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Cody Garbrandt releases statement following knockout loss to TJ Dillashaw
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
Cody Garbrandt has released a statement following his disappointing second-round knockout loss to bitter rival TJ Dillashaw at UFC 217 in New York. Dillashaw was able to catch Garbrandt with a big punch midway through the second-round that sent “No Love” crashing to the canvas (watch that here). From there, Dillashaw would unleash some viscous ground and pound that forced the referee to step in and stop the contest.
An emotional Joanna Jedrzejczyk does not want to be compared to Ronda Rousey
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
Joanna Jedrzejczyk relinquished her UFC strawweight title in shocking fashion at tonight’s UFC 217 event in New York, suffering a first-round knockout loss to Rose Namajunas. Jedrzejczyk appeared at tonight’s UFC 217 post-fight press conference where she discussed the first ever setback of her professional mixed martial arts career.
Pros react to Georges St-Pierre finishing Michael Bisping at UFC 217
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
Georges St-Pierre made history at tonight’s UFC 217 event in New York becoming only the fourth fighter in UFC history to earn titles in multiple weight classes. “GSP” defeated Michael Bisping via third-round submission (rear-naked choke) to becoming the UFC’s new middleweight champion of the world. (Watch the finish here).
VIDEO | Watch Georges St-Pierre put Michael Bisping to sleep at UFC 217
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
Georges St-Pierre became only the fourth fighter in UFC history to earn titles in two different weight classes at tonight’s UFC 217 event in New York. The Canadian superstar, “GSP”, submitted Michael Bisping in the main event via rear-naked choke thus becoming the UFC’s new middleweight champion of the world.
VIDEO | Watch TJ Dillashaw KO Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
TJ Dillashaw reclaimed the UFC bantamweight title at tonight’s UFC 217 event in New York defeating Cody Garbrandt via second-round knockout. Dillashaw was able to catch Cody with a big right hand that sent Garbrandt crashing to the canvas. From there Dillashaw would put Cody away with some brutal ground and pound. Check out the finish below.
UFC 217 Results: T.J. Dillashaw KO's Cody Garbrandt
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A bantamweight title fight between current champion Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw served as the co-main event of UFC 217 in New York. Round one begins and Cody comes out quickly. Dillashaw switches stances. Cody throws a low kick. Dillashaw catches Cody with a nice knee to the body. Garbrandt circles out. TJ with a low kick, Cody responds with a left hand over the top. TJ fakes a spinning back fist. Cody comes forward with a head kick that is blocked. TJ presses forward. He misses with a head kick. Cody circles out and then lands a nice kick to the body. TJ is using a lot of movement. Cody presses forward with a combination that lands. TJ fires back with a wild right. Garbrandt tells him to bring it on. Both men are throwing wildly now. Cody with a beautiful left hook. TJ leaps in with a front kick and then follows that strike up with a low kick. Both men are having trouble finding their range. TJ with a right hand. Cody replies with a jab. Another nice right hand from Dillashaw. Cody circles. TJ comes forward but Cody catches him with a right hand. TJ hits the deck. Cody charges in with punches but the horn sounds to end round one.
UFC 217 Results: Rose Namajunas KO's Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A women’s strawweight title fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas took place during tonight’s UFC 217 main card in New York. Round one begins and Rose lands a good low kick to start. Jedrzejczyk fires back with a left hand. Rose counters with a right. Namajunas seems to be very comfortable early. Joanna fires off a nice combination. Rose avoids any significant strikes and then drops Joanna with a right hand. She jumps on her and immediately and moves to mount. Joanna is taking some shots but works her way back to her feet. Joanna gets free and circles out. Rose catches her with a right hand and drops her to the floor. Rose jumps on Joanna and forces her to tapout to strikes! WOW!
