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Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Check out UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor training for his historic match coming up against lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197. McGregor and SBG training partner Peter Queally are seen training hard with sprints in one of Conor’s latest Instagram posts.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

Who’s next? The last person who isn’t concerned at this exact moment is probably the new champ Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz. After waiting as long as Cruz had to get into the octagon and perform against the former champ the way he did, Cruz is who he claimed to be regardless of multiple roadblocks and still come out the victor by a narrow margin.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Check out this classic edit made by a fan of the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz responding to T.J. Dillashaw at the UFC Fight Night 81 post-fight press conference on Sunday Night.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

The coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 23 were officially announced on Sunday during the UFC Fight Night 81 broadcast. UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk said that she was likely going to be one of the coaches recently and she in fact set to be a coach against former opponent Claudia Gadelha. Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha fought back in December 2014 with Jedrzejczyk being awarded a close split decision. The two are set to rematch at the show Finale on July 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is also the day before UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

[ooyala code=”o0d3Q5MDE6oF6eEKRVPWqDoA6CDx6gqH” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”1600″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Featherweight champion of the world Conor McGregor working with ‘pads and pressure’ in this training video.    UFC 197 will be held at Las Vegas NV March 5th in the MGM Grand Arena.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

UFC veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and part of the team at JacksonWink MMA Academy put together a photo for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Cerrone posted the photo to his Instagram account where he is the only white person in the photo with the rest of the team glaring at him. Obviously, the guys posed for the picture all in fun and it looks like they didn’t take the holiday off from the gym.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was closely watching the UFC Fight Night 81 event on Sunday night. Jones who has been out of competition after being suspended and stripped of his title for legal troubles back in 2015 is looking at the new bantamweight champion for inspiration in his own return to the Octagon. Dominick Cruz who has battled injuries has only fought three times in the Octagon in the past four years. His title fight on Sunday against T.J. Dillashaw was his first fight since his win over Takeya Mizugaki, which took place in September 2014.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

Check out the newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz talk about his fight at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston against the former champion T.J. Dillashaw.

Russell Ess - January 18, 2016

It was a tough night for Matt Mitrione and his eyes on Sunday night. After suffering accidental eye pokes from Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston, Mitrione suffered a broken orbital floor and injured shoulder at the hands of Browne after a third round TKO stoppage. Mitrione’s eye was in terrible condition after the fight was stopped and Mitrione revealed his injuries through an update Twitter.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/fE6tmrRReG4 After nearly four years of being sidelined from knee injuries, Dominick Cruz came in to Boston with a plan to take back a title that he hasn’t had since 2011.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/oawATD9LKuI Matt Mitrione had what appeared to be an alien head coming out above “Meathead’s” right eye.  Rest assure there will be no need for Joe Rogan to investigate any phenomenon activity.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/deadpoolmovie/status/687079392674091010 Gina Carano is on her way to being a super star. Having been one of the pioneers in WMMA she forged her dominance in the fight scene and now is blazing paths to new opportunities in Hollywood.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3n1z6l_dominick-cruz-leaving-injured-after-winning-the-ufc-belt-against-tj-dillashaw_sport Any sport that involves physical contact could lead to injuries.   When you’re in combat sports those previous injuries could act up, or the pain may be a result of your opponent kicking your rehabilitated knees with regularity throughout a fight.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/lZrcAM-fL2Q Travis “Hapa” Browne (18-3-1 MMA) puts a W in the win column last night after a TKO finish in the third round ending Matt Mitrione’s night and putting the Blackzilian fighter on a two fight skid.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/94nvX4K-0P0 FN Boston featured a pair of heavyweights looking to get back into winning ways as they battled last night on the main card.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/AG-4dxe9RnU Some fights you just don’t need to see an immediate rematch of.  This was not one of them.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

The UFC bantamweight title was on the line in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ in Boston, as current champion T.J. Dillashaw (12-2 MMA) squared off with former title holder Dominick Cruz (20-1 MMA). No touch of gloves to start this one. Dillashaw opens with a body kick. Quick takedown by Cruz. T.J right back to his feet. Good leg kick from Cruz. Nice right hand from the former champ. Head kick misses for Dillashaw who falls. Cruz on top briefly but T.J. scrambles free. Good shot to the body from Cruz. Nice leg kick by Dillashaw. Cruz returns with a right hand. And another. Very crisp left hand lands from Cruz who seems to be breathing hard. Dillashaw misses with a right but lands a good body kick. Good three-punch combo from Cruz. Nice right hand from Dillashaw. Good punches from both fighters land. A left from Dillashaw. Cruz with another right. Dillashaw tries a takedown but Cruz stuffs it to end round 1.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (18-4 MMA) took on former Bellator lightweight title holder Eddie Alvarez (27-4 MMA) in the co-main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ in Boston. Round one begins with an Eddie Alvarez leg kick. Eddie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Pettis is trying to use the fence to get back to his feet. He does, but eats some punches from Eddie to do it. Alvarez shoots back in for another takedown. The lightweights battle in the clinch against the fence. Eddie shoots low for another takedown. Pettis stuffs it. Alvarez scores a takedown with an inside trip. Pettis bounces back to his feet. Pettis lands a good kick. He tries a spinning kick but Eddie catches it and takes him down. Pettis is back up and lands a brutal kick to the body of Alvarez. Eddie eats it and moves forward. Eddie with a leg kick. Another hard body kick from Pettis. Good right for Eddie lands. Back in the clinch and Eddie lands a knee. The horn sounds to end round one.