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bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Every year, ESPN publishes a list of the 100 most famous athletes in the world using a formula which compiles salary, endorsements, social media followings, and Google searches, and in turn produces a list of the 100 most famous athletes. For example, Soccer phenom Cristiano Ronaldo ranked #1 on the list, while NBA superstar LeBron James ranked #2 on the list. Surprisingly, two UFC stars ranked on the list. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey ranked at #23, ahead of any other combat athlete. In addition, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor ranked at #37 on the list.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Jun1.2008 In what was his 1st fight outside of Brazilian soil,@RdosAnjosMMA submits Takaichi Hirayama via armbar pic.twitter.com/Uz2Kc7hEE7

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

At UFC 194, Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo finally had their fight for the UFC featherweight championship. The fight lasted just 13 seconds, with McGregor putting the featherweight champion to sleep with a left hand in the first exchange of the fight. Rather than defending his belt, McGregor went up for what was supposed to be a lightweight title fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196. Unfortunately, dos Anjos withdrew from the fight with a broken foot. Nate Diaz then stepped in on short notice to fight McGregor, handing him the first loss of his UFC career.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

At UFC 196 back in March, fight fans witnessed UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor lose for the first time in his MMA career. The seemingly invincible McGregor appeared unable to find his range, and ultimately ended up gassing in the 2nd round, resulting in Diaz landing a 1-2 combination that rocked McGregor, which led to a desperation takedown that quickly saw Diaz secure a rear naked choke, and win the fight.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

Despite Chris Weidman withdrawing from his UFC 199 rematch with Luke Rockhold for the middleweight championship this Saturday, the trash-talk between the two has continued. After Rockhold said that Weidman fights like an idiot, Weidman fired back in a Tweet, in which he told Rockhold to keep his name out of his mouth and focus on Michael Bisping, who he referred to as ‘a gift’.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

On Saturday, Chris Weidman was supposed to have a highly anticipated rematch with Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 199. However, just two weeks ago, Weidman was forced out of the bout with a neck injury, and was replaced by Michael Bisping on short notice. Despite that, Weidman’s name has remained in headlines as a result of his heated feud with Rockhold. During a recent interview, Rockhold took shots at Weidman as he stated that the former champ fights like an idiot.

bjpenndotcom - June 1, 2016

On July 9th, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar will square off on the main card of UFC 200 in an interim featherweight title fight. The fight will also serve as a rematch of their 2013 lightweight title fight, which Aldo won via unanimous decision.

Russell Ess - June 1, 2016

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum thinks that just the idea of Floyd Mayweather fighting Conor McGregor in a boxing match is “lunacy.”

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold both were guests on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. Weidman, who was forced to pull out of the title rematch against Rockhold due to injury opened up the opportunity for Michael Bisping to get his first chance to fight for a UFC championship belt.

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

Even without a rematch officially set between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, “The Notorious” is already implementing changes in anticipation for their fight. McGregor spoke with ESPN recently and detailed some things that he is correcting for a rematch with Diaz that he is hoping will be put together soon, and under the same exact conditions of their fight meeting in the Octagon.

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier recently posted a humorous video on his social media of his new heavybag that had a beat up Jon Jones printed on it. The current interim light heavyweight champion, Jones, saw the video and reposted it on his own social media with a callous message directed at Cormier.

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is still set on fighting Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch. Diaz handed McGregor his first loss in the UFC at UFC 196 back in March and “The Notorious” still wants revenge, but also says that the featherweight division bored him a bit.

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

19-year-old Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., also known as Prince Jackson is the son of pop legend Michael Jackson. Prince is the oldest child of the legendary entertainer and has been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ryron and Rener Gracie for a few years now.

bjpenndotcom - May 31, 2016

With talk of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match currently being the talk of the combat sports world, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach has found himself in the middle of the situation. After Teddy Atlas stated that he wouldn’t train McGregor for a fight with Mayweather, Roach stated the he would in fact train McGregor, despite the overwhelming odds of fighting Mayweather.

bjpenndotcom - May 31, 2016

After fight cards, the always controversial topic of Reebok payouts is always a hot topic. Following this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas, where Cody Garbrandt ended Thomas Almeida’s undefeated streak, and Jeremy Stephens defeated former bantamweight champion Renan Barao, MMAJunkie obtained the Reebok payouts for the event:

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

Prior to stepping into the Octagon to fight one another at UFC Fight Night 88, bantamweights Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida both had never lost in their professional careers. Both of them knew that one would be walking out with a loss. Garbrandt didn’t take long to determine who would have his hand raised, delivering a brutal KO that put Almeida out in the very first round.

bjpenndotcom - May 31, 2016

.@LiLHeathenMMA is celebrating his victory in style. #PROcasthttps://t.co/wQQEiSWWLl — FOX Sports: PROcast (@PROcast) May 31, 2016

Russell Ess - May 31, 2016

John Gooden and Dan Hardy break down the main event of UFC 199 as Luke Rockhold looks to defend his middleweight title for the first time against Michael Bisping.