MMA News
Conor McGregor taunts Floyd Mayweather, still open to fight
bjpenndotcom - August 16, 2016
Prior to the UFC 199, where it was announced that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th, rumors of Conor McGregor stepping into the boxing ring for a boxing match with boxing icon Floyd Mayweather were the talk of the MMA community. While that fight was never made official, reports were flying around regarding dates and locations for the potential fight.
Chael Sonnen's newborn daughter fighting for her life
bjpenndotcom - August 16, 2016
Heartbreaking news surfaced early Tuesday morning that former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen‘s daughter was born 10 weeks premature and is currently fighting for her life. Sonnen, who recently celebrated the end of his 2-year suspension, had been MIA on social media for several days before news broke of his daughter’s premature birth.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor looking mighty quick, Andre Berto approves
Russell Ess - August 16, 2016
[ooyala code=”FsYnRjNTE6_xJbS3zLyqcWyCyRpM7hrK” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”724″] UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been in Las Vegas preparing to avenge his only UFC loss.
VIDEO | BJJ specialist Dillon Danis: If fight with Nate Diaz goes to the ground, Conor McGregor will dominate
Russell Ess - August 16, 2016
The UFC 202 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 2 brings you a closer look at the featured main event fighters with the days counting down to the big event taking place this Saturday.
Conor McGregor: "It's getting close for me now... I want to fight back home in Ireland"
Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016
Current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has not fought in his home country of Ireland since scoring a first-round TKO victory over Diego Brandao in July of 2014. “Mystic Mac” was a guest on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he discussed his desire to once again compete on his home soil:
VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre is back at it, gives his fans an assuring message
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
Vacation's over, now back to work at the gym!https://t.co/rsXI5pVhw6 — Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) August 15, 2016
Coach: Conor McGregor has an "upgraded engine" going in to UFC 202
Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will be looking to avenge the first loss of his UFC career when he rematches Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 this Saturday night in Las Vegas. The first fight between McGregor and Diaz occurred this past March headlining the UFC 196 fight card in Las Vegas. The bout took place in the UFC’s welterweight division (170-pounds), this after Nate took the bout on just 11 days notice in order to replace Rafael dos Anjos who had suffered an injury.
UFC 202 fighters Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have gone viral, become MMA firsts
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
UFC stars Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor are set to clash in the Octagon this weekend in the main event of UFC 202. With the two stars constantly buzzing on the Internet, their names are now symbols on the Internet as emojis on twitter, which can be viewed on their website or on the twitter app.
Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone: 'Like, if I were to run into the Diaz Brothers out in the street, we are f---ing throwing down'
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
Fan favorites Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Nate Diaz met in the center of the Octagon back in 2011. Despite their rivalry with one another and Diaz taking a unanimous decision win over Cerrone at UFC 141, “Cowboy” says that he actually likes the Diaz brothers because they are so true to themselves.
VIDEO | CM Punk bashes WWE stars for "getting worked" by Conor McGregor
Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016
Former WWE champion Phil Brooks (CM PUNK) talks about the ongoing feud between Conor McGregor and the stars of the WWE with “Hot 97” in the above video.
VIDEO | Nate Diaz recalls the 'real ghetto' early years of the MMA scene
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
UFC star Nate Diaz is now slated to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in what could another record pay-per-view card for the promotion.
UFC targeting Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy for historic pay-per-view card
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
After nearly two years since a controversial loss to Yoel Romero, UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy is being targeted to face former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans who will be dropping down a weight class for a middleweight bout, according to Flocombat. According to their sources, the fight is being targeted for UFC 205, which will be at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
VIDEO | Diaz after being out all night gets call to be tested by USADA, and it does not go well
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
USADA’s random drug testing policy is just what it sounds like. It is totally random. UFC fan favorite Nick Diaz documented a verbal beef that he had with a USADA agent that was attempting to perform a drug test after Nick was “out all night” and didn’t get any sleep.
GIF | The evolution of Joe Rogan's ability to f--k you up!
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
Joe Rogan Turning Side Kick Then & Now
Rio 2016 Olympic wrestler gets choked unconscious, yet manages to win gold!
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
Submitting was not an option for Russia’s Roman Vlaslov when he found himself in a tight situation in the 75kg Greco-Roman competition Olympic semi-finals. Vlaslov was put in a chokehold by Croatia’s Bozo Starcevic and went unconscious during their match (Watch the video here.)
Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping and 6 other bouts announced for UFC 204
Chris Taylor - August 15, 2016
The UFC officially announced that Dan Henderson will square off with Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight championship on October 8 in Manchester, England. The UFC finally make it official. Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson headlines UFC 204, taking place at the Manchester Arena on October 8th.
VIDEO | UFC 202 Bad Blood: Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
https://youtu.be/Kjd7Yhk_zoc UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is set to rematch veteran Nate Diaz in another non-title welterweight fight scheduled for UFC 202 this weekend.
VIDEO | Ultimate display of disrespect in Olympic judo match ends with heavy boos from crowd
Russell Ess - August 15, 2016
WATCH: Israeli Or Sasson beats Egypt’s Islam El Shehaby in #Judo #Rio2016 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/3nh6h0UA2e — Zionist Federation (@ZionistFed) August 12, 2016