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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Edgar Finishes Penn in Round 3, Penn Retires After Fight
The trilogy may be over, but BJ Penn’s legacy will live forever in the UFC Hall of Fame. Frankie Edgar, on the other hand, could stumble upon some UFC gold in his future with his win tonight. While standing, Penn looked light on his feet and ready to stuff the takedown. Edgar, on the other […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Anderson Inks UFC Contract by Finishing Van Buren In 1 Minute
It has been the finale of finishes! This was the second Ultimate Fighter Tournament final tonight and it was the second finish in a row. This time, it was Corey Anderson knocking Matt Van Buren out cold to earn a UFC contract. Anderson caught Van Buren off guard with a right-left combination when they met […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Gordon KOs Lima in Round 1, Earns UFC Contract
Eddie Gordon’s nickname “The Truck” is fitting. His truck of an overhand right won him a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship tonight. Gordon backed Lima up against the fence and landed a devastating, loud overhand right. If it wasn’t for the fence holding Lima up, he would have fallen straight to the mat. With […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Lewis Knocks Inocente Out in Round 1
Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis has scary power. Lewis caught a leg kick and turned it into a takedown. As he was towering over Inocente, he tried to land a diving shot but he met nothing but canvas. From Inocente’s half-guard, Lewis blasted him with three right hands. Inocente became limper with every shot Lewis […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Ortiz Picks Up Decision Win Over Scoggins
Dustin Ortiz and Justin Scoggins lived up to the reputation of flyweights in the octagon; They go as hard in round three as they do in round one! Dustin Ortiz found success early with takedowns and utilized them to gain some momentum. He almost walked into an armbar but he powered through it and escaped […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Lee Outlasts Ronson and Earns Decision Win
This bout may not have lived up to the expectations it had as the main-event of the preliminaries, but it was a great display of each man neutralizing their opponent’s offense. Jesse Ronson found his range early and was able to land a couple lead uppercuts before Kevin Lee adapted to it. Since Lee adjusted, […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Issa Traps Tuerxun in an Armbar, Gets Win in Round 3
Leandro Issa may have broken the rules in the second round, but he almost broke his opponent’s arm in the third. After a successful first round, Issa took two steps backward in the second when he grabbed the fence to complete a sweep on Tuerxun. Referee Mario Yamasaki paused the fight and stood both individuals […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Martins Brutally KOs Puig in First Round
Adriano Martins is a BJJ specialist, but he just dished out one of the best knockouts of the weekend. Martins had no problem getting within striking distance of Puig. As Puig was stepping in for a strike, Martins countered with a short right hook that sent Puig crashing to the mat. Puig was out cold […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Walsh Smothers Spohn, Picks Up Decision Win
Both light heavyweights were contestants on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 19 and had a chance to prove themselves to Dana White tonight. Daniel Spohn proved that he is not great off his back and Patrick Walsh proved he is great at controlling his opponent while on top. Walsh dominated this fight by smothering Spohn with […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Moras Beats Dufresne by way of Unanimous Decision
This bout was all about mat-work. Alexis Dufresne was content with taking the fight to the ground and had almost triple the top-control time her opponent did. Moras was active off of her back and kept working for better positioning while Dufresne was contempt with laying on top of her. Dufresne performed well in the […]
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“TUF 19 Finale” Results: Drysdale Forces Berish to Submit In Round 1
We kicked off the night with a quick submission win from Robert Drysdale. Keith Berish submitted while in a rear naked choke, but it was likely a leg injury that forced him to tap. Drysdale was hanging onto a standing Berish like a backpack with a body triangle while working for a rear naked choke. […]
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“TUF 19 Finale: Penn vs. Edgar 3” Live Results
For the second day in a row, the Mandalay Bay Events Center will play host to the UFC! Tonight we see “The Prodigy” BJ Penn in action against “The Answer” Frankie Edgar for the third time. This will be their first bout against each other at featherweight. We will also see the culmination of the […]
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B.J. Penn Receives License to Fight Frankie Edgar Pending Review of Cataract Surgery
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn (16-9-2 MMA, 12-5-1 UFC) received a license on Tuesday for his “TUF 19 Finale” fight with Frankie Edgar, pending a review of his surgically repaired eye. “The Prodigy” applied for licensure with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and the panel approved the license on the condition that the government agency’s […]
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Swanson to Aldo: “Man up and move up, or stay here and let’s fight”
Since losing to Ricardo Lamas in his UFC debut back in November of 2011, Cub Swanson (20-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has since put together a five-fight win streak that has him sitting in prime spot for a shot at featherweight gold. Cub recently sat down with Steph Daniels of BloodyElbow.com where he shared his opinion of what long time […]
