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Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Having a little fun w/ @Ruthless_RL & @CNN's @CoyWire #UFC201 #RobbieSeriousFace https://t.co/DwfgAytfD9 — UFC (@ufc) July 27, 2016

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Ahead of UFC 201 on Saturday, where Robbie Lawler will look to once again defend his welterweight star against Tyron Woodley, the talk of a potential Georges St-Pierre return to MMA can’t be ignored. With the list of welterweight title contenders being a rather lengthy one, Georges St-Pierre returning to the UFC would likely mean that Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson would be forced to wait on the title shot he was promised.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

https://youtu.be/Kzbn2DCUnq8 The UFC welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and contender Tyron Woodley takes place this Saturday at UFC 201 in Atlanta, Georgia.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Prior to UFC 196, where Conor McGregor went up to welterweight to fight Nate Diaz, there was talk of McGregor potentially challenging welterweight kingpin Robbie Lawler for the welterweight championship if he defeated Diaz. Diaz ultimately won the fight, despite stepping in on just 2 weeks notice, putting an end to the talk of a McGregor-Lawler fight. During an interview following UFC 196, Lawler was asked about how a fight with McGregor would go. Lawler responded by saying that McGregor was lucky he lost to Diaz because if he fought Lawler, he wouldn’t take McGregor’s neck with a submission like Diaz did, but instead would “take his soul”.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

Mark Hunt has been on a verbal tear since it was revealed that his UFC 200 opponent, Brock Lesnar, had failed a pre-fight drug test in June, and another on fight night. Hunt has repeatedly put Lesnar on blast for the offense, in addition to putting Lesnar on blast, Hunt has put the UFC on blast on several occasions, calling for them to give him 100% of Lesnar’s purse for the event.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Right now, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is undergoing treatment for an injured knee. Once fully healed up and healthy enough to get back in the gym, Rockhold says that there is one particular fight that he is looking to get with Michael Bisping already booked and set to defend his title against Dan Henderson. “There’s a guy I’ve always wanted to fight and that’s Anderson Silva,” Rockhold said on ESPN Radio (transcribed by Fight Sports). “I think Anderson Silva is still in the division, he’s still obviously relevant. He has a controversial loss to Bisping, and I had my loss to Bisping, and then obviously fighting my teammate [Daniel Cormier at UFC 200] on short notice. I think he’s still very relevant and it’s a fight that would make a lot of sense. And it would be a fun one to do. Looking at the division, that makes the most sense.”

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The UFC rankings were updated after the UFC on FOX 20 event that took place over the weekend. The divisions that seen the most change were the women’s bantamweight division and the men’s featherweight division.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Fresh off his win over Thiago Santos at UFC 200, Gegard Mousasi is looking to fight once again before the year is up. Wednesday evening Combate announced that Mousasi had signed to fight Vitor Belfort at UFC 204, which takes place on October 8th.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

Right now is your chance to meet UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn if you happen to be on Oahu. “The Prodigy” is on the island to give a sneak peak of the new BJ Penn UFC Gym in Mililani, Hawaii. An announcement was just made to remind everyone about their chance to meet “The Prodigy” on Wednesday.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

On Wednesday, USADA released a statement that Islam Makhachev was ruled with a ‘No Fault’ for his Meldonium Anti-Doping Policy Violation. Makhachev tested positive for the prohibited substance Meldonium, “which was determined to have been ingested by him without fault or negligence.”

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

On August 20th, Conor McGregor will compete in his second fight since winning the UFC featherweight championship from Jose Aldo back at UFC 194. This fight, like the last one, will not be at featherweight. This has led many to wonder whether or not McGregor will actually return to featherweight to defend his belt. With Jose Aldo currently the interim featherweight champ, he is hoping for a rematch with McGregor.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

UFC star Nate Diaz has been on a media tour this week visiting various shows ahead of his big rematch with Conor McGregor. Diaz made appearances on the “Conan” show, “SportsNation” and FOX Sports to name a few.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

https://youtu.be/EpbMrek6HsA UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been rubbing shoulders with some big pop stars recently. Soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo visited McGregor in Las Vegas at the gym “The Notorious” has been training at and was later with Jennifer Lopez for her birthday party.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin hasn’t fought in 5 years. Prior to his retirement, Carwin was on a 2-fight losing streak that saw him lose to Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos. On the heels of Brock Lesnar’s return at UFC 200, Carwin has taken another step forward with his UFC return, contacting matchmaker Joe Silva about returning to the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Since it was announced that Brock Lesnar failed a pre-fight, as well as a fight night drug test for UFC 200, his opponent, Mark Hunt, has continued to make headlines. In addition to an expletive filled rant, Hunt called for the UFC to give him 100% of Lesnar’s massive $2.5 million purse for the event. As if that wasn’t enough, Hunt took it upon himself to attempt to create a fighters union.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

At UFC 194, many expected Conor McGregor to face the toughest test of his career as he stepped into the Octagon to face featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Instead, McGregor ended Aldo’s reign in just 13 seconds, knocking him out with a brutal cross.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Earlier this year, talks of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match had both the MMA community and boxing community fantasizing about the potential fight. The fight never came to fruition, and ultimately Conor McGregor signed to fight Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th.