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bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

Nate talking between commercials, saying he's trying to get the fight at 155 so Conor has no excuses this time. pic.twitter.com/ICdUMLLNrs — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) March 23, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

In a recent episode of FOX Sports Live with Jay & Dan, Nate Diaz gave an extremely candid interview complete with jokes, and his assessment of UFC 196, as well as his 12 year MMA career.

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/9ru3Nci9z2w It has been nearly 4 months since Jose Aldo lost his UFC featherweight championship at the hands of Conor McGregor back at UFC 194.

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

Earlier this month Nate Diaz shocked the world as he stepped in on short notice to fight Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196. After McGregor gassed at the end of the first round, Diaz went out and rocked and submitted McGregor in the second round.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/DwnKjHX89vk All reports are pointing towards the UFC putting together a rematch between UFC veteran Nate Diaz and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor for the main event of the highly anticipated UFC 200 event happening in July.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

An exciting matchup between two undefeated bantamweights will take place in the main event of UFC Fight Night 88. Thomas Almeida (21-0) and Cody Garbrandt (8-0) are both looking to stay undefeated as one will likely leave the Octagon that night with a loss. Almeida spoke with Combate (transcribed by Bloody Elbow) and says that despite Garbrandt’s unblemished record, he will come out the victor.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

Nate Diaz has found himself in a new world since submitting Conor McGregor at UFC 196. Diaz, who was a guest on Wednesday’s UFC Tonight wondered if he would ever be invited on the show and admits that he and his team are now getting the recognition they had been fighting for their entire careers after beating the UFC featherweight champion in a non-title welterweight bout.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

This has got to be one of the greatest interviews we have seen from UFC veteran Nate Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

It was revealed on Tuesday evening that a bill had been passed in New York that moved MMA one step closer to being fully legalized. The bill now moves to the desk of New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who has expressed his interest to sign it in the past.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

Everyone seems to want to get their hands on the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. While the hopefuls in the UFC featherweight division are anxious to get a chance to take the belt from McGregor and strap it around their own waist, others in different weight classes have also volunteered themselves to take on the superstar from Ireland. As of now, all reports are indicating that Nate Diaz will rematch Conor McGregor in a non-title welterweight bout. Ariel Helwani said earlier this week, “And make no mistake about it, the reason that this fight is happening at 170-pounds is because, to be frank, Conor Mcgregor is a bit of a wild man. “He wants, he is obsessed with the idea that he lost to Nate Diaz at 170-pounds. He feels like he should have won and he wants the same circumstances, same rules, same stipulations. He wants to do it again and he wants to prove that he is the better man.”

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

While Floyd Mayweather has zero intentions of ever making the jump to MMA, the legendary prizefighter frequently finds his name in the mouth’s of MMA fighters who call him out. Back when Ronda Rousey reigned as the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, there was much talk of how Rousey would do in a boxing match against Mayweather. After Rousey was defeated by Holly Holm, Conor McGregor began calling out Mayweather for a fight.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

MMA media members are having a tough time with facing the consequences of simply doing their job and picking who they think will win the big matches in the UFC when the question comes up. Recently, Jon Anik who is a UFC commentator and familiar face to the promotion made a lot of noise when he picked Conor McGregor to win the main event at UFC 196 against Nate Diaz. Anik went and said that if Diaz won, he would get a “209” tattoo, which is Diaz’s hometown area code. Diaz was not happy about Anik’s pick and comment and made sure to remind Anik of his promise after Diaz was able to submit McGregor in the second round of their bout.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans says he is picking the current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to avenge his only professional MMA loss when he rematches the former champion Jon Jones at UFC 197 on April 23rd. “I am going to go on record and I’m going to go with the upset on this one — I’m going to go with DC,” Evans told FOX Sports while picking Cormier for the win. “For some reason I just feel like DC’s going to get this fight. I just feel like he is.”

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

Here is a highlight video of some of the biggest blunders by MMA referees.

Russell Ess - March 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/R16emwQIZBk Comedian Katt Williams has been having a rough time in life recently. After Williams made headlines for alleged battery in late February, he was arrested about two weeks later for alleged aggravated assault, terroristic threats and false imprisonment, as well as facing drugs and weapons charges. The arrest was a result due to an investigation regarding Williams and his “associates” kidnapping one of his own bodyguards after not participating “in criminal activity as directed by Williams,” according to CNN.

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

Gunnar Nelson is known for remaining emotionless leading up to, and during his UFC fights. With that being said, we never could have imagined that Nelson enjoys dancing to Justin Bieber in his free time.

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

Ahead of the highly anticipated release of ‘Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on March 24th, star actor Ben Afleck drew some parallels between his character and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. He spoke to Reuters:

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

Last week reports emerged that the UFC had issued contracts to both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz for a welterweight rematch at UFC 200. As everyone knows by now, Diaz submitted McGregor in the second round of their UFC 196 scrap to end McGregor’s unbeaten streak. Unsurprisingly, talks of a potential rematch between the two quickly became the ‘hot topic’ in the MMA community, with fans and fighters alike giving their predictions for a rematch between the two.