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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.