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BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Donald Cerrone could have sat on the sidelines after Khabib Nurmagomedov suffered an injury that forced him to pull out of their fight at UFC 187, but he chose to remain on the card and fight John Makdessi anyway. Cerrone wants to fight for the title because the money will be helpful, but he thinks the championship itself is more important to his coaches and management than it is to him! Check out the full interview above.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Conor McGregor is preparing for his war with Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship and he’s looking great! The challenger participated in a two hour workout for the media and was as impressive as he was entertaining. Check out the full video above! The fight takes place at UFC 189!

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Every now and then, there is a violent fight in the regional scene that you just don’t want to miss. Tuff-N-Uff is one of the bigger promotions on the scene and they put Cory Osborne across the cage from Jesse Salmon and all hell broke loose. Check out the full fight above!

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Perennial UFC title contender Miesha Tate is one of the first high-profile women to speak up about how the Reebok deal will be damaging her paychecks. Much like Gegard Mousasi and Brendan Schaub, “Cupcake” will be taking a major hit as well.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Pop/R&B icon Usher has the moves to make the ladies swoon while he is on stage, but people don’t know he has the moves to duke it out with the best in the world as well.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is looking huge walking into his fight with Daniel Cormier. Their main-event bout will decide the fate of the recently vacated UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. UFC correspondent Megan Olivi recaps Wednesday’s UFC 187 Open Workouts. Check out interviews with Chris Weidman, Vitor Belfort, Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson, and Donald Cerrone.

Chris Taylor - May 21, 2015

Mixed martial arts veteran Phil “NYBA” Baroni has been trying to line up a fight with Joe Schilling under the Bellator banner. The former Strikeforce title challenger posted a photo on twitter of himself with Scott Coker at last weekend’s Bellator event, insinuating that a fight with “Stitch em up” was on the horizon.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock will finally meet in the cage at Bellator 138. These two were supposed to duke it out long ago, but Shamrock was pulled from the fight hours before it was supposed to take place. Watch these two rivals square off for the first time!

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

AKA’s Khabib Nurmagomedov may not have been able to help Daniel Cormier train for his upcoming championship bout at UFC 187 this weekend, but his father sure was! Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov is a judo black belt and helped teach his son the art of wrestling at a young age.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Michael Bisping, Brendan Schaub and Kenny Florian count down their top 5 potential super fights in this segment of UFC Now, episode 218. Now that “UFC Fight Night 66” is in the books and Urijah Faber’s super fight with Frankie Edgar is off the list, which super fight would you like to see next?

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Daniel Cormier didn’t expect his next fight to be for the light heavyweight title, but he said that when opportunity is knocking at the door, you answer. Hear his entire sitdown pre-fight interview with UFC correspondent Megan Olivi.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

On Episode 3 of UFC 187 Embedded, the stars of the main card — including light heavyweight title challengers Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson — get oriented in Las Vegas alongside recent transplant Conor McGregor. Middleweight champion Chris Weidman unwinds with an unusual combination of video games and acupuncture, while his opponent Vitor Belfort takes in the scene of his Saturday night title fight. Plus, UFC lightweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone challenges some Lake Mead carp before setting his sights on Canadian foe John Makdessi. UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two title fights at UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier, taking place Saturday, May 23 on Pay-Per-View.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Dominick Cruz and Michael Bisping discuss Chris Weidman’s Middleweight title defense vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 187. Also featured on the PPV will be a bout to decide the fate of the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Title between Anthony Johnson and Daniel Cormier.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

The world of competitive grappling saw one of their greatest rising stars retire at the young age of 26 years old. After a few months of inactivity, four time world champion Guilherme Mendes has confirmed with Bloody Elbow that he is, in fact, retired.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

This weekend at UFC 187, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone gets to go toe-to-toe with John “The Bull” Makdessi. To prepare for his fight with “The Bull”, Cerrone resorted to his usual wild instincts and jumped the gate to sit down on an actual bull.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Aleksander Emelianenko was recently sentenced to four and a half years in prison after being convicted of assaulting a woman who was cleaning his house. The woman accused Emelianenko of beating her up, keeping her captive overnight and stealing her passport.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

After a rough start to the season, Hayder Hassan gets American Top Team on the board with a blistering first round knockout over Andrews Nakahara.

BJPENN.COM News - May 20, 2015

UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman talks to Michael Bisping and Dominick Cruz about his upcoming match with Vitor Belfort on May 23rd. The title match is only one of two this weekend as the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship is also up for grabs in a bout between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier.