There are starting to be conflicting reports again regarding just how soon UFC mega-star “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will re-appear inside the Octagon.
MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani, who continues to boast his flawless track record in terms of being a trustworthy source when it comes to breaking big-time MMA scoops, took to social media last Wednesday to provide an update on the UFC fighting return of arguably its’ most high-profile star.
“Nothing is for certain or set in stone yet, but there continues to be increased optimism regarding Ronda Rousey’s return to fighting,” Helwani wrote on his official Twitter page last week.
Regarding the timeframe of Rousey’s return, Helwani wrote, “Few [months] ago the talk was more if not when. That has shifted. November to early 2017 is the talk now, but it’s still very early. Stay tuned.”
In an update, Helwani’s co-worker at MMAFighting.com, former UFC judge and longtime editor of the respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer, claimed during his recent appearance on Submission Radio (listen above) that Rousey likely won’t be ready in time for the UFC’s debut event at Madison Square Garden in November.
Meltzer, much like Helwani pointed out in his tweet last week, noted that early 2017 seems to be the likely timeframe for the Octagon return of the “Rowdy” one.
“I talked to one of her friends a couple of weeks ago. And the impression that I got — you know, we don’t usually talk Ronda Rousey business — but I just go, ‘what’s your thoughts? Is Ronda gonna be ready to fight at the garden?’ And they said, ‘no, probably early 2017.’ So that was the impression I was given two weeks ago.”
Ronda Rousey was last seen inside the Octagon at UFC 193 on November 15, 2015, where she suffered her first ever professional MMA loss in devastating fashion, as Holly Holm knocked her out in the second round of the record-breaking event held in Melbourne, Australia.
There are starting to be conflicting reports again regarding just how soon UFC mega-star “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will re-appear inside the Octagon.
MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani, who continues to boast his flawless track record in terms of being a trustworthy source when it comes to breaking big-time MMA scoops, took to social media last Wednesday to provide an update on the UFC fighting return of arguably its’ most high-profile star.
“Nothing is for certain or set in stone yet, but there continues to be increased optimism regarding Ronda Rousey’s return to fighting,” Helwani wrote on his official Twitter page last week.
Regarding the timeframe of Rousey’s return, Helwani wrote, “Few [months] ago the talk was more if not when. That has shifted. November to early 2017 is the talk now, but it’s still very early. Stay tuned.”
In an update, Helwani’s co-worker at MMAFighting.com, former UFC judge and longtime editor of the respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer, claimed during his recent appearance on Submission Radio (listen above) that Rousey likely won’t be ready in time for the UFC’s debut event at Madison Square Garden in November.
Meltzer, much like Helwani pointed out in his tweet last week, noted that early 2017 seems to be the likely timeframe for the Octagon return of the “Rowdy” one.
“I talked to one of her friends a couple of weeks ago. And the impression that I got — you know, we don’t usually talk Ronda Rousey business — but I just go, ‘what’s your thoughts? Is Ronda gonna be ready to fight at the garden?’ And they said, ‘no, probably early 2017.’ So that was the impression I was given two weeks ago.”
Ronda Rousey was last seen inside the Octagon at UFC 193 on November 15, 2015, where she suffered her first ever professional MMA loss in devastating fashion, as Holly Holm knocked her out in the second round of the record-breaking event held in Melbourne, Australia.
Nothing is for certain or set in stone yet, but there continues to be increased optimism regarding Ronda Rousey's return to fighting. …
For former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, it has been a trying year-plus.
Jones, who returned earlier in 2016 to claim the interim title with a decision win over Ovince Saint Preux, was removed from UFC 200 and his long-awaited rematch wi…
For former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, it has been a trying year-plus.
Jones, who returned earlier in 2016 to claim the interim title with a decision win over Ovince Saint Preux, was removed from UFC 200 and his long-awaited rematch with Daniel Cormier after failing a pre-fight drug test.
While Jones and his lawyers work to sort all of that mess out, “Bones” has stayed active and continues to train in New Mexico and Jackson-Wink MMA.
