MMA News

Chris Taylor - February 26, 2016

Wow! Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier went off on former champ and future opponent Jon “Bones” Jones earlier tonight on Twitter.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/Qhs9UIxwEww Earlier this year it was announced that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would be posing in nothing but body paint for the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

After Nate Diaz was given the spot opposite Conor McGregor at UFC 196, UFC President Dana White revealed that Frankie Edgar was forced to turn the bout down due to a torn groin. After it was announced that Diaz had taken the fight on short notice, Edgar went off on the UFC for making it seem as though he refused the fight, when in reality he was unable to accept. Edgar went as far as to say that the ‘C’ in UFC stands for Conor.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

While Michael Bisping certainly put Anderson Silva on blast on the mic after the pair had their staredown at the UFC London weigh-ins, many fans were unable to decipher what was said between the pair during the staredown. UFC President Dana White, who was the man in the middle during the staredown, explained to Ariel Helwani what went down between the two men, saying:

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

[ooyala code=”dxd2tkMTE6DM2RwhOC6mpuJ6ZGweMtbF” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] The MMA world was thrown into confusion earlier this week when it was announced that Rafael dos Anjos had broken his foot and would be unable to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th. Ultimately the UFC selected Nate Diaz as a replacement opponent for McGregor, and the bout was moved to welterweight.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

[ooyala code=”U4ZTBkMTE6q-OSO0jf6NBkSKTa0zfdkz” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1920″ height=”1080″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] The Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico is home to numerous elite level fighters including Jon Jones, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, Carlos Condit, Andrei Arlovski, John Dodson, and many others!

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

Tomorrow evening in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ on UFC Fight Pass. On Friday afternoon, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping stepped on the scale ahead of their ‘UFC London’ scrap. Following their heated staredown, Michael Bisping used his interview to bash Anderson Silva.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

Damn, Michael Bisping talking some serious trash to Anderson Silva

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

CAN. NOT. WAIT!! @SpiderAnderson vs. @bisping tomorrow night live on @UFCFightPass ➡️https://t.co/7HAeII3ub1 https://t.co/ZQtUO0cC1h — #UFCLondon (@UFCEurope) February 26, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

At the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ weigh-ins just moments ago Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping had their final staredown before stepping into the Octagon tomorrow in London. Following their staredown, Michael Bisping used his weigh-in interview to bash Silva for his failed drug tests.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

When Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from his UFC 196 main event scrap with Conor McGregor at UFC 196, there was no shortage of top ranked fighters campaigning for the fight against McGregor. Ultimately the UFC gave Nate Diaz the bout on short notice. After that bout was announced, Urijah Faber revealed that Dana White offered him the fight, however Conor McGregor turned it down in favor of a with with Nate Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

At the UFC 196 press conference Wednesday afternoon, things got quite heated between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, as many expected. The pair threw verbal insults at one another throughout the course of the press conference, with Nate Diaz even going as far as to accuse Conor McGregor of using steroids.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

At UFC 194 Luke Rockhold shocked the world as he put on a dominant performance against Chris Weidman over the course of 4 rounds en route to a TKO win that saw him claim the UFC middleweight championship. After the bout it was announced that Chris Weidman had fought with a broken foot. Ultimately, the UFC booked a rematch between the pair at UFC 199 in June.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

Tomorrow night in London, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ on UFC Fight Pass. The fight is a highly anticipated one that has seen tension between the fighters continue to build as we near fight night. Ahead of the fight, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold spoke to fans prior to the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ weigh-ins on Friday afternoon.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/4_lu7oyHLVg By now it is common knowledge that Conor McGregor will be fighting Nate Diaz at welterweight in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th.

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/8jQyCP_R398 Tomorrow night in London Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’.