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Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza passed up his shot for the UFC middleweight title fight with Luke Rockhold after Chris Weidman pulled out of the originally scheduled fight with Rockhold at UFC 199 due to injury. However, “Jacare” had his own injury to deal with after defeating Vitor Belfort at UFC 198.

Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

Tony Jeffries knows boxing when he sees it.

Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva had a huge rivalry back when they were both fighting in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

While Chael Sonnen has continually shut down rumors of a return to MMA in July once his suspension is up, that hasn’t stopped the former title challenger from weighing in on the current state of the UFC’s middleweight division. Sonnen spoke on a recent episode of The MMA Hour, where he said the current UFC middleweights are “just terrible.” Sonnen followed that up by contemplating his return to MMA:

Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

The big fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is happening in September, according to sports media personality Colin Cowherd.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/7vIsU4Ftymw Back in March, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was slated to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196 for the lightweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

Former Pride FC champion Dan Henderson undoubtably has one of the most historic careers in the history of MMA. After winning the Pride welterweight championship in 2005, Henderson went on to win the Pride middleweight championship by knocking out Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in 2007. In addition, Henderson is a former Strikeforce champion, and has numerous highlight reel knockouts with his signature ‘H-Bomb’. With that being said, many wonder what the 45 year old has left to accomplish in the sport he helped evolve. Ahead of his UFC 199 fight with Hector Lombard, Henderson has finally revealed that it could almost be time for him to retire given that he will be a free agent after his UFC 199 fight.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/vZHcStABPe0 By now the MMA world knows that Michael Bisping has stepped in on short notice to fight Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 on June 4th after Chris Weidman was forced out of the bout with a neck injury.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

Combat sports careers can’t last forever, and while some fighter’s careers last longer than others, the length of a career doesn’t determine what a fighter will take with them when they decide to hang up the gloves. In the case of UFC veteran James Te Huna, he seems extremely grateful for the things he’s learned throughout his 13 year professional MMA career.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/YP-LWXulbNM The latest reports regarding a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather matchup indicate that the bout will in fact happen in September. While the bout would likely shatter pay-per view records in boxing and MMA, Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith believe that McGregor is delusional.

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

.@ColinCowherd booked his room in Vegas for a McGregor-Mayweather for mid-September. You should too. #TheHerdhttps://t.co/j5Evjq1q9H — Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 23, 2016

bjpenndotcom - May 24, 2016

There has been quite a bit of back and forth regarding a potential boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. While it was initially reported that the fight was close to being finalized, it was then revealed that the fight was entirely fictitious, and wouldn’t happen. While many thought the hype surrounding the fight was dead, Mayweather himself then said that he “absolutely” believed the fight would happen.

Russell Ess - May 24, 2016

Chael Sonnen’s suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission will be up in July as his two-year ban from competition comes to an end. While Sonnen told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s MMA Hour that he does not have any current plans of returning to MMA, he did give Helwani a list of opponents that he would still love to fight.

Russell Ess - May 23, 2016

Late Monday, BJPENN.COM learned that UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn was pulled from his UFC 199 bout with Cole Miller after his admitted use of an IV to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). The UFC gave the following statement regarding Penn’s USADA IV violation:

Russell Ess - May 23, 2016

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn was scheduled to come out of retirement at UFC 199 on June 4 in a featherweight bout against Cole Miller. Penn who last fought Frankie Edgar in 2014 is looking to make some noise in the featherweight division but will have to be put on the sideline as he has been pulled from the UFC 199 bout with Cole Miller after telling the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) that he had used an IV previously in March.

Russell Ess - May 23, 2016

Michael Bisping will get his chance to become a UFC world champion on June 4 when he challenges middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 199. Bisping knows that this may be his only chance at UFC gold and accepting the fight with just over two weeks notice, he is ready to realize his dream by beating the champ who he is not very fond of.

Russell Ess - May 23, 2016

Cole Miller is set to make his first fight in the Octagon in 2016 when he steps in to face UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn at UFC 199 on June 4. Miller was given the fight on short notice after Penn’s original opponent Dennis Siver was pulled from the bout due to an injury.

Russell Ess - May 23, 2016

When it comes to being fit, which male UFC fighters stick out in your mind? Sports Illustrated compiled their list of the “Fittest 50” men and women (click here to see the women’s list) in sports and three male fighters from the UFC made the cut among the world’s elite athletes.