MMA Odds and Ends for Thursday: UFC 194 Conference Call, McGregor signs with BSN, Bellator interested in Bendo

UFC 194 Conference Call Here’s yesterdays UFC 194 Conference Call (via Submission Radio) featuring UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, and Luke Rockhold. UFC 194 takes place Dec. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.   Conor McGregor signs endorsement deal with BSN ahead of UFC 194 Even before his UFC 194 fight with Jose Aldo, Conor McGregor has already scored himself a big victory. The UFC interim featherweight champion has inked a new sponsorship deal with leading supplement company Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition. McGregor first announced the news on his Twitter account.

  Bellator President Scott Coker mentions interest in Benson Henderson  In an interview with Sherdog.com, Bellator President and CEO Scott Coker expressed his interest in pending free agent and former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Coker said “”We’d love to have a fighter like Henderson on the roster, but we’re gonna do it the right way and make sure that he’s free to actually have a conversation.” As mentioned earlier this week Korea based Road FC has made a substantial (upwards of 200,000) offer to Henderson as well, so let the bidding begin. Bellator has already landed a number of UFC castoffs including Phil Davis, Josh Thomson and Josh Koscheck.

Written by James Lynch

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