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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

https://www.facebook.com/andre.dida/videos/1753413684897269/ Ahead of Francisco Trinaldo’s UFC Fight Night: Brazil scrap against Paul Felder next month, the UFC vet is preparing in quite the interesting way.

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 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

News surfaced Wednesday afternoon that Nick Diaz was jumped early Wednesday morning in Las Vegas at the Hyde nightclub in the Bellagio hotel. The initial report stated that, Diaz was on his way to the bathroom, when he accidentally bumped a man. When Diaz apologized, the man’s three friends jumped in and started a massive brawl on the casino floor of the Bellagio, with employees being caught in the middle.

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.

Russell Ess - August 24, 2016

Georges St-Pierre recently stated that he has enrolled in USADA’s drug testing program so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. While no official word has been released from the UFC on GSP’s return, Big Brand Boys reports that sources are telling them that the UFC and St-Pierre have come to an agreement for “the comeback of the year.” The report also states, “it seems the date of return has finally been set,” which is on December 10 at UFC 206 in Toronto.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

With just 48 hours to go until UFC 200, Jon Jones was pulled from the card for failing a random, out-of-competition drug test back in June. Jones has maintained his innocence throughout the entire process of appealing his failed drug test, with USADA looking into the possibility of a contaminated substance being the reason for Jones’ failure.

Russell Ess - August 24, 2016

Many fans were furious after they found out about the racist insults that were made towards Hyun Gyu Lim from Mike Perry’s corner. On Tuesday, fellow UFC fighter Alex Nicholson came out with a short statement on twitter and said, “I respect every man who steps in the cage and my comments were insensitive towards lim I was hype for my brother but It’s all love no hate.”

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

[ooyala code=”EybmdpNTE6GsfFepQieGlkcjB5Tt5abP” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”1280″ autoplay=”true”] Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may currently be unable to compete while he appeals a failed drug test that saw him pulled from UFC 200, however ‘Bones’ has been enjoying his time off.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

After Bruce Buffer read the judge’s decision for the main event war between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, it didn’t take long for the featherweight champion, who won a majority decision over Diaz, to begin limping on his walk back to the dressing room. News surfaced shortly after that McGregor had broken his foot, and was using crutches to assist him backstage. Later in the evening, McGregor stated that his foot wasn’t broken, however his shin was hurt from the leg kicks he landed on Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

This past weekend the MMA world tuned in as Conor McGregor looked to avenge his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz back in March. McGregor and Diaz went to war over the course of 5 rounds, winning over the hearts of MMA fans as they put on what some consider to be the greatest fight of all time. Ultimately, after 5 rounds of war, McGregor was awarded the majority decision win.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made his return to the WWE ring this past weekend at the WWE’s ‘Summerslam’ Pay-Per View event where he wrestled Randy Orton. The match was the first for Lesnar following his UFC 200 win over Mark Hunt, after which it was revealed that he failed a random out-of-competition drug test prior to the fight, as well as a fight night drug test.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

The bar was set extremely high for Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz in the pair’s highly anticipated rematch at UFC 202. The fight certainly delivered as the two put on what many have called one of the greatest fights of all time.

bjpenndotcom - August 24, 2016

UFC 202 was undeniably a thrilling event. With four of the five fights on the main card being either a KO or TKO, and the fifth being the thrilling 5-round war between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, fans had high praise for the card.

Russell Ess - August 24, 2016

Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor fought a thrilling five-round war at UFC 202 over the weekend. McGregor was able to avenge his first UFC loss, which was handed to him by Diaz at UFC 196 back in March. Following the exciting UFC 202 main event competition, judges awarded “The Notorious” with a majority decision in what many are considering an all time classic fight.