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bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Since Conor McGregor began gaining momentum in the UFC, McGregor has been asking for more and more when it comes to demands for fights. When it came to negotiations with the UFC for his UFC 196 lightweight scrap with Conor McGregor, there were reports that McGregor had been asking for a 7-figure contract. McGregor then showed up late to the UFC 196 press conference, which lead many to wonder if McGregor was trying to send a message to the UFC brass.

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

[ooyala code=”YyaGcyMTE6t4TanEwelDKpfeROFvDi0P” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Michael Bisping has been the one leading the bashing and trash talk between Anderson Silva and himself. As you can see in the video of their open workout, a fired up Bisping had to be separated from a more calm and humorous Silva.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC veteran Nick Diaz has used marijuana throughout the course of his fight career. Diaz has failed 2 drug tests throughout his fight career for marijuana, and has been an advocate for marijuana usage. Diaz was handed a 5 year suspension from the NSAC after he failed a drug test following his UFC 183 main event scrap with Anderson Silva. Diaz and the NSAC went into settlement talks after the 5 year suspension caused an uproar, and the suspension was ultimately reduced to 18 months retroactively. Given this, Diaz will once again be eligible to fight on August 1st.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey have a long standing rivalry. While most rivalries in combat sports don’t extend outside of the Octagon, Rousey and Tate’s has continued outside of the Octagon. Recently, following Rousey’s UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm, she revealed that she had suicidal thoughts.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/6PEpVEPKkfM Conor McGregor is gearing up for the toughest test of his professional MMA career on March 5th as he faces UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 196.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2016

Last month, former UFC champion BJ Penn announced that he was officially ending his retirement and going after the 145 pound belt. Penn teamed up with Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn at Jackson-Wink MMA for his highly anticipated return. While he was initially supposed to return on March 5th, the UFC pushed the bout back to April. However, no opponent has been named for ‘The Prodigy’ in his return bout.

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has not had any good things to say about Conor McGregor since losing to him at UFC 194 back in December. While McGregor took just 13-seconds to bring Aldo’s dreams and records to a screeching halt, the Brazilian still does not have any respect for “The Notorious” and told media in Rio de Janeiro that he doesn’t see his glory lasting much longer. “I think it’s tough,” Aldo said when asked if he thinks McGregor can beat dos Anjos and go after the welterweight title next (transcribed by MMA Fighting). “And I’ll say this: I don’t think he will have any belt by the end of the year. And everyone will forget him. He has this dream, this goal, but you can be sure that he won’t have any (belt) by the end of the year.”

Russell Ess - February 18, 2016

The UFC announced another exciting bout for the UFC 197 card taking place on April 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will meet Edson Barboza that has “Fight of the Night” written all over it.

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

Ronda Rousey knew before she fought at UFC 193 that she was going to some time off from fighting. Then the idea of needing to push her time table further to get back into the octagon was due to her movie commitments. Now Rousey fans might need to wait a little longer for her rematch or a potential trilogy with the former champ. Here is Rousey on the Tonight show with her comment:

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

Watch the Bellator 149 press conference as things heat up when Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 turn the heat up a little.

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/217s2RNKcl8 You’ve seen her in the black and white swimsuit, now check her out in this new footage of “Rowdy” in her Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot.

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/aEk7ikRj4Xs?t=3m39s Earlier this week on the Ellen Degeneres show former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey revealed that in the moments following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm, she briefly contemplated suicide.

Russell Ess - February 17, 2016

Bellator 149 is quickly approaching with MMA Legends Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie meeting for a long overdue rubber match. Also, on the card will feature record-breaking draw Kimbo Slice taking on street rival Dhafir Harris, AKA “Dada 5000.”

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

Team rides to jits 👊🏻 #myfamily A video posted by Paige VanZant (@paigevanzantufc) on Feb 16, 2016 at 4:39pm PST

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

2015 was a huge year for fight fans around the world watching Bellator as a few former champions Josh “The Punk” Thompson (Strikeforce lightweight), Benson Henderson (UFC lightweight) and recently Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (UFC LHW) is back on the Bellator roster.

Russell Ess - February 17, 2016

UFC veteran Michael Bisping does not respect Anderson Silva and has made it very apparent. The two are set to face off in the Octagon on Feb. 27 at UFC Fight Night 84 in London, England. Bisping recently spoke with Sky Sports on Silva’s diva-like attitude and how the former UFC middleweight champion nearly didn’t show up to the event open workouts.

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

The infamous running of Wanderlei Silva from drug testing officials handed Silva a three year suspension down from a lifetime ban in the re-hearing with NSAC officials today. The original decision would of saw the end of “The Axe Murderer” career, however, his push for a fight with Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko won’t materialize this year due to the ban.

bjpenndotcom - February 17, 2016

#UFCFacts: @Cowboycerrone has the 2nd most wins in UFC lightweight history with 15! pic.twitter.com/Hr9iIFvxld — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 17, 2016