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bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

It was revealed via social media recently that our namesake BJ Penn will be training at the Jackson-Winkeljohn academy in Albuquerque New Mexico. The move was in anticipation of a potential fight with fellow UFC featherweight Nik Lentz, however in an open letter to MMAFighting, Lentz has laid out his terms and conditions for a fight with Penn.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3jbrzl_conor-mcgregor-fighting-in-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-tournament_sport Some say you have to see it to believe it.     But is it really so hard to believe?   Conor McGregor’s only losses have come by submissions, knee-bar and an arm-in triangle choke.    If you thought that McGregor wasn’t going to explore the style that beat him twice, guess again.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

If there was a better time for a middleweight in the UFC to have a break-through year to get into the top five, this would be it. The middleweight top 10 is a brutal bunch of battled-tested warriors. Who from the bottom half of the division will rise to the ranks and take a crack at the title?

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

It’s been over a decade since Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler fought at UFC 47 on April 2nd 2004, however both men are still at the top of the fight game nearly 12 years later. In their first meeting, Diaz picked up an impressive 2nd round KO win over Lawler, in just his 2nd UFC fight. While Lawler is currently the UFC welterweight champion, and Diaz is currently suspended until August 1st, UFC President Dana White is in favor of a rematch between the two.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Now that we know the story behind Julianna Pena’s groin kicking spree at a bar in Spokane Wa,  let’s take a peek at the police body camera the night that Pena and one of her team-mates at Sik-Jitsu gym.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3lul6v_nate-diaz-rolls-it-with-fans-in-vegas-hotel_fun We all have that one friend that always has a few too many drinks and wants to wrestle on the casino floor.   Here is some rare footage of a fan meeting Diaz and his crew.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

Just over a month has passed since former UFC no. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Jose Aldo lost for the first time in over ten years. Conor McGregor took the UFC featherweight championship belt from Aldo in a 13-second knockout fight that left people in awe. Aldo recently spoke with PVT and revealed some interesting things leading up to his fight with McGregor and his mindset on the future (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Yesterday it was revealed that Yoel Romero had failed an out-of-competition drug test. In addition the UFC released a statement yesterday in the wake of the announcement. Now, Jacare Souza is looking to capitalize on Romero’s failed drug test and put himself in a position to challenge Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Back in 2013 Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson put on one of the greatest fights in UFC history at UFC 165 when the pair fought to a controversial decision that saw Jones retain the UFC light heavyweight championship. Prior to that however, the pair were featured as guests of honor at Legend Fight Show, where Alexander Emelianenko fought Bob Sapp.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Since it was announced that Conor McGregor would be moving up to lightweight at UFC 197 to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title, there’s been quite a bit of concern as to when, or if, Frankie Edgar would get his title shot. Edgar was told after his 1st round KO win over Chad Mendes, that he was the next contender at featherweight, however since then all signs have pointed to him being passed up once again.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/h8IMGqetaZ0 If you’re a big fan of UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste and you aren’t following her on Snapchat, you are simply missing out. Celeste who has graced the Octagon throughout some of the biggest fights in the UFC is a fan favorite, and it isn’t tough to figure out why.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Conor McGregor just booked his fist fight at lightweight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th. The fight will not only be McGregor’s first at lightweight, it will be for the lightweight championship. While most champions who move up a division to pursue another championship belt have to vacate the title, that isn’t the case for ‘The Notorious’.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Nick Diaz is the kind of guy that just flat out gives it to you straight.   In this quick video Diaz doesn’t “sugar coat” it.  Featherweight champ Conor McGregor responds in the only way he know how.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Sunday night’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ main event between Dominick Cruz and TJ Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight championship is arguably the single most highly anticipated bantamweight fight in the history of the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/cUcQDAIU8ZI Dominick Cruz’s successful return to the Octagon against Takeya Mizugaki back at UFC 178 came after a long period of struggling. Cruz returned from a nearly 3 year absence from the Octagon without missing a beat.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/D0RvBzaQrFw Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey is making headlines regardless if she’ll be taking an extended break from MMA. Rousey knows how to ‘keep busy’ so getting too far out of fight shape doesn’t appear to be an issue for Rousey and her camp.

bjpenndotcom - January 13, 2016

Yesterday news broke that Nick Diaz and the Nevada State Athletic Commission had reached a settlement in regards to his 5 year suspension for marijuana.