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Chris Taylor - July 30, 2017

Following last night’s UFC 214 event in Anaheim, California, UFC President Dana White revealed that the promotion was back on board with putting together a middleweight title fight between current champ Michael Bisping and former welterweight title holder Georges St-Pierre. According to White, the UFC’s decision to book Bisping vs. St-Pierre came while watching round five of the UFC 214 co-main event scrap between Tyron Woodley and Demian Maia.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2017

Jon Jones returned to the octagon in the featured bout of last night’s UFC 214 event in Anaheim where he squared off with bitter rival Daniel Cormier in a rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship. After two very closely contested opening rounds, “Bones” was able to land a massive head kick to the face of “DC” in round three which left Cormier in all sorts of trouble. Shortly following the kick, Jones out Cormier on the canvas where he began raining down some brutal ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and call the contest.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

Former UFC lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone suffered his second set back in a row at tonight’s UFC 214 event in Anaheim, California. “Cowboy” suffered a close, and hotly debated unanimous decision loss to Robbie Lawler on the evening’s main card.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

Jon Jones made his highly anticipated octagon return a successful one at tonight’s UFC 214 event in Anaheim, defeating Daniel Cormier to recapture the UFC light heavyweight championship. “Bones” was able to land a huge head kick on “DC” in round three and ended up putting Cormier away with ground and pound moments later.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A light heavyweight title fight rematch between current champ Daniel Cormier and former title holder Jon Jones served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 214 fight card in Anaheim, California. Round one begins and Jones lands a hard low kick. He lands a right hand and then a left. Jones starting off quickly. Cormier lands a massive uppercut that knocks the mouth guard out of Jon Jones. The referee hands it to him. Jones lands a takedown but Cormier scrambles and they are back up. Jones with a left hand. Cormier replies with one of his own. Jones with a nice shot to the body. He lands a kick to the thigh. Cormier presses forward. Jones fakes a kick. He throws a low kick. He lands a left and then throws Cormier in to the fence. Another good jab and then a low kick from Jones. He lands a hard knee to the mid section. DC comes forward and lands a pair of low kicks. He follows that up with a right hand. Jones replies with a low kick of his own. Cormier circles and returns fire. Jones with a good kick to the body. He follows that up with an elbow. Jones with a nice right hand over the top. Jones with a left hand and then a front kick. DC replies with a low kick. Jones comes over the top with an elbow. DC misses with a wild right but then lands a low kick. Jones fires back with a low kick of his own. DC with a nice left hand. He presses forward and lands a right. Jones fires back with a pair of left hands. DC comes forward and lands a pair of big punches. Jones showboats but then eats a right hand. Cormier with some low kicks and then one to the body. Jones returns fire with a low kick. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A welterweight title fight served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 214 fight card in Anaheim as current champ Tyron Woodley took on top contender Demian Maia. Round one begins and Maia starts off with immediate pressure. He shoots in and tries to secure a takedown. Woodley is able to shake him off. Woodley lands an uppercut. Maia shoots in for another takedown attempt. He grabs a hold of a leg. Woodley is doing a good job of defending. Maia pulls out and we are back to standing. Woodley with a nice right hand. Maia presses forward. Once again he shoots in. Woodley grabs the fence and is able to stay standing. Maia shoots in again. He grabs a foot but Woodley escapes. Tyron with a right hand. Maia presses forward with a left. Woodley circles and takes the center of the octagon. He throws a right hand. Maia avoids. Demian with some pressure now. Woodley explodes forward with a right hand. Maia shoots in for a takedown. He cannot secure the shot. Woodley circles out. He comes in and throws a right hand that misses. Twenty seconds remain. Woodley circles. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A women’s featherweight title fight took place on tonight’s UFC 214 main card as top contender Cris Cyborg took on Tonya Evinger for the promotions vacant title. Round one begins and Cyborg presses forward and throws a left. Another left from Justino appears to rock Evinger. Cyborg rushes in with a combination. Evinger eats the blows and pulls guard. Cyborg stands up and motions Evinger to do the same. Cyborg immediately presses forward. She lands a couple of right hands and then a knee. Evinger circles out. Cyborg catches her with a hard low kick. Cristiane presses forward. Evinger ducks under a strike and shoots in for a takedown. She presses Cyborg against the fence. She scores the takedown but Cris is back up. Evinger still stays on her and scores a nice trip takedown. Cris shoots back up to her feet and lands a hard knee. Evinger circles out. She appears to