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bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

This past weekend at UFC Brisbane, Frank Mir suffered a KO loss at the hands of Mark Hunt, who picked up yet another walk-off KO win. At 36 years old, and with 15 years as a professional fighter, many are wondering if this is it for Mir. Despite that, the former heavyweight champion believes his time isn’t over.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

At UFC 196, Nate Diaz picked up the biggest win over his MMA career as he submitted Conor McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap. Following the fight, McGregor attributed the loss to an ‘inefficient use of energy,’ something teammate Gunnar Nelson doesn’t believe will happen in a potential rematch. While earlier this month it was reported that the UFC had issued contracts to both fighters for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200, nothing has been set in stone. With that being said, McGregor hinted at a rematch in a social media post recently.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

On June 4th Chris Weidman will look to reclaim his UFC middleweight championship from Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199. In the pair’s first meeting, Weidman suffered the first defeat of his professional MMA career as Rockhold dominated the fight from start to finish, ultimately picking up a 4th round TKO win.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

Demetrious Johnson has remained the only flyweight champion in the history of the UFC, and while there has been talk of ‘Mighty Mouse’ potentially moving up to bantamweight for a rematch with champion Dominick Cruz, a permanent move to 135 isn’t something Johnson is interested in. The flyweight kingpin spoke to Fox Sports:

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/X3MA_znDCBo As if MMA wasn’t dangerous enough, one promotion has decided to put fighters on a platform surrounded by a moat instead of in a cage or in a ring.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

While the MMA world anxiously awaits the return of UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn, the anticipation to see ‘The Prodigy’ once again in action has the MMA community buzzing. Penn has been training at the JacksonWink MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico under famed coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, who will be coaching him for his comeback fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

While there has been much speculation as to whether or not Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will meet inside the Octagon once again, it was revealed earlier this month that the UFC has reportedly issued contracts to both fighters for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200. With that being said, leaked footage from Nate Diaz’s recent appearance on Fox Sports shows Diaz explaining to Kenny Florian and Michael Bisping that he wants the rematch at lightweight so McGregor has no excuses this time.

Russell Ess - March 25, 2016

Kevin Ferguson Jr. made his amateur MMA debut earlier this month at Warrior Nation: XFA XII. As word spread about who Kevin Ferguson Jr. was, the buzz for the small fight promotion’s card gained a lot of attention.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

[ooyala code=”Z2YnU4MjE6-1_P89ux66aQmxxUyNYopr” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”3840″ height=”2160″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Prior to UFC 196, Nate Diaz repeatedly took aim at Conor McGregor’s teammates, asking the featherweight champion “Who do you train with?” Diaz pointed out that he trains with not only elite level Mixed Martial Artists, but also top ranked boxers and Jiu-Jitsu grapplers. Of course by now everyone knows that when the two met at UFC 196, Diaz submitted Mcgregor in the second round.

Russell Ess - March 25, 2016

Frankie Edgar and his team are definitely not happy hearing the reports that the UFC is working on putting together a rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor as the main event of UFC 200. Edgar’s striking coach Mark Henry recently spoke with the Talking Brawls Extra Podcast and shared his thoughts.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

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Russell Ess - March 25, 2016

Here is a classic Flashback Friday video of the Diaz brothers from back in the day.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

Top ranked UFC middleweight Uriah Hall has quite the task ahead of him at UFC 198 where he faces one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time in Anderson Silva. Not only is Hall fighting Silva on a pay-per view event in Brazil, he’s fighting Silva in “The Spider’s” hometown of Curitiba. Hall joins MMAJunkie Radio to discuss the fight:

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

[ooyala code=”5kOWNjMjE65V9H7ebdxWsnPzn-sWOc_n” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was messing around with Snapchat’s face swap feature recently alongside his young son. Things were going pretty well until his son starts to cry, making it look like the former champ begins to cry.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

Going into UFC 196, many fans surprisingly didn’t give Nate Diaz much of a chance against Conor McGregor. While Diaz stepped in on less than 2 weeks notice, the Diaz brothers are known for staying in incredible shape. As everyone knows by now, Nate Diaz rocked and then submitted Conor McGregor in the second round of their welterweight scrap. With a potential rematch at UFC 200 allegedly in the works, Nate Diaz likely won’t have as many fans picking against him this time around.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

https://youtu.be/lNACwXLeHHk Earlier this week video surfaced of famed comedian Katt Williams sucker punching a 17-year-old after allegedly being spit on. After being punched the boy proceeds to take down and nearly choke out Williams with a rear-naked choke.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

Going into UFC 193 in Australia, Ronda Rousey’s confidence was at an all-time high. While many praised Rousey for her confidence, she caught quite a bit of criticism post-fight for what many believed to be overconfidence leading up to the fight. As everyone now knows, Rousey was knocked stiff by a second round head kick from Holm. Rousey spoke to Inside Halton to discuss the loss in a different manner than she has in past interviews:

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

Almost missed the 9 yr anniversary @domcruz619 #rebirth #life March 7th 2007. Can't wait for #3 June 4th. I've had 22 fights since this one 🙂 Thanks to all the fans that pointed this out today. This thing has been brewing for a cool minute! #ufc199 @ufc A video posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Mar 25, 2016 at 2:47am PDT