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Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been in the gym as he should be with a tough task ahead of him. McGregor looks to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two championship belts simultaneously. “The Notorious” is set to fight lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title at UFC 197 on March 5. McGregor posted a video of him in the gym working on some kicking drills in preparation for his fight with dos Anjos.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

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Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

As the bantamweight title fight between champion T.J. Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz gets closer to happening this weekend, the media is swarming around the two great UFC veterans. Dominick Cruz spoke with Ariel Helwani recently about his fight with Dillashaw in and out of the ring.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/PI0oq9zXugs UFC President Dana White made another appearance on “Off the Record” and was asked some tough and entertaining questions. Check out the video where Dana talks about Ronda Rousey’s future, UFC 200, Jon Jones fighting for the heavyweight title, and with his recent muscled physique being shown at the beach, if he is on steroids (5:02).

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Jorge Masvidal and Tim Kennedy’s Twitter beef must not have been enough, because now ‘Gamebred’ is engaging in a cyber-feud with UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Masivdal is trash talking middleweights due to the fact that he trains who Yoel Romero, who was the #1 contender at middleweight prior to it being revealed that he failed a random USADA drug test.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Following Holly Holm’s spectacularly brutal KO win over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, many fans were quick to turn on Rousey. It was nearly impossible to go on social media without seeing a meme of Rousey posted somewhere. The criticism has been so bad that Rousey’s nemesis Cris Cyborg even feels bad for how the former champ has been treated by the public.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Ahead of ‘UFC Fight Night” Boston’ on Sunday, take a look at some of the best Media Day moments!

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/rEqsBSzBP4k While Anthony Pettis currently is gearing up to fight Eddie Alvarez on Sunday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ if he defeats Alvarez and Conor McGregor defeats Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th, Pettis wants a fight with McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

There has been much speculation as to how long Ronda Rousey would stay away from the Octagon following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm. While the UFC brass wanted Rousey to fight at UFC 200, a delay in filming for an upcoming movie means Rousey won’t have enough time to prepare for a fight at the event.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Ronda Rousey has managed to stay away from the public eye for the most part since her brutal UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm. Aside from it being revealed that she would be hosting Saturday Night Live, Rousey hasn’t made many public appearances. Since her loss to Holm, Conor McGregor KO’d Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to claim the UFC featherweight championship, and it was announced that McGregor would be challenging lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for his UFC lightweight championship.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

It looks like Matt Mitrione did the best he could on the fly to appease the heads monitoring the Reebok and UFC sponsorship deal. The UFC heavyweight veteran appeared barefooted for the media and spoke with Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting wearing “Js” and a polo shirt.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

Since the news broke of Yoel Romero’s “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation” notice from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), many fighters have been roasting Romero, particularly Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, who lost a controversial fight against Romero put a hot flame to his former opponent and his potential violation on Twitter. Romero’s training partner and friend Jorge Masvidal came out recently to stick up for Romero and get in some shots of his own on behalf of Romero on Twitter.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Wanderlei Silva has continued to make waves in the MMA world despite receiving a lifetime ban from the NSAC back in 2014. While Silva is currently in the process of having a re-hearing, he likely is trying to earn himself some brownie points by retracting his statement that the UFC fixes fights. Silva took to his official Facebook page to give his thoughts.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/PKhRAcM4JtQ Catch up with the champion fighters being featured in the main event on the UFC Fight Night Boston card and get a glimpse of their rivaled path to fighting this weekend.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

UFC featherweight Conor McGregor has conquered all of his opponents inside the Octagon, however he now appears to be looking to set his sights on the legislature of Ireland, also known as Oireachtas. McGregor took to Twitter ahead of his UFC 197 bout against Rafael dos Anjos to petition his fans to vote YES to putting his face on the 1€ coin.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

More news surrounding Reebok’s partnership with the UFC is buzzing after the UFC on FOX 17 event. Fighters who were fined from Reebok from the event include Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Nate Diaz and lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. “Cowboy” has challenged Reebok to donate his large fine to a military charity, while Diaz has tweeted that his “baby” pay from Reebok is so minimal, they should have kept it all. Rafael dos Anjos was fined a “significant” amount for wearing one of his sponsors t-shirts at his weigh in. Dos Anjos revealed the amount of the fine to MMA Fighting to be $10,000 after he was paid $40,000 for the event from the apparel sponsor as a champion.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

The UFC offered veteran Vitor Belfort the opportuntiy to avenge his loss to Anderson Silva for Silva’s return fight after being suspended for testing positive for banned substances. Michael Bisping had gone on record to say that Belfort was offered the fight first, but said Belfort turned it down. It appears that was the case, as UFC senior vice president Giovani Decker spoke with Combate about trying to put together upcoming fight cards (transcribed by MMA Fighting):