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Russell Ess - April 12, 2016

It was big news when former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson recently announced that he left the UFC to sign with Bellator MMA. Bellator has established themselves as the biggest competitor to the UFC, with acquisitions such as Henderson, Matt Mitrione, Phil Davis and Josh Thomson being some of the big names that have jumped ship from the UFC to Bellator.

Russell Ess - April 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/uFYseQ9xH9E UFC women’s strawweight contender Paige VanZant had an extraordinary performance on this week’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars.”

Russell Ess - April 12, 2016

[ooyala code=”Q3bWdyMjE6mb513QmAhlha1PovslEize” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true”] Former world champion and kickboxing legend John Wayne “The Gunslinger” Parr posted some of his extended footage sparring with former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre back when they were preparing for St-Pierre’s last fight in the UFC.

Russell Ess - April 12, 2016

UFC women’s strawweight Angela Magana is no stranger to being the center of attention. From taking the center of the Octagon, to making classic videos of herself on her social media accounts, Magana is always game. Speaking of game, Magana is taking her Tinder swiping to Australia and let everyone know about it. Magana posted a screenshot of her Tinder profile on her Instagram account.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

UFC Hall of Fame legends Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin will soon get to have another go at competition. This time, the two former UFC light heavyweight champions will be competing as head coaches on the new season of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3.” According to the UFC, “Team Liddell vs. Team Griffin is set to begin filming late spring in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a culminating finale programmed for November 5 in Mexico City at Arena Ciudad de Mexico.”

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Here you go world #RumbleSquad A video posted by Anthony Johnson (@anthony_rumble) on Apr 11, 2016 at 1:56pm PDT

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Following the already controversial fight between Kimbo Slice and Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris at Bellator 149, news broke that two fighters from the card tested positive for banned substances. Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock both tested positive for a steroid and Kimbo recently addressed his positive test and the issue of steroid use in MMA with GNP1TV (transcribed by Bloody Elbow).

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Officer Brown all over the news in Albuquerque after reporters dig up how many times he has been in trouble for racial profiling in the past. Being a father of biracial children, I'm definitely not one to pull the race card. At the same time, I'm not necessarily surprised about this discovery after the run in I had with him. Having him stand there, look me in the eyes and start accusing me of several things him and I both know I didn't do made me feel let down by the community, made me feel powerless, he made me feel like what was actually true had no power over him. Now it's easier for me to understand why so many people hold resentment towards law enforcement. Officer brown almost single-handedly ruined my trust in law-enforcement. The sad thing about it is, I actually went to school for criminal justice, I wanted to be an officer myself. Fortunately I know better than to let one person ruin my views of a whole group. Just glad people are finally bringing light to who I was dealing with that night. A video posted by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Apr 11, 2016 at 12:10pm PDT

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm was not happy when she heard news that current champion Miesha Tate would be fighting Amanda Nunes next at UFC 200. Holm spoke with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of the MMA Hour and talked about the women’s bantamweight title picture.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/YBmv-mpwdx0?t=10m47s Urijah Faber has some big accusations against former teammate T.J. Dillashaw.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

12-1 #1 lightweight regionally for a reason. #callmedana #amtrakked @danawhite @BryanHamper @BrianButler_Au pic.twitter.com/1pe29VpomD — Darrell Horcher (@HorcherMMA) April 4, 2016

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Charlie Ward, teammate of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor won a brutal fight against Joao Carvalho by 3rd round TKO at TEF 1, which took place at the National Stadium in Dublin on Saturday night.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos put on a dominant performance against the highly talented Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86 this weekend. Dos Santos put a clinic on Rothwell as the two fought to a five-round decision in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Croatia. See what the MMA community had to say in regards to dos Santos’ performance against Rothwell in Zagreb, Croatia.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos put on a dominant performance against the highly talented Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86. Dos Santos and Rothwell fought to a five-round decision in the main event of UFC’s first event in Croatia.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/ju0H2cmpV8I Check out the video highlights from the UFC Fight Night 86 bout that left Gabriel Gonzaga floored at the UFC’s debut in Croatia.

Russell Ess - April 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/yaAbIpes5i8 Check out the video highlights from the UFC Fight Night 86 main event that took place at UFC’s debut in Croatia.

Chris Taylor - April 10, 2016

A heavyweight tilt between Gabriel Gonzaga and Derrick Lewis served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 86 event. After a slow start which included both fighters looking “gassed”, Derrick Lewis was able to land a massive punch that destroyed Gonzaga who went crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - April 10, 2016

Unable to catch today’s UFC Fight Night 86 event? BJPenn.com has you covered. Get all of the events live results below: Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos – dos Santos defeats Rothwell via unanimous decision                      Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis – Lewis KO’s Gonzaga at 4:48 of round one Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes – Ngannou def. Blaydes via TKO at the end of round two Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura Jan Blachowicz vs. Igor Pokrajac Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina Stanciu – Moroz def. Stanciu by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) Zak Cummings vs. Nicolas Dalby – Cummings def. Dalby by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) Damir Hadzovic vs. Mairbek Taisumov – Taisumov def. Hadzovic by TKO (punches) at 3:44 of Round One Ian Entwistle vs. Alejandro Perez – Perez def. Entwistle by TKO (punches) at 4:04 of Round One Filip Pejic vs. Damian Stasiak – Stasiak def. Pejic by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:16 of Round One Lucas Martins vs. Robert Whiteford – Martins def. Whiteford by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Cyril Asker vs. Jared Cannonier -Cannonier def. Asker by KO (punches and elbows) at 2:44 of Round One Alessio Di Chirico vs. Bojan Velickovic – Velickovic def. Di Chirico by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)