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Chris Taylor - January 28, 2018

UFC announces cast for “The Ultimate Fighter 27: Undefeated” The UFC dropped some huge news on Friday afternoon when they announced that current UFC champions Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier would serve as coaches for Season 27 of The Ultimate Fighter and then later square off in the main event of UFC 226 on July 7 in Las Vegas.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

It took Mairbek Taisumov a long, long time to find a willing dance partner for his next fight. Given that he’s knocked all five of his most recent opponents out, the difficulty he’s had finding a willing opponent definitely makes some sense. He just doesn’t seem like a fun guy to fight. Eventually, of course, Taisumov was able to find a willing adversary in the absurdly tough, 15th-ranked UFC lightweight Evan Dunham, who he’ll battle at UFC 223 on April 7.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, the UFC returned to our screens with the 12-fight UFC Charlotte card. Despite two big-name middleweights in Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Derek Brunson fighting in the main event, this card was widely criticized for its lack of depth. While some of its matchups looked great on paper, it lacked the prevalence of stars most fans have come to expect for UFC cards that air on FOX.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Back in December of 2017, Team Alpha Male staple Josh Emmett authored the best win of his career thus far, smashing Ricardo Lamas to a first-round knockout win. With this impressive victory, Emmett surged up the UFC featherweight ladder, usurping the number-four spot in the division’s rankings. In the wake of this career-changing win, Emmett quickly began campaigning or a fight with fellow contender Brian Ortega, who recently won big with a submission of Cub Swanson. Unfortunately, Ortega didn’t seem interested in this fight, and opted to wait for his shot at the winner of Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar’s upcoming title fight.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, Team Alpha Male mainstay Andre Fili picked up a split decision win over the UFC’s 11th-ranked featherweight in Dennis Bermudez. While this wins stands out as one of the biggest and most impressive of Fili’s career thus far, not everyone agrees with the judges decision. Shortly after his win, many of his fellow fighters took to Twitter to express their disappointment and confusion with the scoring. Bad call man

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, the UFC returned to our screens with UFC Charlotte, an exciting, 12-fight card that aired on FOX. In the main event of this card, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza improved to 2-0 against Derek Brunson, putting his fellow contender down with a first-round head kick and a storm of followup punches.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, the UFC touched down in Charlotte, North Carolina with UFC on Fox 27, an exciting 12-fight card. In the wake of this UFC Charlotte event, the UFC handed out several customary bonuses of $50,000  – two for the best performances of the night, and one apiece for the fighters involved in the best fight of the night. Performance of the Night bonuses went to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Mirsad Bektic.

Tom Taylor - January 28, 2018

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, long-time middleweight contender Derek Brunson returned to the loss column thanks to a thudding first-round head-kick dealt by former Strikeforce champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Despite the fact that he has now lost twice to Souza, and that he’s now 2-3 in his last 5, Brunson is still optimistic he can find his way to the top of the UFC middleweight division.

Chris Taylor - January 27, 2018

A key middleweight scrap between Derek Brunson and Jacare Souza headlined tonight’s UFC fight card in Charlotte. Round one begins and Brunson fires off a leg kick to get things started. Jacare comes forward with a front kick that misses. Brunson responds with a front kick of his own but it also comes up short. Souza circles and then throws a kick to the body that lands. He follows that up with a nice low kick. Brunson comes forward with a left hand. He is being very patient early on. Derek with a nice kick to the body. Souza feints and then comes forward with a left. Brunson slips and then gets up and lands a left hand. He charges forward with a combination. Jacare counters beautifully with a left. Souza lands a big head kick. Brunson is hurt. Souza with a left hand. Derek is rocked. More punches from Souza and this one is all over.

