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bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/k1-PbDapHRI Not too many people would be brave enough to get into a scuffle with 6’4 240 pound former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski, however Russell Crowe did.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

On March 5, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will get a chance to make history at UFC 197. McGregor could become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two different weight class championship belts simultaneously, if he beats lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Andre Pederneiras, coach of former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo revealed in an interview with Sherdog that they requested to do the same thing, but were continually denied.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/NMNxp4015e4 At UFC 190 Ronda Rousey picked up a 1st round KO win over Bethe Correia, who many believed would be the toughest test for ‘Rowdy’. The loss was the first for Correia, who had gone 9-0 until that point.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

MMA legend Wanderlei Silva has been released from his contract with the UFC. FOX Sports says that their sources have confirmed the release, althought the UFC has yet to release a statement on situation. Per FOX Sports:

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been in the gym as he should be with a tough task ahead of him. McGregor looks to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two championship belts simultaneously. “The Notorious” is set to fight lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the lightweight title at UFC 197 on March 5. McGregor posted a video of him in the gym working on some kicking drills in preparation for his fight with dos Anjos.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Hey @lukerockhold are you impressed? @turnerthaiboxing might be 5'3" but not bad for a wrestler. @adidascombatusa A video posted by Ryan Bader (@ryanbader) on Jan 14, 2016 at 7:28pm PST

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

As the bantamweight title fight between champion T.J. Dillashaw and former champion Dominick Cruz gets closer to happening this weekend, the media is swarming around the two great UFC veterans. Dominick Cruz spoke with Ariel Helwani recently about his fight with Dillashaw in and out of the ring.

Russell Ess - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/PI0oq9zXugs UFC President Dana White made another appearance on “Off the Record” and was asked some tough and entertaining questions. Check out the video where Dana talks about Ronda Rousey’s future, UFC 200, Jon Jones fighting for the heavyweight title, and with his recent muscled physique being shown at the beach, if he is on steroids (5:02).

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Jorge Masvidal and Tim Kennedy’s Twitter beef must not have been enough, because now ‘Gamebred’ is engaging in a cyber-feud with UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Masivdal is trash talking middleweights due to the fact that he trains who Yoel Romero, who was the #1 contender at middleweight prior to it being revealed that he failed a random USADA drug test.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Following Holly Holm’s spectacularly brutal KO win over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, many fans were quick to turn on Rousey. It was nearly impossible to go on social media without seeing a meme of Rousey posted somewhere. The criticism has been so bad that Rousey’s nemesis Cris Cyborg even feels bad for how the former champ has been treated by the public.

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

Ahead of ‘UFC Fight Night” Boston’ on Sunday, take a look at some of the best Media Day moments!

bjpenndotcom - January 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/rEqsBSzBP4k While Anthony Pettis currently is gearing up to fight Eddie Alvarez on Sunday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ if he defeats Alvarez and Conor McGregor defeats Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th, Pettis wants a fight with McGregor.