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bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

In less than 2 weeks, Invicta FC Champion Cris Cyborg will finally make her UFC debut when she faces Leslie Smith at UFC 198. Cyborg will be fighting in Curitiba Brazil alongside MMA legends such as Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua, Lil Nog, and Fabricio Werdum to name just a few.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has earned the reputation as a warrior throughout the course of his 38 fight MMA career. Lawler has shared the cage with MMA greats such as Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz, Jacare Souza, and Mayhem Miller to name just a few. In addition, Lawler has been in quite a few wars during his career, most notably his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

Dhafir Harris, better known as Dada 5000 was hospitalized in critical condition immediately after his fight with Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149. Dada 5000 spent nearly two weeks in the hospital after the fight and says he was actually pronounced dead after suffering from cardiac arrest, dehydration, fatigue and renal failure.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

Friday had a lot of MMA and boxing fans excited as a report from U.K. tabloid, The Sun claimed that Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be coming out of retirement for a boxing match with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The report claimed that it would be another huge payday for Mayweather, but would give the UFC champ a much smaller cut in comparison, saying that Mayweather would bring in $144 million while McGregor would get $10.1 million for the bout.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

While there are reports of a boxing match being set between boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, “The Notorious” is also reportedly close to being finalized for a bout in the UFC. FloSports Jeremy Botter tweeted on Friday after the Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match came to light that “The Notorious” is nearly set to get his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

Back at Bellator 149, Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 competed in one of the most infamous fights in the history of the sport. Both men appeared to gas very early in the fight, which made for a rather long fight until Slice ultimately TKO’d Dada 5000 in the 3rd round without actually touching him. After the bout it was revealed that Dada 5000 was placed in critical condition in the hospital after suffering from kidney failure, and going into cardiac arrest. In addition, it was revealed that Slice failed a drug test for steroids. Slice was suspended for 3 months for the offense, and Dada 5000 isn’t too happy about it. Despite his suspension, Slice will headline a Bellator event in July in London, just 5 months after his fight with Dada 5000.

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

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

Friday morning a report emerged which revealed that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather were reportedly close to finalizing a deal which would see the two men compete in a boxing match in Las Vegas. While there were several details regarding the bout which indicated that the report was in fact true, many wondered how McGregor would be able to compete in a boxing match while under contract with the UFC.

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

Joe Rogan is a man that loves mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

Mazatlan, Mexico native Jamillette Gaxiola took to Instagram to give her followers a reason to celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Thursday. The latina Octagon Girl struck a pose in her birthday suit holding a serape over part of her body and captioned her post, “🇲🇽Feliz 5 de Mayo! 🇲🇽 😘 #MariachiTime #Latina”

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:

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 strawweight Paige VanZant has been busy on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” With VanZant being in the running to potentially win this season of the hit competition show with partner Mark Ballas, VanZant’s return to the Octagon will be sometime after UFC 200.