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Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

#Bellator155 Joe Hamilton def. Tyler Freeland via submission (RNC). What did I just witness? pic.twitter.com/PhaADP3UQE — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) May 20, 2016

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

The UFC has a poll out and is asking fans to help decide who should be ranked as the “Greatest Fighter of All Time.” Our namesake BJ Penn has made it on the list, and also includes other UFC greats such as Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and newer names such as Conor McGregor just to name a few.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez have been close training partners for a long time with Cesar Gracie. Melendez knows Diaz all too well and says that if McGregor gets his rematch with Nate, the result will be the same as their first match.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

UFC heads met with Conor McGregor on Wednesday night to discuss booking his next fight and from the looks of both Dana White and “The Notorious” after their meeting, everything went really well. White and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta apparently met with Nate Diaz Friday in Stockton, California to meet over lunch to discuss booking the rematch with McGregor, and it sounds like things didn’t go as smooth as the meeting with McGregor.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Urijah Faber’s trash talk has turned two former enemies into friends. As Faber is set to fight Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 199, he has made a few comments regarding Cruz and former champion TJ Dillashaw’s physique.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Jason “Mayhem” Miller was scheduled to come out of retirement to fight for the Venator middleweight title against the champion Luke Barnatt. That all came to a screeching halt when Miller stepped on the scale for weigh-ins and weighed in at 209 pounds, which puts him in the heavyweight division.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Fighting in the UFC is a big deal and you have to prove yourself not only to get into the largest MMA promotion in the world but also prove yourself once you are in. Lucas Martins is a testament to that after the UFC did not offer a new contract to him, despite his last fight at UFC Fight Night 86 being a win. Martins took a split-decision win over Robert Whiteford but had lost his two fights prior to that.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

UFC Champ @dc_mma went on a local Philadelphia show to promote #UFC200. Let's just say — it didn't go well.https://t.co/9tiHtXqDgF — Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 18, 2016

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Jason Miller brought the “Mayhem” with him to the Venator FC III weigh-ins on Friday in Milan, Italy.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Just when you thought the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor talk would be coming to a close after McGregor’s meeting with the heads of the UFC to discuss his next UFC fight, another report comes out regarding the mega fight between the two of combat sport’s biggest stars. TMZ reports that a source has said that Floyd Mayweather has offered Conor McGregor $50 million for their fight. There is even a date and a location offered for the fight, which is a New Year’s Eve bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Russell Ess - May 20, 2016

Things got crazy when @FloydMayweather showed up to @TheNotoriousMMA & @DanaWhite's secret dinner in Beverly Hills!https://t.co/n7I7oqNIFa — FSLive: #JayAndDan (@foxsportslive) May 20, 2016

bjpenndotcom - May 20, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - May 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/QnoiDMUF4j4 Ronda Rousey’s verbal attack on Paige VanZant at a recent Reebok shoot was a rather popular topic in the media. However, with that being said, VanZant has no animosity towards Rousey.

bjpenndotcom - May 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/z-v7DnVzOC0 Luke Rockhold may have found out earlier this week that he would now be facing Michael Bisping at UFC 199 instead of Chris Weidman, however it appears that the champ hasn’t missed a beat when it comes to training.

bjpenndotcom - May 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/3WV2MaEuP48 Earlier this week it was revealed that former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman would be unable to compete in his scheduled UFC 199 title fight against Luke Rockhold.

Chris Taylor - May 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/iedoTgGI7cg UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was a guest on ESPN's SportsCenter late Thursday night, where he detailed his recent business meeting with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta.

Russell Ess - May 19, 2016

UFC strawweight Paige VanZant has been busy on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” and will be looking to win the entire competition as a finalist. Win or lose, VanZant will likely be bringing a whole new group of fans that will be following her for her next UFC fight and gave some of those crushing on her a glimpse of her outside of the Octagon in a hot new photo.

Russell Ess - May 19, 2016

Despite facing defeat over the weekend at UFC 198, Matt Brown doesn’t agree with the UFC’s decision to have Tyron Woodley fighting for the welterweight title against Robbie Lawler in the main event at UFC 201. “He didn’t beat nobody,” Brown said to MMAjunkie. “Gastelum is nobody that you beat to get a title fight. The Condit fight – do you even consider that a victory? That’s debatable in itself. He didn’t beat Condit; he won by default. He hasn’t really done anything else beyond that.”