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bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/DXUQrjQv65A Firas Zahabi arguably has the most star-studded team in the world at Tristar gym in Montreal.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

Recently, when the NSAC handed Nick Diaz a 5-year suspension for a failed drug test for marijuana, the MMA community was outraged. The outrage spread, and suddenly many high-profile celebrities began backing Diaz and crying foul. A White House petition was started that earned the 100,000 required signatures thanks to the help of Cher, Wiz Khalifa, Gina Carano, and many others. Last week it was revealed that Diaz’s legal team was in settlement talks with the NSAC.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/O60Ro6TS8aU In just a few weeks Holly Holm will step into the cage to fight Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, where she will look to claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

Ahead of UFC 193 on November 14th, many are counting UFC women’s strawweight title challenger Valerie Letourneau out of her title bout with champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk despite Letourneau being undefeated inside the Octagon. Even oddsmakers currently have Letourneau as a +900 favorite, meaning if you were to bet $100 on her and she were to win, you would make $900. In comparison, it would take betting $2,000 on Joanna Jedrzejczyk to potentially win $100.

bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

Well, it appears not every fighter disagreed with Dustin Poirier’s decision to decline a fight against Norman Parke after Joseph Duffy withdrew from their ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ main event bout due to a concussion sustained in training. Poirier caught quite a bit of criticism from fans and fighters for not accepting a fight with Parke, however he has defended his decision multiple times by saying that the UFC isn’t a tough-man competition, and that if he fought the way fans wanted him to, he would be ‘broke and brain dead.’

bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

It’s always a good day when news emerges that drug tests come back clean. All of the fighter’s from ‘Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1,’ which featured MMA bouts as well as Glory kickboxing matches, tested clean according to MMAFighting.

bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

Yesterday former WSOF champion Rousimar Palhares appeared in front of the NSAC for unsportsmanlike conduct after once again holding a submission after his opponent tapped. The incident occurred at WSOF 22 when Palhares held a kimura submission after Jake Shields tapped out. Referee Steve Mazzagatti intervened, and it appeared Palhares was still refusing to relinquish his submission, however he then did.

Russell Ess - October 30, 2015

Frank Trigg of MMAOddsBreaker spoke with Titan FC champ Rick Hawn (21-4) on his retirement following his championship win over Pat Healy at Titan FC 35.

Russell Ess - October 30, 2015

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Russell Ess - October 30, 2015

It was 41 years ago to this day, Muhammad Ali shook the world by beating the younger, previously undefeated world heavyweight champion, George Foreman.

bjpenndotcom - October 29, 2015

He’s back! After scoring an impressive KO win over Ken Shamrock back at Bellator 138 in June Kimbo Slice is looking to build momentum in the start of 2016.

bjpenndotcom - October 29, 2015

Yesterday it was revealed that Rousimar Palhares was suspended for 2 years for ‘unsportsmanlike conduct’ after continuing to hold a kimura despite Jake Shields tapping and referee Steve Mazzagatti attempting to separate the two. In addition, Palhares has to forfeit $40,000 from his fight purse, and was stripped of the WSOF welterweight title.

bjpenndotcom - October 29, 2015

On Thursday the UFC held their ‘UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm’ media conference call. On hand to field questions were Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, and Valerie Letourneau.

bjpenndotcom - October 29, 2015

Rousimar Palhares has received quite a bit of criticism for holding submissions late and injuring his opponents. The most recent instance came at WSOF 22 when Palhares held a kimura lock after his opponent Jake Shields had tapped.

bjpenndotcom - October 29, 2015

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Russell Ess - October 29, 2015

https://youtu.be/_ECK7KaRiEI Here is a Throwback Thursday gem for you featuring UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor versus top featherweight contender Max Holloway. The two fought at UFC Fight Night 26 back in August 2013.