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bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/8cYLFbWPMVE While there’s still no word yet on when Phil Brooks, also known as CM Punk, will be making his UFC debut, it appears that the former WWE champion’s back is getting better.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

Undefeated UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (11-0 MMA) will return to the octagon this July when she rematches bitter rival Claudia Gadelha (13-1 MMA) in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. The pair initially met in December of 2014, with Joanna earning a razor close split-decision victory over the Brazilian standout.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

Former UFC champion and current middleweight contender Vitor Belfort talks with MMAFighting about how the UFC Reebok deal has cost him a lot of money.

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort has a giant fight ahead of him at UFC 198 taking place in Curitiba, Brazil. “The Phenom” will take on Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in a bout that could likely determine the next fighter in the middleweight division to fight for the title. Belfort recently posted a photo to Instagram saying, “Muita foto e vídeos para promoção da minha próxima luta no #ufc198 #ufccuritiba #teambelfort #20anosdemmanotopo #tbt @familiabelfort // A lot of photo shoot and videos to promote my up coming fight at #ufc198 #ufccuritiba #teambelfort #20yearsofthetopmma #belfortfamily #tbt”

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

With UFC 197 less than a month away, the main event title fight between the current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones could potentially be on rocky roads after Jones was arrested on Tuesday for violating his probation. Jones’ management released the following statement to MMA Fighting:

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

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Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in trouble with the law once again. However, Jones is claiming this incident is the result of a lying Albuquerque police officer. On Monday, it was revealed in a police officer body cam video that the former champ was given five traffic citations from an Albuquerque police officer that has been previously accused of racial profiling.

Chris Taylor - March 29, 2016

According to a report from MMAFighting, a key welterweight fight is being targeted for July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. The report states that the UFC is aiming to have former UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks (17-4 MMA) take on rising contender Kelvin Gastelum (11-2 MMA) at the July 9 pay-per-view event.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

While there has been much speculation as to whether or not Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 200, we do know that the UFC has issued contracts to both men. With that being said, there is another world class fighter who would like to test his skills against McGregor. Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

The talks of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returning to fight in the UFC have been buzzing ever since he stepped away from the sport in 2013. Recently, the rumors might seem to be holding a bit more weight with “Rush” being present and televised in the crowd at UFC 196. UFC analyst and commentator Kenny Florian spoke about St-Pierre on “The Fighter and the Kid” podcast recently and says that “Rush” will surely be fighting in the UFC later this year.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not very fond of the featherweight champion Conor McGregor. After “The Notorious” criticised Werdum for pulling out of a title defense fight due to injury, Werdum has been very vocal about his resentment of the Irishman. Werdum spoke on the MMA Hour on Monday to talk about his beef with McGregor (transcribed by MMA Fighting).

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Yesterday UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones revealed that he had been given 5 tickets. Among them were tickets for drag racing, and an illegal modification to his car’s exhaust. Jones was scheduled to appear in court on April 5th, just over two weeks before his UFC 197 title fight against Daniel Cormier. While many wondered if Jones had violated his parole by receiving the 5 tickets, and how they would impact his UFC 197 title fight, TMZ has now confirmed that Jones has turned himself in to the Albuquerque PD at 10am today, and is being held in the county jail.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/aPmXElZvHTs UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell have been taking verbal jabs at one another recently after Liddell stated that he could still give Jones problems in a fight today.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Recently, Ronda Rousey revealed that following her UFC 193 knockout loss to Holly Holm she had suicidal thoughts. Rousey has since physically recovered from the knockout loss, and now acknowledges her loss to Holm as something she believes had to happen in order for her to evolve as a fighter, she won’t be returning to the UFC until after she completes several film projects.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

Yesterday it was announced that longtime Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg would be making her long awaited UFC debut at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba Brazil. Cyborg will face Leslie Smith on the already stacked card, which features a heavyweight championship scrap between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic in the main event. While many were thrilled that Cyborg will be making her UFC debut, some were very critical of the fact that she would be debuting against 8-6 Leslie Smith. Interestingly enough however, UFC President Dana White says that Smith was the only fighter who was willing to fight Cyborg.

bjpenndotcom - March 29, 2016

After Mickey Gall won his UFC Fight Night 82 scrap against Mike Jackson, it was announced that Jackson would fight CM Punk in Punk’s UFC debut at UFC 200. Shortly after that, Punk announced that he had injured his back and would no longer be able to compete at UFC 200. While so far there has been no update on how soon Punk would be able to return to the Octagon, Punk assured his fans that he would be making his UFC debut sometime soon.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

It was not an easy road for the former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar to get into the UFC. The giant athlete came from professional wrestling and UFC President Dana White definitely did not chase Lesnar down and beg him to join the UFC. Lesnar recalls when he left professional wrestling with aspirations of joining the NFL and eventually the UFC.

Russell Ess - March 29, 2016

Big news broke on Monday when the UFC revealed that Cris “Cyborg” Justino would be making her UFC debut at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil on May 14th. Odds for “Cyborg’s” 140 pound catchweight fight with Leslie Smith were recently released by 5Dimes Sportsbook.