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bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

At the UFC 196 press conference on Thursday, the trash talk began very early in the event. Conor McGregor was asked what made him so special in comparison to other combat sports athletes and UFC fighters.

Russell Ess - March 3, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion and #1 ranked pound for pound fighter Jon Jones is using his star power to help out a great cause. “Bones” has teamed up with the celebrity apparel platform, Represent.com to release a Limited Edition “The King Has Returned” shirt to raise money for The Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The exclusive design is being promoted through Jon’s social media accounts and is available for a limited time.

Russell Ess - March 3, 2016

Conor McGregor is definitely not making any friends in the fight game by being one of the biggest draws in the UFC. Part of his allure is his persona and the things he says. Sometimes the things he says are pointed directly at other fighters in the UFC and well, some of them are taking it very personally. Fighter manager Ali Abdel Aziz spoke with Jonathan Shrager of the UG to discuss McGregor and the personal issues with some of his fighters that include Frankie Edgar, Rafael dos Anjos and Fabricio Werdum.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

Leading up to UFC 196 on Saturday, Jon Anik revealed that he believes Conor McGregor will defeat Nate Diaz in the main event. Despite being a fan of Diaz, Anik was so confident that McGregor would win that he stated he would get a ‘209’ tattoo on his forearm if Diaz won.

Russell Ess - March 3, 2016

The much talked about fight between Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 took place nearly two weeks ago on Feb. 19 at Bellator 149 and Dada 5000 has just been released from the hospital being admitted immediately after the fight. The lackluster fight ended with both opponents heavily gassed out with Kimbo ending the fight by TKO in the third round.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

With the UFC 196 press conference featuring Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Holly Holm, and Miesha Tate happening on Thursday afternoon, the UFC has released the extended preview of UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

Ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated UFC 196 event in Las Vegas, hear from main even fighters Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, as well as co-main event fighters, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Miesha Tate.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

While Holly Holm may have shocked the world at UFC 193 as she KOd Ronda Rousey to win the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, she believes her upcoming title defense against Miesha Tate at UFC 196 on Saturday is just as, if not more, important. Holm spoke at the UFC 196 open workouts yesterday to explain the high-pressure bout on Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

While CM Punk is currently signed to the UFC, he has yet to sign a contact and receive an official fight date. After Mickey Gall defeated Mike Jackson last month, the pair were expected to fight at UFC 200, however Punk was forced to undergo back surgery, further delaying his UFC debut once again. Despite all of that, Punk will make his UFC debut once he is healed.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

While Chael Sonnen may have formally retired from MMA back in 2014 prior to being suspended for 2 years by the NSAC, talks of a ‘Chael Sonnen return’ have always been a subject of interest to the MMA community. While many believed that Sonnen would return when his suspension was up on July 23rd of 2016, he has stated that he is retired, and will not return.

Russell Ess - March 3, 2016

Do you agree with @thenotoriousmma's P4P rankings? #ufc196 A video posted by MMAFighting.com (@mmafightingdotcom) on Mar 2, 2016 at 10:06pm PST

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

Top ranked welterweights Matt Brown and Tyron Woodley got into quite the heated Twitter feud recently after Brown stated that McGregor deserves a welterweight title shot more than Woodley does. That did’t sit too well with Woodley, who fired back, igniting a Twitter feud between the pair.

Russell Ess - March 3, 2016

It looks like UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor’s choice to give Nate Diaz their fight at welterweight may have been a planned tactic for a fight with UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler. “I mean, why not? That’s probably the leading option,” McGregor said during the open workouts on Wednesday (transcribed by MMA Fighting).

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

It’s no secret that Conor McGregor had a brutal weight cut when he was dropping down to fight at featherweight. Ahead of McGregor’s fight with Nate Diaz on Saturday at UFC 196, which will go down at welterweight, a member of The UnderGround compared the size of McGregor prior to UFC 194 with the size of McGregor before UFC 196 on Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

After it was announced that Nate Diaz would be stepping in for Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196, the UFC held a ‘UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz’ press conference the very next day. McGregor and Diaz put on a verbal show for the fans as they talked trash for nearly 30 minutes straight! Over the course of the press conference, McGregor called Diaz a “cholo” and mocked him for teaching Jiu-Jitsu seminars to kids.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

Daniel Cormier @dc_mma so funny talking about @JonnyBones "Carl Winslow" Instagram post on @FOXSportsLive last night https://t.co/WLSTxjyChq — Jay Onrait (@JayOnrait) March 3, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/-OydHhMVa5s Jose Aldo may have lost his UFC featherweight championship to Conor McGregor at UFC 193 in just 13 seconds, however the former champ is certainly enjoying himself.

bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2016

@MonsterEnergy for the Monster of Energy! #AllDayWork A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Mar 3, 2016 at 12:23am PST