UFC 217 Results: Stephen Thompson defeats Jorge Masvidal
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A key welterweight scrap between Stephen Thompson and Jorge Masvidal took place during tonight’s UFC 217 pay-per-view main card at Madison Square Garden. Round one begins and Jorge throws a front kick that misses. Stephen takes the center of the octagon. He lands a nice outside low kick. Thompson goes high but Jorge blocks it. Masvidal comes back with a low kick. Thompson hammers Jorge with a side kick. Masvidal backs up to the fence and then circles off. Thompson with a side kick to the face. Jorge smiles at him. Thompson leaps in with a beautiful combination. Jorge circles and then lands a nice low kick. Thompson leaps in with a left hand that lands. Masvidal misses with a low kick. He throws another that connects. Thompson goes to the body with a kick. Jorge is responding with kicks now. Thompson circles out and then leaps in with a big right hand. He follows that up with a side kick that sends Masvidal to the floor. Jorge gets back up and lands a pair of low kicks. Thompson retreats. Masvidal follows him and lands a low kick. Thompson lands a perfect straight left down the pipe. That was beautiful. Masvidal presses forward and lands a combination of his own. The horn sounds to end round one.
UFC 217 Results: James Vick stops Joe Duffy in round two (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A lightweight scrap between James Vick and Joe Duffy served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 217 prelims from New York. Vick was able to catch Duffy with a huge right uppercut with just seconds to go in the second round that sent the Irishman crashing to the canvas.
Paige VanZant announces her next scrap will be a title fight!
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
Paige VanZant just announced that her next fight will be for UFC gold. No this is not a joke.
UFC 217 Results: Mark Godbeer defeats Walt Harris via DQ (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A heavyweight scrap between Walt Harris and Mark Godbeer took place during tonight’s UFC 217 prelims in New York. Round one begins and Harris and Godbeer both miss with early head kick attempts. Harris comes forward with a left hook that partially connects. Mark responds with a body kick. Walt Harris is throwing bombs now. He opts to shoot in and takes the fight to the floor. He immediately moves to mount and lands a huge shot. Godbeer scrambles and gets back to half guard and then full guard. Harris continues to work and lands a nice left hand. Another good left hand from “The Big Ticket”. He switches to elbows and then moves Godbeer against the fence. Harris is landing some hard shots from this position. Under two minutes remain in the opening round now. Harris lands another huge left elbow. Godbeer is attempting to scramble and finally gets back up to his feet. He leaps in with a right hook that misses. Walt connects with a nice counter left. He throws a knee that may have landed low. The referee attempts to step in and but Harris lands a head kick before he does. The doctors are called in to take a look. The fight is being called off.
UFC 217 Results: Ovince Saint Preux KO's Corey Anderson (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A light heavyweight scrap between Ovince Saint Preux and Corey Anderson took place during tonight’s UFC 217 prelims in New York. Round one begins and “OSP” throws a big front kick early. He lands a nice left hand and then another. Anderson fires back with a right. Corey shoots in and scores a double leg takedown. “OSP” scrambles up to his feet but Anderson drags him right back down to the canvas. Anderson is looking to take the back but “OSP” gets back to his feet and breaks free. Saint Preux lands a left hand as Anderson is coming in. Corey presses “OSP” against the fence and begins working hard for a single leg takedown. He can’t get it. Anderson postures up and then lands a beautiful spinning elbow. He follows that up with a left hand and then presses “OSP” against the cage. Anderson with a knee to the mid section. One minute remains in round one. “OSP” is able to break Anderson’s hold and then circles off the fence. Saint Preux with a left hand and then knee. Anderson pushes “OSP” back against the cage. Saint Preux once again shakes free and then lands a big combination. Anderson is hurt. Another left puts Corey on the floor. “OSP” rushes at him but the horn sounds to end round one.
