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Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

If you had to guess, who would you say has gotten hit in the head the most while standing and trading strikes in the UFC, WEC and Strikeforce? According to @fightnomics, Sam Stout lands at the top after receiving 562 strikes to the head while standing. Stout hung up his gloves after losing to Frankie Perez at UFC Fight Night 74 back in 2015.

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

Prior to Carlos Condit’s UFC 195 welterweight title fight with Robbie Lawler, the ‘Natural Born Killer’ revealed that the fight very well could be his last before retiring. After losing a controversial split decision, Condit stated that unless he got an immediate rematch with Lawler, he was on hiatus until further notice. The UFC opted to book Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley for UFC 201, which prompted Condit to take a fight with Demian Maia.

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.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

While Jose Aldo’s next fight will likely be a title unification fight with Conor McGregor after McGregor has his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz in August, the interim featherweight champion appears to be eyeing a fight with bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz. Cruz spoke recently in an interview, where he explained that if McGregor is sidelined for an extended period of time following his fight with Diaz, he would be open to making the jump to 145 in an attempt to hold two titles at the same time.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

Nate Diaz was a guest on the “Conan” show on Tuesday night as he is getting ready for his superfight rematch with Conor McGregor set for UFC 202 on August 20.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

Nate Diaz was a guest on the “Conan” show on Tuesday night ahead of his main event rematch with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor set for UFC 202 on August 20.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

Ahead of Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th in Las Vegas, the featherweight champ was visited by soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Las Vegas.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

This past weekend in Chicago, Illinois, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm stepped into the Octagon to fight Valentina Shevchenko.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

Got 'eeeem 😂 A video posted by SportsNation (@sportsnation) on Jul 26, 2016 at 4:06pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

Brock Lesnar’s successful UFC 200 return may be tarnished from his pair of failed drug tests, however the WWE will not be punishing the former UFC champ for his infractions in the combat sports world. Lesnar failed a random drug test back in June prior to his UFC 200 clash with Mark Hunt, and also failed a fight night drug test on July 9th, the night of UFC 200. While he will likely find himself suspended by the NSAC for the infractions, he won’t face repercussions in the WWE world.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/BxQ3l26QVEc With less than a month until UFC 202, where Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch, the pair have begun their media obligations for the event.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

This past weekend in Chicago, Illinois, the UFC held it’s 20th event on ‘Big Fox’. UFC on FOX 20 was headlined by a women’s bantamweight showdown between Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, and co-headlined by a lightweight scrap between Edson Barboza and Gilbert Melendez. According to MMAFighting, the event drew 2,975,000 viewers, the most since ‘UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Gustafsson’ in January of 2015, which did 3,049,000 viewers. In addition, the main event drew 4,687,000 viewers. The overall numbers made the event the most watched UFC event held during summer in the 5 years of the UFC’s partnership with Fox.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

With one of the most impressive resumes in the history of mixed martial arts, BJ Penn is undoubtably one of the greatest fighters of all time. The UFC Hall of Famer, who is one of only two men to hold UFC championships in two weight classes, is still widely regarded as one of the top pound for pound fighters on the planet.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/0YQCZnsJr0I As UFC 201 approaches this weekend, here’s an amazing highlight from @BrattMamley to get you psyched up for UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler getting back to the Octagon to defend his title.