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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

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3n3rap_ufc-ronda-rousey-holy-holm-rematch-will-happen_sport TMZ was live on location with a reporter to ask the former champ questions about her Holly Holm re-match.   Ronda Rousey didn’t have any hesitation to the question and it sounds like more along the line of negotiating her contract for the epic event.

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

https://youtu.be/VSPhq9dTxQM Check out former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw talk about his fight at UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston against the newly crowned champion Dominick Cruz.

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

You’ll be surprised on some folks not knowing at least the basics when it comes to protecting your mouth.  You can’t talk much smack when the old mouth-guard holder is all wired up.

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.

bjpenndotcom - January 18, 2016

Once the smoke clears from a night of fights, the last order of business is the post-fight presser.

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.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A key heavyweight tilt between Travis Browne (18-3-1 MMA) and Matt Mitrione (9-5 MMA) took place on tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ main card in Boston. Travis Browne opens up with a front kick that misses. He tries a kick to the body. Mitrione charges forward with punches but doesn’t connect. Good leg kick lands for Matt. Decent right from Mitrione. Body kick from “Hapa”. Matt misses with an attempted body kick. Left jab from Mitrione. Good knee from Browne. Followed by a front kick to the body. Mitrione responds with a kick of his own. Nice right hand from Matt. “Hapa” with another front kick. Big right lands for Matt. Travis falls down but gets up and seems to be ok. Both men are showing a lot of respect for one another. Mitrione attempts a lead left but gets an accidental poke in the eye from Browne. We restart and the horn sounds before either fighter decides to engage.