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UFC 209 Results: Cynthia Calvillo submits Amanda Cooper (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A women’s scrap between Amanda Cooper and Cynthia Calvillo took place during tonight’s UFC 209 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Cynthia Calvillo circles to avoid an early jab. Calvillo presses forward but eats a right hand. Low kick from Calvillo. Calvillo with another low kick, she follows up with a high kick. Calvillo catches it and forces her to the floor. Cooper scrambles up to her feet, but Amanda drags her back down and lands an anaconda choke. It’s not there, but she executes a beautiful transition. The body lock is in, and Calvillo is looking for the choke. She gets the left arm under but Cooper pulls it away. Calvillo still on the back. Cooper is belly down and Calvillo squeezes down on a rear-naked choke forcing Cooper to tapout.
UFC 209 Results: Alistair Overeem KO's Mark Hunt (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A key heavyweight bout between former title challengers Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt took place on tonight’s UFC 209 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Hunt lands a massive leg kick to start. He presses forward and misses with a left hand but connects with another leg kick. Overeem returns fire with a leg kick of his own. Hunt is bleeding badly from his shin. Alistair circles and lands a left hand. Hunt presses forward and lands a right. Overeem connects with a front kick and then a leg kick. Hunt absorbs the kicks and continues to press forward. Hunt responds with a nasty kick to the body. The fighters clinch but Hunt quickly breaks free. Alistair throws another front kick to the body followed by a leg kick. Alistair circles and lands a right. Hunt fires back with a leg kick and then a right that connects. Overeem circles and then lands a leg kick. Hunt partially lands a counter right. Overeem with a leg kick but Hunt quickly responds with a hard body kick. Overeem moves to his right and then pushes forward with a jab and then a low kick. Hunt chases after him and presses him against the fence. He lands a pair of hard shots before the horn sounds to end round one.
UFC 209 Results: Marcin Tybura TKO's Luis Henrique (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A scrap between Marcin Tybura and Luis Henrique served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 209 prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Marcin presses forward with a front kick to the body. Luis circles and then charges forward in search of a takedown. He presses Tybura against the cage and begins working some uppercuts. Marcin returns fire with a knee. Henrique continues to press Tybura against the cage. After a stall in the action, referee Herb Dean steps in to separate the big men. Marcin lands a hard kick following the break. Luis shoots in a presses Tybura against the cage. Marcin is able to switch the position and then score a takedown. He immediately begins raining down some shot on Henrique. Marcin moves to half guard and works some short shots. Henrique is doing his best to get back up but eats some big shots for his efforts. Luis eventually gets back to standing and then quickly scores a trip takedown on Tybura. Marcin is able to get back to his feet very quickly and round one comes to an end.
Two huge fights set for UFC on FOX 24 in Kansas City
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
The UFC announced a pair of huge fights for April’s UFC on FOX 24 fight card in Kansas City during tonight’s UFC 209 broadcast. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will defend his title against Wilson Reis in the evening’s main event.
UFC 209 Results: Iuri Alcantara submits Luke Sanders (Video)
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A bantamweight scrap between Iuri Alcantara and Luke Sanders took place during tonight’s UFC 209 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Alcantara scores a quick takedown but Sanders quickly reverses the position and gets back to his feet. Alcantara lands a looping left hand. He follows that up with a leg kick. Sanders lands a hard left hand and then another. Both men miss with wild right hands. Iuri scores with a left jab. He circles out and then charges forward with a combination. He scores with a left hook that opens up a cut on Sanders. Luke scores a takedown and instantly begins raining down some huge left hands. Iuri is bleeding now. Sanders is just relentless with these left hands. He switches to the right. Iuri scrambles but cannot get back to his feet. More huge shots from Sanders. Iuri is against the cage and trying to wall-walk. Luke continues to batter him with right hands and elbows. Alcantara is in all sorts of trouble. Luke Sanders throws a knee to the head of Iuri while Alcantara was clearly down. The referee instantly steps in and puts a halt to the action. Before we restart the referee deducts a point from Sanders. Alcantara connects with a hard shot before the horn sounds to end round one.
UFC 209 Results: Mark Godbeer defeats Daniel Spitz (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A heavyweight bout between Mark Godbeer and Daniel Spitz kicked off tonight’s UFC 209 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Godbeer quickly presses forward with a right hand. Spitz grabs a hold of him in the clinch and throws a couple of good knees. The fighters break and Godbeer lands a kick. He circles and then lands a left jab followed by another leg kick. Mark connects with a nice right hand. He charges forward with a shot to the body followed by a kick. Spitz returns fire with a push kick. Mark leans in and lands another right hand. Spitz circles out and lands a nice leg kick. Godbeer fires back with a leg kick of his own that drops Spitz momentarily. Mark charges forward with a combination and the fighters clinch against the cage. Spitz with a knee and then they break. Godbeer lands a nice low kick. Spitz returns fire with one of his own. Daniel just misses with a high kick. He follows up with a good jab to the body of Godbeer. He catches Mark with a knee inside. Both men exchange leg kicks. Godbeer presses forward and lands a nice combination. Spitz with a left jab but Godbeer answers with a hard right hand to close out round one.
