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Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

UFC 202 was one of the biggest pay-per-view (PPV) draws the UFC has ever had. The UFC stated that 202 came in as the third biggest PPV in the company’s history right behind UFC 196 and 100. To get an idea of how important the rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor was, just take a look at this snapshot of this person in custody with the police as they watch the fight.

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

It didn’t take newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley long to begin calling out fighters for his first potential title defense. Woodley shut down welterweight #1 contender Stephen Thompson on the post-fight show, where Woodley also called out Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

This week, rumors of a Georges St-Pierre return to the Octagon picked up more steam as the former welterweight kingpin revealed that he is mentally ready to return to the Octagon. To add to the speculation following GSP’s interview, rumors surfaced that GSP had reportedly signed to fight Nick Diaz once again, this time at UFC 206.

Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is set to make his UFC featherweight debut on Saturday at UFC on FOX 21 against Charles Oliveira. On Friday, Pettis made the featherweight limit weighing in at 146 pounds.

Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

UFC 202 was a highly entertaining card and the main event definitely did not disappoint.

Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

Money fight rivals Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor are now 1-1 against each other. While Diaz says he is waiting for the UFC “to see how obsessed” he is, Team McGregor says that a trilogy fight will indeed take place. However, when the fight will actually happen is still in the air.

Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

It’s no secret that former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has a lot of female fans. The former champ is making headlines in a lot of the major Hollywood media outlets but not for any recent fight related news. Instead, Hollywood is buzzing on his dating life.

Russell Ess - August 26, 2016

When UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had his first loss in the UFC against Nate Diaz at UFC 196, “The Notorious” was described as “obsessed” with getting a rematch to seek revenge. At UFC 202, McGregor was able to do just that when he was awarded a majority decision win after a five-round war.

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

It has been just six days since Conor McGregor fought a grueling 5-round war against Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202. McGregor, who ultimately was awarded a majority decision win, was filmed backstage after the fight on crutches. When the official medical reports were released following the event, they revealed that McGregor could be sidelined for 6 months if he doesn’t get his left ankle cleared by an orthopedist.

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

Earlier this week, former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre stated that he was mentally ready for a UFC comeback. St-Pierre, who has been on an indefinite hiatus since his 2013 split decision win over Johny Hendricks, reportedly was interested in fighting newly crowned UFC champion Tyron Woodley after his UFC 201 win over Robbie Lawler, however a matchup was never officially booked.

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

This Saturday in Vancouver, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will make his highly anticipated featherweight debut against #6 ranked featherweight Charles Oliveira.

bjpenndotcom - August 26, 2016

Going into UFC 202, where Conor McGregor hoped to avenge his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ and SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh did something they had never done before. They came up with a gameplan for Diaz. In addition to coming up with a gameplan, McGregor brought in several lanky southpaw boxers, and Jiu-Jitsu ace Dillon Danis to prepare for Diaz. In total, McGregor estimated that his training camp cost $300,000.

Russell Ess - August 25, 2016

At UFC 202 over the weekend, “The Notorious” was able to even up the score with Nate Diaz after a five-round war putting them both with one win against each other. Now with the money fight over, UFC President Dana White said immediately after the fight that McGregor had two options for his next bout. Either defend his featherweight title against interim champion Jose Aldo to unify the belts or face Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

While it seems as though reports of former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre returning to the Octagon are always surfacing, ‘Rush’ has yet to officially return to the Octagon. After Tyron Woodley defeated Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 to claim the UFC welterweight championship, he immediately called for a fight with St-Pierre, who seemed extremely willing to step back in the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

Going into Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz, McGregor predicted that he would finish Diaz in the 4th round of their welterweight scrap. McGregor was unable to finish Diaz, however he dropped the Stockton fighter several times early on in the fight. Immediately following the fight, McGregor stated that he would do a trilogy fight with Diaz, however it would be at lightweight, where both men were more comfortable.

bjpenndotcom - August 25, 2016

In the main event of UFC 202, Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor squared off in what many are calling one of the greatest fights of all time. After 5 rounds of action, the judges scored the fight a majority decision for Conor McGregor, with two of the three judges giving McGregor 48-47 scores.

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.