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BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

“The show is coming up, it’s on FX and it’s coming to a living room near you. I would also like to mention to the media, and I really hope they report this, this show is the single biggest and toughest tournament that we have in this sport. This isn’t a four-man tournament that gets spread over the course of a year. This is a 32-man tournament that will take place over five and a half weeks and to be aired over 10 of the most successful ratings FX has ever seen. This is a tournament that is tougher than the Olympic games, it’s tougher than the NFL playoffs, it’s tougher than any tournament in sports and that storyline constantly gets missed. This is no more reality TV than the NFL playoffs or the Olympics were. It’s real and it’s on TV. The bottom line is, this is a tournament. This is a tournament so tough that great fighters like Josh Koscheck, Gray Maynard, Stephan Bonnar and Chris Leben couldn’t even win it. It’s so tough, that world champions Forrest Griffin and Rashad Evans came through it. I happen to know the talent that has been selected for this show, this will put all of those seasons to shame and there is a world champion, if not more than one, that’s in these young men. Write this down, the toughest tournament in mixed martial arts is coming to FX.” During Wednesday’s UFC tele-conference to promote season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter” the Chael Sonnen hype machine turned it’s attention to the UFC’s reality series by proclaiming it the toughest tournament/athletic competition in the world.

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

Are you a fan of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva? Check out this highlight, narrated by the infamous Christopher Walken.

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

The UK team celebrate their previous win with a night of wild antics, which leaves the Aussies unable to sleep and unimpressed. One fighter tells Ross he wants to go home, which throws Team UK into a spin.

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

This week sees both coaches up the intensity in training; with George giving the Australian’s conditioning work in the sand dunes and Ross taking Team UK through the training session from hell.

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

“I’ve faced plenty of wrestlers like Vladimir Matyushenko, Jake O’Brien and Matt Hamill and had no problems. Chael is a decent wrestler. He was an Olympic alternate but he wasn’t on the team. No disrespect to other alternates but he’s not at that level. Who cares if he takes me down, he gets submitted all the time from top position anyways. I’ve wrestled since I was a 14 year old boy and I still love wrestling. I’m definitely prepared. If he does take me down, so what? His ground and pound is weak and he gets submitted all the time. If I do get him down, his face will open up. I feel I have nothing to worry about in wrestling. I have a slight edge in jiu-jitsu and I have a huge edge in kickboxing. I’m not intimidated by his power. I don’t see any way Chael can win this fight but I’ll still train like a madman. I’m ready to lay the smackdown for the things he said not only for the things he said not just about me but about other people and send him back to the movies.” “Chael’s an interesting guy. I respect some things about him. He goes and gets what he wants except for world championships or any championships. He’s a good talker and good for the sport in some ways. He’s extremely disrespectful and not much of a championship level athlete at all. He’ll be able to do his TV shows and commentating and all that. I’m doing Chael a favor by showing Chael what his true calling which is his gift of gab and not athletic talent.”

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

“Let’s be clear. Nobody said Chael clearly doesn’t deserve anything. Let’s understand, not one of those fighters said “Hey Dana, I’ll fight Chael.” I called every one of those bastards out and I’ve got no problem slapping any one of them around including the Karate Kid. The only fighter to call Jon Jones out is me. Nobody calls me out and I never get hurt. They can whine all they want but not one of them has stepped up. They get jealous or envious of an opportunity but they never go out to the mound and make the call. I wanted it and I got it. I talked a cat out of a tree earlier today. At the end of it all, Ariel, good for me and chalk one more up for the bad guy.”

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

UFC lightweight fighter Jeremy Stephens released this video blog explaining his innocence and apologizing for being arrested just a few short weeks ago on felony assault charges. From his youtube channel:

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

UFC Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste, is back at it again with her latest music video featuring her “On Top Of The World” Single. Hit play above and check it out now!

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

“For the most part, I commend the UFC for making the fights happen that the people love to see. But as a fighter, I was like, ‘man, what’s it gonna take for me to get a chance to get back up in there?’ I wanted to fight Anderson, but it didn’t end up happening because they said I needed one more fight to be a contender at middleweight. But I guess it’s not the same for everybody.” “I was hoping in December, by the end of the year, but it looks like it’s not going to happen. Maybe in February or March. But who am I going to fight, that’s the big question. I can’t go down in weight class after a loss to Jones unless it’s a special event, unless it’s something that really beckons for my calling, and then I’ll do it.”

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

bjpenndotcom - October 17, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2012

Earlier today the UFC and FX held a special tele-conference with Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen and Dana White to discuss the next season of the UFC’s reality series, “The Ultimate Fighter.” If you missed our live broadcast of the event, have no fear, you can find the archived audio in the player above.