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BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2013

“Boxing is very straight forward – you hit the other guy until he can’t stand. How do you score this though… two guys fighting, we will call them Apollo and Rocky. In one round, Apollo lands a TON of punches and while they are starting to take effect, Rocky stays on his feet. Towards the end of the round, Rocky lands a couple HUGE shots, and wobbles Apollo but he doesn’t go down. Now Rocky was getting beat up for 2:45 of a 3:00 round, but landed those huge shots at the end of the round. Who gets the round? Apollo for controlling and winning most of the round, or Rocky for landing the biggest and best shots of the round. It’s a tough decision, but this is just quality versus volume.

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2013

“I absolutely do (believe Ronda lost fans). I think the world’s getting a little bit of balance back. The UFC PR machine is incredibly strong. Ronda was the all American blonde girl, Olympic medalist, and was beating everybody in the first round so they said, ‘This is gold, we’re going to take her and mold her into whatever we want her to be.’ As far as her personality, she has the credentials and physical appearance to market well. The UFC did a great job on that and I think the Ultimate Fighter shed just a little bit of light on the type of person that she really is. I do think that it exposed her, I would say, and I think the balance has shifted a little bit and Miesha has gained a lot more fan following base. I definitely don’t think Miesha is the fan favorite, I mean, Ronda still has 350,000 followers, or whatever it is, and there are a lot of people who don’t follow the sport that close enough that they just see the she’s an Olympian and a cute girl that’s a world champion. They just see the little list of credentials and accomplishments that she’s done and they think this girl has done so much and she’s amazing. But they don’t know anything about her personally. On a personal level, I definitely think for the fans that follow MMA, it (TUF) definitely brought a little balance to women’s MMA and gained followers for Miesha.” Bryan Caraway (pictured next to his longtime girlfriend Miesha Tate) recently discussed his thoughts on UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, while appearing on this week’s edition of ‘The MMA Hour‘.

Chris Taylor - November 27, 2013

UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC), was rumored to headline both UFC 169 and then UFC 170, opposite #1 contender Glover Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC).

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2013

By Evan Stoumbelis

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2013

“If I read a couple and get mad, and I feel like saying something back? That’s when I know I need to cool out for a second and turn it off. Because Twitter, it’s great, but Twitter will hurt your damn feelings, man.” “People will say some outrageous things on there. It makes you feel like, man, if I was there with you, I bet a million dollars you wouldn’t even want to think that because you’d be scared I might hear your thoughts and beat the hell out of you.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

“I’m worried about his safety during filming there. I know you all are legal, decent people. My sister and her family received an exchange student from Brazil who has lived in her house when Chael was younger and they have shared many hours with each other. That said, it only takes one to ruin it … and I pray that you not allow someone to reach Chael in person. He is a great coach and is eager to help the young fighters as much as he can.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

By Evan Stoumbelis

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

“I don’t think he’s gone for good. But maybe he needs some time. People have no idea the kind of pressure it is to fight, and I have no idea what kind of pressure it to hold the belt for (six years). Before that he was headlining cards since he was younger than I am right now. That’s a lot of pressure. That’s a lot of interviews. That’s a lot of work, and the guy, he’s a machine. For someone to be able to do that, to carry a belt for that long, and to be a headliner for that long, it wears on you. He needs a break.” While on yesterday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” top UFC welterweight, Rory MacDonald, discussed his thoughts on teammate and UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

The rivalry between Michael Bisping and Tim Kennedy isn’t going to go away anytime soon. The two fighter’s will likely go back and forth like this until the UFC decides to put them in a cage to settle their differences.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

Two of the division’s most electrifying lightweights faced off at UFC 141 – watch Nate Diaz unload punches in bunches in this three-round Fight of the Night against Donald Cerrone.

Chris Taylor - November 26, 2013

Former Dream champion, Shinya Aoki (34-6 MMA), has reportedly turned down a contract offer from the UFC.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

Not only do our readers on BJPENN.COM think the UFC should sign top welterweight prospect, Ben Askren, but so do his teammates.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - November 25, 2013

Much has been made over the last week about the future of UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre. From family problems to secret love children, the speculation of GSP’s future has been exhausting to cover.

BJPENN.COM News - November 25, 2013

Headliner Nate Diaz outlines his plans to wrap up his trilogy with Gray Maynard with a convincing win, then track down the 155-pound titleholder.

Chris Taylor - November 25, 2013

Have you ever fantasized about partying with UFC ring girl Arianny Celeste?

BJPENN.COM News - November 25, 2013