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bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

http://youtu.be/NnqQgQqem2w Chad “Money” Mendes is set to face Frankie Edgar on December 11th at Madison Square Garden arena in Las Vegas, NV. “Money” fired verbal shots back at Edgar defending his stance that he wasn’t fighting just for money. Mendes (17-3 MMA) will need a win against Edgar to maintain his spot amongst the elite featherweights.

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

https://youtu.be/k57ya0y90s4 The UFC will kick off the first of three nights of fighting in Las Vegas, NV and will feature “Thug” Rose Namajunas vs Paige “12 Gauge” Vanzant as the Fight Night 80 main-event. Namajunas has a black belt in Taekwondo, Karate and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A win against Angela Hill got “Thug” back on track after two straight loses against Tecia Torres at Invicta FC 6 and Carla Esparza by rear-naked choke at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF)20 finale.

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

We all know a few things about Conor McGregor. He’s deep in the psychological, as well as the physical aspect of mix martial arts. McGregor is a student of the fight game. He’s seen Aldo’s leg kicking devastation in slow motion replay, like we all have. “Notorious” UFC road began with Marcus Brimage when they fought in April 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. Notable wins on McGregor’s UFC journey were against Dustin Poirier, Dennis Siver and Chad Mendez. The fight with “Money” at UFC 189 allowed McGregor a chance to unify the belts with Kingpin Jose Aldo Jr.  McGregor is playing the game with the UFC and both sides are winning.

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

http://youtu.be/DE4s6IE899o Former champ Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida lives in Rancho Palos Verdes and it’s about 37.4 miles from Kings MMA, where current heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum trains. “The Dragon” (22-7 MMA) is seen in this video capturing some of his finer action/acting scenes. Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum (20-5 MMA) is currently ranked #7 in the pound for pound rankings by Sherdog. The heavyweight champ is widely recognized as the man who decisively beat Fedor Emelianenko by triangle-armbar in 2010.

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

https://youtu.be/aBLYhKKj32U Sage “Super” Northcutt has been on a rampage with training videos, bending cookware, and now “shocking” and being shocked by a friend in this video. I guess it can even be electric when you’re hanging out with Northcutt (6-0 MMA) when he’s out of the octagon. The Tristar product recently defeated Francisco Trevino (14-2 MMA) of Macaco Gold team via TKO at UFC 192. Northcutt will get back into the octagon for Fight Night 80, December 10th at Las Vegas, NV for his second fight in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

Holly Holm derailed the Ronda Rousey express back at UFC 193. We’ve heard a lot of support from a great number of fans and fellow UFC fighters alike after her loss. We’ve also seen the flip side of poor sportsmanship after a loss in which Rousey has been blasted with insults for her recent defeat. Past legends and hall of famers that have made it to the pinnacle of the sport don’t lose what took a life time to get with a loss. It takes more than words to get into the mental state of a champion. The reality is trying to prepare for a barrage of insults and naysayers that are waiting like vultures for a Rousey loss, which could be fuel to a fighter who doesn’t care to listen to the critics.

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

A video posted by Wallid Ismail (@wallidjfc) on Nov 29, 2015 at 1:53am PST

bjpenndotcom - November 29, 2015

http://youtu.be/Ww1aioW3W_A In the sport of MMA,  one of the many factors heading into a fight is the dreadful weight-cut. Chris Weidman is coming into UFC 194 under 194 lbs. Preparation and discipline were essential for the lighter than normal champ.

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

Earlier today in Germany Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision to become the heavyweight champion. Catch the highlights below!

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

Ben Askren is one to never shy away from speaking his mind. Given Ronda Rousey’s recent brutal loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, any and every big-name fighter has had an opinion on the situation.

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/dLjF1rJFQLo Knockouts are the end result of patience, timing, and many moves and sequences that position a fighter to create his/her “right place, right time” scenario.  Sure, we’ve all seen many fighters get KO’d quick into the first round, but when you’re talking about the elite, it’s a chess-match type mental game that doesn’t allow fighters many errors.

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

http://youtu.be/ChDti17QIZc Dana White and the UFC are running a three day fighting extravaganza next month to close out 2015. The organization kicks off the first of three nights of fighting on December 10th with UFC Fight Night Namajunas vs VanZant headlining the event.

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/8ndQzYLuFlo Recently Joe Rogan and Tony Hinchcliffe made some jokes at the expense of Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg.

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

Let's take another look at that KO by @TheDomTSteele! #UFCSeoul LIVE on @UFCFightPass https://t.co/rB5tJloNzp — UFC (@ufc) November 28, 2015

bjpenndotcom - November 28, 2015

Just like that! @FredySerrano125 gets the W tonight at #UFCSeoul! https://t.co/sKrPiSKaVA — UFC (@ufc) November 28, 2015

Russell Ess - November 27, 2015

Hear what @JoannaMMA is thankful for this Thanksgiving. 😂😂 https://t.co/MLNVGYO8Fo — UFC (@ufc) November 27, 2015

Russell Ess - November 27, 2015

What do you expect to happen when you keep heckling a 6’11” athlete in a bar? We are no MMAth professors, but common sense will tell you that unless the heckler is greater than 6’11”, it will probably end in less than favorable circumstances for the instigator.