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Chris Taylor - May 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/U2ZcqDQDwQE UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was interviewed by ESPN where he opened up about his ‘publicized civil war’ with the UFC.

Chris Taylor - May 22, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor spoke with ESPN on Sunday, where he opened up about his ‘publicized civil war’ with the UFC over UFC 200. Here is what “Mystic Mac” had to say (as transcribed by MMAFighting.com): “I was in a time where I was like, figuring out something,” McGregor said. “I didn’t just shut out and say no to everything. I just wanted to do reasonable media, and then, hey, all of a sudden, ‘Conor, it’s three months from the fight, we’ve got to drag you (onto) 40-hour flights to come and do a runaround, New York, Vegas, California, 70 press conferences, 70 talk shows, adverts, all of this,’ and it’s like, I already made you $400 million last week. That was only last week, that fight. I need to get right.

Chris Taylor - May 22, 2016

Former UFC veterans Rameau Sokoudjou and Matt Hamill squared off at this weekend’s Venator FC event in Milan, Italy. As you can see in the video below, Sokoudjou was able to knockout Hamill after landing this viscous combo. (Video from Zombie Prophet):

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Jason "MAYHEM" Miller @mayhemmiller pic.twitter.com/80mifjvTQk — Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) May 21, 2016

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Jason Mathem Miller vs Mattia Schiavolin #VenatorFC pic.twitter.com/RbR0ug3e2G — Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) May 21, 2016

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is unsure if he will continue calling the fights for the UFC once his contract is up in August. From the recent sounds of Rogan’s recent interviews regarding the subject, it definitely sounds like Rogan has had his time.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

https://youtu.be/LoatX807-zg What would the stakes be if you were to play Conor McGregor in a game of rock, paper, scissors?

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Gabi Garcia is currently 2-0 in professional MMA with both of her fights taking place in Rizin FF. Garcia, who fights in the light heavyweight division at 205 pounds has finished both of her fights, one coming by TKO and one by submission.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

UFC flyweight Ian McCall has not fought since January of 2015. Despite being unsure if he would ever fight again, McCall announced his return to the Octagon via social media.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Fabricio Werdum lost the UFC heavyweight title when he was knocked out by Stipe Miocic at UFC 198. The event was in front of a sold out crowd in Curitiba, Brazil with 45,000 people in attendance, and Roy Nelson thinks that had to do with Werdum’s loss.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Matt Brown is not happy that Tyron Woodley is getting a title shot against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201. The UFC veteran spoke with MMA Underground on his displeasure for the UFC’s decision to give Woodley a shot at UFC gold.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

MMA legend Dan Henderson is currently the oldest fighter on the UFC’s roster. At 45-years-old, the former PRIDE and Strikeforce champion is set to fulfill his last fight on his current UFC contract when he faces Hector Lombard at UFC 199. “Hendo” says that he feels he still can compete with the best, but is unsure of his future fighting in the UFC.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Jason “Mayhem Miller caused quite a stir on Friday when he stepped on the scale ahead of his scheduled Venator middleweight championship bout. “Mayhem” looked confused as he weighed in at 209 pounds for his 185-pound title fight with champion Lucas Barnatt. Miller took off his shorts after initially weighing in thinking that perhaps the shorts could shed some extra pounds. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

On Friday, despite coming out the victor of the last fight on his UFC contract, UFC featherweight Lucas Martins told MMA Fighting that he was cut from the UFC. Now, Martins’ last opponent that he beat at UFC Fight Night 86, Robert Whiteford has announced that he has also been cut. Whiteford tweeted on Saturday, “Released @ufc this morning,truly grateful for the opportunities & memories,it was a blast ✌🏼”

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Michael Bisping has the biggest fight of his entire career coming up in 2 weeks, but has still been busy on the set of “xXx: The Return Of The Xander Cage.” With getting just two and a half weeks notice that he would be getting the first title shot of his near 10 year UFC career, time and preparation is not entirely in favor of “The Count.”

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has not fought in the UFC since losing to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141 back in December 2011. However, the clever tracking of UFCFightersInfo has alerted everyone that the UFC just recently added Brock Lesnar on to their roster.

Russell Ess - May 21, 2016

When you think of a UFC fighter holding a spot in the Guinness World Records, you probably would believe it has something to do with mixed martial arts, or some kind of related physical activity. Not for this UFC featherweight.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta made their way out to Stockton, California on Friday to meet with Nate Diaz. Just a couple days before getting to Stockton, White and Fertitta met with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor for dinner. The meeting looked to go over well as both McGregor and White were all smiles upon leaving.