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BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

Vernon Paige is using a unique style of fighting to put down his opponents, and he does it fast. His bout last Thursday lasted just 10 seconds on Spike TV.

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

Famed Russian fighter Aleksander Emelianenko has been convinced to return to action. In a statement released by ProFC he details the thought process surrounding his return:

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2013

Internet trending transgender fighter, Fallon Fox, has been all the buzz in the past couple weeks. She has been a controversial topic for many as mma fans and fighters alike debate whether a transgender fighter is something that should be included in women’s mma. The CFA however has their own opinion on the matter and are hoping to schedule a fight between Fox (2-0) and Allana Jones (2-1), in an effort to continue a women’s featherweight tournament that the two female fighters advanced in on March 2nd.

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

MAIN CARD (NBC Sports Network, 9:30 p.m. ET) Andrei Arlovski (245.5) vs. Anthony Johnson (230.2) Marlon Moraes (135.5) vs. Tyson Nam (135.2) Dave Branch (185.2) vs. Paulo Filho (184.5) Josh Burkman (170) vs. Aaron Simpson (171) Gesias Cavalcante (156) vs. Justin Gaethje (155.6) PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 7 p.m. ET) Cameron Dollar (144.6) vs. Waylon Lowe (146.2) Rick Glenn (145.4) vs. Alexandre Pimentel (146) Kris McCray (185) vs. Danillo Villefort (185.4) Igor Gracie (170.7) vs. Richard Patishnock (170) Ozzy Dugulubgov (160.1) vs. Chris Wade (160.8) Brenson Hansen (150) vs. Tom Marcellino (150) Frank Buenafuente (145.8) Bill Algeo (145.6)

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 23, 2013

Former UFC welterweight, Marcus Davis returned to action last Thursday under the Bellator banner. During his brief return to action, he allegedly landed an illegal groin shot that disabled his opponent and left him unable to continue.

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2013

We kick off the second hour of BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio with a guest that’s last name almost packs as much punch as she does in the cage. Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas is on the show and ready to talk MMA, Robot Combat League, and so much more. Amanda has been around the bright lights and cameras since a young girl and why would anything change now that she is a woman. Amanda is riding a 5 fight win streak after losing her pro debut and I’m sure she will tell us she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. We will talk with Amanda about what got her into MMA, how her dad felt, and of course her time on the show Robot Combat League. I hope you guys are ready for the Powerhouse cause this is going to be a great segment on FIST-ta-CUFF Radio. Follow Amanda on Twitter @amandalucasmma

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2013

Our next guest is known around the MMA world not only for his insight, but for his great writing style. Danny Acosta is back in the shop and ready to talk about the sport of MMA. This episode we will talk to Danny about all the news in the sport of Women’s Mixed Martial Arts from Cyborg, the current issue with Fallon Fox, and everything that is women’s MMA. We will also talk the current season of TUF and where it stacks up with previous seasons, and I’m sure some Invicta FC talk will come up. Get your questions ready for us and we hope you call in with your thoughts on the topics we have laid out for Danny. You can follow Danny on Twitter @AcostaIsLegend

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2013

In this video we see the UFC’s Senior VP of Business and Legal Affairs and Assistant general Counsel, Michael Mersh, discuss with the Diaz camp a last-minute changing of the weigh-in rules, which he confirms is only applicable for the GSP vs. Diaz fight and no other fighters on the card. While some of the clip is hard to hear, it is clear that this man conveys to Diaz that the commission has allotted a 0.9lb weigh-in allowance for both fighters. Something that is not common for a title fight. Additionally, he says that the two fighters have an additional hour to make their contracted weight of 170 pounds.

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2013

Headline heavyweights Tyrone Spong (68-6-1 42 KO’s) and Remy Bonjasky (77-15, 40 KO’s) got nose-to-nose at today’s official weigh-ins for GLORY 5 London. Their face-off had an extra level of intensity added to it as Spong arrived late for the weigh-in and kept Bonjasky standing around waiting. The decorated veteran felt he had not been af! forded the respect he deserved and Spong received a good dose of evil eye as he finally strolled in to take the scales.

Chris Taylor - March 22, 2013

An injury has forced Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (25-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) to pull out of his scheduled bout with Matt Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC on FOX 7 next month. Stepping in to fill the void will be Canadian welterweight Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (27-8 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who makes a quick return to action, fresh off his UFC debut win over Dan Miller at UFC 158.