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Tom Taylor - October 2, 2016

Bad news. Yet another fighter has been involved in an ugly bout of domestic violence. This time around, the offending party is Australian bantamweight Julian “Julz the Jackal” Wallace.

Tom Taylor - October 2, 2016

Last night, the UFC took over Portland, Oregon with UFC Fight Night 96. In the evening’s main event, we saw streaking bantamweight contender John Lineker take an extremely competitive decision from two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson.

Tom Taylor - October 2, 2016

Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Portland, Brazil’s Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira secured what was by far the biggest win of his 21-fight career, TKOing former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks in the third round. In doing so, Oliveira became just the second man ever to defeat Brooks. Unfortunately, there are some real asterisks attached to the Brazilian’s massive win.

Tom Taylor - October 2, 2016

Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s return to Portland, Oregon, John Lineker and John Dodson engaged in a memorable, five-round battle. Over the course of the fight, which was contested entirely on the feet, both brick-fisted bantamweights had their moments. In the end however, Lineker walked away with a hard-fought split decision – an outcome that is likely to be debated for some time.

bjpenndotcom - October 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/kikhfHsk9_M Saturday night in Portland Oregon, #11 ranked lightweight Will Brooks stepped into the Octagon to square off against Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira, who was making his lightweight debut.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A key bantamweight bout between John Lineker and John Dodson served as the main event of UFC Fight Night 96 tonight in Portland, Oregon. Round one begins and Lineker takes the center of the octagon and lands a leg kick. Dodson fires back with one of his own. Another big leg kick scores for Lineker. Dodson circles and lands a hard outside leg kick. Lineker misses with a front kick. John Lineker throws a jab to the body and Dodson fires back with a kick to the body. The men trade strikes. Lineker is walking forward here. Dodson lands a high kick but Lineker eats it. A big left hook scores for Lineker. 30 seconds remain. Dodson scores a trip but Lineker pops right back up. A nice front kick lands for Dodson. Lineker leaps in with a flying knee and then a short hook to close out round one.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A lightweight bout between former Bellator champion Will Brooks and Alex Oliveira served as the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 96 tonight in Portland, Oregon. Round one begins and Brooks shoots in for a takedown. Alex stuffs the attempt. Oliveira presses Brooks against the cage and begins working short shots and some knees. Brooks fires back with a knee. Alex drops down for a double leg but Will shakes off the takedown attempt. Brooks is able to switch the position and he scores a nice takedown. Oliveira is quick to get back up to his feet. The fighters exchange knees in the clinch. Alex presses Brooks against the fence. Will switches the position and scores a trip. Alex once again pops right back up to his feet. Will presses Alex against the fence and scores a takedown. Oliveira secures a guillotine choke but Brooks defends the choke until the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A welterweight bout between Josh Burkman and Zak Ottow took place on the main card of UFC Fight Night 96 tonight in Portland, Oregon. Round one begins and Burkman lands a jab to the body followed by a left hand upstairs. Josh comes forward and lands a right hand and then a low kick. Ottow replies with back-to-back leg kicks. Burkman presses forward but eats a jab to the body from Ottow. Zak lands another hard leg kick. He presses forward with a combination followed by a leg kick. Burkman fires back with a low kick. He feints and lands another inside leg kick. Ottow comes forward and kicks Burkman but it lands low. The referee steps in and allows Josh to recover. We restart and Josh misses with a hook. Both men are happy to exchange in the pocket here. Ottow lands a nice kick to the body. He circles away and switches his stance. Burkman is using a wide stance here. Ottow throws a hard low kick. Burkman presses forward and lands a front kick. Zak replies with a kick and then a right hand. Burkman circles away and then comes back with a jab to the body. Zak lands another nice kick to end round one.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A scrap between Joachim Christensen and Luis Henrique da Silva served as the featured bout of the UFC Fight Night 96 prelims tonight in Portland, Oregon. Joachim Christensen was able to drop da Silva with a knee midway through the second-round.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A featherweight bout between Hacran Dias and Andre Fili took place on the UFC Fight Night 96 preliminary card tonight in Portland. Andre Fili was able to drop and almost finish Dias in round one, but Hacran survived the late onslaught.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A heavyweight bout between Shamir Abdurakhimov and Walt Harris took place during the UFC Fight Night 96 prelims tonight in Portland, Oregon. Round one begins and Abdurakhimov begins closing the distance. Abdurakhimov is looking to land his right hand. Abdurakhimov ducks under a punch and looks for a takedown but it is not there. Harris with a low kick but it leads to an easy takedown for Abdurakhimov. He quickly advances to side control and fires off and elbow. Harris scrambles back up. He lands a knee on Abdurakhimov. Harris with a nice body kick. An overhand right misses for Abdurakhimov. Harris returns fire with a knee up the middle on another takedown attempt. Harris misses with a straight left and Abdurakhimov grabs the clinch. The fighters break. Harris tries to go high with a kick. A right hand scores for Abdurakhimov. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

A bout between Keita Nakamura and Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos kicked off the UFC Fight Night 96 prelims on FS2. Keita Nakamura was able to dominate most of round one on the ground after scoring an early takedown. However, Dos Santos got back to his feet late in the opening frame and unleashed some solid punches and leg kicks before the buzzer.

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

Heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Cody East went to war tonight on the UFC Fight Night 96 fight pass prelims in Portland, Oregon. The fighters went back and forth in round one trading huge shots as you can see below:

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s UFC Fight Night 96 event in Portland, Oregon. BJPENN.com has you covered. Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from the event. UFC Fight Night 96 is headlined by a key bantamweight bout featuring John Dodson taking on John Lineker.

bjpenndotcom - October 1, 2016

Michał Materla KO's Rousimar Palhares at KSW 36. Uppercut from hell. Damn damn damn. pic.twitter.com/Y69FeSde2Z — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) October 1, 2016

bjpenndotcom - October 1, 2016

Earlier this week, the MMA community was struck by tragedy when it was revealed that former Ultimate Fighter season 17 contestant, and UFC middleweight Josh Samman was found unresponsive in a Florida apartment. In addition, it was revealed that Samman’s friend, Combat Night and Island Fights ring announcer Troy Kirkingburg was found with Samman, and was unfortunately pronounced dead.

bjpenndotcom - October 1, 2016

Tonight, in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Portland’, #3 ranked bantamweight John Lineker will square off against former top ranked UFC flyweight John Dodson in a highly anticipated matchup of heavy-handed strikers.

bjpenndotcom - October 1, 2016

Late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien’s name stood out when it appeared on a list of new investors in the UFC following Zuffa’s sale of the world’s leading MMA promotion.