As it stands BJ Penn’s return to MMA will be delayed a little longer. The former UFC champion was scheduled to come out of retirement and fight at UFC 197 in April but today the UFC released a statement concerning that return. It all stems from an assault charge Penn received last year.
Holly Holm might be preparing for her upcoming fight at UFC 196 but that doesn't mean she won't make time to have some fun. Watch her show off her dance moves in the gym.
With fight night on the horizon things have heated up between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz the two fighters that will compete in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 196. The two combatants who will meet in a non-title fight at the 170-pound welterweight limit participated in a press conference for their match on Thursday afternoon and as expected there was not a single friendly exchange between the two.
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At the UFC 196 presser, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz got into it during a photo opportunity. Clearly, this is going to be a tremendous fight, as these two simply can't stand one another.
The women's bantamweight championship fight might not be the marquee bout at UFC 196, but it's definitely something you won't want to sleep on.
When UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot and was forced out of his UFC 196 fight against featherweight champion Conor McGregor one of the first calls the promotion made was to former featherweight champion Jose Aldo. However Aldo turned down the fight which was accepted by Nate Diaz. The former champion recently appeared on The MMA Hour to talk about why after saying what he did about facing McGregor he turned down the short notice opportunity.
Irish UFC star Conor McGregor is clearly a man of his word. Seeing McGregor shock this fan by keeping his promise to visit him in Los Angeles perfectly exemplifies that statement. This video is simply awesome.
If you tuned into Saturday’s Anderson Silva–Michael Bisping matchup at UFC Fight Night 84 in London as the scores were being read you would have been excused if you thought Silva was the clear-cut winner. Bisping’s face was a mask of blood. There were open cuts above and below Bisping’s right eye and a third gash on the bridge of his nose. He looked bad. However when the scores were read Bisping was declared the victor by unanimous decision winning the fight three rounds to two.
There comes a time when every athlete has to walk away. For MMA great Anderson Silva, that time has arrived.
Nate Diaz went on a wild outburst during a press conference for his upcoming bout with Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5. The two fighters spent the better part of the 25-minute press conference bantering back and forth and the only time things took a somewhat ugly turn was when Diaz said all fighters are on steroids. McGregor took great exception to that.