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Dana White Claims BJ Penn is ‘almost’ On Weight Already
A few weeks ago we announced that BJ Penn will be returning to the cage as the UFC’s latest addition to their featherweight division. Having contested his last four-bouts at 170 pounds, MMA fans and pundits have been wondering how the former two-division champion will handle the cut down two weight classes. With ‘The Ultimate […]
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BJ Penn And Frankie Edgar Set to Coach The Ultimate Fighter Season 19
As confirmed by UFC Tonight, former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion, B.J. Penn will return to action to coach the 19th season of The Ultimate Fighter against Frankie Edgar. They will be coaching fighters in both the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions. UFC president, Dana White stated on UFC tonight that he had originally planned on […]
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Rory MacDonald: “Sometimes, You Just Want to Hurt Someone and Devastate Their Lives”
Early on in the career of 23-year old Rory MacDonald (14-1), most had never heard the fighter speak past candid interviews. Now with a 5-1 UFC record and a loss just to perennial top-contender Carlos Condit, the young Canadian native has plenty of motivation and momentum driving him to the upper echelon of the sport. […]
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UFC 162 Conference Call Highlights
Today, the UFC held it’s conference call for UFC 162 which features a middleweight title fight between longtime champion, Anderson Silva (33-4) and Chris Weidman (9-0). The call was mostly directed the the middleweight champion, Silva as he fielded questions that ranged from his legacy in the sport, a fight with Roy Jones Jr. and […]
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Diego Sanchez vs. Gilbert Melendez Targeted for Fall Bout
An intriguing lightweight bout between former #1 contender Diego Sanchez (24-5) and former Strikeforce lightweight champion and recent title challenger Gilbert Melendez (21-3) has been rumored and reported by an MMA news outlet. The bout was said to be set on the UFC 164 but is now said to take place later in the year, […]
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Gracie: Diaz “Should Be Respected as a Mixed Martial Artist” | MMA News
Cesar Gracie, the well known trainer of number one welterweight contender, Nick Diaz, speaks to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour about Diaz’s training, skipping tapings of the ‘Countdown’ show and his now famous conference call on which he berated welterweight champ, Georges St-Pierre as only Diaz could. Gracie stated adamantly that he knows […]
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Listen To BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF 175 Clint Hester, Shannon Knapp, Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (Player Inside)
Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio This week we have our man back from this season of TUF, A man always killing the Mic for Bellator, A women running WMMA, & another looking to take the UFC title home to San Diego. Clint Hester is back on the […]
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BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF 175 Clint Hester, Jimmy Smith, Shannon Knapp, Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche
Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio This week we have our man back from this season of TUF, A man always killing the Mic for Bellator, A women running WMMA, & another looking to take the UFC title home to San Diego. Clint Hester is back on the […]
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UFC 156 Main Event Recap | UFC News
UFC 156 took place last night on Super Saturday and featured a plethora of incredible fights featuring some of the best talent in the world. Headlining the card was Jose Aldo defending his featherweight title against the former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Edgar is coming off of consecutive losses to Benson Henderson and […]
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The Death of the Number One Contender | Editorial | UFC News
The Death of the Number One Contender: There once was a time where the UFC consisted of a tournament in which men fought several times in a single day, with a win advancing you to the next round and a loss sending you packing. With each win, you came one step closer to fighting for […]
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The Death of the Number One Contender | MMA Editorial
There once was a time where the UFC consisted of a tournament in which men fought several times in a single day, with a win advancing you to the next round and a loss sending you packing. With each win, you came one step closer to fighting for the grand prize in the form […]
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Condit Bitter Towards MacDonald Over Rematch After Nearly Defeating Welterweight King
UFC welterweight Carlos Condit has a lot to be proud of this year. After coming off of a 4-0 winning streak in the past three years, Condit won the interim welterweight championship after a hard-fought decision victory against Nick Diaz at UFC 143. This win granted him a highly anticipated title shot against longtime […]
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UFC on FOX 5 Preliminary Card Broadcast Schedule Set | MMA News
The stacked UFC on FOX 5 card offers up an intriguing lineup of preliminary action from Seattle’s Key Arena on December 8th. There are nine fights on the prelims with big names such as Brendan Schaub (8-3) vs. Lavaar Johnson (17-6)and Yves Edwards (41-18-1) vs. Jeremy Stephens (20-8) in two fights that are sure […]