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bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Late Wednesday evening it was announced that Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes would be fighting at UFC 200 for Tate’s UFC women’s bantamweight championship. UFC President Dana White took to Instagram shortly after the fight was announced to reveal a pretty awesome promo poster for the fight, which goes down on July 9th.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

After Tony Ferguson withdrew from his UFC on FOX 19 headlining scrap with Khabib Nurmagomedov, there was much speculation as to who, if anyone, would step in on short notice to fight ‘The Eagle’. Unsurprisingly, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone was quick to step up and offer to fight Nurmagomedov, however shortly after the UFC booked the bout, Cerrone reportedly injured a rib according to Khabib. Cerrone then took to Twitter to announce that he is not injured, which prompted Khabib to show his signed contract.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

After the UFC announced that Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II would headline UFC 200, and that Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar would fight for the interim featherweight title, Dana White announced that fans could expect a women’s title fight. Late Wednesday evening, it was announced that Miesha Tate would defend her UFC women’s bantamweight championship against Amanda Nunes on the UFC 200 card on July 9th as well.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Three years ago today, Conor McGregor made his UFC debut against Marcus Brimage. McGregor, a two-division Cage Warriors champion at the time of his UFC debut, had quite a bit of hype behind him as he made his UFC debut, and he did not disappoint. McGregor landed numerous uppercuts on Brimage, showcasing his impressive counter striking ability as he became the first man to stop Marcus Brimage with strikes.

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

It appears that Conor McGregor has officially started his camp for the rematch with Nate Diaz slated for the main event of UFC 200 that takes place on July 9th in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh posted this photo with the caption saying, “The road to #ufc200 starts today…3yrs to the day from debut.”

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris had to be carried out on a stretcher after his fight with Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149. It was for good reason. Harris suffered multiple severe health conditions after the fight and was in critical condition. According to a post on Harris’ Facebook page, he was hospitalized for nearly two weeks after the Feb. 19 bout with Slice.

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have still been jabbing at each other even after Cormier had to pull out of their UFC 197 title fight due to an injury. The former champion, Jon Jones spoke with MMA Junkie about the current champion Cormier and his new opponent, Ovince Saint Preux.

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

You have seen time and time again that styles make fights.

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

UFC veterans Patrick Cote and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone are set to headline UFC Fight Night 89 in Ontario, Canada on June 18th. However, when news broke that Tony Ferguson had to pull out of his April 16th main event bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX 19, Cerrone offered to step in as a short-notice opponent.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

It’s no secret that Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have been trading barbs on social media for quite some time now dating back to before their first meeting inside the Octagon at the beginning of 2015. While things have gotten not only heated, but also personal, between the two on social media, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier believes that Jon Jones gets more credit than he deserves when it comes to verbal warfare.

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/zGFcfSPek7M Oh, how things have changed in just three years.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Last week news broke that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had been forced out of his UFC 197 main event bout with Jon Jones on April 23rd due to an injury sustained in training. The UFC ultimately selected Ovince Saint Preux as a fill-in opponent against Jones, and made the bout for the interim championship while Cormier took 5-6 weeks to recover.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

Recently, the UFC announced that the tryouts for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter would be held at the end of April in Las Vegas. The season will be unlike any other in the show’s history given the fact that the winner will get a flyweight title shot against the winner of UFC 197’s co-main event bout between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

At UFC 194, Conor McGregor shocked the world as he knocked out Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds to capture the UFC featherweight championship. In his next fight, McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in a welterweight scrap at UFC 196. Now, McGregor will get the chance to avenge his loss to Diaz at UFC 200, while Aldo fights Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight championship. Aldo, who reigned as the UFC featherweight champion for nearly 5 years, spoke to ESPN to discuss why he feels McGregor’s knockout in their first fight was “lucky”, and why he is confident that he will get to avenge the loss in the future.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

[ooyala code=”YzN2ltMjE6Ah_SVW8ijIgz50CLszfklY” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Recently, top ranked UFC middleweight Yoel Romero posted a photo to his Instagram showing a plane ticket to Albuquerque New Mexico, leading many to believe that he took pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones up on his offer to train.

bjpenndotcom - April 6, 2016

While fighting arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all time on less than two weeks notice is undoubtably a daunting task for most, Ovince Saint Preux believes he often does better in short notice fights. Saint Preux, who now faces Jon Jones in an interim light heavyweight title fight in the main event of UFC 197 on April 23rd, spoke to MMAJunkie to explain the situation:

Russell Ess - April 6, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/424293817778968/videos/479584772249872/ There are not many fighters in the business that have got this move quite figured out yet. Whether trying to impose it on the offensive or avoid the wrath of the “Stockton slap” on the defense, the Diaz brothers pull it like it’s on a trigger.

bjpenndotcom - April 5, 2016

Earlier today news broke that Tony Ferguson had been forced out of his main event fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on FOX on April 16th. Of course, there was concern that the UFC wouldn’t be able to find someone willing to step in on such short notice to fight Nurmagomedov, however the one and only Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has thrown his name into the mix of potential short-notice opponents for ‘The Eagle’.