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BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

UFC 187 main card stars Chris Weidman, Anthony Johnson, Vitor Belfort, Daniel Cormier, Donald Cerrone, and John Makdessi answer questions at media day inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Check out the highlights.

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Erick Silva went at it during their sparring session today! It was full contact and both fighters landed some good shots. “The Spider” may be suspended, but that doesn’t mean he can’t stay in fight-shape! Check out the full video below!

BJPENN.COM News - May 21, 2015

Joseph Benavidez thinks he is the one who has what it takes to finally dethrone Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson of his flyweight title. Despite losing to him twice already in the octagon, the third time could be the charm and a win this Saturday at “UFC 187” could get him one step closer to title contention.

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

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

The deal between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Reebok may not be what is best for all fighters, but it looks to be helping the sport of mixed martial arts grow as a whole.

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.

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

‘EA Sports: UFC’ may be a bit glitchy, but it sure plays and feels like the most realistic representation of fighting in the octagon on a gaming system. The game predicted this weekend’s upcoming title fights between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort as well as Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson’s bout. Check out the predictions above!

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

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

When a celebrity arrives to their destination from their private plane, they would normally just step off and walk to their private car. Floyd Mayweather is no NORMAL celebrity, however. “Money” puts a personal “red carpet” with his own logo on the ground before he steps off the plane! Check out Mayweather arriving at Atlanta in style!

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

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.