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UFC featherweight prospect Rodriguez doesn’t feel bad about battering Penn and says he wants to fight for the title next.

24-year-old Yair Rodriguez was nothing short of spectacular at UFC Fight Night 103 on Sunday.

The Mexican fighter put on a scintillating performance against UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn in the main event, blasting the MMA legend with a series of dynamic kicks and strikes, eventually picking up the TKO stoppage just 24 seconds into the second round.

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Despite losing badly, B.J. Penn scored the highest reported salary at UFC Phoenix.

The UFC’s first event of 2017 didn’t exactly break the bank. The promotion’s latest trip to Phoenix had just three fighters with six-figure salaries, and only one other competitor breaking the 50k mark. B.J. Penn, who came out of retirement again just to get badly beaten up by Yair Rodriguez, was the top earner with $150,000, while the man that defeated him made $100,000.

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Anderson Silva talks Conor McGregor’s flaws, potential fight with Mayweather.

We all have our flaws, but Conor McGregor’s are abundantly clear. That’s according to former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who was featured on Combate News TV on Thursday evening.

Silva, who ruled as the 185 lbs king for seven years, said McGregor’s most notable weakness is jiu jitsu.

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Floyd Mayweather issues another response to Dana White’s $25 million offer to fight Conor McGregor.

Last week, Dana White offered Floyd Mayweather a sum of $25 million to fight Conor McGregor in a boxing match. Floyd Jr. simply laughed off the offer, calling the UFC president a “f----ng comedian.”

On Saturday night, the retired undefeated boxer was at the Badou Jack-James DeGale fight, where he was showing support for the former, who was signed under Mayweather Promotions. Speaking to Fight Hype backstage, Mayweather explained further why the $25 million offer that was presented to him would not be enough.

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Yair Rodriguez beat up a legend on Sunday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix. After battering BJ Penn in the first round, Rodriguez got the finish in the second. A front kick and follow-up straight right hand dropped Penn to the canvas.

Rodriguez pounced on the Hall of Famer and pounded on him until referee John McCarthy stepped in to call an end to the fight.

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Tyron Woodley explains why Nick Diaz turned down his challenge to fight at UFC 209.

Since he won the UFC welterweight title in July of the previous year, Tyron Woodley has been clamoring for the “big money fights.” In December, he issued a challenge to Nick Diaz for a possible fight at UFC 209.

However, Diaz had apparently turned down Woodley’s challenge. The champion did clarify that the former welterweight title challenger did not do so out of fear. Rather, it was because Diaz knows what he is worth.

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UFC women’s bantamweight champ Nunes calls out the winner of Holm vs. de Randamie for a shot at the featherweight title.

Will 2017 see a rise in multi-division champions? It’s looking that way.

Conor McGregor’s historic achievement at UFC 205, which saw him capture the lightweight title to become the promotion’s first two-division champ, has spurred several fighters to accomplish the same feat.

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Bisping put ‘T-Wood’ in his place when the UFC welterweight champ called into his podcast on Thursday.

UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has an army of fighters that want to shut him up.

Since capturing promotional gold last year, Bisping has been revelling in the spotlight and made a whole lot of enemies in the process.

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