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bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

At ONE FC Fight Night, Angela Lee and Mei Yamaguchi competed in what is being called the greatest fight in the history of women’s MMA! The fight went the full 5 rounds, with Lee ultimately being awarded the unanimous decision win to become the first ever atomweight champion!

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

[ooyala code=”45NGFjMzE6DPrY4Z9BOeGPf5Cjh_krDg” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Alexander Gustafsson is currently riding a 2-fight losing streak that saw him controversially TKOd by Anthony Johnson in Sweden, and then lose via split decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The fight with Cormier was an extremely close one, with many believing that Gustafsson should have left Houston, Texas with the light heavyweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

While reports have emerged that indicate a boxing match between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is close to being finalized, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos believes that he has unfinished business with McGregor. The pair were initially slated to fight at UFC 196 for dos Anjos’ lightweight championship, however a broken foot forced RDA out of the bout. Ultimately, the UFC replaced RDA with Nate Diaz, and the rest is history!

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/knqbJyveCJE Urijah Faber is currently gearing up for his trilogy fight against Dominick Cruz on June 4th in Inglewood California at UFC 199. Faber will look to close out his rivalry with the UFC bantamweight champion almost 10 years after it started back in the WEC days.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/fQmNftofphA On Sunday in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva will fight Stefan Struve in a pivotal heavyweight matchup. Silva is coming off a 1st round TKO loss to Mark Hunt, dropping him to just 1-3-1 in his last 5 fights. Struve on the other hand is coming off unanimous decision loss to Jared Rosholt which dropped him to 2-3 in his last 5 fights.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

Quite some time ago, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor began throwing insults at Boxing great Floyd Mayweather. When pressed further about his statements, McGregor explained that he wasn’t doubting Mayweather’s boxing skills, but in a general fight, he would win. Now, according to The Sun, a boxing match between the pair is reportedly close to being finalized.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training hard with his obsession to beat Nate Diaz. At UFC 196 back in March, Diaz handed “The Notorious” his first UFC loss in a non-title welterweight bout.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

Joe Rogan is a man that loves mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve is set to take on Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at UFC Fight Night 87, which takes place in Struve’s homeland of the Netherlands. Struve made his first appearance in the Octagon at the young age of 21 against Junior dos Santos at UFC 95 back in 2009. Dos Santos took out Struve in his debut in the first round by TKO.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Thursday evening a clip emerged of UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate on The Joe Rogan Experience discussing a time when Paige VanZant told her that Ronda Rousey had verbally attacked her during a Reebok photoshoot. VanZant was quick to release a statement through TMZ Sports regarding the situation. Her statement reads:

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Back at UFC 194, Holly Holm put on one of the most spectacular performances in the history of the UFC as she dominated Ronda Rousey for nearly 2 rounds en route to a 2nd round KO win. While nearly the entire UFC roster congratulated Holm on the impressive performance, Ronda Rousey didn’t hesitate from calling out Paige VanZant for congratulating Holm.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/JOEROGAN/videos/10153913829659902/ UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is a fitness advocate and has a diverse background in martial arts.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was scheduled to fight former champion Jon Jones at UFC 197 last month.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

Amateur MMA fighter Sheldon Reid got his revenge immediately after receiving a low blow from opponent Julio Calcina.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

With less than 2 weeks to go until UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, where fight fans will see an action packed night of fights that feature some of the best Brazilian fighters in the history of MMA including Fabricio Werdum, Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua, and Lil Nog to name just a few.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor were supposed to meet in a superfight at UFC 196. However, Dos Anjos broke his foot leading up to the fight and Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement and now dos Anjos is no longer in the picture to fight “The Notorious.” This hasn’t stopped dos Anjos from getting his jabs in on McGregor when he can.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

At UFC 200, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Jones and Cormier was a fill-in fight for the main event of UFC 200 after Conor McGregor was pulled from his main event fight against Nate Diaz for refusing to fulfill his media obligations.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

The world of MMA rarely carries over into the world of politics. With Donald Trump unofficially claiming the Republican nomination this week, Miesha Tate was asked about her support of ‘The Donald’.