Chris Taylor - January 27, 2018

A featherweight scrap between Dennis Bermudez and Andre Fili served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC fight card in Charlotte. Round one begins and Fili starts things off with a jab. Dennis presses forward and lands a jab of his own. He shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Fili circles off the fence. Bermudez catches him with a jab. Another solid left jab from Dennis. Bermudez misses with a wild right hand. Fili with a pair of jabs. Bermudez ducks under a punch and presses Fili against the cage. Dennis with a nice shot to the body. He lands a knee and then a left hand on the break. Fili takes the center of the octagon and just misses with an attempted uppercut. Fili shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown. Bermudez immediately scrambles back up to his feet. Dennis with a left hand. Fili shoots back in and scores another takedown. Bermudez scrambles up to his feet and then the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 27, 2018

A lightweight scrap between Jordan Rinaldi and Gregor Gillespie took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC event in Charlotte. Gillespie pressing forward early. Jordan tries to keep him at bay with his jab. Gregor continues to pressure and lands a left. He shoots in and scores with a single leg takedown. Gillespie moves to half guard and then steps over into side control. Rinaldi looks to scramble but cannot break free from the position. Gregor moves to mount and begins working some short shots. Jordan scrambles and gives up his back. Gregor rolls him over and lands some heavy shots. Gillespie moves back into full mount. Rinaldi scrambles and once again gives up his back. Gillespie stays on him and works some knees. He is looking to lock in a body triangle. He flattens Rinaldi out and starts raining down some heavy shots. The referee takes a look. Jordan is getting hammered here. The referee has seen enough and steps in and calls the bout.

Chris Taylor - January 27, 2018

A welterweight scrap between Frank Camacho and Drew Dober kicked off tonight’s main card in Charlotte. Rounds one and two were very close with Frank Camacho scoring a takedown and doing some solid work in the clinch, while Drew Dober was able to find a home for his left hand.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2018

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Christine Allen - January 27, 2018

“That’s deep.” My twelve-year old nieces WhatsApp message read, in response to a UFC 193 promo that I had sent, featuring now former Bantamweight Champions Holly Holm and Rondy Rousey. In a world in which young girls are subscribed to the channels of immature insensitive You Tube presenters like Logan Paul, and merely making up the numbers on the followers list of scantily clad popstars, I felt that watching a depiction of two women, who through hard work and determination had reached the pinnacle of their sport, could inspire a confidence and belief from within that the Miley Cyrus’s of this world had failed to do.

Justin Golightly - January 27, 2018

If you happened to be away from the internet and felt the ground shaking last night, it was probably just the most ridiculous fight announcement you’ve ever heard. Stipe Miocic will defend his UFC heavyweight title against none other than UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The match-up will no doubt bring a lot of attention and gamblers throwing their money around. The opening odds courtesy of Best Fight Odds have already been put up and it’s a lot closer than you think. Cormier opened as a slight underdog at +170, while Miocic sits at -215.

Justin Golightly - January 27, 2018

Michael Bisping is gearing up to leave the combat sports world in a couple of months, but everyone had their hands up in the air regarding a potential opponent for a myriad of reasons. However, it looks like the UFC is finally settling on a potential match-up for Bisping’s UFC London swan song. As just reported by Ariel Helwani, Bisping could potentially meet Rashad Evans in the last fight of his storied career. A main event fight between Michael Bisping & Rashad Evans is on the table for the London card on March 17. It’s currently being discussed/considered but not finalized yet. A decision will be made soon. Would be a rematch of UFC 78’s headliner, which Evans won via split decision.

Justin Golightly - January 27, 2018

With Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic announced, it’s hard to think about anything else. However, last year another insane superfight went down that no one ever thought could be possible. Conor McGregor took an hiatus to the UFC with their blessing, boxing Floyd Mayweather and making everyone involved an absolute goldmine of money. Just when you thought you had the spectacle out of your memory banks to make room for the craziness the UFC has planned this year, ‘Money’ Mayweather is here to remind you with his check that would make the Publisher’s Clearing House jealous.

Justin Golightly - January 27, 2018

It’s true. Oh, it’s true. Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic are going to fight and the world will probably never be the same. Despite how earth-shatteringly insane the match-up is, some people somehow still aren’t in support of it. In all things, especially in MMA, you can’t please everyone even with the most legendary of match-ups. One of those people who aren’t happy, is former UFC light heavyweight challenger Alexander Gustafsson. “Daniel Cormier is fighting Stipe [Miocic]? Well, stop running and fight me. Don’t even think about giving the fight to anyone else. I have been quiet. I had a tough time after my last fight (injury etc.) but I’m next in line and the [Cormier] fight is mine. Come on, let’s have a another dance for the fans, UFC.” — Alexander Gustafsson via his official Facebook.