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Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017

A key welterweight scrap featuring Donald Cerrone taking on Darren Till served as the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 118 card in Gdansk, Poland. Round one begins and Till quickly takes the center of the cage. Cerrone misses with a spinning kick. Cerrone shoots in for a takedown but Darren stuffs it easily. Till with a nice left hand followed by a straight right. He goes upstairs with a head kick but it is blocked. Cerrone circles and then charges forward with a right hand. He lands a leg kick. “Cowboy” shoots in and scores with a double leg takedown. Till immediately shoots back up to his feet. Cerrone has him pressed against the cage. He lands a knee and then they break. Till lands a nice left hook. He lands another. Donald responds with a low kick. “Cowboy” sneaks in a short right hand. Till continues to press forward. He lands a right. Cerrone replies with a kick to the body. “Cowboy” misses with an attempted side kick. Darren Till counters with two straight left hands. Cerrone fires back with a pair of low kicks. Till lands a right and Cerrone counters with a shot to the body. Till lands a left that staggers Cerrone. Darren jumps on Cerrone with a flurry of strikes. Cerrone goes down and Till is all over him. Ground and pound from Till now and the referee is forced to step in and stop the fight! WOW!

Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017

A women’s strawweight scrap featuring former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz taking on Jodie Esquibel served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 118 card in Gdansk, Poland. Round one begins and Karolina quickly pushes forward and takes the center of the octagon. She works her jab. Low kick from Esquibel. Jodie is looking to kick early but Kowalkiewicz is countering with right hands. They exchange strikes. Kowalkiewicz is using her range well. Kowalkiewicz moves forward and lands some punches. Esquibel catches a kick but can’t capitalize. Esquibel does land a nice counter right, but Kowalkiewicz comes back with a knee inside and more punches. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017

A light heavyweight tilt between Jan Blachowicz and Devin Clark took place during today’s UFC Fight Night 118 main card in Gdansk, Poland. With just about two minutes left in round two, Clark charged forward while throwing an overhand right. He attempted to press Blachowicz against the cage but Jan somehow managed to lock in a standing rear-naked choke. Despite his best efforts, Clark was unable to break free from the submission and was eventually forced to tapout.

Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017

Current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor may be in some hot water after using some choice words to describe Artem Lobov’s UFC Gdansk opponent Andre Fili. Shortly following Lobov’s unanimous decision loss to Andre Fili at today’s UFC Fight Night 118 event, cameras caught “Mystic Mac” using some gay slurs while attempting to console his longtime friend and training partner.

Chris Taylor - October 21, 2017

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was fired up to watch his training partner Artem Lobov fight Andre Fili at today’s UFC Fight Night 118 card in Gdansk, Poland. The Irish Superstar first appeared backstage and as you can see in the video below he was obviously quite excited to see “The Russian Hammer” throw down.

Justin Golightly - October 21, 2017

Artem Lobov and Andre Fili’s history goes back to The Ultimate Fighter 22. It was coached by his friend Conor McGregor, who was there in Poland to support his right hand man. It was Team Alpha Male squaring off against Straight Blast Gym with guy who first dethrone Jose Aldo watching it all unfold. Not just in the stands mind you, but pacing around and screaming on the cageside floor. Both Lobov and Fili aren’t ones to take a step back in fights, so you knew it was going to be a scrap. Coach @TheNotoriousMMA. 😏 #UFCGdansk pic.twitter.com/MbEiD7HpCi

Justin Golightly - October 21, 2017

We’re used to Sage Northcutt doing things no human man should be able to pull off. He’s perhaps even more well known for his stunts outside the Octagon, than his few performances in it. We’ve seen him backflip backwards and forwards, squish various fruits, all with an infinite smile. But perhaps the super Sage went a little too far this time. He went hiking with the boys at Team Alpha Male and balanced on a fallen tree that was suspended over what looks to be some sort of gorge. Fun hiking with @TeamAlphaMale at the Eldorado National Forest & getting everything captured on film by Team @Labrada_NTRN videographer Raul pic.twitter.com/6708kUehFT

Justin Golightly - October 21, 2017

Aspen Ladd made her UFC debut today in Poland and she did not waste her opportunity one bit. The undefeated Ladd was up against a stiff challenge in Lina Lansberg, but evidently she never got the memo. Aspen Ladd took it to Lansberg in a gritty close-quarters fight, but once it went to the ground it was a different fight. Ladd was able to secure Lansberg’s back and hail down punishment. …All while releasing women warrior banshee screams throughout the entire arena. Ladd def Lansberg via TKO. pic.twitter.com/CSbvMFlT2d#UFCGdansk #MMA #UFC

Justin Golightly - October 21, 2017

Last night, champion boxer Heather Hardy stepped into the Bellator cage to earn another victory after her successful debut. Unfortunately for her, Kristina Williams came in there like a woman on a mission. That mission? Destroy her opponent in devastating fashion. Such is the story of the fight game. One hyped contender loses and a new prospect uses them to launch themselves. Heather Hardy is taking the loss like the champion she is and addressed the public on social media, sharing one of the many brutal and disturbing pictures from the fight last night.  I’m sorry I let everyone down. I gave it my all out there, and I truly hope it showed. I’d rather lose then give y’all a boring fight because I appreciate every one of you… sponsors, coaches, friends, family and fans… and the worst part was knowing I couldn’t get the job done for all of you. . Congrats to a game Kristina Williams, who had an answer for everything I tried. OSU! . And incase everyone is wondering, YES, I will be back. Nothing will ever take the fight out of me, not even this broken nose. I knew coming into this new world I was taking a big risk, and this is all part of my journey. . You’ve all heard how resilient I am. Now watch me bounce back. 👸🏼🍀❤️ Heat ⭐️ a special thank you to @bellatormma @dibellaent @shihandevon @danielgracie @fenix2317 #coachnick @jlewbags @hillimpact @dekalbmarkethall @foragersnyc for all your support ⭐️

Justin Golightly - October 21, 2017

After putting her entire division on notice with an intense interview, Joanna Jedrzejczyk seems to be at the height of her confidence coming into her fight with Rose Namajunas in November. The title challenger won’t be moved though, even during their chilling staredown, Namajunas didn’t move an inch. She’s said she will not be one of Jedrzejczyk’s many opponents who lose before they even step into the cage. That won’t stop the UFC strawweight champion from trying though. Check out these murderous elbows and Jedrzejczyk’s next message to her opponent. New York City ‼️ Are You Ready ⁉️ @katelkubis & @mikebrownmma #strawweightqueen #joannachampion #joannajedrzejczyk #ufc217 #AndStill #ChampCamp #ATTnation

Justin Golightly - October 21, 2017

We’re just a couple of hours away from Poland’s mid-afternoon UFC event, a place that some MMA fans claim Artem Lobov doesn’t belong. They come out of the woodwork every fight. Lobov will be taking on Team Alpha Male’s Andre Fili. Despite the history between the two gyms, there wasn’t much trash talk. Actually, Fili recently opened up about his respect for Lobov and talked about the unforgiving fans who make the internet a mine field for fighters. “I’ve been around him a lot more than other guys that I get picked to fight. There is no bad blood, though. There’s no disrespect. I don’t feel any negative emotion towards him as a person. He’s alright. He’s tough, he puts on exciting fights and he’s got a good chin – all these things make for an exciting fight. I’m just excited to get in there to let my hands go and get this win. He doesn’t have the best record, but he’s fought some of the best guys in the world. I think most of the people who talk about him not deserving to be in the UFC are guys who have never been in a cage and have fought for a living.”

Chris Taylor - October 20, 2017

Gegard Mousasi made his Bellator MMA debut this evening fighting veteran Alexander Shlemenko in the main event of Bellator 185. The top ranked middleweight, Mousasi, had a very solid opening round but was rocked by one overhand left from Alexander which resulted in his right eye swelling closed.

Chris Taylor - October 20, 2017

Kristina Williams handed Heather Hardy the first loss of her professional career at tonight’s Bellator 185 event. Williams caught Hardy with a huge head kick that smashed Heather’s nose.

Justin Golightly - October 20, 2017

It’s not Conor McGregor boxing Floyd Mayweather, but it is an MMA fighter stepping into the ring to box. Bellator’s prospect Michael Page made his professional boxing debut today against Jonathan Castano. It was only scheduled for four rounds, but Page got the job done in three. In between drunken Kung Fu, clowning his opponent, and dancing, Page rocketed long straights into Castano’s face at will.  #Boxing #JoyceLewison #MVP pic.twitter.com/n5tZ0EiZ9J

Russell Ess - October 20, 2017

Have you ever been banned for being too good at something? You have probably heard that “the rich just keep getting richer” and UFC President Dana White seems to fit that saying to a tee.

Russell Ess - October 20, 2017

Donald Cerrone returns to the Octagon for his third fight this year as he is set to take on rising star Darren Till in the main event of UFC Fight Night 118 in Gdansk, Poland. “Cowboy” is riding the first two-fight winning streak of his professional MMA career after fighting two world-class opponents. In January, Cerrone lost for the first time since moving up to the welterweight division to current number 4 ranked UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal. Cerrone’s next matchup in July would not get any easier with falling short in a unanimous decision loss to former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who is currently the number 1 ranked 170-pound contender.

Russell Ess - October 20, 2017

.@MMAjunkieJohn: Do you still size up your opponents? And then @Cowboycerrone started talking about a bad massage he got LOL. #UFCGdansk pic.twitter.com/loyGFMNmzP

Justin Golightly - October 20, 2017

With seven welterweight match-ups booked from now until the end of the year, it was curious that Kamaru Usman became the odd man out. He didn’t find it that confusing though, he actually thought he knew the answer. The fact of the matter is, Usman thinks he hasn’t got a big name opponent because those would-be challengers knew they didn’t have a shot. It’s only fitting that the only guy who rose to the occasion is a viking. That’s right, Usman has been booked to fight Emil Meek at UFC 219. BREAKING: Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84kg) vs. Emil Meek (@emilvalhalla) added to #UFC219 in Vegas (December 30th) #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/OBtKgPXA91