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bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/mIhuOEjhRvI Back in the co-main event of UFC 194, Luke Rockhold shocked the world as he dominated Chris Weidman from the beginning of the fight until the referee stopped it in the 4th round.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Recently, the UFC announced that the tryouts for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter would be held at the end of April in Las Vegas. The season will be unlike any other in the show’s history given the fact that the winner will get a flyweight title shot against the winner of UFC 197’s co-main event bout between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

At UFC 194, Conor McGregor shocked the world as he knocked out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds to capture the UFC featherweight championship. In his next fight, McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in a welterweight scrap at UFC 196. Now, McGregor will get the chance to avenge his loss to Diaz at UFC 200, while Aldo fights Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight championship. Aldo, who reigned as the UFC featherweight champion for nearly 5 years, spoke to ESPN to discuss why he feels McGregor’s knockout in their first fight was “lucky”, and why he is confident that he will get to avenge the loss in the future.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

[ooyala code=”YzN2ltMjE6Ah_SVW8ijIgz50CLszfklY” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Recently, top ranked UFC middleweight Yoel Romero posted a photo to his Instagram showing a plane ticket to Albuquerque New Mexico, leading many to believe that he took pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones up on his offer to train.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Late Tuesday evening, news broke that Tony Ferguson was injured and would no longer be able to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th in Tampa Florida. While it didn’t take long for fan favorite fighter Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to offer to fill-in on short notice to fight Khabib, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is now offering to fight Khabib in order to attempt to avenge his 2014 loss to ‘The Eagle’.

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/424293817778968/videos/479584772249872/ There are not many fighters in the business that have got this move quite figured out yet. Whether trying to impose it on the offensive or avoid the wrath of the “Stockton slap” on the defense, the Diaz brothers pull it like it’s on a trigger.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

Earlier today news broke that Tony Ferguson had been forced out of his main event fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX on April 16th. Of course, there was concern that the UFC wouldn’t be able to find someone willing to step in on such short notice to fight Nurmagomedov, however the one and only Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has thrown his name into the mix of potential short-notice opponents for ‘The Eagle’.

Russell Ess - April 5, 2016

Another injury has hit a UFC main event. Tony Ferguson has pulled out of the UFC on FOX 19 main event against Khabib Nurmagomedov, which is scheduled for April 16th in Florida. UFC officials confirmed Ferguson’s injury that forced him out of competition with FOX Sports.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

Last month UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was given 5 traffic citations. Among them was a ticket for drag racing, something Jones has maintained he was falsely accused of. A video from Officer Jason Brown’s body camera was released, showing Jones and the officer engaging in an aggressive verbal battle that saw Jones repeatedly maintain his innocence.

Russell Ess - April 5, 2016

After Yoel Romero’s win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at UFC 194, a simple tweet from a fan likely sparked a new beginning for Romero and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones replied to a fan tweet that asked, “what do you think about Yoel Romero?” Jones replied that he thought highly of the former Olympian and wished that he would go to JacksonWink MMA to train with their team.

Russell Ess - April 5, 2016

Anderson Silva is currently riding on the roughest road in his career. Coming up on his 41st birthday, “The Spider” has not racked up a win since 2012 with his initial 2015 win over Nick Diaz later being ruled a no contest due to failing a drug test. Despite the rough patch in his career and age not on his side, “The Spider” says he fights because it is simply what he loves to do and isn’t letting the losses get to him.

Russell Ess - April 5, 2016

https://youtu.be/Ig59clH2s0o Ovince Saint Preux will get his chance to face one of the greatest fighters to step into the Octagon on April 23rd at UFC 197 and will also get his chance to win the UFC interim light heavyweight belt at the same time. Saint Preux stepped in as a short-notice opponent after champion Daniel Cormier pulled out of the fight with Jon Jones after suffering from an injury during training.

Russell Ess - April 5, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is always up to something fun or dangerous when he isn’t training. From wake surfing with his dog Hank to riding snowmobiles out in the cold, “Cowboy” always finds something exhilarating to do outside of the cage.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

Back at UFC 194, Jose Aldo had his 10 year unbeaten streak snapped in just 13 seconds at the hands of Conor McGregor. While Aldo has hoped to get a chance to avenge his loss to McGregor and reclaim the UFC featherweight championship, Frankie Edgar now stands in his way. The pair are slated to fight at UFC 200 in a fight for the interim featherweight title, with the winner facing McGregor for the undisputed featherweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones has had his share of legal troubles, however he feels that the recent traffic stop which landed him in jail for 3 days was unnecessary. Jones was ultimately released from jail and ordered to complete anger management courses, as well as driver awareness classes. In addition, Jones must now get permission from his probation officer before driving anywhere.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

https://youtu.be/Fvk07sc7opI Recently during Steve-O’s stand-up comedy routine UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy ended up choking the ‘Jackass’ star unconscious.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

After Yoel Romero’s controversial split decision win over Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza at UFC 194 in December, the Cuban Olympian failed an out-of-competition drug test. While failing a drug test is normally a 12-month suspension, Romero and USADA managed to reach a settlement agreement after he blamed the testing failure on a tainted supplement that he was taking.