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Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

Fans and analysts have been critical of Conor McGregor’s performance at UFC 196, many blaming the “weight gain” for his submission loss to Nate Diaz. McGregor’s strength and conditioning coach John Connor does not believe that the loss had anything to do with Conor’s weight gain and that he was at “peak condition” going in to the bout. His words:

Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (20-4-1 MMA) has been campaigning for a shot at current featherweight title holder Conor McGregor for some time now. “The Answer” stepped his game up to another level this past Thursday when he posted this video targeting the Irish superstar.

Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas is expected to have one of the best, if not the greatest, fight cards ever assembled. Fans are eagerly awaiting announcements from UFC officials regarding who will we be fighting who at this summers blockbuster pay-per-view event.

Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

Since losing his octagon debut to Donald Cerrone via decision at UFC 178 in September of 2014, former Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez (27-4 MMA) has put together back-to-back victories over top contenders and former MMA champions Gilbert Melendez and Anthony Pettis inside of the octagon. The 32-year-old took to Twitter where he asked “who is next”, check it out:

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

After it was announced that Conor McGregor would be defending his UFC featherweight championship at UFC 200, there was much speculation as to whether or not he would defend his championship against Jose Aldo or Frankie Edgar. With everyone talking about a potential McGregor vs. Aldo and McGregor vs. Edgar fight, many are forgetting about top ranked featherweight Max Holloway.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

In the co-main event of UFC 196, Holly Holm and Miesha Tate battled for nearly 5 full rounds. While it seemed that Holm was on her way to an impressive decision win to retain her UFC women’s bantamweight championship, Tate secured a late 5th round submission to win the bout. Holm showed tremendous heart as she fought the choke, refusing to tap, while ultimately lead to her being choked unconscious.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

After Dominick Cruz made his triumphant return to the cage against TJ Dillashaw in December, Urijah Faber immediately called out his nemesis for a trilogy fight. While many wanted to see Cruz have a rematch with TJ Dillashaw given that their fight was called a split decision, the UFC cashed in on the hype of a trilogy bout between Cruz and Faber and booked the two to fight in the co-main event of UFC 199 on June 4th.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

Last month, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson picked up the biggest win of his professional MMA career as he became the first man to stop former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks. Thompson showcased his elite level striking skills as he picked Hendricks apart and ultimately rocked the champ before finishing with a flurry of strikes that forced the referee to stop the bout in the 1st round.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

We are now less than 2 months away from UFC 197, where Jon Jones will look to reclaim his UFC light heavyweight championship from Daniel Cormier, and Henry Cejudo will look to dethrone flyweight kingpin Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. Ahead of the fight, Jones and Cormier have continued their long-standing rivalry, using the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference to talk nothing but trash for nearly 45 minutes.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

Tim Kennedy is never one to shy away from speaking his mind. After the UFC announced their partnership with Reebok, Kennedy spent the next several months refusing to support the deal while he sat on the sidelines. Part of the deal between the UFC and Reebok stated that fighters would get a certain percentage of money when fans bout that fighter’s “fight kit.” Kennedy went as far as to tell fans not to purchase his fight kit because he made pennies from the purchase.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

With UFC 200 rapidly approaching, talk of dream fights for the UFC to book for the event are at an all-time high. In the wake of UFC 196, we now know that Conor McGregor will drop back down to featherweight to defend his UFC featherweight championship, however there has been no word yet on whether Jose Aldo or Frankie Edgar will contest for the belt.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

Joanna Jedrzejczyk is currently gearing up for her next title defense, a rematch with the woman who pushed her more than any other fighter inside the Octagon, Claudia Gadelha. The pair first met at UFC on FOX 13 back in 2014 where Jedrzejczyk was given the nod on a split decision win. Jedrzejczyk went on to win the UFC women’s strawweight championship and has since defended the belt twice.

bjpenndotcom - March 12, 2016

https://youtu.be/Tw-B9bseayE While the UFC brass determines whether Jose Aldo or Frankie Edgar will challenge Conor McGregor at UFC 200 for the UFC featherweight championship, ‘The Answer’ is staying busy.

bjpenndotcom - March 11, 2016

This past Saturday, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, in an unprecedented move, jumped up 2 weight classes to fight at welterweight. Ultimately, McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in the 2nd round of their UFC 196 main event scrap. Immediately following the bout, many critics emerged from the woodwork to criticize McGregor for his confidence leading up to the fight. While seeing memes of yourself all over social media would irritate most people, McGregor isn’t ‘most people’.

bjpenndotcom - March 11, 2016

This past Saturday at UFC 196 Conor McGregor suffered the first loss of his UFC career at the hands of Nate Diaz as he was submitted in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap. After the bout, McGregor surprised many as he showed nothing but respect for Diaz, and made no excuses for his loss. McGregor continued to remain graceful in defeat on social media Friday evening.

bjpenndotcom - March 11, 2016

Since Conor McGregor’s 2nd round submission loss to Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 last week, it was revealed that McGregor would be returning to featherweight to defend his championship. This week UFC President Dana White visited with McGregor, and revealed McGregor’s intentions to defend his featherweight championship at UFC 200 in July. With that being said, the decision of who he will defend the belt against is not an easy one for the UFC brass.

bjpenndotcom - March 11, 2016

Nick and Nate Diaz are often heard referencing their hometown of Stockton California in interviews. The Diaz brothers also use a slapping technique in fights which has been dubbed the ‘Stockton Slap.’ This past Saturday, Nate Diaz picked up arguably the biggest win of his UFC career as he submitted Conor McGregor in the 2nd round of their UFC 196 main event bout.

bjpenndotcom - March 11, 2016

This past Saturday at UFC 196, Conor McGregor suffered the first defeat of his UFC career at the hands of Nate Diaz. McGregor looked noticeably gassed in the second round, which subsequently lead to Diaz rocking the featherweight champ and ultimately submitting him. Immediately following the fight, McGregor chalked it up to an inefficient use of his energy. Now, boxing legend Mike Tyson has some insight into the fight, as well as advice for McGregor moving forward.