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bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

It’s no secret that teammates Luke Rockhold, Daniel Cormier, and Cain Velasquez are three of the best fighters in the UFC at heavier weight classes. The trio are often seen together at UFC events, cornering one another and also supporting from the crowd.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

After Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from UFC 196 with a broken foot, the UFC reportedly went to Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar first to offer them a fill-in slot against Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, Jose Aldo turned the bout down because he wasn’t in shape, and Frankie Edgar turned the bout down because he was injured.

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

Saturday in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping fought for 5 rounds to a decision.

Chris Taylor - March 1, 2016

Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career this past Saturday in London, when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. The fight was very close and many fans thought that “The Spider” should have got the ‘nod’ from the judges when all was said and done.

Chris Taylor - March 1, 2016

Jose Aldo (25-2 MMA) has been relatively quiet since suffering a 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the headlining bout of December’s UFC 194 event in Las Vegas. The former UFC featherweight champion joined Ariel Helwani on yesterday’s edition of The MMA Hour where he discussed his life since the shocking defeat:

Chris Taylor - March 1, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is coming off a tough split-decision loss to former Bellator champ Eddie Alvarez, which took place at January’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ event in Boston. The loss served as “Showtime’s” second setback in as many fights, which marks the first time in his career that he has suffered back-to-back defeats.

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

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

Russell Ess - March 1, 2016

It was the fight Jose Aldo has been having dreams of ever since he lost at UFC 194 back in December. However, with less than two weeks given for an opportunity to rematch Conor McGregor, Aldo turned down the fight when McGregor’s originally scheduled opponent Rafael dos Anjos pulled out due to an injury and spoke on the MMA Hour about his decision. “Any professional needs time to train,” Aldo said (transcribed by MMA Fighting). “It’s not a cockfight where I go there and put my rooster to fight. It’s a high-level sport, I’m going there to do my job. When I have time to train, it can happen at any time, anywhere.”

bjpenndotcom - February 29, 2016

A flying Knee at 4:59 of the 3rd round.  Anderson Silva thought he had a come from behind walk off KO over Michael Bisping. Not according to Herb Dean.  Heres why.

bjpenndotcom - February 29, 2016

At the end of the 3rd round, actually the final second of the 3rd round, Anderson Silva jumped off the canvas and hit Michael Bisping in the face with a flying knee.  Down goes Bisping, Silva jumps up on the cage to celebrate his 3rd round  KO.  Unfortunately referee Herb Dean did not call an end to the fight and Silva had to be taken off the top of the cage and convinced the fight was still on. Bisping makes it thru the next 2 rounds and, as most of you know now, wins an unanimous-decision victory.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

UFC veteran Nate Diaz has stepped up on short notice to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor on March 5th at UFC 196. Diaz was selected by the UFC after lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor with an injury. Interestingly, former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis spoke on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani about his fight with Diaz that fell through.

Chris Taylor - February 29, 2016

Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career this past Saturday in London, when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. Many expected Bisping to call for a title shot in his post-fight speech, but “The Count” opted against making the callout and instead just chose to enjoy the moment.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

Former UFC veteran and current analyst Dan Hardy recently spoke with MMA Crazy TV on Conor McGregor and his future in the UFC. One thing that has many fans excited with just the thought of is a match between McGregor and UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

It seemed like UFC 196 was lacking some magic with one of the most historic fights about to take place with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor looking to make history and become the first simultaneous two-weight UFC champion by taking on lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. When news broke that dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor less than two weeks from their scheduled fight date of March 5th, it seemed like the excitement for UFC 196 really started to snowball. The various fighters that were in the hat to fight McGregor on short notice had both fans and fighters excitedly awaiting who would be announced as the official replacement.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

It was one of the most gruesome injuries we have seen in the UFC when former middleweight champion Anderson Silva broke his leg kicking fellow former middleweight champion Chris Weidman in their rematch at UFC 168 back in 2013. Silva’s coach Luiz Dorea revealed to MMA Fighting that he had suffered an injury in his controversial fight with Michael Bisping, which Silva thought he had broken his leg once again.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar was absolutely furious last week when he heard that he “refused” to take a fight with the featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Edgar who is injured with a torn groin is unable to fight and appeared on Monday’s MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to talk about getting over his situation with the UFC and also gave his insight on the matchup between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. When asked what kind of shot he is giving Nate Diaz in the fight with Conor McGregor, Edgar said, “I give him a real shot. His pressure and volume is just tough to deal with for anybody.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been buzzing with his recent fight change with his original opponent Rafael dos Anjos pulling out. McGregor’s new opponent Nate Diaz seems to have fans more excited about the UFC 196 match taking place on March 5th. With the excitement surrounding the fight with his new opponent in Diaz, McGregor is surely seeing the dollar signs falling from the sky for UFC 196. McGregor recently posted a photo with his “angel” and it will be likely we will see “The Notorious” add more luxury automobiles to his collection.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

What do you think the PPV numbers would be like if UFC President Dana White stepped in the ring against WWE CEO Vince McMahon? Apparently McMahon saw the match pulling a big draw, but apparently Dana White was not interested in the idea.