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Russell Ess - March 2, 2016

[ooyala code=”tkZ25oMTE6XeQWStavoVklDXKNaw_17w” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] The two light heavyweight rivals of the UFC are back at it again on social media. After some funny photoshopped images were put out by both Jones and Cormier, Jones posted a video to his Instagram account directed at the current UFC light heavyweight champion.

Russell Ess - March 2, 2016

The announcement of who’s name would be selected to step in on short notice to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was highly anticipated once it was known lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the fight. Former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis put his name into the pot of opponents that the UFC was stirring around but “Showtime” says he didn’t get his hopes up too high.

Russell Ess - March 2, 2016

Catch up with the fighters being featured on the UFC 196 card and get a glimpse of their lives outside of the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

The UFC’s string of releases continued this week. It was announced via Twitter that former TUF competitor, and 13 fight veteran, Daron Cruickshank had been released by the promotion.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

Earlier this week Jon Jones took to Instagram to taunt his nemesis, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The pair are currently scheduled to fight at UFC 197 on April 24th, however the verbal battle started before the two men were ever scheduled to fight at UFC 178 last year.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/ikI16vTaeoQ Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen may currently be retired from MMA, however Sonnen has continued to be an active figure in the MMA world through his podcast, as well as his analyst role with ESPN.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/1m2Qepxdt4Q We are now just days away from UFC 196 on March 5th.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

Conor McGregor will make the cover of Sports Illustrated on Monday February 29th. This will mark the Third time a UFC fighter makes the cover of SI. SI also has a featured video in which Conor talks about the Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of  the the March 5th fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

We are now officially less than 2 months away from UFC 197, where Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will square off in their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Leading up to the fight, the pair’s rivalry has continued to boil as they both have traded verbal jabs over social media.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

Nate and Nick Diaz use a high punch rate on their feet to over whelm their opponents usually for the duration of the bout if it doesn’t hit the ground.  Bas Rutten does not think that will be enough to beat the style of Conor McGregor. The former King Of Pancrase and former UFC Champion Rutten thinks McGregor has the better hands.

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

Anderson Silva is still upset about the outcome of the five round war with Michael Bisping. Silva’s camp has even requested that the commission review the decision outcome. “The Spider” posted a clip of his knee that landed in the third round and wrote in the caption of his Instagram post: “Isso é um esporte né ? As pessoas queriam que eu tivesse assasinado o meu adversário. This is a sport, isn’t it ? So why do people expected me to kill my opponent?!”

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

It seems like the championship lifestyle is finally catching up with Holly Holm, at least a little bit. The UFC women’s bantamweight champion was told by the former champion Ronda Rousey that she would be much happier in life if she stayed a contender, as the life of a champion has a taxing schedule aside from just training and fighting. However, Holm did make it known that she did not want to wait for a rematch pending Rousey’s schedule to recover and finish her movie projects. Holm got her wish when the UFC booked a fight for her against Miesha Tate at UFC 196 on March 5.

Chris Taylor - March 1, 2016

In this week’s segment of “Tough Guy Tuesday” we feature current American Hockey League player John Scott.

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

Check out UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor spending some time off from traiing ahead of his welterweight bout with Nate Diaz scheduled for UFC 196 on March 5th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

The Mayweather Boxing Channel brings you their predictions for the main event at UFC 196 on March 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to get his belt back. He will have his chance against champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 197 on April 23rd, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jones spoke with MMA Junkie about the upcoming fight with Cormier and how he is feeling with his rival in the light heavyweight division who is now holding the belt.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

Going into UFC 196, there are many questions regarding the main event bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. While many are wondering how Conor McGregor will handle fighting an opponent that is taller and has a reach advantage, many are also wondering how Nate Diaz’s cardio will be given that he took the fight on 2 weeks notice.

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

Check out this video of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor making a fan’s dream come true.