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Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

Happy New year!!! this is the first Dance of 2017 post your videos and hashtag #dotherousey #thebesthandsdown #HAPPYNEWYEAR pic.twitter.com/GltKXExMR3 — Michael Venom Page (@Michaelpage247) January 1, 2017

Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

Last Friday, in the co-main event of UFC 207, undefeated 25-year-old Cody Garbrandt picked up one of the biggest upsets of 2016 by capturing a unanimous decision win from dominant bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. In the moments after this win, the new champ sat down for a post-fight press conference with the media. According to Garbrandt, the most surprising thing about the fight was that Cruz wasn’t nearly as fast or elusive as he expected him to be.

Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

Jon Fitch Post Fight Interview #WSOFNYE pic.twitter.com/xyyLWBdp19 — PFL (@PFLMMA) December 31, 2016

Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

In November of 2015, MMA superstar Ronda Rousey was unplugged by a second-round Holly Holm head-kick. It took over a year to happen, but in the main event of last Friday’s UFC 207, the former champ finally returned to the Octagon to redeem herself, when she took on reigning women’s bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes.

Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping have agreed to fight each other at a catchweight of 180 pounds in May. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. The two champions crossed paths over the weekend, and for whatever reason, began negotiating the terms of a potential super fight. Their exchange can be seen in the video below, which was posted to the official Instagram account of Michael Bisping.

Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

On December 30, in the main event of UFC 207, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and transcendent MMA icon Ronda Rousey made her long awaited return to the Octagon. She did so against reigning bantamweight queen Amanda Nunes, in her first fight since she was turned off by a Holly Holm head kick in November of 2015. Rousey’s return to action could not have gone worse, as she was mauled to a TKO loss in a mere 48 seconds. Now on the first two-fight losing streak of her legendary career, Rousey’s future is undeniably nebulous. While many fans and fellow fighters would like to see her get back on the horse, her retiring seems like a likely possibility.

Tom Taylor - January 1, 2017

On New Years Eve, Las Vegas based promotion World Series of Fighting touched down in New York City for their biggest card to date. Emanating from The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, this card was highlighted by a whopping four title fights, and appearances from a handful of notable UFC veterans. The first of these title fights saw UFC veteran David Branch (20-3), who currently holds the WSOF light heavyweight and middleweight titles, attempt to defend the latter against Louis Taylor (13-4). The two-division champ did so with flying colors, finishing his foe off with a rear-naked choke in the fifth round.

Chris Taylor - January 1, 2017

UFC president Dana White joined the UFC on FOX crew to recap Friday’s UFC 207 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - January 1, 2017

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is no stranger to fan criticism. Jones has dealt with a ton of backlash from fans and media in the past for personal issues and events that occurred outside of the octagon, and most recently hateful messages stemming from his failed drug test at UFC 200 this past July.

Chris Taylor - January 1, 2017

https://youtu.be/NFPSKrPo-kc Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey suffered a shocking 48-second TKO loss to Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 207 on Friday night in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - December 31, 2016

Current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes went wild during her UFC 207 post-fight victory speech with commentator Joe Rogan on Friday night in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - December 31, 2016

Watch former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate breakdown the UFC 207 main event title fight between Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey.

Chris Taylor - December 31, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey just released her first statement since suffering a devastating TKO loss to Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 207 on December 30 in Las Vegas. Here is what Rousey said in a statement to ESPN following the loss:

Chris Taylor - December 31, 2016

Ronda Rousey (12-2 MMA) made her highly anticipated return to the octagon in the main event of last night’s UFC 207 fight card in Las Vegas where she challenged current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes for the title she used to posses. Unfortunately for fans of “Rowdy”, the fight didn’t go her way whatsoever, as she was overwhelmed by a barrage of early punches from “The Lioness” which led to a shocking 48-second TKO loss.

Chris Taylor - December 31, 2016

Dominick Cruz suffered his first loss since 2007 last night in Las Vegas when he dropped a five-round decision to Cody Garbrandt in the co-main event of UFC 207, surrendering his UFC bantamweight title in the process.

bjpenndotcom - December 31, 2016

Friday evening in Las Vegas, longtime UFC commentator Mike Goldberg called his final event for the UFC. Leading up to the fight, there were numerous reports that the event would be Goldberg’s last. Those reports came after UFC President Dana White stated that he was working to put together a ‘dream team’ of commentary.

Chris Taylor - December 31, 2016

Last night’s UFC 207 event in Las Vegas, Nevada delivered some incredible fights and memorable finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at yesterday’s UFC 207 post-fight press conference.

bjpenndotcom - December 31, 2016

Friday night in the co-main event of UFC 207, undefeated bantamweight prospect Cody Garbrandt stepped into the Octagon and put on the performance of a lifetime as he picked apart bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz, dropping the champ several times throughout the fight en route to a unanimous decision win to claim the UFC bantamweight championship.