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Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

Check out this Throwback Thursday video featuring Ronda Rousey’s head coach Edmond Tarverdyan in his second professional MMA fight against Dominic Gutierrez back in 2012. In this fight, there is a role reversal as Ronda Rousey corners Tarverdyan for his match.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

The recent news of BJ Penn training at the JacksonWink MMA academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico has a lot of fans getting excited about what the future could hold for “The Prodigy.” We got to speak with BJ after his first official day of working with Greg Jackson and the JacksonWink team.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

[ooyala code=”toNmY2MDE6uGuDirRDfpFhdRZayXg777″ player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] It was revealed on social media recently that our namesake BJ Penn would be training at the Jackson-Winkeljohn academy in Albuquerque New Mexico alongside pound for pound king Jon Jones, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, and numerous other elite level fighters.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

It was revealed via social media recently that our namesake BJ Penn will be training at the Jackson-Winkeljohn academy in Albuquerque New Mexico. The move was in anticipation of a potential fight with fellow UFC featherweight Nik Lentz, however in an open letter to MMAFighting, Lentz has laid out his terms and conditions for a fight with Penn.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

If there was a better time for a middleweight in the UFC to have a break-through year to get into the top five, this would be it. The middleweight top 10 is a brutal bunch of battled-tested warriors. Who from the bottom half of the division will rise to the ranks and take a crack at the title?

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

We’re getting closer and closer to an official date and opponent for CM Punk’s first UFC fight. On the last episode of UFC President Dana White’s ‘Looking For A Fight’ series, he discovered Mickey Gall, who was chomping at the bit to fight Punk.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

It’s been over a decade since Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler fought at UFC 47 on April 2nd 2004, however both men are still at the top of the fight game nearly 12 years later. In their first meeting, Diaz picked up an impressive 2nd round KO win over Lawler, in just his 2nd UFC fight. While Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion, and Diaz is currently suspended until August 1st, UFC President Dana White is in favor of a rematch between the two.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

Now that we know the story behind Julianna Pena’s groin kicking spree at a bar in Spokane Wa,  let’s take a peek at the police body camera the night that Pena and one of her team-mates at Sik-Jitsu gym.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

Just over a month has passed since former UFC no. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Jose Aldo lost for the first time in over ten years. Conor McGregor took the UFC featherweight championship belt from Aldo in a 13-second knockout fight that left people in awe. Aldo recently spoke with PVT and revealed some interesting things leading up to his fight with McGregor and his mindset on the future (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

It was a breath of fresh air after the Nevada State Athletic Commission came to a settlement on Nick Diaz’s suspension and fine on Tuesday. The commission who previously had a five-year suspension and $165,000 fine slapped on Diaz for testing positive for Marijuana in the state for the third time reduced the penalties on Tuesday. Diaz’s reduced suspension will allow him to compete again in August 2016 and his fine was reduced to $100,000.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

Yesterday it was revealed that Yoel Romero had failed an out-of-competition drug test. In addition the UFC released a statement yesterday in the wake of the announcement. Now, Jacare Souza is looking to capitalize on Romero’s failed drug test and put himself in a position to challenge Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

Back in 2013 Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson put on one of the greatest fights in UFC history at UFC 165 when the pair fought to a controversial decision that saw Jones retain the UFC light heavyweight championship. Prior to that however, the pair were featured as guests of honor at Legend Fight Show, where Alexander Emelianenko fought Bob Sapp.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/h8IMGqetaZ0 If you’re a big fan of UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste and you aren’t following her on Snapchat, you are simply missing out. Celeste who has graced the Octagon throughout some of the biggest fights in the UFC is a fan favorite, and it isn’t tough to figure out why.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

Coming to a Toys R Us near you soon! Lol pic.twitter.com/jjr0fSNN9Q — Sage Northcutt (@sagenorthcutt) January 12, 2016

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

Conor McGregor just booked his fist fight at lightweight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th. The fight will not only be McGregor’s first at lightweight, it will be for the lightweight championship. While most champions who move up a division to pursue another championship belt have to vacate the title, that isn’t the case for ‘The Notorious’.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

Nick Diaz is the kind of guy that just flat out gives it to you straight.   In this quick video Diaz doesn’t “sugar coat” it.  Featherweight champ Conor McGregor responds in the only way he know how.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/cUcQDAIU8ZI Dominick Cruz’s successful return to the Octagon against Takeya Mizugaki back at UFC 178 came after a long period of struggling. Cruz returned from a nearly 3 year absence from the Octagon without missing a beat.

Scott Hernandez - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/e7tdmIi8H0Y Going into TJ Dillashaw’s fight with Dominick Cruz on Sunday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ many are wondering how Dillashaw will look in his first fight since officially moving his training camp to Colorado.