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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

Cain Velasquez is back in action after losing his title to Fabricio Werdum in Mexico last year.   #1 Velasquez interviews with Karyn Bryant as she breaks down the former champ on the past and future for the AKA fighter.

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.

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.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Tyson Fury tried to steal the spotlight this weekend after Deontay Wilder remains undefeated with a crushing KO that made one thing clear, these two camps need to set a date for title bout.

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

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

[ooyala code=”hoZDQ4MDE6Pk67Hh6AZXlD7oWsX92ziH” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Since Holly Holm KO’d Ronda Rousey back at UFC 193, there has been much speculation as to when the pair would finally get to have their highly anticipated rematch.

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

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

Following his ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ win over TJ Dillashaw, a lot of doors opened for newly crowned bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Cruz could have a rematch with former champion TJ Dillashaw, accept Urijah Faber’s callout, or even accept a superfight with flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson, whose coach called Cruz out on Facebook.

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.

bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 19, 2016

Is the mic on?  Yes Chael Sonnen the mic is on.