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bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Earlier today at the Prudential Center in New Jersey the UFC on FOX 18 fighters hit the scale ahead of their scheduled bouts tomorrow night. Below are the staredowns from the main card.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

The UFC is reportedly booking a highly anticipated rematch that will see two legends of the sport collide as Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson will reportedly fight at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th. Machida and Henderson fought back at UFC 157 where Machida was awarded a split decision win. Henderson is coming off a KO loss to Vitor Belfort back in November in 2015. The loss returned ‘Hendo’ to the loss column after he had picked up a KO win over Tim Boetsch to snap a 2-fight skid.

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

Has Conor McGregor been getting a helping hand from the UFC? Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar says that is, in fact, the case. Edgar spoke with Elite Daily on the UFC landscape surrounding him and his future.

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

Rising star Sage Northcutt has had a quick rise to fame in the UFC. However, the popular fighter has come to find out that with fame comes scrutiny as the masses look you over under a microscope. The young undefeated UFC fighter who is going up to welterweight for the first time in the UFC on Saturday spoke with the media on communicating with his fans and avoiding the trolls (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

Current Bellator MMA fighter Tito Ortiz is always one to stir up some good talk. The former UFC light heavyweight champion spoke with In The Loop on SportsRadio 610 on Friday and gave his opinion on the presidential race, and is giving his support to Donald Trump. CBS Houston reported on Ortiz’s political views.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

At UFC 193 Holly Holm put on a flawless performance against Ronda Rousey that saw “The Preacher’s Daughter” claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship by picking up a 2nd round KO win. Following the bout Rousey and her head coach Edmond Tarverdyan caught quite a bit of criticism. Rousey was criticized for her confidence going into the fight, while Tarverdyan was criticized for what many believed was giving Rousey a false sense of confidence in her striking.

Russell Ess - January 29, 2016

The current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knows how to be honest with himself. “DC” walked into a barbershop recently and walked out ten years younger, and feels really guilty about it. Check out Cormier’s candid Instagram post highlighting his conflicting opponent that could battle him even longer than his rivalry with Jon Jones.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has earned the reputation as one of, if not the most fearsome female fighter on the planet. With an undefeated professional record of 11-0 that has seen Jedrzejczyk pick up 5 wins in the UFC and defend the UFC women’s strawweight championship twice, Jedrzejczyk has quite the terrifying highlight reel.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson will go down at UFC on FOX 19 on April 16th, ‘The Eagle’ posted a photo and a video on Instagram. The photo showed the contract which states that Nurmagomedov will fight Ferguson on April 16th 2016. In the caption of the video, Nurmagomedov revealed that the “winner gets everything” leading many to believe the bout is in fact a title eliminator.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Ahead of tomorrow night’s action in New Jersey, catch the UFC on FOX 18 fighters stepping on the scale and facing off at the Prudential Center at 1pm PT (4pm ET).

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Eat them. A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Jan 28, 2016 at 10:21am PST

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Don't confuse a defeat with failure or a victory with success. In a life of a champion there will always be some losses, just like in the life of a some looses there will be some victories. The difference is that when a champion grows with his defeat, a looser gets comfortable with his victory. In my opinion to be a champ, is not to be better than anyone, but to be able to be better than yourself, take your talent as far as you can take, and elevate your knowledge to the highest level of your existence . www.silvamtc.com 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Não confunda derrotas com fracasso nem vitórias com sucesso. Na vida de um campeão sempre haverá algumas derrotas, assim como na vida de um perdedor sempre haverá vitórias. A diferença é que, enquanto os campeões crescem nas derrotas, os perdedores se acomodam nas vitórias,minha opinião. Ser um campeão não é ser melhor que ninguém mas conseguir ser melhor que você mesmo superar os seus limites o máximo que puder levar seu conhecimento no nível mais alto de sua existência. A video posted by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Jan 28, 2016 at 7:58am PST

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/GTX5RVBMZ-8 We’re not quite sure what bet Reebok Exec Kevin Brochu lost to be put in this position, but we are sure he’s going to be feeling the repercussions tomorrow.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Yesterday we posted a clip of top ranked UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett putting on an elaborate show at the UFC on FOX 18 open workouts.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

Recently Cain Velasquez withdrew from his UFC 196 bout with Fabricio Werdum with a back injury. Velasquez’ withdrawal ultimately led to the UFC booking Stipe Miocic as a fill-in opponent for Werdum, who then withdrew from the bout with a back injury. After a brief scramble that saw Nate Diaz offer to fight Anthony Pettis in the main event, the UFC promoted the co-main event bout between Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson to the main event, and moved the card to Fox Sports 1.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

While Wanderlei Silva was just recently released from his UFC contract, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker plans on having a “serious discussion” with ‘The Axe Murderer’ about fighting in Bellator sooner rather than later. Wanderlei received a lifetime ban from the NSAC, which was reversed and will see Silva get another hearing. Following that Silva accused the UFC of fixing fights, however he recently retracted his statement which subsequently led to the UFC releasing him from his contract.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

On this day in MMA history, Strikeforce held their ‘Nick Diaz vs. Evangelista Santos’ card which featured two title fights. In the main event Nick Diaz Defended his Strikeforce championship against Evangelista Santos, while in the co-main event Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza defended his Strikeforce middleweight championship against Robbie Lawler.

bjpenndotcom - January 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/Q7KCCp5zxWs This Saturday Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader will square off in New Jersey in a high-stakes light heavyweight fight.