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BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

“It’s not about money for me. I’m in it for a shot at the title. I don’t want to be just fighting for the sake of fighting. My goal is to be the best fighter on the planet. I don’t give a stuff what anyone else thinks, I just want an opportunity to fight for it and I don’t think I’m far away.” Mark Hunt is a combat sports veteran of the highest order. A K-1 Grand Prix champion and UFC heavyweight who is knocking on the door of his division’s elite.

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

“I hope that a win over [Nurmagomedov] gives me a chance for the title. I’ve been working hard for that and it will be six wins in a roll. A win over Khabib will be a big step forward. Khabilov is a thought opponent, but the fight against Khabib makes more sense for me… I’m pretty sure my ground game is better than Khabib’s, but we’re going to fight MMA; it’s another game… I’m one of the most underrated fighters in the UFC. With hard work and my faith in Jesus my chance will come for sure.”

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

Make no ‘Bones’ about it, Daniel Cormier, moved down to the UFC’s light-heavyweight division, solely to earn a title shot. He may have had his wish if Rashad Evans didn’t get injured, resulting in the cancellation of their scheduled bout.

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

Last weekend in London, Alexander Gustafsson proved to the world that he’s the rightful title challenger in the UFC’s light-heavyweight division. It took the Swede just minutes into the second round for him to find his range and dismantle a battered and previously unbeaten, Jimi Manuwa.

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

“I’m a little pissed off that our fight was considered bad. I came in here wanting to fight and he was running and not engaging or anything. He was talking a lot of shit before the fight, and I expected him to do something, but instead he didn’t. I did think he was a little scared of me in this fight.” “I want somebody over [Khabib Nurmagomedov] now. I want somebody that’s going to get me to a title, somebody that’s going to put me in a position where I can make a run for it.” During the post-fight media affairs, UFC Lightweight Michael Johnson, discussed his displeasure with Saturday’s opponent, Melvin Guillard.

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

“It wasn’t about their product, it was about their business model, they had become very astute at selling their product and getting people to buy pay-per-views (PPV) by using free television. When we started, we had no traditional free press. Nobody was covering us, no one took us seriously as a sport. Therefore we had to turn to the WWE model which was, they have Monday Night Raw, Thursday Night Smackdown, which were television shows that told a story, and the story was trying to convince you to transact on Sunday night on PPV. So we said look, it’s going to take awhile for the free press to cover us, we don’t have that long to wait, therefore we must buy our way on TV, get on that free-to-air format, tell our story, let the fans know who these fighters are and convince the fans to buy the PPV on Saturday night. So looking at their business plan was the key.” Fertitta’s segment is around the 19-minute mark. Enjoy!

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

“The whole Fight Pass thing was confusing to people. I think we did a bad job of messaging it, not only to our fans, but also to our fighters. I heard Gustafsson said yesterday ‘I’m a little bummed out – I went from PPV to Fight Pass.’

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

UFC light heavyweight and no. 1 contender Alexander Gustafsson joins UFC Fight Pass commentator Dan Hardy following his second-round TKO of Jimi Manuwa. Gustafsson thanks his trainers and offers a challenge to champion Jon Jones.

BJPENN.COM News - March 10, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 8, 2014

Our boys over at WhoaTV are on the ground in London and thanks to them, we have Dana White’s post-fight media scrum.

BJPENN.COM News - March 8, 2014

Following his dominant, double-bonus earning win over Jimi Manuwa, Alexander Gustafsson was confirmed as the next title challenger in the UFC’s light-heavyweight division.

BJPENN.COM News - March 8, 2014

Earlier this afternoon the UFC took to their subscription based platform, UFC Fight Pass, to broadcast, ‘UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa’.

BJPENN.COM News - March 8, 2014

Earlier this afternoon the UFC took to their subscription based platform, UFC Fight Pass, to broadcast, ‘UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa’.

BJPENN.COM News - March 8, 2014

Earlier this afternoon the UFC took to their subscription based platform, UFC Fight Pass, to broadcast, ‘UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa’.

BJPENN.COM News - March 8, 2014

Earlier this afternoon the UFC took to their subscription based platform, UFC Fight Pass, to broadcast, ‘UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa’.