accidently poke Cyborg in the eye. We break as the referee gives Cris time to recover. We restart after a long break and Cyborg quickly presses forward with an inside leg kick. Tonya fires a leg kick off of her own. They fighters clinch a Cris lands a knee. Evinger attempts to press the fight against the cage. Cris misses with a takedown. Tonya circles off the fence. Cyborg with a combination. She lands a knee and then another set of shots. Tonya circles out but eats another right hand. Cris with a follow up knee and the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A key welterweight scrap between former division champion Robbie Lawler and perennial contender Donald Cerrone took place during tonight’s UFC 214 main card from Anaheim, California. Round one begins and Lawler comes out flying he lands a big left followed by a bunch of knees. Big shots from Lawler. He lands a right hand. Cerrone retreats. Lawler steps in and engages Donald in the clinch. Cerrone lands a good knee. Lawler presses Donald against the fence. He lands a some big shots. Uppercuts now from Laweler. Cerrone with a nice elbow. Lawler fires back with some left hands. Both me exchange knees in the clinch. They break and Lawler presses forward. Once again the clinch. Robbie presses Donald against the cage. He lands some shot but Cerrone shakes free. Donald with a high kick. It’s blocked and Lawler lands a huge knee. He goes for a left it is not there. Another kick from Lawler. Cerrone appears to be hurt. He shoots in and scores a takedown. Cerrone eventually moves to half guard. Cerrone moves to side control and then takes north south position. One minute remains. Cerrone works in some knees. Lawler scrambles and gets back to his feet. Cerrone connects with a punch. Lawler fires off a kick to the body. Cerrone goes high and rocks Lawler with a kick. Lawler circles out and the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A featherweight scrap between former title challenger Ricardo Lamas and Jason Knight served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 214 prelims from Anaheim, California. Round one begins and Knight quickly pumps a left jab. Lamas with a nice outside low kick. He circles out and then comes forward with a knee. Knight jumps on a guillotine attempt but Lamas avoids the choke and lands a takedown. He winds up in side control. Knight rolls towards the fence. Lamas maintains side control position. Jason scrambles and winds up in full guard. Lamas steps in and lands a pair of nice right hand. Jason locks up rubber guard and to mission control. Lamas is stuck in a bad spot here. Knight is trying to transition to a triangle choke. He lands some heel kicks from the bottom. Lamas is still locked up here. He finally is able to pull his head out. Jason Knight lands a hard up kick. Jason locks in a leg lock. He uses the hold to stand back up. Lamas catches him with a big punch. He lands another. Lamas with punches in bunches now. Knight is trying to fire back but is in all sorts of trouble. Huge shots from Lamas. Knight shoots in for a takedown. Lamas sends him to the floor. He lands some huge shots from the top and the referee has no choice but to step in and stop the bout.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A 140-pound catchweight bout between former bantamweight champion Renan Barao and Aljamain Sterling took place during tonight’s UFC 214 prelims from Anaheim, California. Round one begins and Barao opens up with a body kick. Sterling responds with one of his own. Barao leaps in with a left hand and then a leg kick. Sterling presses forward and just misses getting caught with a spinning head kick from Renabn. Barao with a leg kick. Sterling returns fires with one to the body. Barao trips Sterling and winds up on top. Sterling immediately rolls for a leg lock. He sinks it in but Barao catches him with a good shot. Another good punch from Barao and he takes top position. The Brazilian quickly passes to half guard but Aljamain scrambles back to full guard. Barao with a left hand. He moves to half guard and lands an elbow. Renan with a some knees to the body. Sterling scrambes back with full guard. He attempts a sweep but Barao says no. Sterling looks to lock up a triangle but Barao postures up and rains down left. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A featherweight scrap between Renato Moicano and Brian Ortega took place on tonight’s UFC 214 prelims in Anaheim, California. Round one begins and Ortega misses with an early left jab attempt. Moicano with a leg kick. Ortega comes forward but eats a combination from Renato. Ortega with a nice right hand in response. Renato comes forward again and fires off another combination that culminates with a right hand. Ortega circles and then presses forward. Moicano fakes with a takedown but Brian catches him with a right hand. Ortega pushes forward but ends up poking Renato in the eye. We break briefly and then Renato lands a high kick. Ortega presses forward but eats a left hand. Brian with a leg kick but Moicano catches it and presses him against the cage. Renato with a nice body kick. He circles out and then lands a nice combo as Brian is coming in. Ortega presses forward and lands an overhand right. Renato land s a nice counter right hand of his own. Both men are trading in the pocket now. Renato lands a good uppercut followed by a right hand over the top. He goes to the body with a kick. Another nice combo from Renato. Brian leaps in with a flying knee. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - July 29, 2017

