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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.

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2016

Earlier this week, UFC Fight Night 88 went down in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was a thrilling one that saw Cody Garbrandt end Thomas ALmedia’s undefeated streak, Jeremy Stephens defeat former bantamweight champion Renan Barao, and more!

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/4NqlKJwWhDE In the co-main event of UFC 199 on Saturday, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their highly anticipated trilogy fight nearly 10 years after the pair’s first meeting under the WEC banner.

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

On Saturday, UFC 199 will go down in Inglewood California. The event is one of the most highly anticipated of the year given that in the main event Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will have their highly anticipated rematch for Rockhold’s middleweight championship. In addition, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their long awaited trilogy fight for the UFC bantamweight championship nearly a decade after the pair’s first meeting back in the days of WEC.

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.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

With just over two weeks to go until his rematch with Luke Rockhold for the middleweight championship, Chris Weidman was forced to withdraw from UFC 199 with a neck injury. Weidman revealed that while he would be unable to compete at UFC 199, he planned to compete at UFC 205, the UFC’s first event at the Madison Square Garden in New York, later this year.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Every year, ESPN publishes a list of the 100 most famous athletes in the world using a formula which compiles salary, endorsements, social media followings, and Google searches, and in turn produces a list of the 100 most famous athletes. For example, Soccer phenom Cristiano Ronaldo ranked #1 on the list, while NBA superstar LeBron James ranked #2 on the list. Surprisingly, two UFC stars ranked on the list. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey ranked at #23, ahead of any other combat athlete. In addition, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor ranked at #37 on the list.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Jun1.2008 In what was his 1st fight outside of Brazilian soil,@RdosAnjosMMA submits Takaichi Hirayama via armbar pic.twitter.com/Uz2Kc7hEE7

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

At UFC 196 back in March, fight fans witnessed UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor lose for the first time in his MMA career. The seemingly invincible McGregor appeared unable to find his range, and ultimately ended up gassing in the 2nd round, resulting in Diaz landing a 1-2 combination that rocked McGregor, which led to a desperation takedown that quickly saw Diaz secure a rear naked choke, and win the fight.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

On Saturday, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their highly anticipated trilogy fight for Cruz’s bantamweight championship nearly 10 years after the pair’s rivalry started back in the days of the WEC.