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bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

https://youtu.be/QLF6D1WjtKI Friday afternoon in Las Vegas the UFC hosted the UFC 202 weigh-ins ahead of an action packed night of fights on Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

Throughout the course of fight week leading up to UFC 202, the UFC has released several episodes of UFC 202 Embedded, giving fans a behind the scenes look as the fighter’s make their final preparations for fight night.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

https://youtu.be/R9kNxVCKzus On October 8th, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson will have their highly anticipated rematch, this time for the UFC middleweight championship, which Bisping won at UFC 199.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

Conor McGregor’s caught quite a bit of criticism earlier this month when he stated that WWE wrestlers are “p**sys”, and he couldn’t respect Brock Lesnar due to the fact that he failed a pair of drug tests surrounding his highly anticipated UFC 200 return.

bjpenndotcom - August 20, 2016

DIAZ vs MCGREGOR!!! A video posted by Dana White (@danawhite) on Aug 19, 2016 at 6:05pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

#UFC202: Hyun Gyu Lim vs @PlatinumPerry | Sat. August 20 | LIVE on Pay-Per-View https://t.co/9Ehhtz2TUh — #UFC202 (@ufc) August 19, 2016

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

The highly anticipated rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two stars are set to headline the UFC 202 event.

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

UFC Nate Diaz knew exactly how to play his cards when both Conor McGregor and the UFC were immediately looking to put together their rematch after UFC 196. At one point, UFC President Dana White said that he didn’t know if he could put the fight together as negotiations were taking place between Diaz and the UFC. However, things were settled and the younger Diaz brother made sure to get his slice of the pie.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

During the UFC 202 weigh-in Friday afternoon, things were understandably tense between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, despite the fact that the UFC banned both men’s teams from the event. After a heated staredown between the two, UFC commentator Joe Rogan spoke with both men on stage. McGregor took the opportunity to deliver a heated message to Diaz:

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

It’s going down tomorrow!! #ConorMcGregor vs. #NateDiaz weigh-in for #UFC202 🔥💥 https://t.co/v2CYI0kQ1U — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 19, 2016

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

UFC superstar Nate Diaz is set to rematch Conor McGregor this Saturday in the main event of UFC 202 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following the open workouts on Thursday, Diaz answered questions from the media and was asked about the status of his older brother Nick cornering him for the big fight.

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

A war broke out between Team Nate Diaz and Team Conor McGregor at the UFC 202 press conference on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Russell Ess - August 19, 2016

[ooyala code=”VxbG5mNTE6fzZExrcukfUf7HX0d8volB” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”1280″] With Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor set to clash in a rematch this Saturday at UFC 202, Georges St-Pierre and his longtime coach Firas Zahabi make their predictions on who walks out of the Octagon as the winner.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

Donald Cerrone and the Diaz Brothers certainly have one of the longest standing rivalries in all of MMA. Back at UFC 141, Nate Diaz picked up a unanimous decision win over Cerrone. While most rivalries end after fighters settle their differences inside the Octagon, Cerrone and Diaz continued their beef over the course of the past 5 years.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

Stackin and Mackin at 168 lbs. A video posted by Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) on Aug 19, 2016 at 9:28am PDT

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

Normally when fighter’s partake in a Q&A session, fans tae full advantage of the opportunity to interact with their favorite fighters. Every so often however, fans take it upon themselves to get confrontational with the fighter on stage.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

Thursday afternoon the UFC held open workouts ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 202 card.

bjpenndotcom - August 19, 2016

Nate Diaz weighs 170.5. A video posted by Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) on Aug 19, 2016 at 8:12am PDT