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bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Urijah Faber has been jockeying for a trilogy fight with Dominick Cruz since ‘The Dominator’ reclaimed his UFC bantamweight championship from TJ Dillashaw this past Sunday in Boston. Following the bout, Faber spoke to media members to discuss a potential trilogy fight with Cruz, where he revealed that the pair have been exchanging heated words via text messages for years.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

It’s time to hear from the champ Robbie Lawler as he enjoys healing up after the insane battle with Carlos Condit at UFC 195 earlier this month.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

There has been much speculation as to whether or not our namesake BJ Penn would be coming out of retirement for a fight with Nik Lentz. Recently, Lentz penned an open letter to ‘The Prodigy’ in which he stated his terms for a fight, and that a fight wouldn’t happen unless Penn agreed to those specific terms. Penn joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, where he revealed that his retirement is officially over, and that he’s going for the featherweight strap with famed coach Greg Jackson in his corner.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/4Y-1w6_4YQY BJ Penn becomes one of only two men in UFC history to win two UFC championship titles in different weight classes. Penn put a beating on UFC veteran Joe Stevenson back on January 19, 2008, to become the UFC lightweight champion.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Sage Northcutt with a quick U-turn back to the octagon after submitting Cody Pfister in the second round at UFC Fight Night last month.  Northcutt (7-0 MMA) will be facing Andrew Holbrook (11-0 MMA) who had a successful first trip to the octagon against Ramsey Nijem by split decision last summer at FOX 16. Who will come out victorious and post the first loss on their opponents resume?

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Not many fighters first professional fight gets much attention, let alone go viral with over a million views. Ilima Macfarlane’s ten-second knockout over her unfortunate and last-minute opponent Katie Castro dubbed the “soccer mom,” catapulted Macfarlane to internet stardom now finds herself fighting for Bellator MMA. We caught up with the female professional fighter from Hawaii who now lives in San Diego, California and dug deeper to who Ilima Macfarlane was, aside from the soccer mom destroyer.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Ronda Rousey has been laying low since her knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November of last year. Both fans and critics of Rousey excitedly click and keyboard their opportunity to either praise her in her rise to stardom or criticize her for her hardships she has faced in her career as a polarized superstar. Rousey was buzzing after the weekend simply because she was spotted backstage with a couple competitors from the event including her boyfriend Travis Browne and fellow UFC fighter Maximo Blanco.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/pzPWePZI50c Making weight for a fight though the years has been taken and broken down to a science.   One of the major variables of ‘peaking’ appropriately for the fight is  having proper food intake program.    George Lockhart is the nutrition consultant that will getting the featherweight champ properly to a heavier weight.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Is it strange to talk about Conor McGregor’s hairstyle? Some might not care, or even be upset that that the UFC featherweight champion gets as much attention as he does. However, what it ultimately comes down to is that Conor McGregor is a star. Legions of fans from around the world are simply interested in what is happening in his life beyond the fights in the Octagon. McGregor posted some photos on his Instagram account recently with his freshly shaved head, going to a look back in his earlier days before fighting in the UFC.

Russell Ess - January 19, 2016

Floyd Mayweather Jr. stirred up a lot of conversation recently with his opinion of racism still being prevalent in combat sports. Mayweather claimed that UFC stars Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey’s success were due to them being white. McGregor responded to Mayweather with an aggressive letter and even proposed a fight with the retired boxing champion. Obviously, the claim of color being attributed to the success of McGregor and Rousey upset some, but Bellator and RIZIN veteran Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal agrees with Mayweather. Lawal spoke with the MMA Roasted podcast recently and talked about the situation as a black fighter himself.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has posted several deep and insightful quotes on her social media pages since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 193 and having most of her fan base turn on her. While Rousey currently doesn’t have a date set for her return to the Octagon, she is currently filming several movies, including a ‘Do Nothing B***hes’ movie starring Tina Fey.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/hDpdapYGQhM We are rapidly approaching February 6th, where Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/S5KoZbUvxd0 Just because she’s taking a little extended break from MMA due to her movie commitments being delayed, don’t think that this MMA fighter turn Hollywood actress isn’t thinking about getting her title back.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

While UFC 195 happened several weeks ago, these super slow motion highlights will remind you just how great of a card it was!

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

The last old school Canadian fighter left since Sam Stout retired, Patrick Cote is looking for a top 15 fighter or Nick Diaz.   With three straight wins, is the ‘old school’ Cote ready to make the leap into deep waters?

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Sunday night in Boston Dominick Cruz had just his second fight in 4 years as he successfully defeated TJ Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight championship. Following the fight, fighters took to Twitter to react to Cruz’s triumphant return.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/DikFcXayuVo Get ready for a LHW showdown between #2 Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and #4 Ryan “Darth” Bader in Newark, New Jersey in the main-event January 30th.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Following Dominick Cruz’s successful return to the Octagon Sunday night in Boston where he reclaimed his UFC bantamweight strap, he found himself on the receiving end of some callouts. In addition to being called out by nemesis Urijah Faber, Demetrious Johnson’s coach Matt Hume posted on Facebook about a potential superfight between Cruz and flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson.