If you can’t beat em, appeal, appeal, appeal… (No, it really isn’t like that. I’m just messing.) Last weekend in Brazil, Scott Jorgensen (pictured) ran into (literally) one of the flyweight division’s top-ranked assassins in Jussier Formiga. Jorgensen ended up losing the bout, when an inadvertent head-butt sent him packing down to the mat, where […]

For the first time in history, the UFC pulled off a Sunday Night card on FOX Sports 1. With a big headliner in place and a sold out Arena in Natal, Brazil, the UFC’s gamble paid off. As always, ratings guru, Dave Meltzer breaks it down: (via mmafighting.com) The experiment of airing UFC on a […]

After opening up last night’s main event with two dominant rounds against Dan Henderson, ‘Shogun’ Rua, suffered one of the most brutal losses in his career when an ‘H-Bomb’ landed on his face in the third. The result? A broken nose (Pictured) and another defeat on his record. In a recent report coming out of […]

Last night’s UFC Fight Night 38 event delivered all the fireworks one could expect from a Fight Night in Brazil. But it wasn’t without its casualties. Several fighter’s from the night’s card will be forced to serve medical suspensions for various injuries suffered during competition. Most notably, ‘Shogun’ Rua, could be out for up to […]

“I do feel like a big weight is off me. I finally kind of got rid of that bad year I had last year and looking forward to this year being a positive one, “ he said. “I don’t think I felt pressure to win because I’ve been losing. I think I always put that […]

During last night’s ‘UFC Fight Night Natal’ main event, Dan Henderson put an exclamation point on his victory over, former champion , Shogun Rua, with a brutal H-Bomb that forced, referee Herb Dean, to halt the action in the third-round. (SEE THE REPLAY HERE) In the process, ‘Shogun’ suffered this gnarly broken nose:

Dan Henderson and ‘Shogun’ Rua really delivered for fight fans during their main event last night in Brazil. Not only did Dan Henderson notch another bonus earning KO, but the duo also earned ‘Fight of the Night’ honors for their efforts inside the cage. Here’s what the MMA world thought of their performance: Shogun all […]

Tonight’s main event between Dan Henderson and ‘Shogun’ Rua lived up to the hype. After a ‘Fight of the Year’ worthy first bout in 2011, the two MMA legends returned to the cage tonight in Natal, Brazil for a rematch that picked up right where the duo left off at UFC 139. In the end, […]

Earlier tonight on FOX Sports 1, C.B. Dollaway turned in one of the most impressive performances of his career. After a quick onslaught from his opponent, Dollaway found his mark and put away, The Ultimate Fighter Brazil winner, Cezar Ferreira. (Here’s the recap) Here’s the replay:

Dan Henderson is back to his winning ways for the first time since 2011. Shogun Rua showed a more methodical approach in this fight than their last meeting in the octagon. Rua utilized leg kicks and jabs to keep Dan Henderson a safe distance away. While Henderson landed some decent leg kicks of his own, […]

CB Dollaway rebounded from a loss at UFC 166 with an exciting knockout victory tonight against Cezar Ferreira. Cezar Ferreira tried to charge at CB Dollaway with hooks but he did not keep his hands high to prepare for Dollaway’s counter shots. With his back against the cage, Dollaway landed a counter left, then then […]

  Norman Parke walked into some trouble in the first round. He could not find a comfortable distance to strike from and was repeatedly popped with jabs from Leonardo Santos. Parke found some form of control when he pressed Santos against the cage, but he would not work for a takedown or try to land […]

Glan Villante controlled the fight in the first round by making sure Fabio Maldonado had no room to work for any offense, but he was far from dominant in the performance. If anything, it seemed like he may have gassed himself out in the first by trying to keep his opponent on the ground. Fabio […]

Mairbek Taisumov had an issue following the rules of the octagon in his second UFC bout. He suffered a point deduction in the first round after he nailed Michel Prazeres with an illegal up-kick. The referee also noticed that Taisumov had grabbed the fence to defend a takedown in the first round and continued to […]

Rony Jason and Steven Siler kicked off the main-card portion of tonight’s event with a quick featherweight contest. Siler missed a left hook and Jason countered beautifully with a right hand of his own. Siler grabbed his head and got knocked down after eating another hook. Jason towered over his opponent and just as Siler […]

+600 underdog Thiago Santos continues tonight’s string of upset victories with a win over Ronny Markes. Thiago Santos executed a beautiful left body kick to the gut of Ronny Markes and that was the beginning of the end. Markes eventually fell to the ground in pain and Santos jumped on top of him to go […]

Jussier Formiga made a triumphant return to Brazil tonight by picking up an upset victory over Scott Jorgensen. The fight seemed to have been even in the opening minutes with both men trying to find their distance but the momentum changed in the favor of Formiga in a questionable manner. As Jorgensen was ducking down […]

Thiago Perpetuo may have been the crowd favorite walking into this bout, but Kenny Robertson was able to tune out all of the boos and perform to his maximum potential tonight. He busted open Perpetuo with a high kick seconds into the bout and had control of the fight from there. He soon landed top […]

UFC kicked off the Fox Sports 1 preliminary portion of the card with a bout between Hans Stringer and Francimar Barroso. The Brazilian crowd was alive during the Fight Pass preliminary bout and somehow even more excited for this fight. The Brazilian crowd-favorite Francimar Barroso did not perform how the crowd wanted him to in […]

Even though we are only one fight into today’s card, we may have already seen the Knockout of the Night. The crowd in Brazil was electric before the first fight even started. Godofredo ‘Pepey’ Castro and Noad Lahat were walking into the cage with a lot of hype around them and they had the platform […]

As part of our live fight night coverage, BJPENN.COM, invites fight fans to join us for our main card play-by-play and live results on tonight’s UFC event in Brazil. ‘UFC Fight Night 38: Shogun vs. Henderson II’ features a main event between Dan Henderson and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua from Natal, Brazil. If you do not […]