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bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

The champ Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm sat down with Megan Olivi to let us know how life has changed after knocking out one of the most popular stars in MMA, Ronda “Rowdy” Rowsey.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Their are many elements to Conor McGregor’s fighting approach and philosophy on the fight game. One of the key ingredients to his success is having the ability to create his own “right place, right time scenario.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Former UFC champion Matt Hughes hasn’t fought since 2011, when he dropped a KO loss to Josh Koscheck at UFC 135.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Dustin Poirier vs Yancy Medeiros at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on June 6, 2015. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Dec 15, 2015 at 10:26am PST

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Donald Cerrone is one of the most popular fighters in the UFC because of his exciting fight style and how frequently he fights.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Sometimes a loss may seem at the moment the worst feeling in the world. But if you think about that amount of extreme excruciating emotional suffering at that very moment compared to all the amount of time you have to pick yourself up after a loss, in many ways a loss can turn out to be a personal win.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Conor McGregor has stated several times that he will move up to lightweight now that he’s defeated Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Roy Jones Jr. was named “Fighter of The Decade” back in the 90’s with a combination of speed and power Jones Jr. always knew how to give the fans what they came to see.   His dominance in the ring proved to be a bench mark for future champions to come.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2015

Interesting reaction from Frank Fertitta after the KO. Slams down the UFC belt. pic.twitter.com/btjwFxcuzI — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) December 13, 2015

bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

https://youtu.be/Naf0m030e2g Chris Weidman came into UFC 194 as a undefeated champion with dreams and aspirations to retire an undefeated, sound familiar?   Weidman has all the tools, skills and inner belief in himself to achieve what he set out for that night.

bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

https://youtu.be/RVLiU1czTJA Former bantamweight champion Dominic Cruz with Team Alliance talks about the future of the sport with movement and fluidity.  Having a fighting style like Conor McGregor is one thing, incorporating the level of training and success that he’s achieved in the octagon is another.

bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

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Russell Ess - December 14, 2015

Check out this video at the link here (video was not shareable from Facebook) from Dean Kelly who did an interview with Conor McGregor back in 2008. McGregor saw his destiny in the UFC way back then, and it is simply unbelievable to see his own predicted progression in the sport. Kelly captioned his video:

bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

https://youtu.be/ANglrU8u91Y Junior dos Santos (17-3 MMA) lost the heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez back in October 2013 at UFC 166.  “Cigano” is 2-2 in his last four fights and his only losses in 8 years came by the hands of the same man, Cain Velasquez. He’s officially the #2 heavyweight in the world and with a win against Alistair Overeem (39-14-1 MMA), Santos will have a good argument to challenge for the belt after a rematch between Velasquez vs Werdum that will take place in February or March of this year.

bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

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Russell Ess - December 14, 2015

It was the most anticipated fight in featherweight history. Fans clamored for months and months at the possibilities of what could happen in the bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor. Over the weekend, the ultimate showdown that Brazilian and Irish fans traveled across the world for took just 13 seconds to come to a conclusion, and although an exciting and record-breaking win for Conor McGregor, many fans just really wanted to see more, including former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

bjpenndotcom - December 14, 2015

https://youtu.be/2yqavPWkqZw Ready to bring in the New Year?  Not so fast, Dana White and the UFC have one more event to end an amazing 2015 run.  The final card of the year features Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs Rafael dos Anjos,  Alistair Overeem vs Junior dos Santos.