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Russell Ess - January 27, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was not happy about his fine that cost him “a LOT” of money after his fight with Rafael dos Anjos on UFC on FOX 17. Cerrone who wore a patriotic patch in honor of his terminally ill grandmother, was fined from Reebok for violating their uniform code. “Cowboy” later issued Reebok a challenge to donate his fine amount to a patriotic charity, and that he would even match the amount toward the same charity. The corporate sponsor never accepted the challenge and the buzz has since fizzled down after the event.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

There’s been much speculation as to what the UFC would do about Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez both withdrawing from the main event of UFC 196, and it seems like we’ve got our answer. UFC President Dana White informed Yahoo Sports that the event has been moved from Pay-Per View to Fox Sports 1, and the co-main event bout between Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson has been promoted to the main event.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

Arianny Celeste, octagon girl/model and 24 other models filed a lawsuit today in the Southern District of New York against Diamond Club Gentlemen’s Cabaret, Lace Gentlemen’s Club, and Stiletto’s (all strip clubs) for false endorsement, deceptive trade practices, defamation, negligence, and unjust enrichment. The complaint as it states, indicate the models going after the “defendants” for “theft, alteration, and unauthorized publication of sexually suggestive images of Plaintiffs, in order to promote their strip clubs without consent or approval of the plaintiffs.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

Conor McGregor has a natural ability to verbalize his point across that he does it in such an effortless way. Similar to his ability inside the octagon, his mental preparations and conditioning allow him to confront most situations with ease.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate had the best seat in the house at the UFC 197 press conference when she sat next to “The Notorious” Conor McGregor. She had a live and upfront look at the ‘lyrical poet’ who engaged in verbal mastery, as most expected he would. Ariel Helwani on MMAHour grabs the quote:

Russell Ess - January 26, 2016

Check out this video featuring Conor McGregor that was featured by the UFC for McGregor’s fight with Dennis Siver back in 2015. McGregor gets tested in a sports lab to see what makes the current UFC featherweight champion so unique in his reaction time and movements.

Russell Ess - January 26, 2016

It looks like things are moving forward for our UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn in his return to the Octagon. With BJ training in New Mexico with some of the greatest MMA fighters in the world at the JacksonWink MMA Academy, he is preparing to be his best and revealed some information on his next bout. “The Prodigy” spoke with Kenny Florian and Jon Anik on the Anik and Florian podcast on Monday. Penn revealed to the guys that he has verbally agreed to an opponent for UFC 197 but was not allowed to disclose who it was just yet.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

Just chilling with my folks! @paigevanzantufc @chadmendes @ufc A photo posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Jan 25, 2016 at 9:37pm PST

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

THAT… Is insane. The stuff of nightmares. Nothing scarier than a guy that can laugh off a full power Mark Hunt body shot. #Repost @johnwayneparr ・・・ Mark Hunt in the building hitting the infamous Noodles. Sorry @markhuntfighter, I thought you punched like a man!! @emiliano303 A video posted by Joe Rogan (@joerogan) on Jan 26, 2016 at 2:59am PST

Russell Ess - January 26, 2016

Many of the UFC lightweight fighters were not as welcoming on the idea of Conor McGregor going up a weight class and fighting at 155lbs. Both Rafael dos Anjos and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone said that it was a bad idea for McGregor to move up. UFC welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson on the other hand thinks that going a step further and joining the guys at 170lbs would be a great move for the UFC featherweight champion. Thompson spoke with Submission Radio recently and had nothing but praise for the vocal Irishman (transcribed by Bloody Elbow):

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

Recently it was announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez had pulled out of his UFC 196 main event scrap with Fabricio Werdum as a result of a back injury. Shortly after, it was announced that Stipe Miocic had filled in for Velasquez. Following that announcement Fabricio Werdum withdrew from the bout, leaving UFC 196 without a main event.

bjpenndotcom - January 26, 2016

Brendan Schaub Explains Why He Was Banned From… by smackhisface1 Brendan Schaub has been speaking out against the UFC’s deal with Reebok. In the wake of his retirement, Schaub has been focusing fully on his ‘Fighter & The Kid’ podcast with Bryan Callen.