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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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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC veteran Nick Diaz has used marijuana throughout the course of his fight career. Diaz has failed 2 drug tests throughout his fight career for marijuana, and has been an advocate for marijuana usage. Diaz was handed a 5 year suspension from the NSAC after he failed a drug test following his UFC 183 main event scrap with Anderson Silva. Diaz and the NSAC went into settlement talks after the 5 year suspension caused an uproar, and the suspension was ultimately reduced to 18 months retroactively. Given this, Diaz will once again be eligible to fight on August 1st.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey have a long standing rivalry. While most rivalries in combat sports don’t extend outside of the Octagon, Rousey and Tate’s has continued outside of the Octagon. Recently, following Rousey’s UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm, she revealed that she had suicidal thoughts.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/6PEpVEPKkfM Conor McGregor is gearing up for the toughest test of his professional MMA career on March 5th as he faces UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Last month, former UFC champion BJ Penn announced that he was officially ending his retirement and going after the 145 pound belt. Penn teamed up with Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn at Jackson-Wink MMA for his highly anticipated return. While he was initially supposed to return on March 5th, the UFC pushed the bout back to April. However, no opponent has been named for ‘The Prodigy’ in his return bout.