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Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

[ooyala code=”Bld2tkMTE68Eoa558oHlL26rmpwrwt5_” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Last week when it was announced that UFC lightweight Rafael dos Anjos had broken his foot and had to pull out of his fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, the MMA world went crazy.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

Former UFC veteran and current analyst Dan Hardy recently spoke with MMA Crazy TV on Conor McGregor and his future in the UFC. One thing that has many fans excited with just the thought of is a match between McGregor and UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

It seemed like UFC 196 was lacking some magic with one of the most historic fights about to take place with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor looking to make history and become the first simultaneous two-weight UFC champion by taking on lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. When news broke that dos Anjos pulled out of the fight with McGregor less than two weeks from their scheduled fight date of March 5th, it seemed like the excitement for UFC 196 really started to snowball. The various fighters that were in the hat to fight McGregor on short notice had both fans and fighters excitedly awaiting who would be announced as the official replacement.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

It was one of the most gruesome injuries we have seen in the UFC when former middleweight champion Anderson Silva broke his leg kicking fellow former middleweight champion Chris Weidman in their rematch at UFC 168 back in 2013. Silva’s coach Luiz Dorea revealed to MMA Fighting that he had suffered an injury in his controversial fight with Michael Bisping, which Silva thought he had broken his leg once again.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been buzzing with his recent fight change with his original opponent Rafael dos Anjos pulling out. McGregor’s new opponent Nate Diaz seems to have fans more excited about the UFC 196 match taking place on March 5th. With the excitement surrounding the fight with his new opponent in Diaz, McGregor is surely seeing the dollar signs falling from the sky for UFC 196. McGregor recently posted a photo with his “angel” and it will be likely we will see “The Notorious” add more luxury automobiles to his collection.

Russell Ess - February 29, 2016

What do you think the PPV numbers would be like if UFC President Dana White stepped in the ring against WWE CEO Vince McMahon? Apparently McMahon saw the match pulling a big draw, but apparently Dana White was not interested in the idea.

bjpenndotcom - February 29, 2016

Sounds only fair since Anderson Silva went to London to fight Michael Bisping. Silva’s team would love the rematch to be in Brazil, Silva’s home turf. It was a unanimous decision loss for Silva at the O2 Arena in London. That is Silva’s first decision loss since 2000.

Chris Taylor - February 29, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will square off with former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz this weekend in a welterweight bout which headlines UFC 196. As you can see in the video below, McGregor has been putting in some hard work in order to “Get the money” at this weekend’s pay-per-view event.

Chris Taylor - February 29, 2016

Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career this past weekend in London, when he defeated former UFC champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. Shortly after “The Count’s” upset victory, former UFC title challenger Nick Diaz took to social media to post a meme insinuating that Bisping should have actually lost the fight.

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her first title defense at UFC 196 on March 5 when she defends her strap against former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate in the evening’s co-main event slot.

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

UFC fighters share their opinions on who will win next week’s UFC 196 main event bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Former UFC lightweight title contender Nate Diaz will square off with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout which headlines next week’s UFC 196 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. When asked by a reporter what his gameplan was for defeating McGregor, Nate came up with the following hilarious response:

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Watch UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his movement practitioner Ido Portal have some fun while ‘training’ in this instagram clip: All day work @thenotoriousmma #conormcgregor #idoportal #ufc196 #movementculture

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate will take her third shot at UFC gold when she squares off with current title holder Holly Holm in the co-main event of UFC 196.

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva suffered a unanimous decision loss to Michael Bisping at yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 84 event in London. The setback marked Silva’s third loss in his past four octagon appearances, his lone win in that time coming over Nick Diaz, a fight which was eventually overturned to a no-contest after both men flunked their post-fight drug tests.

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is quickly becoming a household name. The Irish superstar is ‘getting love’ from people all across the world, including California, as he showcased in a recent instagram post:

Chris Taylor - February 28, 2016

All day long work with @portal.ido, @rushammer and @lukajelcicmma! #7Days A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 28, 2016 at 2:26am PST