Over the weekend, he provided fans with an interesting update to his situation via a private Instagram account. Thanks to MMAFighting.com for the quotes:
“How’s it going Bones Jones supporters? If there are any of you guys still out there. Just wanted to take a few seconds to say hello to you all and give you a little update on how I’ve been doing. I’ve been doing really good; been training, spending time with family, attacking some of these legal issues that I’ve gotten myself into, trying really to just leave that all behind once and for all.
“I’m sure you guys are curious about what’s going on with this USADA situation. Obviously I can’t get into it because it’s still pending, but what I can say is that we have found out lots of really good news and I am expecting to be back in the Octagon really soon.
“Thank you guys for your continued support. I love you guys and I hope you are spending this Sunday with people that you love. Be good and I hope to see you guys really soon.”
It looks like BJ Penn is going to have to start preparing for yet another different opponent for his Octagon comeback fight.
After initially being matched up against Dennis Siver, and then Cole Miller, Penn was unable to fight anyone when he origina…
It looks like BJ Penn is going to have to start preparing for yet another different opponent for his Octagon comeback fight.
After initially being matched up against Dennis Siver, and then Cole Miller, Penn was unable to fight anyone when he originally intended after he was suspended by USADA for disclosing his use of an IV infusion in an amount over the allowable limit.
Penn’s suspension is scheduled to come to an end on September 25th, and it looks like he already has a date and an opponent to think about.
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com is reporting that the UFC is targeting BJ Penn vs. Ricardo Lamas in a 145-pound bout as the main event of UFC Fight Night 97, which will be the second UFC event to ever to take place in the Philippines.
UFC Fight Night 97 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 15, 2016 from the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
Those who were hoping the Conor McGregor vs. WWE feud would die already are going to be waiting a bit longer, as “The Notorious” one spoke more about the company and some of its’ talent during his official UFC 202 Media Day Q&A (Watch Here).
The WWE Superstar that McGregor seemed to zero in on the most was John Cena, the top star of the promotion for well over ten years. When he was asked about his recent beef with WWE, McGregor brought up Cena and immediately started firing shots at the popular wrestling star.
“What’s the main guy? John Cena. He’s 40. He’s 40 years of age. He’s walking around in a luminous orange t-shirt and a headband talking about nobody can see him. We can see him right there. He’s a big fat, 40-year-old failed Mr. Olympia mother f*cker.”
When McGregor made his initial remarks towards WWE and some of their talent, referring to them as “messed up p*ssies,” among those who were quick to fire back at the UFC star was WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair.
Flair, who took most of his persona and overall act from Buddy Rogers, a legend who preceded him in the pro wrestling business, posted a tweet where he criticized McGregor for stealing his brash, trash-talking rich guy gimmick. In response to “Naitch,” McGregor simply pointed out the fact that what he does for a living is real, so he couldn’t possibly be a gimmick.
“I don’t know what to say to Ric Flair. This ain’t no gimmick. This is the real sh*t. I’ve gotta get in and fight a man for real. With no script, with no nothing. He was talking about bringing some other wrestler guys out to challenge me. Come bring it, then. This is the real shit over here. You know want to come over, we can fight no problem. A few of them are talking about the street and all. If they want to do that, come at me and see what happens.”
As the WWE-related talk continued, McGregor reiterated a point he made during the aforementioned UFC 202 media call regarding the fact that he has respect for some WWE figures, specifically naming the same group of people he did the first time around — WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and along with Hulk Hogan, arguably two of the biggest stars in the history of the company — “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. This time, strangely enough, he added Ric Flair’s name to the list of WWE stars he does like.
“Like I said, no disrespect to the dons of the game, the McMahons. [WWE CEO Vince McMahon] is a f*cking legend. They wrote Vinny off a few years ago when he dropped from the billions and then he rose back up and now he’s back in the billionaire club. What he’s been able to do with that bunch of dweebs he has over there at the moment has been phenomenal and I respect him for that. And then of course the OGs of the game, The Rock, Stone Cold, they’re cool mother f*ckers. Even Ric Flair is a cool mother f*cker.”
As far as everyone not named McMahon, Austin, Rock or Flair, McGregor tried to elaborate on his issue with them, but didn’t really have anything specific to support his “dweeb” or previous “messed up p*ssies” claims.
