, California. The fight will serve as the main event on an incredibly stacked UFC 199 card on this Saturday, June 4th.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

Horrific news has hit the MMA community as a former Bellator MMA fighter is reportedly in emergency care in Dagestan after being shot five times, with one shot to the head. Bloody Elbow’s Karim Zidan tweeted on Wednesday that Shahbulat Shamhalaev was shot on Tuesday in Dagestan.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

Jean-Claude Van Damme has been getting in the mix with a few UFC fighters recently. The famous actor who has starred in action packed combat movies has been has been a long time fan of mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

Fans have been jumping on the Stipe Miocic train as the spotlight has been on him since winning the UFC heavyweight title. It’s hard not to like the guy who can smash a homerun with his hometown Cleveland Indians and continues to work his day job as a firefighter/paramedic in Ohio, despite winning UFC gold.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

This Saturday in Inglewood, California, Luke Rockhold will look to make his first title defense as he faces Michael Bisping for the second time in the main event of UFC 199. Ahead of the fight, Rockhold’s close friend and teammate, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, took to Instagram with a message of positivity for Rockhold, as well as a memory from when the pair were both Strikeforce champions.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

A short clip of the “Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung has been revealed by Rener Gracie after his recent trip to Seoul, Korea.