Top 5 MMA rumors of the week and analysis: 18th September, 2016

Some good news for CM Punk fans

UFC Hidalgo went into the books on Saturday night and it saw the triumphant return of Micheal Johnson. The Lightweight stepped into the octagon for the first time after his loss to Nate Diaz back in 2015 and went away with an impressive win against Dustin Poirier. Derek Brunson meanwhile, had a controversial win over Uriah Hall.

Bellator also had an eventful week due to Bellator 161 but the MMA rumor mill had many other things to talk about. The next fight of Conor McGregor was what topped the list but there were some other interesting stories as well that came out and here is a look at them.