A scrap between Andre Fili and Calvin Kattar kicked off tonight’s UFC 214 televised prelims from Anaheim, California. Round one begins and Fili presses forward pumping a left jab. Kattar swings and misses with a wild right. More pressure from Fili now. He throws a left jab that connects. He lands a body kick but Calvin replies with a counter right hand. Kattar with a stiff left jab now. Andre circles and then lands a nice right hand of his own. Fili tries to go upstairs with a head kick but it is blocked by Calvin. Kattar circles and then comes forward with a left jab. Fili replies with a left jab and then a low kick. Kattar replies with a good right hand to the body. Fili circles and then misses with an attempted body kick. Kattar responds with a good left and then a body kick. Fili immediately fires back with a nice combination and then a low kick. Fili continues to pressure but gets caught with a counter left hand from Kattar. Fili with a good punch. He circles and then lands a right low kick. Kattar takes the center of the octagon and then throws a kick to the body. Fili shoots in but Kattar stuffs it. Calvin with a nice uppercut. He shoots in and scores takedown. Nice shots from the top by Kattar. Round one comes to an end.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2017

Tonight, on the main card of UFC 214, former Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will step into the Octagon against fellow former Invicta FC champion Tonya Evinger in a highly anticipated scrap for the vacant UFC women’s featherweight championship. For both contenders, the fight will mark the first time they fight in the Octagon at 145 pounds. While Cyborg has fought twice in the promotion, she has fought at a catchweight of 140 pounds on both occasions. Evinger on the other hand will not only be fighting in the UFC for the first time at 145 pounds, but also making her promotional debut.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2017

Tonight, in the main event of UFC 214, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will step into the Octagon against former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones in a highly anticipated rematch for the 205 pound strap. In the pair’s first meeting, Jones looked to defend his title for the eight time against his rival at UFC 182. Jones ultimately picked up a unanimous decision win over Cormier in January of 2015, however despite the UFC’s best efforts to schedule a rematch, the fight never took place.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2017

Saturday night, the UFC will host the highly anticipated UFC 214 card. While the main card will air on pay-per view as usual, the preliminary card will not be aired on Fox Sports 1 as fight fans have become accustomed to. Instead, the preliminary card will air on FXX, a channel fight fans may not be as familiar with.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2017

👉🏼**FULL video link in BIO***👈🏼 _ On December 9, 2017 Matthew Kline Kader is gonna invade Dublin Ireland and is gonna knockout Conor McGregor. What's my beef with Conor? 1. I asked you guys who you want me to fight. 2. Conor embarrassed all the real men around the world by sitting there in front of millions of people with a goofy ass smile on his face while another man verbally degraded him. 3. His coach was running his mouth saying he would donate money to charity if I showed up for my last fight. Now he's being a cheapskate and I'm gonna collect that money before I knockout Conor. _ Everyone is saying why are you waiting until December 9th. Well @thenotoriousmma has a fight on August 26 and I have a fight the same night so December will allow us both to be 100% . More info on my August 26th fight in the next few days 👊🏼 #RealWorldChampion #KaderVsMcGregor #RealChampVsUFCchamp #RealFighterVsUltimateEntertainer #RHB #RokhardBody _ 👉🏼**FULL video link in BIO***👈🏼 _ A post shared by Matthew Kline Kader #RHB (@shallowking) on Jul 28, 2017 at 4:38pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2017

In April of 2016, Jon Jones and Ovince Saint-Preux stepped into the Octagon together to fight for the interim light heavyweight title after light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was forced out of the fight on short notice. Jones accepted a short notice fight against Saint-Preux, something he admitted he normally wouldn’t have done. And proceeded to pick up a lopsided win over the streaking contender. Despite that, many felt as if Jones coasted through the fight, opting to play it safe rather than attempt to finish OSP.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2017

Friday afternoon prior to the UFC 214 ceremonial weigh-ins, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier’s team was involved in a verbal spat with Arthur Jones, the eldest brother of former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Arthur Jones recalled the situation to MMAFighting, saying: