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Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

Colby Covington picked up the biggest victory of his mixed martial arts career yesterday in Sao Paulo, defeating former title challenger Demian Maia via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 119. The 29-year-old, Covington, turned heads during his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier after he decided to trash the Brazilian crowd and callout current welterweight title holder Tyron Woodley.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

Colby Covington picked up the biggest victory of his mixed martial arts career last night in Brazil defeating former title challenger Demian Maia via unanimous decision. After a very competitive opening round, “Chaos” was able to turn the tide in his favor in round two and continued to dominate Maia until the final horn.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

Surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington trashed Brazil and called out current division champion Tyron Woodley in his post-fight interview after defeating Demain Maia at UFC Fight Night 119. Check out Covington’s controversial post-fight interview below:

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

Derek Brunson silenced the crowd in Sao Paulo after slaying “The Dragon” Lyoto Machida in round one of their event headlining scrap. Machida looked sharp in the early moments of the fight but eventually Brunson was able to find a home for his devastating left hand which sent Lyoto crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A key welterweight scrap between surging contender Colby Covington and former title challenger Demian Maia served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Maia comes out quickly with a jab. He lands a nice left hand and Colby smiles. Another nice left hand over the top from Maia. Covington goes high with a kick but Maia blocks it. The American presses forward with punches. Maia avoids any real damage and lands another left hand. Colby is backing up now. Maia shoots for a takedown but Colby is able to defend the shot. Both fighters connect with straight lefts. Colby fires off a nice leg kick and then another. Maia lands a clean left hand. Covington replies with a hard low kick. The Brazilian circles and then lands a right jab. Covington is bleeding now. Maia avoids a superman punch and lands a right hand. Colby with two more hard low kicks. He presses forward and lands a left hand. Maia with some good shots in the pocket. Colby returns fire with a right jab. Colby with a leg kick followed by a flurry of punches. Maia replies with a left hand and then an uppercut. Maia shoots for a takedown but it is not there. The fighters are back on their feet and the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A lightweight scrap between Jim Miller and Francisco Trinaldo took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 main card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Miller leaps in with a right. Trinaldo fires off a combination that ends in a hard left hand. Francisco throws a kick but Miller catches it and scores a takedown. They scramble and Trinaldo is able to take top position. He begins working from full guard. Miller lands an elbow from the bottom. Trinaldo postures up and shortly after both men are back on their feet. Miller with a low kick. Francisco replies with a nice combination. He presses forward and faints with a kick. Miller catches him with a right hand over the top and then lands a beautiful double leg takedown. Miller is working from full guard now. Two minutes remain in the opening round. Trinaldo scrambles back up to his feet. The fighters clinch along the fence. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A middleweight tilt between Jack Hermansson and Thiago Santos took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 main card from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and both men are bouncing around trying to find their range early. Hermansson misses with a side kick. Santos steps forward with a left hook and then a high kick that misses the mark. Jack shoots in for a takedown and presses Santos against the cage. Thiago breaks free and then comes at Jack with a flurry of punches. Santos is throwing like wild man here. Hermansson avoids any serious damage and takes the center of the octagon. Jack leaps in with a left hook. Santos responds with a stiff jab. He follows that strike up with a low kick. Jack moves in with a jab. Santos keeps him on his heels with a big combination. Hermansson lands a hard low kick. Santos retreats but the comes forward with a left hand. Santos with a body kick. He charges forward with strikes and Hermansson is covering up. Santos sends him to the canvas with a big punch. Thiago follows Jack to the floor and unleashes some brutal ground and pound. This one is all over! WOW!

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A bantamweight scrap between John Lineker and Marlon Vera kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 main card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Vera takes the center of the octagon. He throws a low kick but Lineker avoids. John comes forward with a combination. He lands a right hand. Vera faints with a front kick. He circles and then throws a low kick. Marlon with another kick, this time to the body. Lineker has yet to really open up yet. John fires back a low kick of is own and then another. Marlon replies with a jab. Another low kick from Lineker. The crowd is growing restless. Lineker pushes forward now. He lands a low kick and then a right hand upstairs. Vera misses with a jab. Lineker goes to the body and then follows up with a right hand upstairs. Vera retreats but John stays on him and begins unloading body shots. Lineker with a big right hand now. Vera circles off the cage but there is nowhere to run. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A middleweight scrap between Antonio Carlos Junior and Jack Marshman took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 prelims in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Carlos Junior immediately pushes forward with a kick to the body. Both men are swinging heavy leather early here. Marshman with a nice outside low kick. Carlos Junior takes the center of the octagon. He lands an inside low kick. He snaps a left hand in the face of Jack. A big uppercut from the Brazilian. He goes upstairs with a kick but Jack blocks it. Carlos Junior gets a hold of Marshman and drags him to the floor. He steps over into half guard and lands a hard short elbow. Carlos Junior postures up and lands a couple of heavy shots from the top position. He moves to full mount. Marshman is attempting to scramble but Carlos Junior showers him with shots. Jack gives up his back. Carlos Junior locks in a rear-naked choke and this one is all over!

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A lightweight scrap between Hacran Dias and Jared Gordon took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 prelims in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Dias starts off quickly landing a right hand and then a low kick. The fighters clinch up but Dias breaks the hold and circles out. Another good low kick from Dias but it allows Gordon to score a takedown. Hacran scrambles back up to his feet and then breaks free. Gordon throws a side kick. He takes the center of the octagon and then pushes forward with a combination. Dias circles along the fence but Gordon is all over him. Hacran shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Gordon with a head kick. Dias fires back with a combination. Still, Gordon continues to press the pace. He has Dias on his heels here. Hacran with a nice counter and then a jab. Gordon presses forward like the Terminator and continues to rattle off strikes. Gordon presses Dias against the cage. The fighters break and the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A welterweight scrap between Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and Max Griffin kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Griffin is able to land a pair of right hands over the top. Both men throw jumping knees at the same time. Neither man connects. Zaleski dos Santos with a nice high kick. Griffin replies with a right hand. He follows that up with a jab. Zaleski dos Santos shoots in but cannot secure a takedown. He presses Griffin against the cage but Max breaks free and circles out. Zaleski dos Santos with a good leg kick. Griffin replies with jab. Max follows that up with a right hand but loses his balance after throwing the hard strike. The fighters take the center of the octagon and Griffin drops his opponent with a right hand. He follows him to the ground initially but then opts to stand up. Max with a nice inside low kick. Zaleski dos Santos fires back with a left hand. He huts Max. Big shots now from the Brazilian. Max is staggering now. Zaleski dos Santos is all over him. The fight hits the floor. Max is back up but eats a huge knee. He staggers back against the cage. A flurry of shots now from Zaleski dos Santos. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

A flyweight scrap between Jarred Brooks and Deiveson Figueiredo served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 fight pass prelims in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Figueiredo misses with a wild spinning back kick to start. Brooks circles and then comes forward. Figueiredo grabs a hold of him but Brooks is able to break free. More circling from Brooks. He shoots in but cannot secure a takedown. The fighters battle in the clinch and Figueiredo presses Brooks against the cage. Good knees from the Brazilian. Brooks switches the position and then shoots in for a takedown. He lifts up his opponent and slams him to the canvas. Brooks is working from full guard here. He postures up and lands a couple of left hands. Figueiredo attempts to scramble free and is able to get back up to his feet. He presses forward and lands a right hand. Brooks is circling a lot. Figueiredo is trying his best to cut him off. Brooks shoots in and scores another slam takedown. Brooks presses Figueiredo against the cage. He begins working some good shots. 30 seconds remain in the opening round. Good elbows now from Brooks. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 28, 2017

Unable to catch tonight’s UFC Fight Night 119 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from tonight’s action. UFC Fight Night 119 is headlined by a middleweight scrap featuring former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida taking on perennial contender Derek Brunson.

