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Tom Taylor - June 26, 2017

Last night, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 112, Kevin Lee scored an impressive – if controversial – submission win over Michael Chiesa. Shortly after this win, which is likely to send him careening into the UFC lightweight top-10, Lee joined a panel of Karyn Bryant, Kenny Florian, Tyron Woodley and Tony Ferguson on Fox Sports 1 to discuss the fight. It did not take long for Lee and Ferguson – who stands out as the top lightweight not named Conor McGregor – to start going at it.

Tom Taylor - June 26, 2017

Last night, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 112, rising lightweight contender Kevin Lee picked up an impressive submission win over the division’s sixth-ranked fighter, Michael Chiesa. Unfortunately, Lee’s win is shadowed in controversy, as referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the fight before Chiesa actually tapped. Unsurprisingly, this early stoppage generated quite a range of reactions on social media. Without further ado, here’s how the MMA community reacted to the controversial stoppage in the UFC Fight Night 112 main event.

Tom Taylor - June 26, 2017

Last night, on the main card of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, strawweights Felice Herrig and Justine Kish collided in an interesting clash of styles. In the end Herrig won this fight with a dominant decision, having dragged her foe to the mat multiple times, landed dozens of ground strikes, and threatened with a rear-naked choke by the time the fight had ended.

Tom Taylor - June 26, 2017

Last night, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ranked UFC lightweights Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa collided in an anticipated grudge match. This clash of grappling specialists was a fun one while it lasted. Unfortunately, the end of the fight was shadowed in controversy. As the seconds fell off the clock in the first round, Lee took Chiesa’s back and locked up a rear-naked choke. Though the choke looked deep, referee Mario Yamasaki stopped it before any tap actually occurred. This meant a win on Lee’s record, but one with a definite asterisk attached.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

On Sunday night, the UFC touched down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with UFC Fight Night 112. In the co-main event of this 13-fight card, former UFC welterweight champion and Oklahoma’s own Johny Hendricks took his second fight at middleweight opposite dangerous veteran Tim Boetsch. Though Hendricks won his first bout at middleweight, things did not go so well in his second fight in the division. After a relatively slow first round, Boetsch planted a crushing head-kicked on his foe’s head, trapped him against the cage, and force-fed him a multi-course meal of uppercuts until he crumbled to the mat in a dazed heap.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

On Sunday night, the UFC touched down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with UFC Fight Night 112. The fourth fight of this event’s six-fight main card occurred at strawweight, where established veteran Felice Herrig took on the gritty Justine Kish. This one was all Herrig. Though Kish showcased all the boundless heart for which she’s become known, she simply could not keep up with her veteran foe on the mat. By the time the third round was over, Herrig had wracked up 9:22 of control time, and landed more than 100 significant strikes. She also nearly finished the fight with a deep-looking rear naked choke. Needless to say, she left Oklahoma City with a unanimous decision win.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

On Sunday night, the UFC touched down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with UFC Fight Night 112. The third fight of this anticipated, 12-fight event’s main card occurred in the light heavyweight division, where Joachim Christensen welcomed the debuting Dominick Reyes to the UFC. Reyes couldn’t have looked better in his debut. Seconds into the fight, he floored his dangerous foe with left hand. Though Christensen was able to regain his footing momentarily, he was then put down again by another thunderous left, and polished off by a series of clobbering standing-to-ground punches.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

On Sunday night, the UFC touched down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with UFC Fight Night 112. The second fight of this anticipated, 12-fight event’s main card occurred in the welterweight division, where rangy striking specialist Tim Means took on Dominican-Canadian powerhouse Alex Garcia. It was a close fight, but in the end, Mean’s rangy striking game, superior striking output, and ability to shrug off the takedown, would earn him a well-deserved decision victory.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

The undercard of UFC Fight Night 112, which went down in Oklahoma City on Sunday night, was wrapped up by a lightweight scrap between former featherweights Erik Koch and Clay Guida. It was a vintage win for Guida. For three rounds, the wild-haired veteran set a frenetic pace, repeatedly dragging his foe to the mat, where he battered him with a veritable meteor shower of ground-and-pound. By the time the third round was done, Guida had amassed almost 10 minutes of control on the canvas, and bludgeoned his foe with a whopping 131 strikes – more than enough to earn him a unanimous decision win.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

On Sunday night, the UFC touched down in Oklahoma City with UFC Fight Night 112. This anticipated, 13-fight card was headlined by a lightweight bout between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee – two ranked fighters who added a good deal of buzz to their fight when they brawled during the UFC’s Summer Kickoff press conference in Dallas back in May.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

In advance of his January comeback fight with Yair Rodriguez, many fight fans suggested BJ Penn would have been wiser to just call it a career. When he lost to Rodriguez, these cries for his retirment grew even louder, and they’ve continued to this day, when he’s just hours away another fight with Dennis Siver. According to Penn, however, true greats don’t just quit when the going gets tough. The real legends of MMA – like Anderson Silva – fight as long as they want to, and retire on their own terms.

Tom Taylor - June 25, 2017

Over the last few weeks, the MMA community has watched on in bewilderment as bodybuilder Matthew Kline Kader and UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt engaged in a heated Twitter beef, and ultimately agreed to fight inside Team Alpha Male, Garbrandt’s home base in Sacramento, California. Contrary to widespread doubt that this weird beef would actually go anywhere, Kader showed up in Sacramento earlier today. Through various posts on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat, the fitness star documented his arrival in the city, and his plans to storm Team Alpha Male.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

Matthew Kline Kader claims he has arrived, Cody Garbrandt states otherwise Well today is the big day.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

VIDEO | Chuck Liddell fires shots at “classless loser” Tito Ortiz It is no secret that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz does not like current Bellator fighter Chael Sonnen.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

Wanderlei Silva releases a statement following loss to Chael Sonnen Mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva returned to the cage for the first time in four years last night at Madison Square Garden where he took on bitter rival Chael Sonnen in the evenings main event.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

PHOTO | Dennis Siver appears to have lost some muscle mass prior to his fight with BJ Penn Dennis Siver will return to the octagon for the first time in over two years tonight in Oklahoma City where he will meet BJ Penn on the main card of UFC Fight Night 112.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

Pros react to Chael Sonnen defeating Wanderlei Silva Chael Sonnen picked up his first win since August of 2013 last night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

Fedor Emelianenko updates his fighting future following KO loss to Matt Mitrione Mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko (36-5 MMA) suffered a first-round knockout loss to Matt Mitrione in the co-main event of last night’s Bellator NYC fight card in New York.