UFC 217 Results: Curtis Blaydes defeats Aleksei Oleinik by TKO
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A heavyweight scrap between Curtis Blaydes and Aleksei Oleinik served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 217 Fight Pass Prelims in New York. Round one begins and Oleinik quickly takes the center of the octagon and throws a leg kick. Blaydes shoots in and scores an early double leg takedown. Aleksei quickly scrambles free and gets back up to his feet. Oleinik misses with a wild right hand. Blaydes catches him with a leg kick. Oleinik returns fire with one of his own. Blaydes presses forward with punches. The fighters clinch and exchange uppercuts. They break and Oleinik lands an uppercut. He attempts a spinning back fist but misses and once again Blaydes shoots in and takes him to the floor. Oleinik immediately looks to lock up and arm. Blaydes decides to let the Russian veteran back up. Oleinik misses with a right hand and Blaydes takes him back to the floor. Once again the fight does not last on the canvas long and we are back to standing. Both men are throwing wild punches now. Huge uppercuts from both fighters. They break and Blaydes drops Oleinik with a massive punch. Oleinik somehow survives and gets back up to his feet. He presses Blaydes against the cage and once again some wild punches are thrown. The horn sounds to end a crazy first round of action.
UFC 217 Results: Ricardo Ramos KO's Aiemann Zahabi (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
A bantamweight scrap between Ricardo Ramos and Aiemann Zahabi kicked off tonight’s UFC 217 pay-per-view event from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Ricardo Ramos had a strong opening round but Zahabi was able to turn the tide with some solid boxing in round two.
UFC 217 Live Results Thread
Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017
Unable to catch tonight’s UFC 217 pay-per-view event? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of tonight’s UFC 217 action. The pay-per-view fight card, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York, is headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring current champion Michael Bisping taking on former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre.
VIDEO | UFC Fighters Give Their Picks for Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw
Justin Golightly - November 4, 2017
No more words need to be said about Cody Garbrandt’s upcoming fight with TJ Dillashaw. It’s amazing and it has everything you could ever want surrounding a fight. Rankings and a gold belt aside, these dudes have every reason on Earth to fight each other and we finally get to watch it happen. It seems like their peers are just as excited as the fans and all of to see these two scrap. Most of them also see Garbrandt walking out of Madison Square Garden with the UFC bantamweight title around his waist. “I’ve got ties to both of them, so it’s kind of hard. I’m going to go with Cody [Garbrandt] on that one. He’s got that thumper, boy. He’s got that thumper and he believes in it. So, I think if he can crack him, especially before TJ [Dillashaw] gets warm, get his feet set — you know, TJ does move his feet around a lot. I don’t know, I think Cody might be able to crack him.” — Kevin Lee
Jon Jones Sends Georges St-Pierre a Message Before UFC 217
Justin Golightly - November 4, 2017
Georges St-Pierre didn’t owe us or the UFC anything, but that didn’t stop him from coming back. The former welterweight king walks back into the Octagon tonight to keep his legacy in contention and to attempt to capture a belt in a higher division he spent years on top of. No doubt it’s a huge fight between St-Pierre and Michael Bisping, so huge that Jon Jones couldn’t resist talking about it. From one greatest-of-all-time candidate to another, Jones sent out a message to St-Pierre ahead of his fight at UFC 217. Hey @GeorgesStPierre you’ve always been one of my biggest inspirations. Show the world how great you can be tonight. Praying for you
VIDEO | Dominick Cruz Believes 'Mental Advantage' Helps Cody Garbrandt Win at UFC 217
Justin Golightly - November 4, 2017
In many ways, the bantamweight title fight between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw is the idealized version of what MMA should be. It has everything: Champion fighting challenger, actual bad blood, a gym war, feuding coaches, the true two very best in their division, and an entire season of The Ultimate Fighter on top of that. It doesn’t take the Professor X of MMA to know why this match-up is incredible, but Dominick Cruz’s wise insight is always welcome. After his experience losing his title to Garbrandt, he believes the young champ’s mental edge is an advantage over TJ Dillashaw. “I do think that Cody [Garbrandt] beats [TJ] Dillashaw. It’s because I think that he’s kind of in the head of TJ with the whole [Team Alpha Male] team. You’re not just fighting Cody. If you were just fighting Cody, [Dillashaw’s] got a good support system, it wouldn’t be as difficult for TJ. But he’s fighting that whole team who knows everything there is about him, so they know how to get under his skin. They know what to say to [Dillashaw] when he’s in there to piss him off and get him off-track. They know what to say before the fight to piss him off. They know his weaknesses, they know his strengths.”