UFC 209 Results: Tyson Pedro TKO's Paul Craig (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A light heavyweight scrap between Tyson Pedro and Paul Craig served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 209 Fight Pass Prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Craig charges forward and throws a kick to the body. Pedro circles out but Craig catches him with another left high kick. Paul charges forward and applies the clinch. Pedro catches him with a hard knee to the body. He pushes Craig against the cage and begins working some short shots. Paul fires back with some uppercuts of his own. Craig lands a judo throw but Pedro pops right back up to his feet and presses Paul back against the cage. Both men are landing shots in the clinch. They break and Pedro lands a right hand. Craig replies with a kick but Pedro catches him with a punch that sends Paul to the canvas. Pedro lets Craig back up and then begins landing some violent knees on his Scottish opponent. Pedro scores a trip and gets Paul to the floor. He begins raining down some elbows from side control. These are some brutal strikes. The referee steps in to stop the contest.
UFC 209 Results: Albert Morales defeats Andre Soukhamthath via split-decision
Chris Taylor - March 4, 2017
A bantamweight bout between Albert Morales and Andre Soukhamthath kicked off tonight’s UFC 209 prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Morales starts off quickly by pumping his jab. He throws a short leg kick inside that connects. Morales circles and lands a hard leg kick. Soukhamthath responds with a nice right hand but then misses with a leg kick. Albert connects with another hard low kick as Andre comes inside with an attempted jab. Morales lands a stiff jab and then another. Soukhamthath misses with a right and Morales quickly counters with a punch of his own. Albert is utilizing some good head movement. Both men come forward and connect with punches. Soukhamthath leaps forward and lands a hard uppercut. He follows that up with a hard right hand and then a body kick. Morales circles and then comes forward with a combination. He lands a leg kick and then a left jab. Soukhamthath responds with a leg kick of his own. Round one comes to and end.
VIDEO | Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson II EA Sports simulation
bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2017
Tonight in Las Vegas, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and UFC welterweight #1 contender Stephen Thompson will step into the Octagon for the second time as they compete for Woodley’s welterweight strap.
VIDEO | Insane 'Helicopter Guillotine' looks like something out of a video game
bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jolassanda/status/838075320196612097 It’s the submission that currently has everyone talking!
VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre steps into the Octagon for the first time in 3 years
bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2017
Georges St-Pierre Enters Octagon
Dana White rips fighters looking for 'money fights'
bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2017
Throughout the rise of UFC superstar Conor McGregor, fight fans have heard the term ‘money fight’ used more and more. Now, with the term being commonplace in the MMA world, with more and more fighters calling for ‘money fights’, UFC President Dana White has had enough. The UFC President spoke to media members, as transcribed by MMAJunkie:
Tony Ferguson explains why he turned down Michael Johnson fight
bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2017
Friday afternoon, unfortunate news surfaced that prior to his co-main event interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov had been taken to the hospital by his team.
Michael Bisping goes OFF on Georges St-Pierre at press conference
bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2017
Friday afternoon, during their special press conference in Las Vegas, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre exchanged quite a few heated words. Bisping kicked off the press conference by showing up late, before making a grand entrance complete with several expletives, Conor McGregor style. After being told by a frustrated Dana White to take his seat, Georges St-Pierre took aim at the middleweight champ:
Dana White blames Khabib Nurmagomedov's team, says fight could have been saved
bjpenndotcom - March 3, 2017
Friday afternoon, unfortunate news surfaced that UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov had been taken to the hospital. This report was promptly followed by another one which revealed that Khabib had been pulled from the fight. Unfortunately, with Nurmagomedov off the card, the UFC opted to also pull Tony Ferguson from the card, leaving fight fans with no co-main event. Since then, the promotion announced that Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur had been promoted to the co-main event.
VIDEOS | Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre staredown and exchange barbs
Chris Taylor - March 3, 2017
Earlier this week it was announced that former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre would be returning to the octagon to take on current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Georges St-Pierre has not competed inside the cage since scoring a split-decision victory over Jonhy Hendricks in the main event of UFC 167 in November of 2013, thus retaining his welterweight strap in the process.
MMA community reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight cancellation
Russell Ess - March 3, 2017
Many were extremely disappointed when news broke that the UFC interim lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson was canceled on Friday. Nurmagomedov was taken to the hospital hours before the official early UFC 209 weigh-ins started due to weight management medical issues.
Joe Rogan sounds off after Khabib Nurmagomedov taken to hospital
Russell Ess - March 3, 2017
UFC commentator Joe Rogan was one of the many people that were upset to hear the news that the UFC interim lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson was canceled. Nurmagomedov was taken to the hospital hours before the official early UFC 209 weigh-ins “due to weight management medical issues.”