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bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

We’ve heard people say before that technique bests size when it comes to fighting, and this video is no exception.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/QNakCQ30g2o Recently, videos have emerged of arguable pound for pound king Jon Jones going beast mode while working out.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

Bellator MMA has released 5 fighters from its roster, including a former champion surprisingly. Jason Floyd of The MMA Report broke the news via Twitter, revealing that Alexander Sarnavskiy, Alexander Volkov, Mike Mucitelli, Fabricio Guerreiro, and Joe Duarte have all been released by the promotion.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

The twister is seldom seen in MMA, let alone by someone in their second professional MMA fight.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

Conor McGregor posted a photo on Instagram Friday evening showing him appearing to fight ‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones who weighs approximately 400 pounds.

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.

Russell Ess - October 30, 2015

UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has gone on record and said that she wants to win titles in sports outside of MMA. Her initiative to be remembered as the greatest combat sport fighter of all time would require her to step outside of the Octagon and in to a new ring. Retired boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya and operator of Golden Boy Promotions says that he has already been in talks with the Olympic judo medalist turned pop icon.

bjpenndotcom - October 30, 2015

[ooyala code=”lpczlieDpwlPpmVDVfgaIYka10HJhrVx” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Ahead of Ronda Rousey’s UFC 193 title defense against Holly Holm, BJPENN.com’s very own LayzieTheSavage caught up with Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan about his prized pupil’s dominance in the sport.

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

https://youtu.be/X7WgC49Ux0E UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson III goes down next weekend in Sao Paulo Brazil.

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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bjpenndotcom - October 29, 2015

One the most famous slams in MMA history #DWCOTD pic.twitter.com/PZ49QfF65S — Dana White (@danawhite) October 29, 2015

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.