MMA News

Chris Taylor - March 10, 2016

Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen claims that Nate Diaz was a lot heavier than Conor McGregor when the two squared off in the main event of UFC 196 this past Saturday. Here is what the “American Gangster” had to say during his most recent “You’re Welcome” podcast episode:

Chris Taylor - March 10, 2016

UFC president Dana White was a recent guest on “ESPN Radio: Russillo & Kanell Today” where he announced that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to the octagon at UFC 200 this July in Las Vegas. His words: “Yeah I was at his (Conor’s) house last night. He wants to fight again as soon as possible. He wants to jump back in there and he wants to fight again. We are working on who the opponent is going to be.”

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

Video by Joel Sanderson While there was only 2 weeks for Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz to talk trash in order to hype up their UFC 196 welterweight scrap, the pair delivered.

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

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.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

Chuck Liddell appeared on ”The Fighter and The Kid” podcast and while there said he would beat Jon Jones in his prime and would still give Jones all he could handle. After hearing what Chuck said Jon took to Twitter to respond.

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

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.

Russell Ess - March 10, 2016

Sources close to BJPENN.COM have confirmed that the UFC is looking to set up a rematch between Holly Holm and Miesha Tate for July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miesha Tate beat Holly Holm by rear-naked choke to become the UFC women’s bantamweight champion at UFC 196. Tate secured the choke in the fifth and final round of their title fight that put the former champion Holm to sleep.

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

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

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

Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. has beef with Conor McGregor going back quite some time. The pair have exchanged verbal jabs on numerous occasions, which has even resulted in McGregor challenging Mayweather to a fight. While it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that a fight between the two men never materialized, what Floyd Mayweather has to say about Conor McGregor following McGregor’s loss at UFC 196 is quite surprising.

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

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.