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bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/rUu0MQ2-tCY On this day 4 years ago, Edson Barboza and Terry Etim kicked off the main event of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Jose Aldo with the knee on Mendes followed by a KO in their last bout in 2012 https://t.co/U5Ty3avw0f — Bookie Insiders MMA (@UFCInsiders) October 25, 2014

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

*Disgusting* Video of Conor McGregor Eating… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor goes above and beyond in order to elevate his fight game to another level.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Joe Rogan Gets Into a Fight On Television (Fear… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC commentator Joe Rogan is an all-around badass.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/hr9DyHNGrNA While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Claudia Gadelha will be the next female fighter to challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her UFC women’s bantamweight championship, that hasn’t stopped fans from talking about how the fight will go.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

It’s been quite a bit of time since Jon Jones was formally reinstated by the UFC, however we still have yet to receive an official date for a rematch between Jones and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. While that hasn’t stopped the men from exchanging verbal jabs via social media, and even agreeing to a backroom fight, Cormier admits that Jones had the better performance in their last fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Top ranked UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy has always been an outspoken fighter. From how Yoel Romero’s stool-gate controversy was handled, to the UFC’s Reebok deal, and now even with ISIS, Kennedy never shy’s away from giving his honest thoughts. Apparently Kennedy, a US Special Forces member, has received several threats from notorious terrorist group ISIS, however he doesn’t seem too phased by the situation.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/j22ZTKhLMnw On Sunday TJ Dillashaw and Dominick Cruz will square off in their highly anticipated bantamweight showdown in Boston.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

Check out this Throwback Thursday video featuring Ronda Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan in his second professional MMA fight against Dominic Gutierrez back in 2012. In this fight, there is a role reversal as Ronda Rousey corners Tarverdyan for his match.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

The recent news of BJ Penn training at the JacksonWink MMA academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico has a lot of fans getting excited about what the future could hold for “The Prodigy.” We got to speak with BJ after his first official day of working with Greg Jackson and the JacksonWink team.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

It was revealed via social media recently that our namesake BJ Penn will be training at the Jackson-Winkeljohn academy in Albuquerque New Mexico. The move was in anticipation of a potential fight with fellow UFC featherweight Nik Lentz, however in an open letter to MMAFighting, Lentz has laid out his terms and conditions for a fight with Penn.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

If there was a better time for a middleweight in the UFC to have a break-through year to get into the top five, this would be it. The middleweight top 10 is a brutal bunch of battled-tested warriors. Who from the bottom half of the division will rise to the ranks and take a crack at the title?

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

We’re getting closer and closer to an official date and opponent for CM Punk’s first UFC fight. On the last episode of UFC President Dana White’s ‘Looking For A Fight’ series, he discovered Mickey Gall, who was chomping at the bit to fight Punk.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

It’s been over a decade since Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler fought at UFC 47 on April 2nd 2004, however both men are still at the top of the fight game nearly 12 years later. In their first meeting, Diaz picked up an impressive 2nd round KO win over Lawler, in just his 2nd UFC fight. While Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion, and Diaz is currently suspended until August 1st, UFC President Dana White is in favor of a rematch between the two.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Now that we know the story behind Julianna Pena’s groin kicking spree at a bar in Spokane Wa,  let’s take a peek at the police body camera the night that Pena and one of her team-mates at Sik-Jitsu gym.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

Just over a month has passed since former UFC no. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Jose Aldo lost for the first time in over ten years. Conor McGregor took the UFC featherweight championship belt from Aldo in a 13-second knockout fight that left people in awe. Aldo recently spoke with PVT and revealed some interesting things leading up to his fight with McGregor and his mindset on the future (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

It was a breath of fresh air after the Nevada State Athletic Commission came to a settlement on Nick Diaz’s suspension and fine on Tuesday. The commission who previously had a five-year suspension and $165,000 fine slapped on Diaz for testing positive for Marijuana in the state for the third time reduced the penalties on Tuesday. Diaz’s reduced suspension will allow him to compete again in August 2016 and his fine was reduced to $100,000.