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bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/W7q7ZI6N6v0[/vdieo] Just a little two weeks until the main-event at UFC 196 and it can’t come any faster. Rafael dos Anjos saddled up the “Cowboy” in 66 seconds in Donald Cerrone’s last outing but “Cowboy” looks to turn that all around this weekend.

Russell Ess - February 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/WaRptRr8DkY?t=12m46s Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey once again made history by gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. It was a first for Sports Illustrated to issue three different covers for the new Swimsuit edition. The three covers include Rousey, Hailey Clausen, and Ashley Graham, who is the first plus-size model to grace the cover of the prestigious magazine, Which Williams lauds over.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

Wanderlei Silva is pushing any way he can for a fight with Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko that he’s took it to photo-shop on his twitter feed. The fans have a say in this possible clash of champions.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

[ooyala code=”h3cGR5MDE6-o5qykrQtEraa5q3i6yz-r” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Recently it was revealed that TUF 20 finalist Rose Namajunas had made the move to Jackson-Wink MMA to train under Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

Fiiiiiiiiight weeeeeeeeek!!!!! Cowboy vs Cowboy this SUNDAY LIVE and FREE on @FS1!!! pic.twitter.com/eUBlCKxWKR — danawhite (@danawhite) February 16, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

The featherweight champ Conor McGregor is weeks away from the biggest fight of his career. UFC 196 has historic implications with McGregor challenging the champ, Rafael dos Anjos for his lightweight strap. McGregor’s looks to be the first 2 division champ holding titles simultaneously in multiple divisions.

Russell Ess - February 16, 2016

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has had a long time rivalry with Urijah Faber and he has been getting an absolute kick out of all the drama surrounding Faber’s camp at Team Alpha Male. A fall out between Faber and striking coach Duane Ludwig caused a rift between fighters with the former bantamweight champion Dillashaw leaving Team Alpha Male to join Ludwig at the Elevation Fight Team. Cruz spoke with MMA Junkie on how he sees things looking from the outside at Team Alpha Male.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

Famed prizefighter Manny Pacquiao found himself under fire recently after comments he made some controversial statements regarding homosexuality. ‘Pac Man’ stated that animals “are even better (than humans), because they know how to distinguish from male to male or female to female.”

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

UFC Battle Lines: @SpiderAnderson vs @bisping series premiere available now! Check it out https://t.co/l8jX1pnpgv pic.twitter.com/otIm6NHTxV — UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

On March 5th Conor McGregor will go up to lightweight for his first lightweight fight in the UFC as he faces Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship at UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

[ooyala code=”Npdnl4MDE6M0gcsWrVxGW9tbV-IiRXJ0″ player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva is currently slated to fight Michael Bisping on February 27th in the main event of ‘UFC London’.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

Earlier this month Mickey Gall made his UFC debut against Mike Jackson. Gall went out and submitted Jackson in just 45 seconds to earn himself a fight against CM Punk at UFC 200. In the days following the bout it was announced that Punk would need to undergo back surgery and would be out for 4-6 weeks. While the MMA world went into panic mode that Punk may not end up making his UFC debut, Gall revealed that the fight was still on, however it likely wouldn’t be at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

By now it’s no secret that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit body paint issue. In addition, it was revealed last week that Rousey will also be on the cover of the 2016 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

When you’re the number one MMA organization in the world, maintaining and growing your public image is everything. Regardless of your employees status at the UFC, everyone is accountable for their actions or lack thereof.

bjpenndotcom - February 16, 2016

Since 2012 when Max “Blessed” Holloway has stepped into the UFC scene, he’s put together fourteen fights with the organization. Holloway (15-3 MMA) has been on a tear since losing to the featherweight champ by decision. The Hawaiian is the only man that “The Notorious” Conor McGregor did not finish, leading speculation to believe that a more experienced Holloway would fair better in a rematch.

Russell Ess - February 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/2HX2kPa4_9g Ahead of one of the biggest fights in UFC history, the UFC is giving a treat to Rafael dos Anjos’ full fight against Anthony Pettis at UFC 185.

bjpenndotcom - February 15, 2016

Battlelines: Silva vs Bisping will premiere exclusively on @YouTube TOMORROW! #UFCLondon #12Days https://t.co/Wp71W2F9uX — UFC (@ufc) February 16, 2016

Russell Ess - February 15, 2016

UFC welterweight title hopeful Demian Maia is getting some anxiety with just the talk of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor getting a title shot in the welterweight division. McGregor is scheduled to fight for the UFC lightweight title on March 5 at UFC 196 against the lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. McGregor and his team have said that with a win over dos Anjos, going up to 170 for the welterweight is something in their sights. Maia spoke with Ariel Helwani on the MMA hour on Monday about his feelings on McGregor making his way up to the welterweight division.