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bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Nate Marquardt vs Chael Sonnen @ UFC 109 2010… by Jack-wilson-85 On this day in MMA history 6 years ago, Chael Sonnen fought Nate Marquardt on the main card of UFC 109. The winner of the fight got a title shot against Anderson Silva.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/K1sk3_gjXuM Check out the MMA stars that made the infamous ‘Red Carpet’ walk to the 2016 World MMA Awards ceremony. The video itself is shot a little rough, but it gives us a behind the scenes look at the attendees to show.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Last night the 2016 World MMA Awards went down in Las Vegas at The Venetian. The event, which was hosted by MMA veteran Urijah Faber, was a memorable one that even saw Conor McGregor throw some verbal jabs at UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

In addition to catching criticism for missing weight, Johny Hendricks has also caught criticism for allowing fights to go to a decision. While Hendricks has 8 KO wins in his 20 fight professional career, recently many of Hendricks’ fights have gone to a decision, some of them being controversial ones.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

It’s been a big week for Bellator MMA.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

In a prerecorded acceptance speech for Fighter of The Year, Conor “The Notorious” McGregor verbally brutalizes more Brazilian fighters and this time he put the ‘cross-hairs’ on UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum in his speech. Via MMA Fighting:

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Benson “Smooth” Henderson knows what’s best for his future in MMA. Knowing what he brings to the table and showing that he’s not to be taken advantage of when it comes to ‘fighter pay’ is the former UFC champ Henderson in this video.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Working with the Strong Fitness magazine was so much fun! What a great group of people. I am excited for the upcoming magazine!!!! #strong #paulbuceta A photo posted by Holly Holm (@hollyholm) on Feb 5, 2016 at 3:20pm PST

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

Earlier today the ‘UFC Fight Night: Las Vegas’ weigh-ins went down ahead of tomorrow night’s action.

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

SHE SAID YES! Congrats @SpartanLife32! #UFCVegas 😍 https://t.co/xzMRZqoDmi — #UFCVegas (@ufc) February 6, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

https://youtu.be/2XahJYEMMIQ On this day in MMA history Anderson Silva knocked Vitor Belfort out at UFC 126 back in 2011.

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

In the first EA Sports UFC game Bruce Lee was included as a downloadable character as well as an unlockable character. Players could preorder the game to get instant access to Lee, or beat the ‘career mode’ to unlock Lee in 4 different weight classes.

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

[ooyala code=”V3c2hwMDE6uVO0FJpw58u-FJpb_raDQm” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] There has been much speculation as to whether or not former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre would ever return to the Octagon following his UFC 167 split decision win over Johny Hendricks.

Russell Ess - February 5, 2016

Six fighters featured on the UFC Fight Night 81 card at the TD Garden in Boston have been listed on the medical suspension list for 180 days. This includes new UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who has been plagued by injuries in his recent years. Cruz said in his post-fight Octagon interview that he had an injured foot going into the fight with T.J. Dillashaw.

Russell Ess - February 5, 2016

UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt and Frank Mir are set to square off in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 85 in Australia.

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

Alexander Gustafsson currently doesn’t have a fight booked inside the Octagon, however in the wake of his controversial split decision loss to Daniel Cormier back at UFC 192, Gustafsson is back training at Alliance MMA in California under Eric Del Fierro. With Anthony Johnson’s recent win over Ryan Bader this past weekend in New Jersey at UFC on FOX 18, he likely has earned himself a title shot at the winner of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II later this year.

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

Ahead of tomorrow’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson’ catch the fighters stepping on the scale in preparation for their bouts.

bjpenndotcom - February 5, 2016

https://youtu.be/z8-P0XgNML0 Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC 196 title defense against Conor McGregor is rapidly approaching. The fight will be McGregor’s first at lightweight inside the Octagon, and with a win could see McGregor put in the UFC record books as the 3rd man to hold title belts in two weight classes.