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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):

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

On Wednesday, reports were circulating of NFL star Chandler Jones being hospitalized for overdosing on pills. After more information has come to light on the younger brother of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, it appears it was synthetic marijuana that caused the defensive end for the New England Patriots to be hospitalized on Sunday. The Boston Globe reported that Jones had a reaction after using synthetic marijuana causing him to be “confused.” Jones went to a police station near his home in seek of help and was admitted to the hospital for a “medical emergency.”

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Raquel Pennington vs Ashlee Evans-Smith at UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV on December 6, 2014. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 13, 2016 at 6:48pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

The anticipation for EA Sports UFC 2 is building as we get closer and closer to the March release date.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/rUu0MQ2-tCY On this day 4 years ago, Edson Barboza and Terry Etim kicked off the main event of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Jose Aldo with the knee on Mendes followed by a KO in their last bout in 2012 https://t.co/U5Ty3avw0f — Bookie Insiders MMA (@UFCInsiders) October 25, 2014

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

*Disgusting* Video of Conor McGregor Eating… by TheBestofUFCandMMA It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor goes above and beyond in order to elevate his fight game to another level.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

The war of words has begun ahead of Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos’ UFC 197 scrap for the lightweight title. While McGregor sent the first verbal jabs in his official fight announcement on Facebook, dos Anjos has fired back in a recent interview. The lightweight champ spoke to MMAFighting to discuss why the lightweight division is very different from what McGregor is used to, and why he believes McGregor moving up to lightweight is actually a smart decision.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/hr9DyHNGrNA While the UFC has yet to officially announce that Claudia Gadelha will be the next female fighter to challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk for her UFC women’s bantamweight championship, that hasn’t stopped fans from talking about how the fight will go.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

It’s been quite a bit of time since Jon Jones was formally reinstated by the UFC, however we still have yet to receive an official date for a rematch between Jones and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. While that hasn’t stopped the men from exchanging verbal jabs via social media, and even agreeing to a backroom fight, Cormier admits that Jones had the better performance in their last fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2016

Top ranked UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy has always been an outspoken fighter. From how Yoel Romero’s stool-gate controversy was handled, to the UFC’s Reebok deal, and now even with ISIS, Kennedy never shy’s away from giving his honest thoughts. Apparently Kennedy, a US Special Forces member, has received several threats from notorious terrorist group ISIS, however he doesn’t seem too phased by the situation.

Russell Ess - January 14, 2016

It was the fight Frankie Edgar so dearly wanted, but his dreams were shattered as news broke that Conor McGregor would be going up from the featherweight division to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title in March. Edgar’s coach Mark Henry posted a “congratulations” to McGregor on his decision, and added in some nice jabs along the way. Henry captioned his post, “@thenotoriousmma and @coach_kavanagh unlike most of the 145 pd division that is upset you’re going up I’m not. I want to congratulate you on actually fighting men your own size. I mean walking 175-180 fighting at 155 takes a brave man. When you say 99 % of people couldn’t make the weight cut Conner makes to 145 your right, because 99 % of the fighters aren’t as scared as Conner to have to drop that much weight. Fear could will a man to do amazing things. Now why don’t you drop the security blanket and leave the 145 pd belt and go full blown BIG BOY. Congratulations again……. Almost. PS @frankieedgar walked 156 when he won 155 title.”

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.