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bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2016

The MMA community had heavy hearts this morning as it was revealed that MMA fighter Joao Carvalho had passed away after suffering a TKO loss during his fight with Charlie Ward in Ireland. In the wake of Carvalho’s death, veteran referee Marc Goddard released a heartfelt statement through his Facebook page regarding the incident, as well as the general safety of MMA fighters.

bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2016

At one point in time, Rashad Evans and Jon Jones considered each other brothers during their time training at the JacksonWinkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico. The two vowed to never fight each other, however after a falling out, they ultimately fought at UFC 145, where Jones picked up a unanimous decision win. Fortunately, the pair have since began to rebuild their relationship. During a recent interview with BloodyElbow, Evans was asked about Jones recent legal issues:

bjpenndotcom - April 12, 2016

Back at UFC 196, fight fans not only saw Nate Diaz defeat Conor McGregor via submission, but also Miesha Tate pull off a late-fight upset over Holly Holm. In the 5th round it appeared as though Holm was en route to her first successful title defense, however Tate managed to ultimately secure a rear naked choke win to claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.

Chris Taylor - April 12, 2016

Last Monday on The MMA Hour, former Pride champion and newly signed Bellator fighter, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva, shared his interest in potentially fighting veteran Kimbo Slice. Kevin Ferguson (aka Kimbo) was recently in Germany for the FIBO Expo, where he sat down with GNP1.de to discuss a possible future fight with MMA legend Wanderlei Silva. His words:

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.