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bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Hiked the calico/red rocks today for an extra workout before sparring! Feeling like a really motivated monster haha! #monstercupcake #Red rocks #UnleashTheBeast #March5th #andnew A video posted by Miesha Tate (@mieshatate) on Feb 11, 2016 at 7:45pm PST

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rk9lx_daniel-cormier-and-jason-mayhem-miller-playing-the-slap-challenge_fun What would you do if you were walking to your hotel room and you saw Daniel “DC” Cormier and Jason “Mayhem” Miller playing the Slap game against each other? Get winner of course!

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Getting a full look at the Fight Night headliner Anderson Silva in this video featuring “The Spider” and his team. Micheal Bisping is seen in the opening moments and makes his presence known by requesting Silva to ‘give him a smile’ as he enters the room.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Max Holloway has become a fan favorite fighter, and has quickly climbed his way to the top of the UFC’s featherweight ladder with an 8-fight win streak. Holloway’s last loss came at the hands of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor back in 2013. Since then, Holloway has won 8 fights in 2 years including wins over Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

It’s moments like this that motivate the younger generation of fighters to become world champions or some positive influence to our sport in years to come. For now, check out this kid shoot for a single and move quickly to mount then transition to side control against “The Spider” in this video.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Happy Friday 💋 A photo posted by Paige VanZant (@paigevanzantufc) on Feb 12, 2016 at 1:47pm PST

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Back at UFC 192 Tyron Woodley and former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks were slated to square off to decide who would get a crack at Robbie Lawler’s welterweight championship. Hendricks had a weight-cut mishap and was rushed to the hospital. Woodley was ultimately awarded the title shot by UFC President Dana White. Lawler went on to fight, and defeat, Carlos Condit via controversial decision. Condit called for an immediate rematch, and there was no mention of Woodley’s promise of a title shot.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

At ‘UFC Fight Night: Vegas’ last week where Stephen Thompson scored an incredible 1st round KO over Johny Hendricks, Mickey Gall defeated Mike Jackson on the UFC Fight Pass prelims. With his win over Jackson, Gall was named as the man to fight CM Punk at UFC 200. Punk seemed to be thrilled, even picking up journalist Ariel Helwani. Unfortunately, several days after the fight it was revealed that Punk had to undergo back surgery and would likely be unable to fight at UFC 200. Despite that, when Punk’s back is healed in 4-6 weeks he will fight Mickey Gall.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

In what is likely the strangest combat sports card in the history of, well…combat sports, UR Fight is reportedly putting on a fight card that is leaving us scratching our heads. The event, which is scheduled for March 20th according to MMAWeekly will feature a grappling match between Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping, a MMA fight between Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn, a pro-wrestling match between Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio, and a boxing match between Roy Jones Jr. and a fan who has yet to be selected.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva gets with the media to answer a few questions and one question asked got the former champs attention. Conor McGregor has put many a Brazilian on blast and it doesn’t look like the Irishman is slowing or stopping anytime soon.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

Last month Donald Cerrone had his highly anticipated rematch with Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship. Unfortunately for Cowboy, Rafael dos Anjos started quick and landed a crushing liver kick in a matter of moments. Cowboy was unable to recover and ultimately lost via 1st round TKO.

bjpenndotcom - February 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/HOZ6Lw5n4X8 Jon “Bones’ Jones is giving us a ‘sneak peek’ into his world heading into one of his biggest fight to date. UFC 197 in April is right around the corner and looks like Jones is making sure weight isn’t an issue after all those ‘bulking’ videos of a massive Jones.

bjpenndotcom - February 12, 2016

News surfaced late Friday evening that former UFC champion Tito Ortiz had been cited for misdemeanor battery outside of a Las Vegas nightclub. The situation in question was with a woman over a cell phone which lead to Ortiz allegedly getting physical in an attempt to take the phone. When police arrived at The Cromwell hotel, Ortiz was not placed under arrest and was issued a citation.

bjpenndotcom - February 12, 2016

At UFC 194 Chris Weidman lost his UFC middleweight championship at the hands of Luke Rockhold. Rockhold impressed fans as he seemed to dominate Weidman wherever the fight took place over the course of 4 rounds before ultimately picking up a 4th round TKO win.

bjpenndotcom - February 12, 2016

Earlier this month Mickey Gall defeated Mike Jackson in the 1st round of their ‘UFC Fight Night: Vegas’ scrap. The win earned Gall a crack at CM Punk at UFC 200 in July. Just several days after Gall’s win it was revealed that Punk had to undergo surgery for a herniated disc. As a result Punk would be sidelined 4-6 weeks however the fight with Gall is still on, however there’s no guess as to when.

bjpenndotcom - February 12, 2016

Sage Northcutt is coming off the first loss of his professional career at the hands of Bryan Barberena earlier this month. Since his loss to Barberena, Northcutt revealed that he would be training full-time at Tristar gym in Montreal. He also assured his fans that he would be back better than ever for his next fight.

bjpenndotcom - February 12, 2016

Travis Browne is coming off a TKO win over Matt Mitrione earlier this year, and is looking to get back in the Octagon sooner rather than later. On the other hand, Roy Nelson is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jared Rosholt earlier this month. The win snapped Nelson’s 3-fight skid that had seen him lose to Mark Hunt, Alistair Overeem, and Josh Barnett.

Russell Ess - February 12, 2016

Apparently there was more to UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s acceptance speech at the the 2016 World MMA Awards in Las Vegas. If you haven’t already seen “The Notorious” give his pre-recorded acceptance speech for the Fighter of the Year award, he roasts UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum for pulling out of his title fight due to injury.