MMA News

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/Jj1QqDaOpG8 Carlos Condit is coming off a failed bid at the UFC welterweight championship back at UFC 195. Condit and welterweight champion Robbie Lawler fought to a controversial decision that ultimately saw Lawler pick up the split decision win to retain the UFC welterweight championship. Condit has since revealed that if he doesn’t get another crack at the welterweight title, he may retire.

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

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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

The Bisping-Silva feud continues! After it was announced that anderson Silva and Michael Bisping would fight at ‘UFC London’ on February 27th it didn’t take long for Bisping to start the war of words. ‘The Count’ quickly began trash talking Silva for failing a pair of failed drug tests surrounding his UFC 183 fight with Nick Diaz.

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

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

Bellator MMA is expanding it’s reach in the combat sports world. It was revealed on Thursday that the promotion would begin hosting Kickboxing events as ‘Bellator Kickboxing’ starting in April. The announcement was made at the Bellator 149 press conference on Thursday in preparation for Friday’s Bellator 149 card.

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.

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor recently did a very entertaining interview with Severe MMA and spoke about a range of subjects surrounding himself and the UFC. One subject that came up was about McGregor’s success in the UFC in such a short time period to currently, as he puts it, “owning the game.”

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/ESxxWkv089Y On Sunday Donald Cerrone and Alex Oliveira will step into the Octagon in Pittsburgh to square off for a highly anticipated lightweight scrap. Oliveira took the fight on short notice after Tim Means was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a potential USADA violation.

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort may be adding another accolade to his substantial resume. The 38-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC heavyweight tournament champion has been a pioneer to the sport of mixed martial arts. With his first UFC fight taking place all the way back on Feb. 7, 1997, Belfort has been a very relevant fighter and remains so to this day. “The Phenom” surprised many with a recent announcement on his Facebook page that many die-hard fans may not have even known regarding his scholarly background. Befort proudly announced that he has been accepted into the very prestigious school, Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Since Conor McGregor began gaining momentum in the UFC, McGregor has been asking for more and more when it comes to demands for fights. When it came to negotiations with the UFC for his UFC 196 lightweight scrap with Conor McGregor, there were reports that McGregor had been asking for a 7-figure contract. McGregor then showed up late to the UFC 196 press conference, which lead many to wonder if McGregor was trying to send a message to the UFC brass.

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

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