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bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was initially slated to fight Conor McGregor for the lightweight championship at UFC 196 on March 5th, however a broken foot forced dos Anjos out of the fight. Ultimately Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement for dos Anjos with less than two weeks until fight night. Diaz then proceeded to submit McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

This Sunday, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen returns to the mats when he grapples with top ranked UFC middleweight Michael Bisping at UR Fight. The event is more likely than not, unlike anything fight fans have ever witnessed. Also on the card, Roy Jones Jr. will box a fan, Kurt Angle will have a wrestling match with Rey Mysterio Jr., and at one point Dan Severn and Tank Abbott were even slated to have an MMA fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

While it’s no secret that former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar wants a crack at Conor McGregor’s featherweight championship, there’s also another fight that intrigues Edgar. Back in 2013 after suffering back to back losses to Benson Henderson in title fights, Edgar dropped down to featherweight and was awarded an immediate title shot against Jose Aldo.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Leading up to UFC 196, Conor McGregor revealed that while he wasn’t crazy about the idea of doing movies, he is crazy about money, and may occasionally dabble in the film industry. It was revealed that McGregor would be making a guest appearance in an upcoming installment of ‘XXX’ with Vin Diesel. However, ahead of UFC 200 McGregor has reportedly cancelled the planned appearance according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

[ooyala code=”N1c3g1MjE6EMuAcgqKO0IGPc-MKAEyKu” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1600″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] With just a little over a month until UFC 197, where Jon Jones will look to reclaim the championship belt he never lost inside the Octagon, the former champ is looking absolutely shredded in these new training clips.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Donald Cerrone had a successful debut at Welterweight about a month ago and hopes to continue at UFC Fight Night 89. The UFC should be announcing this fight very soon. It looks like Cerrone will be facing Canadian star Patrick Cote in Ottawa Ontario, Canada June 18. The pair will co-headline the event and is expected to air on FoxSports 1 and stream on UFC Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Friday afternoon sources revealed that both Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 200 at welterweight once again. Of course, this has lead to much anticipation, and rightfully so. Following UFC 196 UFC President Dana White revealed that the event broke many UFC records.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

If you Don’t want to watch the whole video fast forward to the 10:38 mark for the McGregor v Diaz comments. AND NEW UFC Bantamweight champion Miesha Tate had a front row seat to the trash talk between McGregor and Diaz. Tate felt that Nate took all of the trash talking in stride and paid it no mind.

Russell Ess - March 18, 2016

The world of combat sports can be cruel. Muay Thai kickboxing champion Tiffany van Soest posted a photo to her Instagram account revealing some corrupt news involving a Muay Thai kickboxing promotion. The Lion Fight champion says that she still has not been paid from Lion Fight Promotions for her championship bout that took place two months ago.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

When a cop tried to race me.before anyone say something THIS IS NOT REAL it’s for a movie I got comin out on pornhub pic.twitter.com/iu7OL6A1BQ — Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) March 17, 2016

Russell Ess - March 18, 2016

Holly Holm was likely just one round away from defending her UFC women’s bantamweight title for her first time at UFC 196. Unfortunately for Holm, Miesha Tate took the win and the belt by securing a rear-naked choke on Holm in the fifth round that put Holm to sleep. “I think she just crumbled under the pressure when I took her down in that second round,” Tate told Fight Network’s John Pollock (transcribed by MMA Fighting). “My coaches and Bryan [Caraway] actually told me, ‘She’s either going to stay down and be so scared about being submitted that you’re going to ground and pound her and beat her up or she’s going to try desperately to get up. Because your top pressure is so heavy she’s going to be forced to leave something out there and you’re going to grab it and you’re going to submit this girl.’

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Mark Hunt turned down $400,000 to quit the UFC and move on to the next stage of his life. Dana White recently told the Daily Telegraph he offered Hunt $400,000 saying: “We thought that was enough money to make him go away”.

Russell Ess - March 18, 2016

Kimbo Slice simply grabs the people’s attention. In his last controversial fight with Dada 5000 where he also happened to fail a drug test at Bellator 149, Spike TV said in a press release that a card with Slice on it once again broke a Bellator record. “Bellator 149 shattered viewership records for Bellator MMA, averaging 2 million viewers for the entire 3-hour fight card on Friday, February 19 (9:00-12:04am ET/PT), peaking with Kimbo Slice’s three-round brawl with Dada 5000 averaging 2.5 million viewers (11:16pm-11:30pm) and a 2.3 rating with Men 18-34. The main event featuring MMA legends Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock drew 2.4 million viewers (11:54pm-11:57pm).”

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

UFC 200 is set for July 9th inside the new T-Mobile arena Las Vegas and should be the biggest event in the company history but the lineup is not set. Miesha Tate, the newly crowned bantamweight champion, said she would like to fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

After UFC 196, where Nate Diaz shocked the world as he submitted Conor McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap, UFC President Dana White stated that the event broke several UFC records. Given that, many wondered if the UFC would book a rematch between the two men, however Diaz stated that there were many times in his career that he wanted a rematch and didn’t get it. With that being said, according to a report from MMAFighting, we may get to see a rematch after all.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

After Dominick Cruz returned to the Octagon in January, and defeated T.J. Dillashaw to reclaim the UFC bantamweight championship he never lost, there was much speculation as to whether Dillashaw would be getting an immediate rematch given how close the fight was. After the bantamweight championship was wrapped around Cruz’s waist, it didn’t take long for Urijah Faber to call out his nemesis for a trilogy fight. While there was uncertainty as to whether Dillashaw or Faber would get the title shot against Cruz, the UFC ultimately decided to cash in on the hype of a trilogy fight between Cruz and Faber.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Yesterday at the ‘UFC Brisbane’ pre-fight press conference, headliners Mark Hunt and Frank Mir wore very similar outfits.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

At UFC 196, Nate Diaz pulled off one of the most spectacular wins in UFC history as he submitted Conor McGregor with a rear naked choke in the 2nd round. The event as a whole broke every UFC record according to UFC President Dana White, and saw many high profile celebrities in attendance. Shortly after the bout, pop music icon Miley Cyrus took to Instagram to react to Diaz’s win.