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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.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

It’s no secret that Fabricio Werdum and Conor McGregor don’t like one another. The pair’s beef extends back quite some time, but grew to an entirely new level when McGregor bashed Werdum during his 2016 World MMA Awards acceptance speech. Several weeks ago when Rafael dos Anjos was forced to withdraw from his UFC 196 lightweight title bout with Conor McGregor, Werdum jumped to his teammates defense as McGregor claimed dos Anjos simply sustained a ‘bruised foot’ in training. Of course, dos Anjos broke his foot and will be sidelined for 3-6 weeks.

Russell Ess - March 9, 2016

Nate Diaz became a millionaire with just one fight against UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was supposed to be in that spot, but an injury forced him out of the fight with McGregor leading Diaz to step in as a late replacement.

Russell Ess - March 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/tQIvjqMflgI Carlos Condit was able to stick to his game plan against the elder Diaz brother in their fight at UFC 143. Condit took the fight with Nick Diaz to win a unanimous five round decision where he flustered the everlasting Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

The injury bug strikes again and this time it’s Mauricio “Shogun” Rua that gets bit. Glover Teixeira is now facing Rashad Evans at the FOX UFC Fight Night card in Tampa April 16.

Russell Ess - March 9, 2016

If there is one thing that Conor McGregor has over Georges St-Pierre, it is his game attitude for the fight business. “The Notorious” gave Nate Diaz the biggest payday of his career in a fight two weight classes above what he has fought at while in the UFC going from 145 pounds to 170 pounds. Dana White says Conor McGregor deserves a lot of praise for his ballsy attitude and not shying away from a big fight fans want to see.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

While former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since he defeated Johny Hendricks via split decision at UFC 167 two and a half years ago, talks of GSP returning have remained consistent. Leading up to UFC 196 this past Saturday, MMA fans wondered if GSP could return for a superfight at UFC 200 with Conor McGregor, if he were to defeat Nate Diaz in the main event. Ultimately, as everyone knows by now, Diaz submitted McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

It’s been a few  minutes since Aljamain Sterling has taunted Bryan Caraway via social media. Of course since Miesha Tate won this weekend and Caraway and Tate are in a long term relationship it’s time again. So @BryanCaraway do you want to finally make a name for yourself or will you retire in peace, and become a housewife? #MrTate #UFC196 @ufc

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

The bookies as of late have had it right in who is the favorite and Rousey comes in big. The fight is not official as of yet but that doesn’t stop the bookies from getting a jump on the action. Miesha Tate is the newly crowned champ and Ronda Rousey just lost the belt to  Holly Holm. Of course Holly Holm lost the belt to Tate last weekend at UFC 196. Currently the odds look like this.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

Dana White is not upset after losing arguably the biggest PPV event ever for the UFC later this year with the rematch of Holm v Rousey. He has expressed that he feels sorry for Holly Holm but not for the reason you think. He doesn’t feel bad she lost only that she doesn’t know how much money she lost due to her manager Lenny Fresquez.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

Leading up to UFC 196, there was much speculation as to a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Robbie Lawler at UFC 200 if McGregor were to defeat Nate Diaz at UFC 196. Ultimately, as everyone knows by now, Diaz submitted McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap. Following the bout, McGregor revealed that he plans to go back down to featherweight to defend his championship. That of course has led to a slew of talk regarding who McGregor should defend his championship against.

bjpenndotcom - March 9, 2016

The Frankie Edgar title shot campaign continued following UFC 196, where Conor McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in the main event. Following the loss, McGregor stated that he plans to drop back down to featherweight to defend his championship belt. This opened the flood-gates for discussion regarding who would get the first crack at McGregor’s featherweight championship. While some want to see McGregor vs. Aldo II, Frankie Edgar wants the title shot that was promised to him after he knocked out Chad Mendes at the TUF 22 finale back in December.