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bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

Marcel Fortuna with a wicked walk off KO of Anthony Hamilton in RD1. Yiiiikes! #UFCHouston pic.twitter.com/jDirs5uvXI — Ahmar Khan (@AhmarSKhan) February 5, 2017

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

To kick off the main card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Houston’, TUF alum Angela Hill made her return to the Octagon to fight #5 ranked strawweight Jessica Andrade after winning the Invicta 115 pound title. The fight started as Andrade pressures forward, pressing Hill against the cage and landing several clean shots that tag Hill. Hill clinches on the cage and escapes. Andrade once again pressing forward as Hill clinches against the cage and escapes. Andrade chases Hill down and press her against the cage. Hill escapes and shakes out her arms with one minute left in the round. Hill eats a combination and escapes to the center of the Octagon again. Hill with a front kick to the body that misses as she then eats several punches and a knee to the body. Hill looks to escape as Andrade lands a clean right hand. Clean knee from Hill as she is once again pressed against the cage.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

In the final fight on the UFC Houston prelims, Curtis Blaydes & Adam Milstead stepped into the Octagon for a highly anticipated heavyweight tilt. Blaydes came out strong, landing several devastating suplex’s before then taking Milstead’s back in the clinch. Blaydes lands another big takedown, marking his 4th in under two minutes. Blaydes lands another takedown and lands some ground & pound as Milstead looks to get back to his feet. Milstead gets back to his feet and Blaydes gets yet another takedown. Milstead back to his feet, appearing to potentially have a right leg injury. Blaydes once again hits a takedown and takes Milstead’s back.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

The action continued in Houston as Chas Skelly stepped into the Octagon with TUF Veteran Chris Gruetzemacher stepped into the Octagon with Chas Skelly. Big knee from Skelly as he presses Gruetzemacher against the cage early. Gruetzemacher escapes and the pair exchange punches, with Gruetzemacher landing a clean left hand. Skelly shoots for a takedown and hits it as Gruetzemacher ends up on his back against the cage. Skelly takes Gruetzemacher’s back as Gruetzemacher defends well. Skelly looking for a rear naked choke but Gruetzemacher once again defends well. Skelly ends up in Gruetzemacher’s guard as he looks to posture up. Skelly passes and ends up in north south after a scramble. Skelly lands a knee and an elbow on the break as the round ends.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

To kick off the preliminary card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Houston’, UFC women’s strawweights Bec Rawlings and Tecia Torres stepped into the Octagon for a highly anticipated scrap. The fight was even through the first round, as both women traded punches, with Torres landing a higher volume of significant strikes. In the second round, Rawlings came out aggressive as she looked to pressure Torres against the cage. With two minutes left in the second round, Torres landed a takedown and secured Rawlings back, controlling Rawlings throughout the remainder of the round, and securing an armbar as the round ended. In the third round, it was more of the same as the pair exchanged strikes before Torres secured a takedown and controlled the remainder of the fight.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

At UFC 208, #8 ranked middleweight Derek Brunson will step into the Octagon with #7 ranked middleweight, former UFC middleweight kingpin, Anderson Silva. The fight is one that has drawn the attention of MMA fans, who are eager to see Brunson and Silva step into the Octagon for a fight that has the stylistic makings of a thrilling scrap. Since signing with the promotion in 2012, Brunson has been on a tear, going 7-2 over the course of the past five years. In 2014, Brunson suffered the first defeat of his UFC career at the hands of Yoel Romero in a fight he was arguably winning. After out-striking Romero, and taking the Olympic wrestler down three times throughout the first two rounds, Brunson was TKOd in the third round. Fortunately for the All-American Wrestler, he bounced back in dominant fashion, going on a 5-fight win streak that saw him finish four of the wins in the very first round. On the cusp of a title shot in 2016, Brunson stepped into the Octagon with streaking middleweight Robbie Whittaker in a scrap that was promoted to the main event just weeks before the fight. The fight proved to be a thrilling one, however Brunson was TKOd in the first round. While the top ranked middleweight has never made excuses for the loss, he admits that the experience of going from a 3-round fight to a 5-round fight threw him off:

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

This week, UFC President Dana White revealed in an interview that the UFC had offered Nate Diaz a fight, however they hadn’t heard anything back from the Stockton, California superstar. “We just offered Nate Diaz a fight, and we’re waiting to hear back from him, so we’ll see. These guys say they want a fight – I offered Nick Diaz two fights. He turned down two fights. I offered him Robbie Lawler. Robbie Lawler accepted the fight. Then I offered him Demian Maia. Nick Diaz turned down two fights. And then we just offered Nate a fight.”

