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bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

After Mike Tyson’s KO victory over Clifford Etienne in 2003, ‘Iron Mike’ infamously stated that he broke his back during training. Brad Pickett could be delivering a very similar interview after UFC 204, where he’s scheduled to fight Iuri Alcântara in Manchester, England. Pickett, who was initially slated to fight at ‘UFC Hamburg’ on September 3rd, however a back injury forced him out of the fight.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

This past Saturday, UFC veteran Donald Cerrone stepped into the Octagon to fight welterweight Rick Story in what was the final fight of his UFC contract. After putting on arguably the best performance of his career, Cerrone stated that he planned on re-signing with the promotion. Now, news has surfaced via MMAJunkie that Cerrone has officially signed an 8-fight deal with the UFC, and according to Brett Okamoto is “ready to continue success” with the promotion.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

Former UFC welterweight king Georges St-Pierre made it known that he was making his way through the process to fight in the UFC again. Upon hearing the news, our namesake BJ Penn politely asked his former rival on twitter for another fight, this time at 155 pounds to which St-Pierre didn’t respond.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/LG3VbPYbZWY Joe Rogan is simply an entertaining character.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

pic.twitter.com/LH0Nl5U2nr — Jessica Hudnall (@LegKickTKO) August 25, 2016

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

Both Jon Jones and UFC President Dana White seem to think that Jones’ Anti-Doping Policy violation situation will end up being much less severe than anticipated. Fellow UFC light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa spoke with FloCombat about the recent change in their attitudes regarding Jones’ situation.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

Former UFC title contender Chael Sonnen is coping with the heartbreaking loss of his newborn daughter. Last week Sonnen gave details on his “You’re Welcome” podcast regarding the terrible situation his daughter Blauna was in after being born prematurely. Unfortunately, Blauna passed away last week and Sonnen addressed the death of his daughter and thanked everyone who supported him in the situation on his podcast released on Wednesday.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

Several months ago, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shocked the world as he announced his retirement from MMA. McGregor was subsequently pulled from UFC 200, for ultimately refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event. After a brief period of silence, McGregor announced that he wasn’t retiring from MMA.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

It has now been nearly a week since Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 majority decision win over Nate Diaz.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

With the recent $4 billion sale of the UFC, the former majority stakeholders of the biggest MMA promotion company in the world are sitting much more comfortably. According to Forbes, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta who were already well off with their casino businesses are pocketing nearly $1 billion each with the sale of the UFC.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is known for his brash and tough attitude. “The Notorious” hasn’t always been a superstar MMA fighter. Here’s a blast from the past as Conor’s sister Erin posted a photo of the McGregor clan from way back in the day and had the following caption:

Russell Ess - August 24, 2016

Bravo! Someone added the Vince McMahon 'No Chance In Hell' theme song to Conor McGregor's swagger walk from UFC 202. pic.twitter.com/tt9Y1WPWdV — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) August 22, 2016

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

In the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor picked up a majority decision win over Nate Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

On the heels of Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 majority decision over Nate Diaz, many wondered what the featherweight champ’s next move would be. Given that McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, despite the fact that UFC President Dana White said he would be forced to vacate the belt if he doesn’t defend it, many are wondering if McGregor could challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

With Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 win over Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ has a few options. While UFC President Dana White has stated that McGregor will return to featherweight for a title unification fight with Jose Aldo, McGregor has remained noncommittal on his return to 145.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

With just two days to go until UFC 200, Daniel Cormier found himself without an opponent when former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the card for a failed out-of-competition drug test back in June. Fortunately for Cormier, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva stepped in on short notice to replace Jon Jones at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

Nick Diaz remained in Las Vegas this week after his brother’s UFC 202 majority decision loss to Conor McGregor on Saturday. According to TMZ, Wednesday morning Nick Diaz was at the Hyde nightclub at the Bellagio hotel, when he bumped into a man on the way to the bathroom. Diaz apparently apologized, and told the man he didn’t want any trouble, when the man’s 3 friends jumped in and jumped the oldest Diaz brother.

Chris Taylor - August 24, 2016

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will return to the octagon on October 15 when he squares off with former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas in the main event of UFC Manila. The UFC Hall of Fame fighter, Penn, recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed his comeback fight and future plans in the sport.