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Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

In August, the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) held its annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. At this conference, the association approved some fairly major changes to MMA’s Unified Rules. Perhaps the most significant of these changes pertain to the language of MMA’s rather archaic scoring system. Good news, considering scoring controversies – like the one we saw in UFC 204’s main event – seem to generate headlines nearly every week.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi picked up an impressive second-round TKO victory over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at yesterday’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England. (Watch the highlights here). The victory marked Mousasi’s third in a row, as he had previously scored victories over Thiago Santos and Thales Leites respectively.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

It’s no secret that UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and surging contender Cody Garbrandt don’t like each other. The two 135-pound fighters have been trading verbal shots for months – so much so, in fact, that it is starting to look like contenders such as TJ Dillashaw, Bryan Caraway and Jimmie Rivera will be skipped over to book the Cruz vs. Garbrandt grudge match. “No Love” continued the trash talk yesterday tweeting out the following picture of how Cruz will look following their anticipated fight, which has been rumored for December’s UFC 207 event.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

After years of waiting, Gegard Mousasi finally got a fight with Vitor Belfort. The fight served as the co-main event of Saturday night’s UFC 204. Mousasi would not let the long-awaited opportunity to fight Belfort go to waste. After a dominant first round, the Dutchman sealed the deal in the second, securing full mount and unleashing a meteor shower of ground and pound for a nice, TKO win.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

When it comes to history-making and record-breaking, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has quite a few feathers in his cap. Over the course of his UFC career, he’s landed more significant strikes than any fighter in the organization’s history. He’s landed more leg kicks than any fighter in UFC middleweight history. He’s scored more UFC middleweight wins than any fighter in history. He’s the first British champion in UFC history. He’s the only fighter in the history of the UFC to win The Ultimate Fighter, win a UFC title, and then register a defense of that title. As of Saturday night, he’s also the winningest fighter in UFC history, with a whopping twenty victories inside the Octagon.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

Last night’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England, delivered some memorable fights and a whopping nine finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at yesterday’s UFC 204 post-fight press conference.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

On Saturday night, the UFC took over beautiful Manchester, England with UFC 204. In the evening’s headliner, we saw middleweight champion Michael Bisping take a contentious decision from retiring challenger Dan Henderson. In the co-main event, meanwhile, we watched on as Gegard Mousasi took out a fading legend in Brazil’s Vitor Belfort.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

Michael Bisping scored a unanimous decision victory over Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 204 yesterday in Manchester, thus retaining his UFC middleweight championship. “The Count” was nearly finished in the fight’s opening round, this after Henderson landed one of his famous “H-Bombs” which sent Michael crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2016

UFC President Dana White discusses all the action from last night’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/fIYJjDN921M Now that UFC 204 is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to turn our attention to the organization’s next major event: UFC 205.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/aE-TMv8jyBs Last night, on the main card of UFC 204, England’s Jimi Manuwa took his first steps into the Octagon since he was knocked stiff by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson more than a year ago. His opponent in this return to action was Ovince St. Preux, who recently contended for the interim light heavyweight title against pound-for-pound great Jon Jones.

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2016

On Saturday night, a 46-year-old Dan Henderson fought his last fight as a professional mixed martial artist. He did so against an old rival in England’s Michael Bisping, with the UFC middleweight title on the line.

bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/Vku5nDJHzTY In the co-main event of UFC 204, Gegard Mousasi and Vitor Belfort stepped into the Octagon in a pivotal matchup for the UFC’s middleweight division’s rankings.

bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2016

In the main event of UFC 204, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping made his first successful title defense in Manchester, England as he picked up a unanimous decision win over Dan Henderson in a five round war. The fight saw Bisping dropped in both the first and second round, both times resulting in Henderson nearly finishing the fight, however ‘The Count’ showed his championship spirit as he continued to not only push the pace, but outwork Henderson on the feet.

bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2016

In the main event of UFC 204, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson squared off in what turned out to be an epic five-round war.

bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2016

https://youtu.be/j8SELrKIZv4 In the main event of UFC 204, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson went to war!

Chris Taylor - October 8, 2016

A key middleweight bout between former UFC champion Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi served as the co-main event for tonight’s UFC 204 fight card in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Mousasi presses forward and lands a leg kick. He follows that up with a kick to the body. Another low kick from Gegard. Belfort lands a jab and follows up with some big punches that miss. Mousasi presses forward and lands a jab. He lands a nice combination on “The Phenom”. Another nice leg kick scores for Mousasi. The fighters briefly clinch and then break. Mousasi with pressure but Vitor lands a hook. Another low kick from Gegard. He fires two more and both land. Vitor attempts a high kick but it is blocked. Another hard leg kick scores for Gegard. The fighter trade low kicks. Gegard lands a hook. He scores with a nice two-punch combo. Mousasi presses Belfort against the fence and lands some knees inside. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 8, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Jimi Manuwa took place on tonight’s UFC 204 main card in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Saint Preux lands a jab to start. Manuwa presses forward and lands back-to-back leg kicks. “OSP” grabs a hold of Jimi and presses him against the cage. The fighters exchange knees from the position. Saint Preux backs off and Manuwa lands a body kick. Jimi slips a punch and presses “OSP” against the cage. The fighters once again trade knees. Manuwa goes upstairs with a knee. They break and Saint Preux chases after Jimi and scores a takedown. “OSP” sinks in one hook and looks to take the back of Manuwa. Jimi remains calm and scrambles back to his feet. He grabs a hold of Saint Preux’s neck and locks in a guillotine choke. “OSP” escapes the submission and quickly transitions taking the back of Manuwa. One minute remains in the opening round. Saint Preux locks in a hook and works some short punches from the top. Elbows to the back from “OSP”. Twenty seconds remain. Manuawa scrambles and gets back to his feet. Round one comes to an end.