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bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/dZHaH2KWX8U UFC 195 co-main event will feature heavyweights Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski vs Stipe Miocic on January 2nd.   Arlovski is enjoying his second wind in his career with six straight.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/c6STA4-rILE Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson shows off some agility with his “look mom no hands” technique.  Ferguson (20-3 MMA) is on a seven fight UFC win streak, his recent victory was over two weeks ago against Edson Barboza that ended in a Brabo choke submission in the second round.

Russell Ess - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/iYudrgbHw-4 RIZIN’s Dec. 29 card featuring the main event between Japanese MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba versus Shinya Aoki is ready to take place as all fighters weighed in for the event. Check out highlights of the weigh in above.

Russell Ess - December 27, 2015

// Nice KO!The UnderGround Bare-Knuckle SeriesAwesome battle between cardio and technique vs strength and size! More at: https://www.youtube.com/user/yungxcraven

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler sat down for an in depth interview before the fist fly at UFC 195 with Carlos Condit and Brendan Schaub on The Fighter and The Kid podcast.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/bKW72uVaxVQ Some of the greatest fights in combat sports history involved the quickest Ko’s and slick submissions that would make your head spin, these are not the fights where someone got caught seconds into the fight.  These are the warriors who prepared for battle and delivered with blood, sweat and tears.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/QNDU2fxXALs Junior dos Santos may of lost to Alistair Overeem over a week ago but you just can’t keep a good guy down.  The former champ is seen in this video performing an impressive flip-land and skid across his lawn as he hangs out with his family.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/F-49IYabcCg Kicking off 2016 of fights is UFC 195 featuring in the main event is “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler  vs  Condit.   This fight will set the tone to even a bigger year in respects to an outstanding 2015.    Lawler has four straight wins and one title defense,  a second successful defense against a veteran Condit could stamp an exclamation mark on his storied career.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/FTQ4HwNYm50 Watch the elegant grace of the Chi Back Spin?   Well heavyweight champ hasn’t quite yet created his own martial arts but he gives a pretty good visual on what that would look like.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

I remember as a kid watching WWE as a kid (they called it WWF back then) and wondering why would some of these guys enjoy getting boo’d at.   It’s only when you realize that not everyone can be champ and regardless if it’s pro wrestling or combat sports in general, having a unique identity is part of the sports entertainment package.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey had a busy year in and out of the octagon.   The 14 second defeat is the 2nd fastest in title history and just like a blazing hook or thunderous uppercut KO, a submission can end fights equally as fast.    Cat Zingano had only one fight in 2015.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/-JUxZisMJaI When your the women’s bantamweight champion their are no days off.  Not just the fact there are no days off for the Holly Holm, but the fact she can multi-task and take time out of her day to remember her fans out there.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/3HuTBOuOXl0 Former champ Jose Aldo is seen on the soccer field rushing over to provide help to but opens up a lane for the forward to set up an easy goal.   It’s good to see the former champ staying active with a sport he loved playing as a kid in Brazil.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

Welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is less than a week away from defending his title for the second time since winning the belt in December last year against  Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

Former champ Chuck Liddell was spotted by TMZ reporters and had a few words on Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo leading up to the massive event.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/Nig0N8bNqzs Fight fans who have UFC Fight Pass have yet another reason to have the service when Joe Duffy vs Dustin Poirier headlines on Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

In this video we see David Fernandez, who competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Judo, take on a Muay Thai practitioner in an MMA fight. It’s a classic matchup of contrasting styles like we saw in the early days of MMA.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

https://youtu.be/CfvwgAfrS9w When we see incredible fighters such as Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, or Conor McGregor, many fans assume that these men are given an extraordinary talent which has been carefully groomed over the years in order to make them the superstars they are today.