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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

Russell Ess - March 25, 2016

This is definitely not something you see on your typical MMA card.

Russell Ess - March 24, 2016

A lot of great things have come to Nate Diaz after he was able to submit the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 196. Diaz earned the highest payday of his career from the fight with “The Notorious” and has gained media recognition from the masses.

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

https://youtu.be/j1rhY1DPkLU After Nate Diaz shocked the world by defeating Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5th, pop music star Justin Bieber took to Instagram to praise McGregor in defeat, while bashing Diaz for his ‘terrible’ style.

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

Prior to UFC 196, where Nate Diaz ended the undefeated streak of Conor McGregor, UFC commentator Jon Anik promised his podcast listeners that he would get a ‘209’ tattoo in honor of Nate Diaz if he defeated McGregor. After Diaz’s win, Anik made good on his promise to get ‘209’ tattooed on his body permanently. Now, two weeks removed from UFC 196, Anik reflected on the decision during an interview with MMAJunkie Radio:

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

This past weekend in Brisbane Australia, fight fans witnessed a thrilling night of fights. From Mark Hunt’s walk-off KO win over Frank Mir, to Neil Magny’s upset of Hector Lombard in the co-main event, the event was a thrilling one. Now, following the event MixedMartialArts.com has received the medical suspensions from the UFC, who act as their own sanctioning body while traveling abroad.

Russell Ess - March 24, 2016

Yoel Romero is standing his ground. The UFC middleweight contender is affirming his innocence after testing positive for banned substances, which resulted in failing an out-of-competition drug test back in December. Romero and his legal team have claimed that the UFC middleweight took a dietary supplement that unknowingly was tainted with banned substances.

Russell Ess - March 24, 2016

After Michael Bisping’s controversial fight with former middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Nick Diaz posted a meme throwing an insult at “The Count.” Bisping took to twitter to respond to the elder Diaz brother and added to it by throwing an insult at the younger Diaz who was had a fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor the following week saying, “I’d of thought @nickdiaz209 would be more concerned about the beating his bro is gonna get next week, rather than looking for his own.”

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

#WaitForIt #AsShoppedAsItGets #KattWilliams #UFC #ufcmemes #MMA #mmamemes #BJJ #JiuJitsu #MuayThai #Boxing #MuayThai #TaeKwonDo #Wrestling #PanickedGrappler #TouchButt A video posted by @as_shopped_as_it_gets_ on Mar 23, 2016 at 5:10pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

At Wednesday’s NSAC hearing, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier expressed his concern over Herb Dean being the referee for his UFC 197 light heavyweight title fight with Jon Jones on April 23rd. Cormier explained that in the pair’s first meeting at UFC 182, Dean allowed the pair to remain clinched for what DC believed was an extended period of time. After Cormier voiced his concerns over Dean being the referee, the NSAC ultimately decided to leave Dean as the referee.

bjpenndotcom - March 24, 2016

News broke in October of 2014 that fan-favorite fighter Chan Sung Jung, also known as ‘The Korean Zombie’ would be leaving the UFC to fulfill his required 2-year military service to South Korea. While many wondered if a 2-year hiatus from the UFC following his TKO loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 163 would ultimately lead Jung to retire, that reportedly isn’t the case!

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.