Going into UFC 196, with former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre sitting in the front row for the main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, there was talk that UFC was hoping to set the stage for a potential super fight between GSP an…
Going into UFC 196, with former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre sitting in the front row for the main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, there was talk that UFC was hoping to set the stage for a potential super fight between GSP and McGregor. As Nate Diaz explained to Chael Sonnen on his “You’re Welcome” podcast this week, however, he is not “some game” that can be “f*cked with.”
Diaz told Sonnen the following during his appearance this week on his PodcastOne.com show:
“Yeah I heard (they were planning on having Conor call out GSP) but I put a big old hole in that sh*t. What did they think, that I’m some game they can play? I can’t be f*cked with, I been in the game too long. They wanted to have this big old GSP vs. McGregor bullsh*t, with Georges [sitting] in the front row at UFC 196, I don’t even wanna hear about that sh*t. Get the f*ck outta here with that. What the f*ck? I pissed off Conor McGregor, I pissed off GSP, but most of all I pissed off the UFC. Well guess what? LOL m*therfuckers. Georges is full of sh*t, he’s a bully, he was going to fight this little Irish featherweight guy? He would have held him down, that’s a freak show fight man.”
As noted, UFC star Jon Jones will remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center until his court hearing for his probation violation, which has been set for Thursday morning. However, it has recently come to light that the former UFC Light Heav…
As noted, UFC star Jon Jones will remain in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center until his court hearing for his probation violation, which has been set for Thursday morning. However, it has recently come to light that the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion had to be removed from general population “for his own safety.”
“From the moment he walked into the jail, everyone knew he was there. It got around fast. Everyone knows who he is because he was just here a few months ago to speak as part of his community service.”
Jones was arrested on Tuesday morning for probation violation stemming from an alleged drag racing incident, and is being cited for four other offenses, including exhibition driving, use of modification of exhaust system, failure to maintain traffic lane and improper display of registration plate.
You can check out video footage of Jones’ interaction with the officer who stopped him, which got quite heated before all was said-and-done, by clicking here.
It doesn’t sound like longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan likes Conor McGregor’s chances in the expected rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200 in July.
Rogan spoke about the potential McGregor-Diaz II fight, as well as the…
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It doesn’t sound like longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan likes Conor McGregor’s chances in the expected rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200 in July.
Rogan spoke about the potential McGregor-Diaz II fight, as well as their first fight earlier this month, during a recent edition of his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast.
Regarding their first fight, Rogan knew that Diaz was the wrong guy for McGregor to go to the ground with.
“If it goes to the ground? Oh, that’s the wrong guy,” Rogan said. “Nate Diaz is the wrong guy to go to the ground with. Nate Diaz is a legit black belt, a really high-level black belt. I knew Conor had gotten submitted by Joe Duffy. Anybody can get submitted if you get caught, but he got submitted by that Joe Duffy guy just a few years ago. Joe Duffy is a very talented fighter, no doubt about it, but Nate wouldn’t have gotten submitted by that same guy. I highly, highly, highly doubt it.”
Rogan continued, “A guy like Conor, if you’ve been tapped before by Joe Duffy just a few years ago with an arm triangle … to get caught like that, you’ve got a lot to learn and I don’t know if you’ve learned it all in time. You’ve got to be obsessed with jiu jitsu. You’ve got to be in there every day training and I didn’t think he did [for UFC 196]. I thought it was more about movement and striking and all that stuff. I know he was doing some jiu jitsu but it’s not like the primary focus. So I felt like, ‘That’s a big f**king deep end jump.'”
Rogan also spoke about their rumored second meeting, which is expected to be announced as the UFC 200 main event on July 9th. According to Rogan, McGregor can still knock out anyone in the game, but with Diaz coming into the rumored second fight with a full training camp, he’s gonna need some good luck to pull it off.
“He might knock [Diaz] out,” Rogan said of McGregor. “Conor can knock out anybody. But he didn’t. So now that he didn’t and now that Nate knows he didn’t, now they’re going to go into the second fight and Nate’s going to have a full training camp. Good luck.”
Tristar Gym’s Firas Zahabi appeared as a guest on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com and spoke with Ariel Helwani about the reason why Georges St-Pierre was in attendance at the UFC 196 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5th.
According to Zahabi, GSP was at the show to support a teammate and because the event originally called for Conor McGregor to challenge Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC Lightweight title in an attempt to become the first-ever man in UFC history to hold two belts in two weight divisions simaltaneously. Because St-Pierre is still a fan of the sport, Zahabi claimed he wanted to be there to witness history.
While GSP is still a fan at heart, he is also still a competitor and as Zahabi explains, it would have been cool to see either Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz call out GSP after their fight at UFC 196.
“If McGregor had won [against Nate Diaz at UFC 196], McGregor is just such a, he’s just such a guy, he stirs the pot, obviously, like nobody else. It could have been crazy if he called out Georges. It could have been crazy if Nate called out Georges,” said Zahabi.
Zahabi continued, “Anything could have been motivating to Georges. I think it could have happened. Nothing happened. He went in there just to watch the fights. McGregor was supposed to fight [UFC lightweight champion Rafael] dos Anjos, don’t forget. He was supposed to be the first man to carry two belts if he wins. So Georges wanted to be there for that momentous occasion, not necessarily just for Conor, but also [Tristar teammate] Nordine [Taleb] was fighting. We talked about going to the show, plus maybe McGregor might win two titles, that’ll be huge…It’s a huge thing when somebody tries to win outside of his category. We’re fans of the sport as well.”
While GSP no doubt enjoyed his experience as a spectator at the event, according to Zahabi, he also “felt that feeling again” when he got close to the Octagon in Las Vegas.
“He told me, he did tell me when he was close to the Octagon, he felt that feeling again,” Zahabi said. “I personally believe he has a lot of fight left in him. He’s phenomenal. The guy is still an incredible athlete, as usual. When he does come to training – he was in training today – his performances are amazing.
“He’s still the best in the world, in my opinion. If he chooses, if he feels like going into the Octagon, it’s if he has the right motivation, if he has that feeling, I think he’ll show the world he’s still the best.”
Tristar Gym’s Firas Zahabi appeared as a guest on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour” at MMAFighting.com and spoke with Ariel Helwani about the reason why Georges St-Pierre was in attendance at the UFC 196 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 5th.
According to Zahabi, GSP was at the show to support a teammate and because the event originally called for Conor McGregor to challenge Rafael Dos Anjos for the UFC Lightweight title in an attempt to become the first-ever man in UFC history to hold two belts in two weight divisions simaltaneously. Because St-Pierre is still a fan of the sport, Zahabi claimed he wanted to be there to witness history.
While GSP is still a fan at heart, he is also still a competitor and as Zahabi explains, it would have been cool to see either Conor McGregor or Nate Diaz call out GSP after their fight at UFC 196.
“If McGregor had won [against Nate Diaz at UFC 196], McGregor is just such a, he’s just such a guy, he stirs the pot, obviously, like nobody else. It could have been crazy if he called out Georges. It could have been crazy if Nate called out Georges,” said Zahabi.
Zahabi continued, “Anything could have been motivating to Georges. I think it could have happened. Nothing happened. He went in there just to watch the fights. McGregor was supposed to fight [UFC lightweight champion Rafael] dos Anjos, don’t forget. He was supposed to be the first man to carry two belts if he wins. So Georges wanted to be there for that momentous occasion, not necessarily just for Conor, but also [Tristar teammate] Nordine [Taleb] was fighting. We talked about going to the show, plus maybe McGregor might win two titles, that’ll be huge…It’s a huge thing when somebody tries to win outside of his category. We’re fans of the sport as well.”
While GSP no doubt enjoyed his experience as a spectator at the event, according to Zahabi, he also “felt that feeling again” when he got close to the Octagon in Las Vegas.
“He told me, he did tell me when he was close to the Octagon, he felt that feeling again,” Zahabi said. “I personally believe he has a lot of fight left in him. He’s phenomenal. The guy is still an incredible athlete, as usual. When he does come to training – he was in training today – his performances are amazing.
“He’s still the best in the world, in my opinion. If he chooses, if he feels like going into the Octagon, it’s if he has the right motivation, if he has that feeling, I think he’ll show the world he’s still the best.”
When Ken Shamrock was popped for steroids in his drug test for his Bellator 149 fight against Royce Gracie, the MMA world wasn’t exactly shocked. When Royce Gracie himself found out, he didn’t even seem to care.
“I don’t think too much about it,” Gracie told MMAFighting.com when asked about Shamrock’s drug test failure for their long-awaited trilogy fight. “It doesn’t make any difference. It made no difference.”
In 2009, Shamrock also tested positive for steroids after a win over Ross Clifton on a smaller MMA event. Apparently Gracie wasn’t aware of that fact either.
“I don’t follow Shamrock,” he said, “so I didn’t even know he was caught (for steroids) before.”
Regarding the controversy surrounding the finish to their Bellator 149 fight earlier this month, Gracie feels there was no controversy at all. Instead, it was simply a case of Shamrock being Shamrock.
“Shamrock was always famous for complaining and making excuses,” said Gracie. “He was kneed in the stomach, it wasn’t a low blow. I told him after the fight, ‘if you want to complain, complain to the referee’. But when I saw the replay, it wasn’t a low blow. The second knee hit his face and he kind of went out. He was lost, and woke up when he hit the ground.”
When Ken Shamrock was popped for steroids in his drug test for his Bellator 149 fight against Royce Gracie, the MMA world wasn’t exactly shocked. When Royce Gracie himself found out, he didn’t even seem to care.
“I don’t think too much about it,” Gracie told MMAFighting.com when asked about Shamrock’s drug test failure for their long-awaited trilogy fight. “It doesn’t make any difference. It made no difference.”
In 2009, Shamrock also tested positive for steroids after a win over Ross Clifton on a smaller MMA event. Apparently Gracie wasn’t aware of that fact either.
“I don’t follow Shamrock,” he said, “so I didn’t even know he was caught (for steroids) before.”
Regarding the controversy surrounding the finish to their Bellator 149 fight earlier this month, Gracie feels there was no controversy at all. Instead, it was simply a case of Shamrock being Shamrock.
“Shamrock was always famous for complaining and making excuses,” said Gracie. “He was kneed in the stomach, it wasn’t a low blow. I told him after the fight, ‘if you want to complain, complain to the referee’. But when I saw the replay, it wasn’t a low blow. The second knee hit his face and he kind of went out. He was lost, and woke up when he hit the ground.”
UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate likely had no idea what was about to transpire when she submitted Holly Holm to win the belt.
Tate, already a popular figure in female MMA, has skyrocketed since that win.
“My world has completely turned upside down for the better,” she said, during an appearance on UFC Tonight. “It’s been amazing. I’ve gotten so much love and happiness. People have been following my story for a long time and they know there’s been so much adversity.
“It’s been a 10-year journey. People are loving with me and that feels great.”
Tate (18-5) has now won five straight fights since a 2013 submission loss to Ronda Rousey. That includes decisions over Jessica Eye, Sara McMann and Liz Carmouche.
Currently, no plans have been released regarding who Tate will defend her belt against first, but “Cupcake” knows there will be no easy defenses.
“What I’ve decided as a champ, I can have the mentality to fight anyone at any time,” she said. “There are so many top contenders now – Ronda, Holly, Amanda (Nunes), Julianna Pena, they’re all solid competition. It’s not my job as a champ to pick a fight, it’s to fight whoever they put in front of me.
“I’d like to stay active as a champion and not wait until November. I’d like to defend the belt and continue to prove why I’m the best in the world.”
UFC female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate likely had no idea what was about to transpire when she submitted Holly Holm to win the belt.
Tate, already a popular figure in female MMA, has skyrocketed since that win.
“My world has completely turned upside down for the better,” she said, during an appearance on UFC Tonight. “It’s been amazing. I’ve gotten so much love and happiness. People have been following my story for a long time and they know there’s been so much adversity.
“It’s been a 10-year journey. People are loving with me and that feels great.”
Tate (18-5) has now won five straight fights since a 2013 submission loss to Ronda Rousey. That includes decisions over Jessica Eye, Sara McMann and Liz Carmouche.
Currently, no plans have been released regarding who Tate will defend her belt against first, but “Cupcake” knows there will be no easy defenses.
“What I’ve decided as a champ, I can have the mentality to fight anyone at any time,” she said. “There are so many top contenders now – Ronda, Holly, Amanda (Nunes), Julianna Pena, they’re all solid competition. It’s not my job as a champ to pick a fight, it’s to fight whoever they put in front of me.
“I’d like to stay active as a champion and not wait until November. I’d like to defend the belt and continue to prove why I’m the best in the world.”
