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bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/FrontRowBrian/status/702195221526806529 With Rafael dos Anjos out, it’s now a mad dash to get Conor McGregor an opponent for the UFC 196 main-event slot. Finding a quick replacement in less than 2 weeks notice you would think would be a tall order. Consider the amounts of cash they threw at Chad “Money” Mendes to step in the octagon with McGregor on short notice at UFC 189.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Tuesday morning news surfaced that Rafael dos Anjos had broken his foot and would be unable to defend his UFC lightweight championship against Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5th. As can be expected with less than 2 weeks before fight night, the UFC began to scramble to find a replacement opponent for McGregor. Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, fresh off his win Saturday night, offered to take the fight on short notice. In addition, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis offered to fill-in and fight McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

The #6 middleweight contender Michael “The Count” Bisping gives us an in depth look at his life before the biggest fight of his life. His opponent Anderson “The Spider” Silva has given Bisping plenty of ammunition to launch a verbal assault on the former champ shown in the video (((here)))

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

The UFC is still trying to find a replacement opponent for Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5th after Rafael dos Anjos withdrew form the bout with a broken foot. With less than 2 weeks until fight night Donald Cerrone offered to take the fight, and is even in the gym training. In addition former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has asked for the fight against McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

[ooyala code=”xwcHI4MTE6bmmK5XNL36psb12ElDDtz1″ player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Since it was announced Tuesday morning that Rafael dos Anjos had withdrawn from his UFC 196 main event scrap with Conor McGregor there has been much speculation as to who would fill in for the lightweight champ.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

With UFC 196 less than two weeks away, fans are anxiously awaiting Conor McGregor’s UFC lightweight debut. Unfortunately, Tuesday morning news surfaced that Rafael dos Anjos had been forced to pull out of the fight due to a broken foot. It was revealed by Kings MMA head coach Rafael Cordeiro that dos Anjos wouldn’t need to undergo surgery, but would need to stay off his foot for 3 weeks.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

As everyone knows by now, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has pulled out of his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor on March 5th. With less than 2 weeks until fight night the UFC is scrambling to fight a replacement opponent for McGregor. Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, fresh off his submission win over Alex Oliveira on Saturday, has offered to take the fight. In addition, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis has also offered to step in on short notice and face McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Early Tuesday morning news surfaced that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had been forced to withdraw from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor after breaking his foot. While the UFC has been scrambling to find a replacement for dos Anjos with less than 2 weeks to go until fight night, Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis have already offered to step in on short notice to fight McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Early Tuesday morning it was revealed that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had withdrawn from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The UFC has been scrambling to find a replacement for dos Anjos less than 2 weeks away from fight night. Since RDA announced his withdrawal Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis have both stepped up and offered to fight McGregor on short notice.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

On Saturday in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping will step into the Octagon in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Early Tuesday morning it was revealed that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had withdrawn from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor on March 5th. Immediately there was speculation as to who would step in on short notice to fight McGregor and save the main event. While Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, fresh off his win on Saturday, offered to step in to fight McGregor, there is now another option.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

The MMA world has been in an uproar since it was announced that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had withdrawn from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor on March 5th. The UFC is currently trying to find a replacement fight for McGregor so as to avoid having to scrap the entire card so close to the event. As many expected, Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone offered to step in on short notice to fight Rafael dos Anjos.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

No words necessary A photo posted by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on Feb 23, 2016 at 4:40am PST

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/MmmgoP_BZYo It was announced recently that Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller would be returning to MMA to fight former UFC fighter Luke Barnatt for the Venator middleweight championship at Venator FC 3.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/701942061453324288 The year was 2006 and Anderson “The Spider” Silva (34-6 MMA) started his reign of dominance over the middleweight division by beating Rich Franklin for the title.

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

https://youtu.be/UyLzRnki8u4 On Friday night in the co-main event of Bellator 149 Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 squared off in their highly anticipated grudge match.

Chris Taylor - February 23, 2016

According to multiple reports, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA) has suffered a broken foot in training and will no longer be able to defend his title against Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5. Brazilian news outlet Globo was one of the first to report the story.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

The women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is set to defend her title for the first time come March 5th in Las Vegas NV at UFC 196. Miesha “Cupcake” Tate looks to upset the Jackson-Wink MMA fighter in the co-main event next month.