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BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014

Yesterday we learned that longtime UFC middleweight, Chris Leben, was taking a step back from competition and retiring from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Following a four-fight losing streak, not many were surprised.

BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014

“I think it left the whole division and the whole situation kind of awkward. A lot of people weren’t happy with the decision [over Johny Hendricks]. A lot of people don’t feel GSP’s in a situation right now where he can just step away from the sport because there are a lot of questions left unanswered.

BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014

Josh Thomson and Gilbert Melendez’s rivalry dates back to their days in Strikeforce where their trilogy of title fights proved epic. Thomson was present as his former nemesis squared off against Diego Sanchez for what turned out to be an instant classic.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

By Evan Stoumbelis

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

By Evan Stoumbelis

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

At UFC 150 Donald Cerrone returned to form against his former training partner, Melvin Guillard. The two exchanged blows for just 76 seconds before Cerrone put out Melvin’s lights.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

In anticipation of the UFC’s March return to London, UFC Fight Night 37 main event fighters, Alexander Gustafsson and Jimi Manuwa, squared off for the media at a recent press event. UFC Fight Night 37 is set to go down on March 8, from the O2 Arena in London, England.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

“Nick Diaz is a f**king mongoloid. He doesn’t even know what he talks about. He’s a guy who will see a word in the dictionary and just regurgitate the word and put it to no use. It makes no sense what he’s talking about. I’d love to beat the sh*t out of him. Actually, I’d like to box him because he thinks he has good hands, but that’s besides the point.” True, Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs have a storied history. And despite besting the older Diaz brother in their one and only meeting at UFC 57, Joe Riggs still holds a grudge.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

“I was actually thinking what the hell is wrong with this guy’s (Gray Maynard’s) corner and the ref for not stopping this fight because I was landing a lot of shots. I was kind of like ‘What the f—? Is this s— going to end? If he had experienced fighters in his corner and his coaches…those guys in his corner that Javier…Is it Mendez? Ok, so he’s in the corner and he’s supposed to be some pro? Some badass? He knows everything? Well if you know everything how did you not know your friend was getting his ass beat and just let him take those shots, you know?” “We aren’t making millions of dollars. We’re making pennies for this fighting stuff.”

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

MMA’s self-proclaimed ‘baddest man on the planet’, Joe Warren, is reportedly in talks with the Rousey camp to help train the UFC champion against Olympic Silver Medalist Wrestler, Sarah McMann.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

Witness an extraordinary look into the lives and training camps of six of the UFC’s biggest characters in UFC’s Road to the Octagon: Henderson vs Thomson.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

With a producer credit on a reality series titled, “The Fighters”, UFC President Dana White is slowly putting his toes into the deep end of the boxing pool.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

Mixed Martial Artist and Season 7 ‘TUF’ competitor, Matt Riddle, was released from the UFC back in February of 2013 after testing positive for marijuana in a post-fight drug test following his performance on the UFC on FUEL 7 card.  Riddle spoke out, saying, “I got fired over taking my medicine because I don’t want to take pharmaceutical drugs or testosterone”.

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

Heads Up Texas! The UFC’s return trip to ‘The Gold Star State’ just got an interesting featherweight bout in the form of Daniel Pineda vs. Robert Whiteford.

BJPENN.COM News - January 18, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - January 18, 2014

Programming Reminder. Go behind the scenes as Benson Henderson and Josh Thomson prepare for their January 25th showdown in Chicago! Road to the Octagon premieres today at 5pm ET on FOX.