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Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is already looking past UFC 200 and her opponent Amanda Nunes. Tate wants to avenge her losses to former champion Ronda Rousey, and would love for it to take place at the UFC’s big event in New York City. “I think everything happens for a reason,” Tate said at the UFC 200 presser in New York (transcribed by MMA Fighting). “I told everybody I was going to beat Holly and I did, and I’m going to beat Amanda on the 9th, and I’m going to go on, and hopefully I’m going to see Ronda in Madison Square Garden. That’s going to be great.”

Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

brightcove.createExperiences(); Note: Try refreshing this page in your browser if video does not load 15-year-old Conall Powers proved that he can compete with the adults when he faced 23-year-old Richard Kohlman in an amateur bout at Intense Championship Fighting 24 earlier this month. The amateur fight that took place in Montana, was completely legal as the fight was not sanctioned, according to Ben Fowlkes report on MMA Junkie.

Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

If you have tried it, you know how creepy and funny face swaps are. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey could not stop laughing in her face swap she did with Invicta fighter, Marina Shafir.

Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

Head trauma is a concerning issue in impact sports. UFC veteran “Filthy” Tom Lawlor recently spoke on the Three Amigos podcast and revealed some discomforting information that could be linked to head trauma.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is currently gearing up for his pivotal fight with Travis ‘Hapa’ Browne at UFC 200 on July 9th. The fight is a ‘must-win’ for Velasquez, who looks to fight Fabricio Werdum and once again capture his UFC heavyweight championship. Boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez met with Velasquez after the UFC 200 Press Conference, where he offered an invitation to train the former heavyweight champ.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

MY GOD. Incredible two-touch spinning back kick TKO by Amir Elzhurkaev. ACB 34. Liver shot. pic.twitter.com/1bbl83Qe2o — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) April 29, 2016

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

[ooyala code=”hiNjc3MzE6Yn0A-BF4PCt93pcRCfT2X4″ player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”712″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is gearing up for arguably the biggest fight of her professional MMA career on July 8th when she has her highly anticipated rematch with Claudia Gadelha at the TUF 23 finale.

Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

Rory MacDonald is one of the elite welterweights in the UFC and is set to fight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa, Canada on June 18. The winner of the fight will likely be the next to challenge for the welterweight title. However, this will be MacDonald’s last fight on his UFC contract and has made it known that negotiations to renew his contract with the UFC have not been made.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is currently gearing up for his UFC 200 rematch with Jose Aldo for the interim UFC featherweight championship. Edgar, who lost the UFC lightweight championship to Benson Henderson back in 2012, lost his first fight against Aldo at UFC 156 in a competitive contest for the featherweight title. The winner of their UFC 200 rematch on July 9th will then fight Conor McGregor for the undisputed featherweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

While Rafael dos Anjos is currently the UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov holds a win over dos Anjos, something ‘The Eagle’ hasn’t been quick to let RDA forget. Nurmagomedov had been sidelined for two years before his return to the Octagon earlier this month at UFC on FOX 19, where he defeated UFC newcomer Darrell Horcher via 2nd round TKO.

bjpenndotcom - April 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/O8M9vXfacPk UFC light heavyweight Ilir Latifi is known for having incredible one punch knockout power. The Swedish standout has compiled a 12-4 record throughout the course of his professional career, and has amassed a 5-2 record inside the Octagon.

Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

MMA pioneer Don Frye is never one to shy away from speaking his mind. The former UFC tournament winner often finds himself at odds with the UFC brass for speaking out against the promotion. Recently, Frye gave an interview in which he weighed in on UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s standoff with the UFC. Given Jon Jones’ win over Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 197, Frye was also asked how he thinks a rematch between Jones and Cormier will go.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

Earlier this month, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos returned to the win column as he defeated Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision in Zagreb Croatia. The win for JDS was a much needed one after losing via TKO to Alistair Overeem back in the end of 2015. Unfortunately for the former heavyweight champ, he was forced to undergo shoulder surgery following his win over Rothwell, and will now be sidelined for twelve weeks.

bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - April 28, 2016

At UFC 197, Jon Jones made his successful return to the Octagon and claimed the interim UFC light heavyweight championship by defeating Ovince Saint Preux via unanimous decision. Saint Preux took the fight on short notice, and earned the respect of many fans for lasting 5 rounds with Jones on such short notice.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

UFC featherweight Diego Brandao has found himself in a world of trouble after an alleged incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico that resulted in his arrest. “The Ultimate Fighter 14” winner was arrested on April 14th after an incident outside of a strip club. Brandao allegedly pointed a gun at several people and pistol whipped an employee of the club. Brandao was charged with three felony charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and another for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Russell Ess - April 28, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone put out another entertaining episode of his video series with the BMF Ranch taking you behind the scenes of UFC 197 and his trip to get there.