“I’m just speaking the truth. That new age of those guys are absolute dweebs. They just seem messed up in the head. I don’t know what it is. When I listen to them talk, when I listen to them carry themselves, they just don”t seem right in the head. That might have been a bit rudeness for me to say, but again: It ain’t trash talk, it’s truth talk.”
In closing, McGregor pointed out his ability to get the top stars from multiple sports and entertainment companies to focus their time and energy on him, something that clearly just helps broaden the awareness level of himself and the sport of MMA in general.
“I’ve got them all wrapped up on my little finger. The boxing game, the MMA game. Now I’ve got those wrestling dweebs in here as well. I’ve got the whole sh*t locked up.”
Conor McGregor will look to avenge his first and thus far only defeat inside the Octagon when he meets Nate Diaz in an immediate 170-pound rematch in the main event of next Saturday’s UFC 202 pay-per-view.
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 takes place on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 PPV.
H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Conor McGregor quotes from Friday’s UFC 202 Media Day Q&A event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Those who were hoping the Conor McGregor vs. WWE feud would die already are going to be waiting a bit longer, as “The Notorious” one spoke more about the company and some of its’ talent during his official UFC 202 Media Day Q&A (Watch Here).
The WWE Superstar that McGregor seemed to zero in on the most was John Cena, the top star of the promotion for well over ten years. When he was asked about his recent beef with WWE, McGregor brought up Cena and immediately started firing shots at the popular wrestling star.
“What’s the main guy? John Cena. He’s 40. He’s 40 years of age. He’s walking around in a luminous orange t-shirt and a headband talking about nobody can see him. We can see him right there. He’s a big fat, 40-year-old failed Mr. Olympia mother f*cker.”
When McGregor made his initial remarks towards WWE and some of their talent, referring to them as “messed up p*ssies,” among those who were quick to fire back at the UFC star was WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair.
Flair, who took most of his persona and overall act from Buddy Rogers, a legend who preceded him in the pro wrestling business, posted a tweet where he criticized McGregor for stealing his brash, trash-talking rich guy gimmick. In response to “Naitch,” McGregor simply pointed out the fact that what he does for a living is real, so he couldn’t possibly be a gimmick.
“I don’t know what to say to Ric Flair. This ain’t no gimmick. This is the real sh*t. I’ve gotta get in and fight a man for real. With no script, with no nothing. He was talking about bringing some other wrestler guys out to challenge me. Come bring it, then. This is the real shit over here. You know want to come over, we can fight no problem. A few of them are talking about the street and all. If they want to do that, come at me and see what happens.”
As the WWE-related talk continued, McGregor reiterated a point he made during the aforementioned UFC 202 media call regarding the fact that he has respect for some WWE figures, specifically naming the same group of people he did the first time around — WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and along with Hulk Hogan, arguably two of the biggest stars in the history of the company — “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. This time, strangely enough, he added Ric Flair’s name to the list of WWE stars he does like.
“Like I said, no disrespect to the dons of the game, the McMahons. [WWE CEO Vince McMahon] is a f*cking legend. They wrote Vinny off a few years ago when he dropped from the billions and then he rose back up and now he’s back in the billionaire club. What he’s been able to do with that bunch of dweebs he has over there at the moment has been phenomenal and I respect him for that. And then of course the OGs of the game, The Rock, Stone Cold, they’re cool mother f*ckers. Even Ric Flair is a cool mother f*cker.”
As far as everyone not named McMahon, Austin, Rock or Flair, McGregor tried to elaborate on his issue with them, but didn’t really have anything specific to support his “dweeb” or previous “messed up p*ssies” claims.
“I’m just speaking the truth. That new age of those guys are absolute dweebs. They just seem messed up in the head. I don’t know what it is. When I listen to them talk, when I listen to them carry themselves, they just don”t seem right in the head. That might have been a bit rudeness for me to say, but again: It ain’t trash talk, it’s truth talk.”
In closing, McGregor pointed out his ability to get the top stars from multiple sports and entertainment companies to focus their time and energy on him, something that clearly just helps broaden the awareness level of himself and the sport of MMA in general.
“I’ve got them all wrapped up on my little finger. The boxing game, the MMA game. Now I’ve got those wrestling dweebs in here as well. I’ve got the whole sh*t locked up.”
