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bjpenndotcom - December 16, 2016

While many combat sports fans believe that talks of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match are nothing more than talks to stir up the combat sports community, Mayweather has continued to indicate that he has every intention of fighting Conor McGregor.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2016

Last weekend, the UFC returned to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first time since 2013. The promotion did so with UFC 206. In advance of this Toronto return, the card was heavily criticized for its lack of big names. When its originally planned Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson main event fell through, these criticisms only grew louder.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2016

This Saturday, MMA legend Urijah Faber will compete in the last fight of his career. He will do so against England’s Brad Pickett on the main card of UFC on Fox 22, which will emanate from his hometown of Sacramento, California. With his fighting career in the rear-view, Faber will shift his focus to managing Team Alpha Male, the world-famous gym he founded in his hometown. Though these duties will surely keep him plenty busy in his post-fighting life, Faber recently explained on UFC Tonight that he’s not willing to entirely rule out a return to competition down the road.

Tom Taylor - December 16, 2016

Last November, in the main event of UFC 193, then women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was knocked out by a Holly Holm head-kick in one of the biggest upsets in the history of our sport. She has not returned to the cage since.

Russell Ess - December 15, 2016

Phil Brooks, better known by his WWE wrestling name, CM Punk, made his professional mixed martial arts debut at UFC 203 in September. There were some people that were unhappy that the former WWE wrestling superstar seemingly strolled his way into the biggest MMA promotion in the world while others were happy to have the star bring in some new fans over to watch the sport of mixed martial arts.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2016

This Saturday, MMA veteran Urijah Fbaer will step into the Octagon for the final time as he fights Brad Pickett in front of his hometown fans in Sacramento, California. For Faber, the fight will mark the end of what has been a truly remarkable MMA career that has seen him compile a 33-10 record over the course of 13 years competing professionally. Given that it would be Faber’s final fight, it came as a surprise to many when the UFC opted to put ‘The California Kid’ as the co-main event behind Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson as the main event.

Russell Ess - December 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/T81m3AdHDx4?t=3m5s Nick Diaz has been enjoying his time off from fighting and it is surely showing in some of his recent interviews and guest spots on radio shows and podcasts.

Russell Ess - December 15, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is set to make her comeback after over a year out from competition. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will take on the current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in a five-round title fight and will get a chance to get back to the top of the division. This comes just a little over a year since Holly Holm shocked the world by knocking Rousey out in the second round of their fight at UFC 193.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2016

Earlier this year, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made his return to the Octagon after five years away from the Octagon. Lesnar fought fan-favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt, and while the fight was a highly anticipated one, the month leading to the bout wasn’t without controversy. It was announced at UFC 199 that Lesnar would fight Hunt at UFC 200, which was just one month away. It was revealed that Lesnar had been given an exemption from the mandatory testing period a fighter must go through in order to become eligible in the eyes of USADA.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2016

Earlier this year, it was revealed that UFC superstar Conor McGregor would be making the transition to Hollywood for a role in the next highly anticipated installment in the ‘xXx’ franchise, ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’. Those plans changed back in March however, when Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from his scheduled UFC 196 lightweight title fight with Conor McGregor just two weeks before they were scheduled to fight. The UFC decided to replace dos Anjos with Nate Diaz, and move the fight to welterweight. As the sporting world knows by now, Diaz rocked and then submitted McGregor in the second round, handing the Irish superstar his first loss in the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2016

Earlier this month at the ‘Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions’ finale, TUF winner Ryan Hall squared off against UFC veteran Gray Maynard in a fight which had all the makings of an old-school ‘style vs. style’ matchup. Maynard of course looked to keep the fight standing in hopes of landing a big punch and picking up yet another knockout win. Hall on the other hand was looking to take the fight to the mat and use his elite level Jiu-Jitsu to secure a submission win. With that being said, the way Hall looked to get the fight to the ground was a bit controversial. Upon Maynard closing the distance, Hall would slip a punch and drop to the canvas looking for a leg lock on ‘The Bully’.

bjpenndotcom - December 15, 2016

Earlier this month, former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre joined several other high-profile fighters such as Cain Velasquez, TJ Dillashaw, Donald Cerrone, and Tim Kennedy in announcing the formation of the MMA Athletes Association. The association was the first of its kind, and while the MMA Fighters Association was announced earlier this year, the MMAAA featured marquee fighters such as St-Pierre & Velasquez, and was geared towards helping UFC fighters.

Russell Ess - December 14, 2016

Despite losing the initially scheduled UFC light heavyweight main event between champion Daniel Cormier and challenger Anthony Johnson, the UFC 206 card that took place in Toronto, Canada over the weekend gave fans an action packed event.

Russell Ess - December 14, 2016

The thought of a Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor boxing match has been talked about for some time now. The undefeated and retired boxing superstar claims to have even started the rumor of arranging a fight with McGregor and the talk will surely not stop as long as Mayweather and McGregor keep talking about each other.

Russell Ess - December 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/jeSfmTYz9FI Last week leading up to UFC 206, UFC President Dana White did some interviews with the media to promote the event that took place at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Russell Ess - December 14, 2016

Newly promoted UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is hungry for a rematch against his rival Conor McGregor. After being defeated for the first time in ten years in a shocking 13-second knockout coming from the hands of McGregor at UFC 194, Aldo is looking to follow the Irishman up to the UFC lightweight division if that is what it is going to take to challenge him again.

Tom Taylor - December 14, 2016

This Saturday, the UFC will touch down in sun-soaked Sacramento, California with UFC on Fox 22. One of the many highlights of this card is a welterweight scrap between bona fide excitement generators “Platinum” Mike Perry and Alan Jouban. Given the propensity for violence shared by these two fighters, many fans consider their imminent scrap a contender for Fight of the Night honors. In fact, it seems to have all the ingredients required to go down as an absolute classic.