Justin Golightly - October 28, 2017

Besides the return of MMA legend Lyoto Machida, the eyes will be on the co-main event at Sao Paulo when Colby Covington takes on a humongous test in grappling wizard Demian Maia. It was just back at UFC 214 that Maia finally got his shot at a UFC welterweight title, only to be bested by champion Tyron Woodley. Covington feels that Maia is the only guy that stands in the way of him knocking on gold’s door as well. He not only thinks he can do it, but thinks he can put on a better performance against Maia that Woodley. “It’s a pretty easy fight to train for [against Demian Maia]. To be honest, I’m training for Tyron Woodley. I’m gonna’ finish Demian Maia. I’m gonna dominate, dismantle Demian Maia. The different between me and Tyron Woodley is that Tyron Woodley fights nervous, he fights scared. He doesn’t wanna get tired, so the thing with Tyron Woodley is the he doesn’t know how to push the pace, he doesn’t have cardio. He doesn’t have heart. He has a heart, but he doesn’t have heart. There’s a difference.”

Justin Golightly - October 28, 2017

A lot has changed about MMA throughout the years, especially the UFC. It’s become more streamlined, it’s tried to become more professional like other sports, that’s what the whole deal with Reebok was about. How can we make a pro sports uniform without using a jersey like everyone else? Boom. Fight kits. It’s not just the geometric color blocks of fighter outfits that has transformed, MMA fashion period is nothing like it was in the beginning. Gone are the skulls and gaudy, Ed Hardy designs. However, the UFC is looking to bring back one aspect of a bygone era: Their original logo.

Justin Golightly - October 28, 2017

Michael Bisping has said everything he can in the lead up to UFC 217 to tear down Georges St-Pierre as an opponent. He’s brought up stories and controversies from many years ago, he’s poked holes in his record, and he’s accused him of using steroids. All is fair in love and war, right? Georges St-Pierre’s coach Firas Zahabi recently spoke out about Bisping’s comments and refuted them. He insists he’s drug free and just that good. “[Michael Bisping is making steroid accusations] because Georges [St-Pierre]. About 10 to 20 percent of the population is naturally ripped. Georges just happens to be one of those people. You look at him as he was growing up, he’s just naturally ripped. He’s been tested, he’s volunteered to be tested, and he’s paid out of his own pocket to be tested and for his opponent to be tested. He’s never failed one single test. Just because somebody’s lean and extremely competent in fighting doesn’t mean they’re on drugs. That’s the truth.”

Justin Golightly - October 28, 2017

You may remember that Joe Duffy is a former opponent of Conor McGregor, the UFC used this fact as promotion when they first signed the Irish lightweight. Up until meeting Nate Diaz, Duffy was the last man to not only submit McGregor, but beat him in MMA. That was seven years ago back in Cage Warriors, but Duffy still can’t escape being forever entwined with McGregor. He was recently asked who the champ champ should fight next. His answer, like many others, is Tony Ferguson. “I think for the ranking’s sake, I think obviously Conor [McGregor] against [Tony] Ferguson is the right match. It kind of legitimizes the rankings again. I believe that’s probably the right match at the minute. It will stabilize the division again and at least we’ll have a pecking order again so you know where you stand and what you need to do to get to the top of the pecking order.”

Justin Golightly - October 28, 2017

While we’ve been waiting along with Khabib Nurmagomedov on the sidelines for an announcement, we got our wish yesterday. A fight with Edson Barboza was made official to fight at UFC 219. This is a time for celebration, but fans and media can’t help but have painful flashbacks to the fights Nurmagomedov has had to pull out of. For most of 2016, we were hyped Tony Ferguson would fight Khabib, but it never materialized. Barboza isn’t worried about all that though, he’s just happy to finally fight one of the best in the world. “Khabib [Nurmagomedov] is a great fighter. He’s a true fighter. I knew if this contract comes on his head, he’s signing. This is an opportunity to have the two best lightweights in the world fighting. He definitely want the best and is one of the best and it makes me very excited for this fight. Definitely not [worried about Nurmagomedov not showing up]. I know Injuries happen all the time. I never fight 100% in my body in my life. Always every fighter have some injuries. Maybe I can get hurt in my camp. This happens to everybody and I’m not scared about this. […] He train so hard. I think for sure he train very hard. Sometimes it happens. I can’t do nothing. If you don’t train, you not get hurt. But me I train hard all the time, he trains hard all the time. I hope it doesn’t happen with me and him.”