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Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

The viral running man challenge that started off with a college basketball video social media post has found its way to all different sports including MMA. Check out UFC strawweight Kailin Curran do her best dance video challenge that has been buzzing on the Internet.

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

The Diaz brothers have mentioned before that they both were big fans of Jean-Claude Van Damme growing up. Nick and Nate have been seen recently with Van Damme and may be getting some “ninja” training with the Hollywood actor that has been helped put martial arts on the big screen.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

UFC flyweight contender Ian McCall (13-5-1 MMA) may never fight again. The 31-year-old, known as “Uncle Creepy”, was a recent guest on The MMA Hour and told host Ariel Helwani that his body is just “banged up” and that he would likely not make it through another training camp. His words:

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Josh Thomson (22-8 MMA) has suffered an undisclosed injury which has forced the former Strikeforce lightweight champion to pull out of his scheduled Bellator 154 matchup with Michael Chandler. MMAFighting.com confirmed the news after an initial report from FloCombat.com.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently in a standoff with the UFC, this after he was pulled from the main event of UFC 200 for refusing to do certain media obligations to help promote the event. Although the brash Irish champ may be having issues with his employer, it appears nothing is wrong with his relationship with Reebok.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Top UFC women’s bantamweight contender Amanda Nunes will square off with division champion Miesha Tate at this summer’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Nunes is confident that she can expose the ‘holes’ in Miesha Tate’s fight game and become the UFC’s new women’s bantamweight title holder on July 9 in Sin City.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Surging UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is a good friend and training partner of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. “The Predator” was recently on a French Canadian Radio Show where he stated that after talking with “GSP”, he did not believe there was any chance the former champ would be fighting at UFC 200 this July.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Top lightweight contender Eddie Alvarez will receive his first shot at UFC gold this July, when he takes on current champ Rafael dos Anjos for the promotions lightweight title in Las Vegas. Alvarez was a recent guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, where he discussed the major holes he sees in UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s game. His words:

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/SVTC7EEFL2c Does Anderson Silva’s son plan on following in his father’s footsteps?

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Following his impressive first-round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Henry Cejudo at UFC 197, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson stated the he was very interested in doing a “super-fight” with current bantamweight title holder Dominick Cruz. “The Dominator” and “Mighty Mouse” have already fought once under the UFC banner, with Cruz earning a five-round decision victory over Johnnson in October of 2011.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

In preparation for the action movie “John Wick”, famous Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves decided to take in some jiu-jitsu and judo training.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

Good training with @jcvd today #frankdux #martialarts #ninjashit #100 #represent A photo posted by natediaz209 (@natediaz209) on Apr 30, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

When Jon Jones returned to the Octagon at UFC 197 against Ovince Saint Preux, he admitted that he was gun-shy, and hesitant to take advantage of openings throughout the fight. After the fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier explained that he believes he would have defeated Jones if he had been able to fight at the event.

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/WhPNLCvGpRk At UFC 198, Cris Cyborg will make her long awaited UFC debut when she faces Leslie Smith on May 14th.

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has earned the reputation as a complete badass, and sometimes has even caused UFC President Dana White headaches when he goes rock climbing or wake-boarding during fight week. Cowboy posted a photo on Instagram of himself in the cockpit of a plane while rocking a Monster helmet. He then went straight from flying to the gym.

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

While Nate Diaz currently doesn’t have an opponent for UFC 200, UFC President Dana White has stated that Diaz will remain on the card. With that being said, Diaz has been enjoying some time with martial arts legend, and movie star Jean Claude Van Damme. Van Damme posted a photo of the pair on Instagram along with a caption.

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

Earlier this month, former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson made his Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 153, as he fought Andrey Koreshkov for the welterweight championship. The fight was a rough one for Henderson, who ultimately lost the bout via unanimous decision, getting beaten up pretty badly in the process. There was a silver lining for the promotion however in regards to viewership.

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

Apr30.2011@LyotoMachidaFW sends Randy Couture into retirement, when he knocks him out with a flying front kickpic.twitter.com/mmfCVODGcs