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Dana White describes Conor McGregor's reaction to news of Rafael dos Anjos' injury

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

By now nearly the entire sporting world knows that Rafael dos Anjos has been forced out of his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor on March 5th due to a broken foot. The UFC has been scrambling trying to find an opponent to replace dos Anjos in the main event of the card. Fresh off his win over Alex Oliveira on Sunday night, Donald Cerrone has offered to fight on short notice. In addition Anthony Pettis revealed via Twitter that he is ready to go if need be. Last but certainly not least, Nate Diaz threw his name into the mix of potential opponents when he took to Twitter to tell McGregor to get on his knees and beg.

Jon Jones

Jon "Bones" Jones: Killing the Abs in this clip

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Filming the countdown earlier. Hope you guys enjoy A video posted by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Feb 22, 2016 at 11:08pm PST

Donald Cowboy Cerrone

Donald Cerrone says he's waiting on official call from the UFC

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

The search for an opponent for Conor McGregor at UFC 196 is still underway. Since Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from their UFC 196 lightweight title fight on March 5th, there has been much speculation as to who will fill-in on short notice to fight McGregor.

Conor McGregor

Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone: Front Runner for Conor Mcgregor Fight

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.

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Video: UFC Fight Night London Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1

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)))

Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz tells Conor McGregor to get on his knees and beg

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.

Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo

Jose Aldo turned down offer to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Tuesday morning in the wake of Rafael dos Anjos withdrawing from UFC 196 with a broken foot there was talk of former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo stepping in on short notice to fight Conor McGregor on March 5th. While McGregor’s fight at UFC 196 was scheduled to be a lightweight bout, Aldo stated after his UFC 194 loss that he wants a rematch with McGregor regardless of whether or not the featherweight championship was on the line.

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VIDEO | Donald Cerrone in the gym: "go time" - fight with Conor McGregor on?

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.

Benson Henderson

Benson Henderson reacts to Rafael dos Anjos withdrawing from UFC 196

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.

Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos' coach releases statement on UFC 196 withdrawal

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.

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Video Interview: Holly Holm on Jamie Foxx - He Reenacted Ronda Rousey Fight For Me!

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (10-0 MMA) was spotted by TMZ reporters and the champ had some really interesting things that she had to say about hanging out with Jamie Foxx and former champ Ronda Rousey.

Conor McGregor on throne, Duane Ludwig
Conor McGregor

POLL | Who do you want to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196?

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.

Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis offers to fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196

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.

Conor McGregor Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo

Possibility of Jose Aldo filling in at UFC 196?

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.

Donald Cowboy Cerrone

Donald Cerrone offers to step in and save UFC 196

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

Early Tuesday morning it was revealed that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had pulled out of his UFC 196 main event scrap against Conor McGregor. With the news of dos Anjos withdrawing from the fight there was much speculation as to who would offer to step in on short notice to save the main event. Many expected Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone to step in and take the fight given his ‘anyone, anytime, anywhere’ mentality in addition to the fact that he just fought on Sunday night.

Michael Bisping

Tweet This! Michael Bisping Predicts KO with Photoshop Pic

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

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

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Anderson "The Spider" Silva: Full Fight | Silva vs Franklin

bjpenndotcom - February 23, 2016

You didn't think we'd start the week off w/out a FREE FIGHT, did you? The ๐Ÿ's reign begins ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://t.co/WjEIUH3B8e pic.twitter.com/agQqSxNjXB — UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2016

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VIDEO | ESPN Deportes commentators laughing hysterically at Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000

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.