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

Paul Daley has been the subject of many fight rumors this week, most notably against Michael Venom Page. Paul Daley made a big statement on his Facebook page, teasing a fight against a “marquee name or champion”. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154355394316847&set=a.433550266846.225686.679071846&type=3&theater

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

At UFC 208 next weekend, middleweight contender Derek Brunson will step into the Octagon to fight former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva in a highly anticipated matchup that is guaranteed to produce fireworks. While fighting a legend like Silva may seem like a daunting task to some, Brunson is very aware of what his strengths are, as well as what Silva’s strengths are going into the fight.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

Following an announcement from UFC President Dana White that the promotion had offered Nate Diaz a fight, inside sources have now leaked the details of the fight.

bjpenndotcom - February 3, 2017

At one point in time, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva looked nearly unbeatable in the Octagon, winning 16 straight fights, including 10 defenses of the UFC middleweight title. While Silva is certainly still considered the best fighter of all time, The Spider has been on a bit of a skid recently, going 0-4 with 1 no contest in his last 5 fights.

bjpenndotcom - February 3, 2017

UFC lightweight superstar Nate Diaz had arguably the biggest breakthrough year in MMA in 2016. At UFC 196 in March, Diaz stepped into the Octagon on just two weeks notice to fight streaking UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a fight that was ultimately contested at welterweight. Diaz shocked the world as he not only rocked, but submitted McGregor in the second round. Ultimately after a UFC 200 rematch was scrapped, the pair met in the Octagon at UFC 202, where McGregor avenged the loss as he picked up a majority decision. Since then however, Nate Diaz has remained absent from the Octagon. With that being said, Diaz has stated that he believes the UFC doesn’t want him in the Octagon, and as a result he could be headed to professional boxing:

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2017

Chan Sung Jung – better known by his nickname “The Korean Zombie” – is one of the most exciting fighters in MMA. Unfortunately, it’s been years since we’ve seen him in action, as he’s been kept on the shelf by the two years of mandatory military service required of all South Korean men.

Russell Ess - February 3, 2017

Coming off the biggest win of his career against UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn, Yair Rodriguez is looking to climb to the top of the featherweight division and establish himself as the best in the 145-pound division. Rodriguez recently spoke with Michaela Vernava on Radio Row about his huge win over a Penn, who “Pantera” says he grew up watching fight.

Russell Ess - February 3, 2017

Gator don't play no games @rocketsmascotclutch @supersagenorthcutt pic.twitter.com/JTmYe8G4u7 — Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) February 3, 2017

bjpenndotcom - February 3, 2017

var v = 'RONSTON%20ANDRADE%20VS%20BRUEN%20TAVARES%20-%20JUST%20SCRAP%20HILO'; In this weeks edition of Just Scrap Friday, Poai Suganuma picks up an impressive submission win over Collin Mansanas in the second round of their RWE Just Scrap co-main event fight.

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2017

Stipe Miocic is many things. He’s the UFC heavyweight champion and, as such, the consensus best heavyweight fighter on earth. He’s a full-time firefighter. He’s a talented wrestler, boxer and baseball player. He’s also an aspiring ballerina – at least that’s what his latest post to Twitter seems to imply. In this video, the heavyweight champ can be seen sparring with a training partner, decked out in a tutu. The video is accompanied by the caption: “Best way to start your day is watching a video of me working on my footwork in a tutu.” If you say so, Stipe!

bjpenndotcom - February 3, 2017

In the wake of Cain Velasquez being pulled from his heavyweight #1 contender fight with Fabricio Werdum at UFC 207 in 2016, there was much talk of who would get the next heavyweight title shot against UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. While many expected the UFC to give the opportunity to Werdum given that he is the former UFC heavyweight champion, and Velasquez was pulled from the fight on short notice, reports then began to surface that the UFC was targeting a fight between Stipe Miocic and former heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos for UFC 211.