Conor McGregor will look to avenge his first and thus far only defeat inside the Octagon when he meets Nate Diaz in an immediate 170-pound rematch in the main event of next Saturday’s UFC 202 pay-per-view.
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 takes place on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 PPV.
H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Conor McGregor quotes from Friday’s UFC 202 Media Day Q&A event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At the UFC 202 media day in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday night, UFC Featherweight Champion and UFC 202 co-headliner “The Notorious” Conor McGregor gave media members and fans plenty to chew on for the next seven days.
Featured above are highlights from Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 Media Day Q&A, which the UFC posted on their official YouTube channel.
Among other topics, McGregor spoke more about WWE in a way that is sure to fan the flames and keep the drama going. He also discussed the past rumors regarding a potential boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, his gym in Las Vegas and his upcoming 170-pound rematch against Nate Diaz at next weekend’s pay-per-view.
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 takes place next Saturday, August 20th from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 PPV!
https://youtu.be/kiqzKDP7LfE
At the UFC 202 media day in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday night, UFC Featherweight Champion and UFC 202 co-headliner “The Notorious” Conor McGregor gave media members and fans plenty to chew on for the next seven days.
Featured above are highlights from Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 Media Day Q&A, which the UFC posted on their official YouTube channel.
Among other topics, McGregor spoke more about WWE in a way that is sure to fan the flames and keep the drama going. He also discussed the past rumors regarding a potential boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, his gym in Las Vegas and his upcoming 170-pound rematch against Nate Diaz at next weekend’s pay-per-view.
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 takes place next Saturday, August 20th from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 PPV!
On Friday afternoon, UFC released an extended preview of their brand new “UFC Bad Blood” special, which looks at the intense rivalry between top UFC stars “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
Ahead of their highly-anticipated 170-pound rematch at next weekend’s UFC 202 pay-per-view, McGregor and Diaz will look back at their first fight, which saw the Stockton native hand the Irish mega-star his first loss inside the UFC’s Octagon.
Featured above is a special extended preview video of the UFC Bad Blood: McGregor vs. Diaz 2 special, which premieres on FOX Sports 1 this Sunday, August 14th at 10pm/7pm ET/PT. The description for the preview reads as follows:
“Nate Diaz’s defeat of Conor McGregor at UFC 196 put a dent in The Notorious One’s invincible image and set off a rivalry that has gone beyond the Octagon. Now Diaz, famously not surprised by his victory, is out to prove that it wasn’t a fluke. And after suffering his first loss in the UFC, McGregor is laser-focused like never before. Take a look behind-the-scenes at the long and winding road to their heated rematch on August 20th. As one of the most anticipated fights of the year draws near, the only thing between these two warriors is a whole lot of Bad Blood. UFC Bad Blood premieres this Sunday, August 14 at 10pm/7pm ET/PT on FS1.”
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 takes place next Saturday, August 20th from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 pay-per-view!
https://youtu.be/HM_LiTusvdU
On Friday afternoon, UFC released an extended preview of their brand new “UFC Bad Blood” special, which looks at the intense rivalry between top UFC stars “The Notorious” Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
Ahead of their highly-anticipated 170-pound rematch at next weekend’s UFC 202 pay-per-view, McGregor and Diaz will look back at their first fight, which saw the Stockton native hand the Irish mega-star his first loss inside the UFC’s Octagon.
Featured above is a special extended preview video of the UFC Bad Blood: McGregor vs. Diaz 2 special, which premieres on FOX Sports 1 this Sunday, August 14th at 10pm/7pm ET/PT. The description for the preview reads as follows:
“Nate Diaz’s defeat of Conor McGregor at UFC 196 put a dent in The Notorious One’s invincible image and set off a rivalry that has gone beyond the Octagon. Now Diaz, famously not surprised by his victory, is out to prove that it wasn’t a fluke. And after suffering his first loss in the UFC, McGregor is laser-focused like never before. Take a look behind-the-scenes at the long and winding road to their heated rematch on August 20th. As one of the most anticipated fights of the year draws near, the only thing between these two warriors is a whole lot of Bad Blood. UFC Bad Blood premieres this Sunday, August 14 at 10pm/7pm ET/PT on FS1.”
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 takes place next Saturday, August 20th from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Join us here at MMANews.com on 8/20 for live coverage of the UFC 202 pay-per-view!
