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bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/cUcQDAIU8ZI Dominick Cruz’s successful return to the Octagon against Takeya Mizugaki back at UFC 178 came after a long period of struggling. Cruz returned from a nearly 3 year absence from the Octagon without missing a beat.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/e7tdmIi8H0Y Going into TJ Dillashaw’s fight with Dominick Cruz on Sunday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ many are wondering how Dillashaw will look in his first fight since officially moving his training camp to Colorado.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/D0RvBzaQrFw Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey is making headlines regardless if she’ll be taking an extended break from MMA. Rousey knows how to ‘keep busy’ so getting too far out of fight shape doesn’t appear to be an issue for Rousey and her camp.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Yesterday news broke that Nick Diaz and the Nevada State Athletic Commission had reached a settlement in regards to his 5 year suspension for marijuana.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

Yoel Romero made headlines on Tuesday as news broke of the UFC middleweight top contender’s “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation,” in which the UFC was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Fighters and media members reacted and took to social media, with fellow UFC middleweights Tim Kennedy and Michael Bisping throwing some heavy shots at Romero.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

BJ “The Prodigy” Penn has recently said that he was looking to get back in fighting shape and see how he feels in training, and possibly get another fight in the Octagon. Penn spoke with fellow UFC Hall of Fame legend Frank Trigg and mentioned that he would like to take every advantage from all aspects of training to integrate into his game plan if he does in fact make a return. From high elevation training to any new revolutionary training regiment, Penn wants to be as best prepared for a return fight in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

While fight fans have been hopeful that we would get to see a Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey rematch at UFC 200, it appears the odds have decreased significantly with this recent bit of information. It’s no secret that Rousey planned to film several movies before returning to the Octagon, however UFC President Dana White revealed to Yahoo Sports Kevin Iole that the filming of the ‘Roadhouse’ remake has been pushed back, lowering Rousey’s chances of fighting at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

News surfaced late Tuesday afternoon that top ranked UFC middleweight Yoel Romero potentially failed an out of competition drug test. While details at the moment are quite scarce, the UFC released a statement via UFC.com.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

This just in! Fight fans have been awaiting the official announcement that Conor McGregor vs. Rafael dos Anjos will go down at UFC 197, and ‘The Notorious’ has delivered!

Russell Ess - January 12, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar has only one fight on his mind, which is a UFC featherweight title bout with champion Conor McGregor. Edgar recently spoke on the MMA Hour about why he thinks he ultimately will be let down by the UFC (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Chris Taylor - January 12, 2016

In this week’s segment of “Tough Guy Tuesday” we feature former National Hockey League enforcer Gino Odjick.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3loeng_rare-footage-of-jon-jones-offering-to-help-anderson-silva-to-knockout-nick-diaz_fun Jon “Bones” Jones is seen in this video after defending his title against Daniel “DC” Cormier at UFC 182.   The following UFC event featured Anderson Siva vs Nick Diaz.   The UFC 183 main-event was later turned into a NC after both fighters tested positive for banned substances.

Russell Ess - January 12, 2016

It looks as if Nick Diaz is a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, who recently won the Golden Globe Award for best actor in his work done in The Revenant. Diaz reposted an older photo with DiCaprio at a high rollers casino card table with the caption reading, “Can’t wait to see this new movie #leonardodicaprio” The Revenant, DiCaprio’s latest film was released on Friday and came in at number 2 in the box office behind the new Star Wars film.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3llt7i_jon-bones-jones-and-holly-holm-in-gymnastics-practice_sport There is plenty to cheer about when your Holly Holm.   The champ is looking good doing her routine signature flip here in “gymnastics” practice.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

It was expected that the NSAC would give their final ruling on their settlement talks with Nick Diaz today during their hearing, and they delivered! Ariel Helwani is reporting that Diaz’s suspension has been shortened to 18 months, and his fine had been reduced to $100,000. Given the reduced suspension, Diaz is eligible to fight August 1st of this year.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

As a beloved MMA fan of combat sports,  we tend to fill our memory banks with countless replays of bloody battles and 1st round KO’s.   Sometimes it’s refreshing to hear the ‘not so pressing’ questions about a fighter’s opponent or having to respond to rumors.   Sometimes….we just want to know the person.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

“Showtime” is less than a week away from stepping into the octagon against former Bellator champ Eddie Alvarez.  The co-main event has huge title implications for Anthony Pettis if he wants to see a LW title bout this year.

bjpenndotcom - January 12, 2016

Cris Cyborg has 5 fights left on her contract with Invicta FC and the future is wide open for the Invicta champ, or is it?   With that many fights left historically Cyborg hasn’t done to well,  it took her over four years  to fight five times. Recently Joe Rogan gave an interview with MMA Junkie: