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Conor McGregor’s Coach Teases Fight With Frankie Edgar At UFC 200

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Conor McGregor’s Coach John Kavanagh recently wrote a blog at 42.ie where he teased that McGregor’s next fight after UFC 197 will be against Frankie Edgar. The proposed fight would take place at UFC 200 in July. Here’s what Kavanagh had to say:

The elephant in the room in this situation, of course, has been Frankie Edgar. If Conor’s next fight was announced as being against Frankie, there would be a lot of complaints about him cutting too much weight and being too big for the rest of the 145lbs guys. People would also claim that he was running from Rafael dos Anjos. Instead, they’ll say he should be staying at featherweight and that he’s afraid of Frankie. But as I’ve said many times before, it’s great that questions are being asked because answering them is what sport is all about. The day there are no more questions being asked of you is the day you’re no longer relevant. No matter who Conor’s next opponent was going to be, people would complain. There’s no getting away from that. There are boxes to be ticked and, by the time Conor retires, he’ll have addressed them all. But they can’t all be done at the drop of a hat. We can only take it one at a time. Rafael dos Anjos is next. After that, maybe Frankie Edgar will get his chance at UFC 200 on 9 July. We’ll see.

McGregor will next be fighting against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 in March.

The elephant in the room in this situation, of course, has been Frankie Edgar. If Conor’s next fight was announced as being against Frankie, there would be a lot of complaints about him cutting too much weight and being too big for the rest of the 145lbs guys. People would also claim that he was running from Rafael dos Anjos. Instead, they’ll say he should be staying at featherweight and that he’s afraid of Frankie. But as I’ve said many times before, it’s great that questions are being asked because answering them is what sport is all about. The day there are no more questions being asked of you is the day you’re no longer relevant. No matter who Conor’s next opponent was going to be, people would complain. There’s no getting away from that. There are boxes to be ticked and, by the time Conor retires, he’ll have addressed them all. But they can’t all be done at the drop of a hat. We can only take it one at a time. Rafael dos Anjos is next. After that, maybe Frankie Edgar will get his chance at UFC 200 on 9 July. We’ll see.

McGregor will next be fighting against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 in March.

Update On UFC Deciding On Their Plans For CM Punk’s Octagon Debut This Year

As noted earlier, UFC President Dana White announced that Mickey Gall, the fighter who asked White, who was in the crowd at the time as the scene was filmed for his new “Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight” reality show, to let him be CM Punk’s debut oppon…

Gall will be fighting Michael Jackson, another fighter who will be making his debut in the UFC, in a preliminary bout on the UFC Fight Pass portion of the UFC 196 event. UFC 196 takes place on Saturday, February 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Punk scheduled to be cageside to watch in hopes that Gall pulls off the victory, as it would give his highly-anticipated UFC debut has a nice organic build-up.

If Gall manages to get past Jackson on 2/6, the fight would go from step one — Gall calling Punk out on White’s new show — all the way to the final step before they enter their respective fight camps — Punk reacting to Gall winning from the front row, similar to the infamous shot of Conor McGregor reversing the roles in a similar situation and reacting to Jose Aldo being in the crowd after his win over Dennis Siver.

As things stand right now, Punk is scheduled to make his official fighting debut in the UFC at their landmark UFC 200 event on Saturday, July 9th in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dana White Announces CM Punk’s Opponent To Officially Be Decided In Fight At UFC 196

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On his appearance on TSN’s “Off The Record with Michael Landsberg” on Wednesday, UFC President Dana White revealed exactly when, and more than likely who, CM Punk’s first opponent will be inside the Octagon.

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White announced that after winning his pro MMA debut and calling out Punk after the fight in a scene that aired on the UFC President’s new reality show, Mickey Gall has signed with the UFC and will debut in a preliminary bout at the UFC 196 pay-per-view in February. If Gall wins the fight, he will officially become the opponent for Punk’s UFC fighting debut, which is as things stand now is still scheduled to happen at some point this year.

You can watch Dana White’s appearance on TSN’s OTR, which includes the Punk announcement, above. To find out who Mickey Gall will be fighting at UFC 196, what CM Punk will be doing the night of the Gall-Jackson fight and when and on which show Punk will fight the winner, read our following update here: Update On UFC Deciding On Their Plans For CM Punk’s Octagon Debut This Year.

For the full story on who Mickey Gall is, the man who called out Punk on White’s new reality show, including the video of Gall making the official challenge, click here for a full breakdown.

BJ Penn Meets With Greg Jackson, Preparing For UFC Comeback Fight?

As things stand right now, UFC Hall Of Famer BJ Penn is a retired former two-division UFC Champion, however a recent meeting with legendary MMA coach Greg Jackson has fans thinking “The Prodigy” could soon be returning to the Octagon.

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Penn met with the man considered to be among the best trainers in MMA history this week in Albuquerque, New Mexico to discuss joining the Jackson/Winklejohn fight team, a team that is home to multiple UFC stars and champions, such as Jon Jones and Holly Holm.

Following the meeting, Jackson told MMAFighting.com, “I’m pleased with how the meeting went and very optimistic about the future. BJ doesn’t have any specific fight plans, but we have [our own] plans.”

Penn sparked rumors of a potential UFC comeback fight by taking to social media to post a photo (see below) of himself with Jackson after the meeting with a caption that read “We Coming!!” It’s worth pointing out that Penn tagged the official Twitter accounts of the UFC and UFC President Dana White in the tweet.

A former UFC Welterweight and UFC Lightweight Champion, “The Prodigy” BJ Penn retired from the sport with a 0-3-1 record in the last four fights of his Hall Of Fame career, with losses to Nick Diaz, Rory MacDonald and Frankie Edgar, and a draw against Jon Fitch. His last professional MMA victory dates back to his knockout of Matt Hughes in their rubber match at UFC 123 in 2010.

Penn was officially inducted into the “Modern Era Wing” of the UFC Hall Of Fame during UFC’s annual International Fight Week in Las Vegas last July.

. We coming!! @ufc @danawhite pic.twitter.com/OLXDbASLbi

— BJ PENN (@bjpenndotcom) January 13, 2016

CM Punk Comments On Reaction From “Butt Hurt Dummies” To His UFC Video Game Character

Video game fans take their gaming seriously, folks. Look no further than the decision made by the UFC and EA Sports regarding how to handle the Phil “CM Punk” Brooks character in the new EA Sports UFC 2 game as supporting evidence.

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Although the former WWE Superstar has yet to strap on his UFC gloves and enter the Octagon for the first time, the decision was made to give him an 85 out of 100 for his skill rating, something that has the MMA and gaming community up-in-arms, all-the-while Punk uses it as a way to amuse himself on social media.

Punk took to Twitter this week to address the reaction to his character in the new UFC video game, poking fun at “butt-hurt” fans for daring to take their video games seriously.

“Hey, this is cool,” wrote Punk in the first of two tweets addressing the subject on social media. “I hope it makes dummies furious.”

Little did he know how on-the-money he was going to be with that comment. Less than an hour later, Punk found out just how furious said-dummies were.

Proving he’s not uneducated when it comes to the video game world, Punk used the most obscure relatable video game reference to mock fans from the gaming community who are seemingly overreacting to the situation.

“Not since Samus Aran was revealed to be a woman have dummies been this butt hurt about a video game,” Punk wrote in his follow-up tweet, referencing a controversial character from the Metroid science-fiction game series by Nintendo.

It’s worth pointing out that EA Sports told Kotaku that Punk’s rating for the game has yet to be finalized, so if the 85 rating was released to gauge the public reaction, it appears they’ve got the feedback they were looking for.

Fans interested in the new video game can check out the official gameplay trailer for EA Sports UFC 2.

Hey! This is cool. I hope it makes dummies furious. https://t.co/HpzbGzvX6i

— Coach (@CMPunk) January 11, 2016

Not since Samus Aran was revealed to be a woman have dummies been this butt hurt about a video game.

— Coach (@CMPunk) January 11, 2016

Yoel Romero Facing Possible Lengthy Suspension For Potential Failed UFC 194 Drug Test

As if there wasn’t enough controversy surrounding Yoel Romero in recent months, between “stool gate,” his “post-fight Jesus comments” and the fashion in which he won a close decision over top contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in his last fight at UFC 19…

As if there wasn’t enough controversy surrounding Yoel Romero in recent months, between “stool gate,” his “post-fight Jesus comments” and the fashion in which he won a close decision over top contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in his last fight at UFC 194 in December, UFC Middleweight star Yoel Romero is now facing the most serious controversial situation thus far in his UFC career.

It was announced this week that Romero is facing a possible violation of the new, strict Anti-Doping Policy, one that could result in a lengthy suspension, taking Romero from being potentially next in line for a UFC Middleweight title shot to sitting out long enough that he might not even be in the top ten discussion by the time he fights again.

UFC officials issued the following statement regarding Romero’s potential Anti-Doping Policy violation:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Yoel Romero of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Romero. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

Romero’s manager, Malki Kawa, issued the following statement to MMAFighting.com:

“We are gathering information and will have no further comment at this time.”