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Russell Ess - February 9, 2016

Phil Brooks, better known by his WWE name as CM Punk will be making his much anticipated debut in the UFC against Mickey Gall (2-0). Gall who was awarded the opportunity to welcome CM Punk to the world of mixed martial arts with his first fight in the UFC just won his own UFC debut against Mike Jackson at UFC Fight Night 82. Gall made a big statement to CM in his fight, finishing Jackson in just 45 seconds in the first round with a rear-naked choke submission. Gall and Punk are expected to fight in June at UFC 199 or July at UFC 200. Oddsmakers were impressed with Gall’s skillset and have opened up the betting odds in his favor. As of this writing, Gall is the favorite at -300 with CM Punk the underdog at +230 at Best fight Odds.

Russell Ess - February 9, 2016

Check out this informative video from Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi. In this video, Zahabi goes into detail on the gameplan going into a fight against a bigger and stronger opponent.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

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Russell Ess - February 9, 2016

More of Team Alpha Male has been training with the Elevation Fight Team in Colorado after T.J. Dillashaw jumped ship. The members of Team Alpha male including Dillashaw basically had to choose sides between coaches Urijah Faber and Duane Ludwig after their falling out. Team Alpha Male fighter Cody Garbrandt spoke with Submission Radio recently on the split between some of the team and if he would ever go to train with the Elevation crew (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/bnur2FboRTc In the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva will finally have the opportunity to fight.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

UFC President Dana White has been touring the country with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and close friend Nick The Tooth for his “Lookin’ For A Fight” series. The series has found UFC standouts such as Sage Northcutt, Mickey Gall, and Randy Brown.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

Check out this UFC Minute video and get yourself up to speed with what’s going on in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

Earlier this week it was revealed that former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones had been pulled over for driving without a license, insurance card, or registration back in January. While many were worried that this could potentially violate Jones’ probation handed to him after his hit-and-run incident last year, Jones was ordered to perform more community service appearances for the tickets.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

Looks like Nate Diaz isn’t the only one that has a little fun on a casino floor in Las Vegas. PVZ has a little fun with the girls in this video.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

While Conor McGregor is currently riding a 15 fight win streak that has seen him finish 6 of his 7 opponents in the Octagon, including Jose Aldo, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos plans to change that on March 5th at UFC 196. In the build-up leading to their scrap on March 5th, dos Anjos has stated that he doesn’t want to finish McGregor early, but rather would prefer to prolong the fight to put a beating on McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

MMA fans are in for a treat when Jones vs Cormier 2 headline the UFC 197 card in April. The re-match was in the works originally for a New York MMA debut, however, failed attempts of regulating MMA forced the event to the original venue in Las Vegas NV.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

At UFC 193 Holly Holm proved to MMA fans that her striking is a thing to be feared. While Holm’s credentials in the kickboxing and boxing worlds are nothing to scoff at, many were curious to see how Holm dealt with an experienced grappler such as Rousey. Of course as everyone knows by now, Holm outstruck Rousey, and even took ‘Rowdy’ down en route to a 2nd round KO win.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

Conor McGregor is known for not only his incredible trash talk, but his ability to finish opponents in the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

Awesome day of jits! Thanks @holdsworthmma #thegoodlife @torque1_net A photo posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Feb 8, 2016 at 8:05pm PST

bjpenndotcom - February 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/gxu0zO3TVn0 Respect in MMA is always a good thing coming from two fighters looking to put the hurt on one another after a fight.

Russell Ess - February 9, 2016

UFC Fight Night 82 was a night full of action and it did not go without injuries. Main event standout Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson may be out for six months with an ankle injury after his highlight performance putting away the former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in the first round.

Russell Ess - February 9, 2016

“I want to thank Dana and Lorenzo for finally giving me an easy fight in the UFC.” The UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had some words of his own regarding his superfight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Dos Anjos appeared on the MMA Hour on Monday and spoke about the historic fight with his outspoken opponent.

Russell Ess - February 8, 2016

$145,000 was the total payout by Reebok for the exclusive uniform deal with the UFC for the UFC Fight Night 82 event that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night. The payout from Reebok is in addition to each fighter’s contracted fight pay with the UFC. Four fighters took home $15,000 for their appearance in the Octagon on Saturday night. Johny Hendricks, Roy Nelson, Joseph Benavidez and Mike Pyle all took home the highest checks from Reebok with only Hendricks losing in his bout to rising welterweight star Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.