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Russell Ess - January 1, 2016

With ONE Championship’s new weigh-in system set to take place in 2016, the weight class the fighters have been competing in will be taking a big change. Victor Cui, CEO of the promotion recently appeared on Fox Sports Asia to address the changes that could have a dramatic effect on the landscape of MMA. From Yahoo! Sports:

Russell Ess - January 1, 2016

On Thursday, the nominees for the Fighters Only 2016 World MMA Awards were announced. Fans can vote for their favorite nominees at WorldMMAAwards.com. Voting is now open and will run through Friday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 12 Midnight PT.

bjpenndotcom - January 1, 2016

While Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier currently don’t have a date for their rematch for the UFC light heavyweight title, that hasn’t stopped the pair from lobbing insults back and forth over the course of the last few months. In this video that was posted to Jones’ private Instagram account, but then shared on Streamable, Jones talks some smack to DC…

Russell Ess - January 1, 2016

Check out the road to UFC 195 featuring UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and contender Carlos Condit. The video entails both fighter’s history leading up to how they became matched up for the UFC welterweight championship on Jan. 2.

bjpenndotcom - January 1, 2016

While Carlos Condit and Donald Cerrone are both elite level UFC fighters that are ranked in the top 5 of their respective divisions, there was a time when the pair were supposed to fight one another in a boxing match.

bjpenndotcom - January 1, 2016

Cliff diving into the Pacific is a kickass way to spend a day! #WithThisNOSIWill #Sponsored pic.twitter.com/kXJjZF6mjJ — Randy Couture (@Randy_Couture) January 1, 2016

bjpenndotcom - January 1, 2016

#Repost @jonnybones A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Dec 31, 2015 at 11:58pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/FtCPYq1hzcc Ahead of Dominick Cruz’s highly anticipated showdown against TJ Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight championship on January 17th, take a look back at his impressive win over Takeya Mizugaki from last year.

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/M6SQud1iYXE Check out the classic rematch between former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski versus Bigfoot Silva at UFC Fight Night 51.

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

Chuck Liddell recently appeared on the Undeniable Show with Joe Buck. They talked about Liddell’s historic career as a mixed martial artist, and a reference to Mike Tyson comes up.

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

Catch up with the fighters being featured on the UFC 195 card and get a glimpse of their path to fighting in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 2.

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has been a longtime advocate against weight cutting in MMA. With the recent news of ONE FC’s new weigh-in procedures and regulations, Rogan recently tweeted a link to the organizations new system that will be implemented in 2016. Rogan said in the tweet, “This ONE FC weight cutting ban is a step forward in the healthiest direction.”

bjpenndotcom - December 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/NJj9hA9NaUc Earlier today during Rizin FF Day 2, Bob Sapp and Akebono were involved in what is quite possibly was one of the bloodiest fights in recent times.

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/AqSmPgof_IQ The legendary Gracie name pulled supreme once again at the New Year’s Eve RIZIN day 2 event.

bjpenndotcom - December 31, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - December 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/vmDPdEd3n8M Early this morning Jiu-Jitsu ace Gabi Garcia competed in her first pro MMA fight at Rizin FF Day 2. Garcia fought Lei’d Tapa, who was also competing in her first pro MMA fight.

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/0FO7ZYLu-dg The result was what many fans of Fedor Emelianenko expected in his return to MMA. Although the unknown of having over three years off from fighting, fights fans were lured into what could possibly happen at RIZIN’s New Year’s Eve event in day 2.

Russell Ess - December 30, 2015

Catch up with the fighters being featured on the UFC 195 card and get a glimpse of their lives outside of the Octagon.