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Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has gotten a lot of criticism after losing to Nate Diaz in their non-title welterweight bout at UFC 196. While McGregor was humble in his defeat and was an absolute professional in all the media obligations following the loss last weekend, fans could only wonder how “The Notorious” would be coping with the loss to Diaz.

Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor became the first fighter in UFC history to earn a disclosed pay amount of $1,000.000 for a single fight. That fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 196 will get McGregor much more than just a million dollars.

Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

Seu danadinho, vai dar ruim em casa certo. That moment when you see yourself on tv and you know your wifes gonna kill you! A video posted by Rafael Cordeiro (@kings_mma) on Mar 8, 2016 at 12:28pm PST

Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

https://youtu.be/-lLDhYGog1w Nate Diaz shook up the UFC when he beat featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 196. Diaz secured a rear-naked choke on McGregor forcing “The Notorious” to tap in the second round.

Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

Muay Thai legend Saenchai appears to be a big fan of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The multiple time world champion sent an inspiring message to “The Notorious” after his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

Michael Bisping’s Manager said that Bisping is intrested in fighting Nick Diaz but would prefer a title shot. Nick went to Instagram after Bisping beat Anderson Silvia even after being Knocked down. It looked to some that Bisping was Knocked out at the end of the third round after getting hit by a Silvia flying knee. Diaz shared the following meme shortly after the fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

Joanna Jedrzejczyk the UFC straw weight champion will fight Claudia Gadelha July 8 in Las Vegas at the Ulitmate Fighter 23 finale. They are opposing coaches on TUF 23 and as hoped there is true ill will between the two. The fighters got into a bareknuckled brawl the last day of TUF.

Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

UFC veteran Carlos Condit has apparently been gaining a big following on his Snapchat social media account. This photo from Condit was recently posted on the Internet and has been getting a lot of buzz from MMA fans.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

https://t.co/riAzLrYriG pic.twitter.com/X3J39IDKJa — Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson) March 10, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

While this isn’t the first time that Tim Kennedy has called out Anderson Silva, the stars may have aligned for a bout to finally be scheduled between the two men. After Tim Kennedy’s controversial loss to Yoel Romero, he took an indefinitely hiatus from competition. Now, a year and a half following the loss to Romero, Kennedy has stated that he is returning to the Octagon and targeting PED users and TRT abusers.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

While Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman’s rematch is still 3 months away, the pair have started the war of words early. At the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference last week, the pair talked trash throughout the course of the press conference, which ultimately lead to a heated staredown at the conclusion of the event.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

What do u say @thenotoriousmma? Balls in your court, Now lets see who has a Vagina @robdrake @ShoreShot @HiHoRecords pic.twitter.com/J02Afqli36 — Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) March 9, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

At UFC 196 fight fans witnessed Conor McGregor suffer the first loss of his UFC career at the hands of Nate Diaz. Following the fight, McGregor chalked the loss up to an inefficient use of energy, which resulted in him gassing early on in the fight. It’s no secret that McGregor packed on quite a bit of muscle ahead of the fight, which resulted in many questioning whether or not he would be as quick. With Rafael dos Anjos withdrawing from their UFC 196 lightweight title fight, McGregor ended up moving up to welterweight, an extra 15 pounds higher than the lightweight limit of 155 pounds.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

It has been nearly three years since former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre has competed inside the Octagon. Since then, talks of a GSP return to the UFC have never been far from the mouth’s of MMA fans. Ahead of UFC 196 there were rumors of a potential GSP vs. Conor McGregor fight at UFC 200 if McGregor were to defeat Nate Diaz. Ultimately, Diaz submitted McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

This past Saturday the UFC women’s bantamweight division was shaken up as Miesha Tate defeated Holly Holm via 5th round submission in the co-main event of UFC 196. Following the fight UFC President Dana White revealed that Tate would now face Ronda Rousey in a trilogy match when the former champ was ready to return to the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/SLSk5NdvAss This past Saturday, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor moved up to welterweight to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 after UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from the bout with a broken foot.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

As the sporting world knows by now, this past Saturday in the main event of UFC 196, Nate Diaz defeated Conor McGregor via 2nd round submission.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

While it was reported recently that Anderson Silva would not be competing at UFC 198 in his hometown of Curitiba Brazil due to a lack of challengers, one man has stepped up to the plate. MMA veteran Gegard Mousasi, fresh off his unanimous decision win over Thales Leites at UFC London, has challenged Silva to a fight at UFC 199 in June, or UFC 200 in July. Mousasi defeated Leites on the same card that Anderson Silva lost to Michael Bisping on last month.