MMA News

Russell Ess - February 19, 2016

Love can be as simple or as complicated as you make it. For UFC heavyweight Travis “Hapa” Browne and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, their relationship is what Rousey says stopped her from committing suicide after losing to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November. “Hapa” spoke with Activ8Media on their simple relationship and how things were immediately after Rousey’s loss to Holm.

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

After Donald Cerrone’s UFC on FOX 17 loss to Rafael dos Anjos, it was revealed that Cerrone would be moving up to welterweight to face Tim Means in Pittsburgh. Ultimately, Means was pulled from the event after it was revealed that he potentially failed a USADA drug test. The UFC replaced Means with Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira in a battle of the Cowboy’s.

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has everyone talking. The brash Irishman has not only broken UFC records, but brought many new eyes to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts with his impressive promotional abilities. In the wake of McGregor’s 13 second KO win over Jose Aldo back at UFC 194, we saw one fan go above-and-beyond with his fandom when he got a Conor McGregor and a Jose Aldo tattoo.

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

There has been increased talk recently of fighters banding together to create a fighters union. However with that being said, there has also been talk of seeing the Muhammed Ali Act expanded to cover MMA. Former UFC champion Randy Couture believes that the decision is a “no brainer”.

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

While Ronda Rousey has stated several times since her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm that she would be returning to the Octagon for a rematch with Holm after filming several movies, the former champ has been surprisingly happy away from fighting. While the UFC brass wanted to see Holm vs. Rousey II at UFC 200 in July, the former champ’s filming schedule won’t give her enough time to prepare for a fight at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/kybdNrldMOM Sunday night in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone will face Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira in a matchup between two tough gritty lightweights fighting at welterweight.

bjpenndotcom - February 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/7ab4sHU5xNk Recently Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone found himself under fire after featherweight champion Conor McGregor stated that he believed Cerrone quit in his fight with Rafael dos Anjos.

Russell Ess - February 19, 2016

Fans and critics seem to know Ronda Rousey better than she knows herself, at times. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion posted a photo from her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to her Instagram account. Some fans and critics made a few comments that Rousey looked like she had gotten skinnier.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/Av8tOkwc9M4 Donald Cerrone is currently gearing up for his Sunday night scrap with Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira in Pittsburgh.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

At UFC 193 Holly Holm defeated Ronda Rousey via 2nd round KO to claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. While the UFC wanted to book a rematch between the two as soon as possible, preferably at UFC 200 in July, Rousey’s busy Hollywood filming schedule will make it so that she is unable to compete at the event.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Ronda Rousey has been on the receiving end of quite a bit of criticism since her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm. During a recent appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show Rousey revealed that she had suicidal thoughts following the fight. This brought out quite a bit of support for the former champ, which was a change from how Rousey had been criticized following the loss.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone have been going back and forth in a war of words since a press conference last year. Since then, McGregor has moved up to lightweight and will face Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 on March 5th. Cerrone, fresh off a loss to dos Anjos, will fight Alex Oliveira on Sunday in Pittsburgh.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Ahead of Conor McGregor’s UFC 196 lightweight showdown with Rafael dos Anjos on March 5th, there was much speculation as to what McGregor would do after the fight in regards to which weight class he would fight in. McGregor stated at the UFC 196 press conference that he wanted to hold the UFC featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight championships by the end of the year.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

On March 5th Rafael dos Anjos will put his UFC lightweight title on the line as he faces Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196 in Las Vegas. The fight has many MMA fans split down the middle when it comes to who they believe will win. On one hand McGregor’s dominance inside the Octagon makes it hard to choose against the featherweight champion. However, with that being said dos Anjos has been on a tear recently, showing an improved standup game to go with a dominant ground game.