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Russell Ess - March 16, 2016

There were some who gave the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor some flak for tapping out as Nate Diaz nearly squeezed the lights out on him at UFC 196. Just prior to their bout in the co-main event, former champion Holly Holm went unconscious without tapping as Miesha Tate locked on a rear-naked choke to become the new UFC women’s bantamweight champ. Diaz spoke with MMA Junkie about some of the criticism McGregor is getting for tapping out.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

Bellator signs Mitrione and PR cracks jokes at #UFC along the way. pic.twitter.com/gfHKad4p8o — Paul Gift (@MMAanalytics) March 14, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

😃 — Dana White (@danawhite) March 15, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/RA00A-qNMLk Back at UFC 193, Holly Holm and Joanna Jedrzejczyk both fought in Melbourne Australia. Jedrzejczyk successfully defended her UFC strawweight championship against Valerie Letourneau in the co-main event, while Holm pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history in the main event as she KOd Ronda Rousey.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

Nate Diaz is not fond of some of those in the boxing community that have been criticizing him. Diaz says many in the other world of combat sports has very little knowledge about mixed martial arts and what he could do to them in the boxing ring. “I see a lot of boxers stating their opinions, which is the most irritating,” Diaz told Rolling Stone. “They’re stating their opinion on what’s what. All those boxers who are talking all this shit on me, on my skills in the ring and in the cage, too – I’ll whoop those boxers’ asses at boxing. I’ve sparred in pro boxing gyms. I would have already been a pro boxer if I wasn’t locked in contracts forever. I would have been boxing. I’d fucking do that shit.”

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

Georges St-Pierre is arguably one of the greatest champions the UFC has ever had. His dominance in the welterweight division went hand in hand with his championship character of a disciplined martial artist. His longtime trainer and coach Firas Zahabi confirmed to a fan on twitter about a story written in St-Pierre’s book, The Way of the Fight.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor may have had the star power on his side for his fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 196. However, all the celebrities in the world couldn’t have helped him when Nate Diaz sunk in the rear-naked choke to make McGregor tap in the second round of their fight in the main event. Diaz spoke with Rolling Stone on the celebs that he says were caught up in the hype of “The Notorious.”

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

Fabricio Werdum has been on a tear since returning to the UFC back in 2012. ‘Vai Calvao’ has gone 6-0 over the last 4 years since returning to the Octagon, capturing the UFC heavyweight championship in the process. Werdum has looked dominant over the course of the 6 wins, submitting Antonio Nogueira, dominating Travis Browne en route to a decision, TKOing Mark Hunt, and submitting Cain Velasquez.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

No one likes to lose, and as many say in the sport of MMA, fighters will experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

Rory MacDonald has been a training partner with Georges St-Pierre for a long time. Even the close teammate of the former UFC welterweight champion does not know much about GSP’s plans for a return to the Octagon. Rory spoke with the MMA Hour on Monday and gave the information that he knows about St-Pierre’s plans (transcribed by Bloody Elbow).

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/424293817778968/videos/471362266405456/ In the main event of UFC 196, Nate Diaz shocked the world as he submitted Conor McGregor in the second round of their welterweight scrap. After the bout highlight videos emerged of Nate Diaz using the Diaz brother’s signature ‘Stockton Slap’ on McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

While it’s no secret that Nick Diaz has some serious skills with nunchucks, it may surprise some to know that the Diaz brothers also have some serious skills with another martial arts weapon, the sai.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/HhTmsnkgfC8 At UFC 196, Nate Diaz put on one of the most spectacular performances in UFC history as he defeated Conor McGregor via 2nd round submission. The win was even more shocking given that Diaz took the fight on two weeks notice, and admittedly wasn’t training for a marathon prior to the fight like UFC President Dana White stated.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

When Chris Weidman stepped into the Octagon to face Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 162 in 2013, he shocked the world as he knocked ‘The Spider’ out cold in the second round. As if that moment wasn’t horrible enough for ‘The Spider,’ in their rematch at UFC 168, a checked leg kick from Weidman left Silva on the canvas with a broken leg.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2016

Following Nate Diaz’s UFC 196 main event win over Conor McGregor, pop star Justin Bieber took to Instagram to praise McGregor while criticizing Diaz for his “terrible” style.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

Nate Diaz is coming off the biggest win of his career after beating UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a non-title welterweight bout at UFC 196. Diaz feels he has earned every bit of the biggest payday of his career in the fight with McGregor and is looking for more fights of that caliber.

Russell Ess - March 15, 2016

UFC veteran Nate Diaz just won the biggest fight of his career at UFC 196. Diaz submitted UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the second round and made out with the biggest payday of his career. You would expect Diaz to be riding on top of the world with finding so much success this month. However, things aren’t all so joyful for the Stockton, California native.

Chris Taylor - March 14, 2016

“Not being a cock, but look at Conor. All the shit you talked, take a nap, man. It’s not like your arm was about to break. I understand you want your career and if it was a kneebar, you’ll be out for six months, but dude, if worst comes to worst, you’ll think you’re in your bedroom. That’s it. You’ll wake up like, ‘WTF,’ but everything will be alright. “I consider the Diaz brothers friends. They’re like extended family, them being under Cesar and me being under Renzo, we’ve always had mutual respect. They’re such respectful guys. People don’t know that about them, but they really are. You know what’s not around anymore? There’s no code anymore. There’s no loyalty. They’re good guys, they’ve got a f*cking code, and they’re warriors, man.”