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bjpenndotcom - September 14, 2016

Max Holloway has officially lost his patience in waiting for a title shot. The 24-year-old Hawaiian is currently riding a nine fight win streak, by far the longest in the featherweight division, yet the man still hasn’t got his shot at gold. Holloway tweeted at interim champion Jose Aldo in frustration on Tuesday night:

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

This Saturday (September 17), in the co-main event of the UFC’s debut in the small border town of Hidalgo, Texas, dangerous middleweights Derek Brunson and Uriah Hall will collide. In advance of this compelling middleweight showdown, Brunson has thrown a fairly serious accusation Hall’s way. He claims his middleweight rival has been using performance enhancing drugs.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

Last Saturday, on the main card of UFC 203, CM Punk fell short in his long-awaited UFC debut, tapping out to Mickey Gall rear-naked choke just 2:14 into the first round. From a competitive vantage point his MMA foray was a pretty significant failure. From a fiscal perspective, however, Punk’s UFC debut is looking like it could have been a massive success – and not just because he made bank with a disclosed purse of $500,000. It’s also looking like Punk’s presence on UFC 203’s main card may have driven pay-per-view sales far beyond most estimates.

Russell Ess - September 13, 2016

It was a rough night at UFC 203 for Phil Brooks, who is better known by his WWE name, CM Punk. The former professional wrestler made his professional mixed martial arts debut against 2-0 Mickey Gall in the biggest MMA promotion in the world on the main event pay-per-view card.

bjpenndotcom - September 13, 2016

Russell Ess - September 13, 2016

UPDATE: Late Tuesday, Kenny Florian posted a tragic update through his social media channels that his brother Kirk Andrew Florian has passed away. The heartbreaking news came after an initial social media post from Kenny earlier on Tuesday reaching out to anyone with information on his missing brother. Florian posted the following update on his social media channels:

bjpenndotcom - September 13, 2016

This past weekend, CM Punk stepped into the Octagon to make his UFC debut nearly two years after he signed with the UFC. Punk stepped into the Octagon to fight Mickey Gall with quite a bit of confidence after training for nearly two years under Duke Roufus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Roufusport.

Russell Ess - September 13, 2016

“I’m starting to realize the hype is real with that guy. He’s legit, [it] would be the challenge of a lifetime,” is what former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones tweeted when a fan asked how he thinks he would do in a fight against heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. I'm starting to realize the hype is real with that guy. He's legit, I would be the challenge of a lifetime https://t.co/ybke2pAtAC

bjpenndotcom - September 13, 2016

While Jon Jones is busy trying to clear up the messy fallout from UFC 200, two-time title challenger Alexander Gustafsson believes it would not be fair to give ‘Bones’ an immediate rematch once he sorts out his situation with USADA. Jones tested positive for two banned substances in a June 16 out-of-competition drug test conducted by USADA, forcing the UFC to remove him from his scheduled UFC 200 rematch with Daniel Cormier just days before the event.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

Over the last few months, several UFC champions have caught flack for calling for money fights – that is, the fights that they believe will make them the most money, rather than the ones that make the most sense from a rankings standpoint. The most high-profile fighter to chase these fights is, of course, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who has contested his last two fights in the welterweight division, raking in multiple millions for a pair of grudge matches with Nate Diaz. Then there’s welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who has been chasing lucrative fights with Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz, while lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez is after a bout with Conor McGregor, and bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has expressed interest in a super fight with interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

Today, there is a pretty significant history of high-profile professional wrestlers making the jump to the UFC. The most successful pro wrestler to do so was Brock Lesnar, who not only won fights in the UFC, but claimed the organization’s heavyweight title. The most recent pro wrestler to make the jump was former WWE champ CM Punk, who debuted at UFC 203 last Saturday, where he was mugged by 24-year-old prospect Mickey Gall.

bjpenndotcom - September 13, 2016

After Conor McGregor won the UFC featherweight championship by defeating Jose Aldo back in the main event of UFC 194, it didn’t take long for the newly crowned featherweight champ to sign the contract for his next fight. The fight was slated to be a lightweight title fight against Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC 196 on March 5th. Unfortunately, dos Anjos was forced out of the fight with a broken foot just two weeks before the fight. Ultimately the UFC selected Nate Diaz as a fill-in opponent for McGregor, and moved the fight to 170 pounds.

bjpenndotcom - September 13, 2016

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Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 203, former pro wrestling star CM Punk took his first steps into the cage and was quickly submitted by Mickey Gall in an outcome that surprised very few people. Despite his loss, many members of the combat sports community have commended Punk on his courage and ambition. Though he was clearly not ready for a UFC bout, there seems to be a widespread admiration for the way he got in there and chased his dreams.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/dAuWoH-mU50 On October 8, the UFC will set up shop in beautiful Manchester, England with UFC 204. The evening’s main event will see new middleweight champion Michael Bisping defend his title against an old rival in 46-year-old legend Dan Henderson.

Tom Taylor - September 13, 2016

In January of this year, TJ Dillashaw lost the UFC bantamweight title to long-absent former champion Dominick Cruz in a razor-close, five-round war. Given the competitive nature of the bout, many expected the two to be booked for an immediate championship rematch. This is not the way things went down. Instead, Cruz went on to successfully defend his title against long-time contender Urijah Faber, while Dillashaw returned to defeat Raphael Assuncao at 200.

bjpenndotcom - September 13, 2016

Former Bellator champion and current UFC lightweight ‘Ill’ Will Brooks may be one of the few fighters actually defending CM Punk’s massive payday at UFC 203 on Saturday. Phil Brooks, better known as CM Punk, took home $500,000 in disclosed pay in a losing effort to Mickey Gall, who submitted the former WWE superstar in a little over two minutes. Many fighters took to Twitter to vent their frustrations in the pay disparity, considering Punk’s victorious opponent earned a meager $30,000 in comparison to Punk’s half a million dollar payday.

Russell Ess - September 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/xQ1YNOuI3e0 Phil Brooks’ performance at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall still has a lot of people talking and anticipating what will come next for him as far as his career in mixed martial arts.