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Russell Ess - February 12, 2016

The recent news of former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman passing away due to heart failure struck the MMA community out of nowhere. The 44-year-old MMA pioneer reportedly died of heart failure. According to Bleacher Report’s Jeremy Botter, Randleman went to the hospital with pneumonia, but ultimately passed away due to heart failure.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/fIyZtphbrjw Yesterday Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping headed to California for the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ early open workouts ahead of their main event scrap on February 27th.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

This has to be one of the funniest videos we’ve seen in quite some time.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

UFC Fight Pass has once again expanded their fight library! News surfaced Thursday evening that the UFC has acquired Glory Kickboxing, Eddie Bravo Invitational, and K-1 fight libraries. In addition UFC Fight Pass will begin streaming Glory Kickboxing and Eddie Bravo Invitational Jiu-Jitsu events.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

Tragic news struck the MMA community last night as it was revealed that MMA veteran and former UFC champion Kevin Randleman had passed away at age 44 after an alleged heart attack. Randleman compiled a 17-16 record over the course of his 15 year professional MMA career. Over the course of his career Randleman fought legends such as Mirko Cro Cop, Fedor Emelianenko, Shogun Rua, Chuck Liddell, and Randy Couture to name just a few.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

Thursday afternoon in California Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping participated in the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ early open workouts ahead of their February 27th main event scrap.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

On February 27th former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon after a year-long layoff following his fight with Nick Diaz that was ultimately ruled a no-contest. Silva will fight Michael Bisping in a highly anticipated middleweight showdown between two veterans of the sport at UFC London. A win over Bisping could see Silva’s name thrown into the middleweight title mix once again. However with that being said, Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman ave their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 199. In addition, the UFC has booked Vitor Belfort vs. Jacare Souza in what many expect to be a #1 contender matchup in the wake of Yoel Romero’s failed drug test.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping may not be fighting until Saturday February 27th in London, however to promote the event the UFC had the pair do early open workouts in California. Michael Bisping is riding a 2-fight win streak that has seen him defeat C.B. Dollaway and Thales Leites via decision. A win over Silva could very well finally earn Bisping a crack at the UFC middleweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

Conor McGregor Explains His Mystic Abilities To… by CombatNation For this throwback Thursday take a look back at Conor McGregor explaining his mystic powers to UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

26 years ago today, Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

Regardless of whether or not Conor McGregor defeats Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 for the UFC lightweight championship, there has been much confusion as to who McGregor would face at UFC 200. While Jose Aldo was calling for an immediate rematch with McGregor, the UFC promised Frankie Edgar the next shot at the featherweight belt after his TUF 22 finale KO win over Chad Mendes.

Russell Ess - February 11, 2016

Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber sent a loud a clear message to the UFC and UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz on Thursday. Cruz who is coming off a win to regain the UFC bantamweight title over T.J. Dillashaw has said that he likes the rubber match with Faber and will “gift” him the fight.

Russell Ess - February 11, 2016

Jason “Mayhem” Miller has been buzzing in the media this week. It was recently announced that “Mayhem” would be returning to fighting after a nearly four-year hiatus from the sport. However, more news involving Miller has surfaced, and it isn’t good news.

Russell Ess - February 11, 2016

Check out this hilarious fan-made GIF video!

Russell Ess - February 11, 2016

Veteran UFC featherweight Chad Mendes has been in the middle of the drama unfolding between Team Alpha Male star Urijah Faber and former teammates T.J. Dillashaw and Duane Ludwig. Mendes who is on good terms with both sides is sticking with Faber at Team Alpha Male but says that everything has been blown way out of proportion. “Money” Mendes spoke on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani recently and revealed his feelings on the drama (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

After Ronda Rousey’s devastating UFC 193 loss to Holly Holm that left the former champ with quite a few injuries there was much speculation as to whether or not Rousey would return to the Octagon. After a brief period of silence, Rousey revealed that she would be returning to the Octagon after filming several movies in Hollywood. While the UFC brass would have liked to see a Holm vs. Rousey rematch at UFC 200, due to Rousey’s film schedule that isn’t possible.

Russell Ess - February 11, 2016

It was recently announced that MMA veteran Jason “Mayhem” Miller will be returning to fight in the cage once again. It has been nearly four years since “Mayhem” last fought an MMA bout. His unanimous decision loss to C.B. Dollaway at UFC 146 in May of 2012 was his last appearance fighting but has been through quite a bit of trouble with the law since then.

bjpenndotcom - February 11, 2016

[ooyala code=”dldTZ1MDE6ABMiYOl_Irw7ueASYdmrap” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Earlier this year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler went to war for 5 rounds for the welterweight championship. Ultimately Lawler retained the welterweight championship in a controversial decision.