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bjpenndotcom - March 31, 2016

Last night on UFC Tonight, it was revealed that Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz would have their welterweight rematch in the main event of UFC 200. In addition, it was announced that Frankie Edgar would get the chance to avenge his UFC 156 loss to Jose Aldo as the pair fight for the interim featherweight championship. While the MMA community was going wild with excitement, Frankie Edgar took to Instagram with a short statement regarding the event.

bjpenndotcom - March 31, 2016

Earlier this week it was announced that Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg would be making her long awaited UFC debut against Leslie Smith in Curitiba Brazil at UFC 198 on May 14th. Ahead of the fight, Cyborg believes that it was Conor McGregor who deserves the credit for getting her into the UFC. She elaborated in an interview with Fox Sports:

bjpenndotcom - March 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/qANqACq9k_E UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones had his day in court this morning, and it appears as though his UFC 197 fight with Daniel Cormier is still on after he received 5 tickets.

bjpenndotcom - March 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/06qTEKBuNIg Wednesday afternoon, news broke on UFC Tonight that the UFC had booked the welterweight rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor for the main event of UFC 200. In addition, the UFC announced that Frankie Edgar and Jose Aldo would be competing for the interim featherweight title.

Chris Taylor - March 31, 2016

BJPENN.com spoke with Nate Diaz’s boxing coach Richard Perez earlier this week about a number of topics regarding the “Stockton Sluggers” rematch with Conor McGregor at UFC 200. One of those topics regarded the comments Perez had made in the lead up to UFC 196, in which he insinuated that Conor McGregor had been using steroids. We asked Perez if he now, following the announcement that every UFC 196 competitor passes their respective drug tests, had any regrets about the verbal shots he made towards McGregor:

Chris Taylor - March 31, 2016

Yesterday evening the UFC announced that a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz will headline July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Nate Diaz’s boxing coach Richard Perez spoke with BJPENN.com earlier today and gave us his take on how the Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz rematch at UFC 200 will play out.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

UFC President Dana White spoke with ESPN earlier tonight where he discussed the UFC’s reasoning behind booking Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo rematches to headline July’s blockbuster UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dana White assured ESPN and the millions of fans watching that no matter what the outcome is in the UFC 200 main event, Conor McGregor will in fact fight the winner of the Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo rematch at an event later this year (2016). His words:

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

UFC President Dana White did an interview with ESPN following the announcement of the UFC 200 event headlining bouts (Mcgregor vs Diaz & Aldo vs. Edgar), where he discussed the UFC’s reasoning behind booking the two major rematches. The UFC President told ESPN that current featherweight champ Conor McGregor was ‘obsessed’ with fighting Nate Diaz again and that he demanded the rematch take place in the UFC’s welterweight division:

bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

Earlier today it was announced on UFC Tonight that Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor would clash in the main event of UFC 200 in a welterweight rematch. In addition, it was announced that Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar would compete in a fight for the interim UFC featherweight championship. Immediately the internet went wild as fight fans began giving their predictions for the fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

Wednesday it was announced on UFC Tonight that Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II had been set for the main event of UFC 200. In addition it was announced that Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar would compete for the interim featherweight title. In addition, 3 more high-profile bouts were officially confirmed.

bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

News broke Wednesday afternoon on UFC Tonight that Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II had been officially booked for UFC 200. In addition, it was announced that Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar would be competing for the interim featherweight championship. While leaked footage earlier this month showed Nate Diaz revealing that he wanted the rematch with McGregor to take place at lightweight so that McGregor wouldn’t have ‘an excuse’ this time around, the bout has been officially set as a welterweight rematch.

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/2FhU5CxaaDI?t=25m40s Nate Diaz is always one to speak his mind.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

During today’s UFC 198 press conference, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was asked to comment on his recent request to fight current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at a catchweight. “The Spider” was quick to point out that he did not challenge McGregor because of the huge “payday” that would come along with the fight, but that he is simply interested in challenging his skills against the brash Irishman:

bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/9XXtDUsJT8U Despite Jon Jones turning himself in to the Albuquerque Police Department earlier this week, his team remained confident that his UFC 197 light heavyweight title fight with Daniel Cormier will go off without a hitch.

bjpenndotcom - March 30, 2016

Co-main and Main event faceoffs! Werdum vs Miocic | Jacare vs Belfort. What a night of fights! #UFC198 https://t.co/aJvGN3LQpF — UFC (@ufc) March 30, 2016

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

GSP vs Silva? @SpiderAnderson: “It could happen.” 👀 What do you guys think?! #UFC198https://t.co/l2vvzX7jU3 — UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) March 30, 2016

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested on Tuesday after turning himself into police in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jones was recently issued five traffic citations by an Albuquerque police officer, which included one for drag racing. A judge ruled the drag racing ticket was a violation of his probation terms.

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and veteran Nate Diaz are reported to be in the works for a rematch at UFC 200.