MMA News

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.

Russell Ess - March 24, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had a long list of opponents ready to fight him after the lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of their bout due to an injury. McGregor ended up taking on more than he could handle when he ended up fighting Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 in a non-title welterweight bout. Diaz was able to secure a rear-naked choke submitting McGregor in the second round. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was one opponent that was game and ready to step in as a late replacement for the injured UFC lightweight champion but didn’t get the opportunity to showcase what he had for “The Notorious.”

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

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

https://youtu.be/-0DfqP7ZB1I?t=12m47s Nate Diaz admits that he isn’t into many sports outside of MMA and doesn’t get starstruck very often, even at NFL Superbowl parties.

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

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

As we get closer and closer to Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II on April 23rd, where Jon Jones will look to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship belt he never lost inside the Octagon, Daniel Cormier has a concern regarding Herb Dean being the referee for the bout. Back at UFC 182, the pair had their first meeting where Jones dominated Cormier from the first bell to the last. Despite that, Cormier believes that there were several times where referee Herb Dean allowed Jones to clinch Cormier for an extended period of time, something DC appears worried about going into their UFC 197 scrap on April 23rd.

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

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 24, 2016

“Is it too late now to say sorry?” There was some friction that was built up by the media after pop star Justin Bieber called Nate Diaz’s style “terrible” following Diaz’s destruction of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

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

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.