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bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

We are now less than two months away from Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II on April 23rd. Ahead of the bout, things have stayed tense between Jones and Cormier, with the pair frequently engaging in Twitter feuds leading up to the fight.

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

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

Just moments ago in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping had their staredown at the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ weigh-ins ahead of their scrap tomorrow. You can see the staredown photos below, and let us know who you think will win the fight in the comments below!

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 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

In the co-main event of Bellator 149, Dada 5000 and Kimbo Slice fought for nearly 3 full rounds. The pair were both exhausted from the first round, which forced referee ‘Big’ John McCarhy to even stand the pair up when Kimbo had Dada 5000 in mount at one point.

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 25, 2016

Leading up to Anderson Silva’s main event scrap with Michael Bisping on Saturday in London, things have been extremely tense between the pair.

Chris Taylor - February 25, 2016

When news broke that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had suffered an injury and was forced to pull out of his UFC 196 main event fight with Conor McGregor, many fighters decided to throw their name in the hat for the short-notice fight. Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber was one of those fighters. Unfortunately for the “California Kid”, former UFC lightweight challenger Nate Diaz ended up being the fighter selected to ‘fill the void’ for March’s UFC pay-per-view event.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

There are many questions going through the mind of MMA enthusiasts leading up to the main event of UFC 196, where Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz. The main two questions are, how will Conor McGregor handle fighting a taller opponent? And, how will Nate Diaz do on such short notice?

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

On Saturday in London Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’.

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

Chuck Liddell stirred up the UFC light heavyweight division recently when he broke down Jon Jones dominance, as well as how he would have defeated Jones in his prime. The controversial piece from Liddell however, came when he stated that he believed he could still give Jones some trouble in a fight.