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Chris Taylor - September 25, 2016

UFC veteran Roy Nelson added another knockout victory to his resume at last night’s UFC Fight Night 95 event in Brazil, scoring a second-round finish over Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. “Big Country” flattened the former UFC heavyweight title challenger (Antonio Silva) with an uppercut late in the fight’s second-round and then promptly followed up with some ground and pound to secure the win.

Chris Taylor - September 25, 2016

“Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett scored a seven-second knockout victory over Minoru Kimura earlier today at RIZIN 2 in Japan. The fight started and Minoru charged across the ring where he was met by a leaping right punch from “Krazy Horse”.

Chris Taylor - September 25, 2016

Alan Jouban (14-4 MMA) is one of the hottest prospects in the UFC’s stacked welterweight division. “Brahma” has gone 5-2 under the UFC banner and is currently riding a two-fight win streak. The 33-year-old is currently recovering from surgery, this to repair a broken hand suffered in his latest octagon appearance. With that said, Jouban is already planning his UFC return, as he hopes to compete again this December in Sacramento, possibly against veteran Patrick Cote.

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

Cris Cyborg getting the job done in Brasilia, Brazil. https://t.co/MYIGnkcUwl — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) September 25, 2016

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A featherweight bout between former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao and Phillipe Nover served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 event in Brazil. Round one begins and Nover lands a jab to start. Barao replies with his own. A low kick from Barao lands low but the fight continues. The fighters trade jabs. A hard low kick lands from Barao. Nover scores with a left, and Barao answers with one of his own. Barao fires off with two punches. Barao leaps in again, and Nover scores a counter left that sends him down. Barao pops right back to his feet. Barao with a low kick. Another left scores for Nover. Low kick for Barao. Nover with a left. Barao kicks to the body. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

Roy Nelson was not happy with referee John McCarthy following his knockout win over Antonio Silva. Nelson thought that McCarthy should have stopped the contest sooner and gave him a kick in the butt out of frustration.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 main card in Brazil. Round one begins and Silva starts things off with a body kick. Nelson presses forward and lands a left. A big leg kick scores for “Bigfoot”. He comes forward and lands a jab. Another nice leg kick from Silva. He presses forward and Roy misses with a huge right. Nelson goes to the body. Silva lands a leg kick. Roy misses with another big overhand right attempt. Roy presses forward and lands a short right. Silva with a kick to the body. Nelson counters with a right hand. Another kick from Silva. Nelson presses forward and lands a right. Silva eats it and fires back with a combo. Nelson comes in and attempts a takedown. He presses Silva against the fence. Roy with some knees inside. Silva counters with some short punches. They break and Roy lands a left hand as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A lightweight bout between Francisco Trinaldo and Paul Felder took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 main card in Brazil. Round one begins and Felder presses forward and lands a leg kick. Paul with another solid leg kick that lands. He goes to the body. Trinaldo fires back with a leg kick but Felder returns fire with back-to-back low kicks. Another leg kick scores for Paul and then another. He just misses with a spinning back fist. He presses forward and lands a jab. Trinaldo lands a left hand and then another. He comes forward and lands a knee. The fighters clinch and Trinaldo lands another knee inside. He shoots for a takedown but Paul says no. Francisco has Felder pressed up against the cage. Felder lands some short elbows. He switches the position but Trinaldo quickly puts Paul back against the cage. The fighters break and Felder missing with a spinning high kick. Paul lands a big leg kick and then a push kick. Trinaldo with a nice left. Another high kick from Felder that is blocked. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A featherweight bout between Godofredo Pepey and Mike De La Torre kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 main card in Brazil. Round one begins and both men trade big shots to start. Pepey lands a couple of huge shots and La Torre is rocked. Pepey moves in but Mike is able to get a hold of him and they briefly grapple. The fighters break and Pepey comes forward with a flying knee. Both men are trading huge shots. Pepey once again lands a big shot. La Torre is rocked. More shots from Pepey. Mike covers up and Pepey takes his back. He drags La Torrie to the floor and sinks in both hooks. Pepey secures a body triangle. He searches for a rear-naked choke. It is in deep and this one is all over. De La Torre was forced to tap.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A lightweight scrap between Gilbert Burns and Michel Prazeres served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 prelims in Brazil. Round one begins and Burns lands a low kick but Prazeres catches his leg and pushes him to the floor. Burns stands back up and Prazeres catches him with a right hand followed by a low kick. Both men trade leg kicks. They start swinging wildly. Prazeres lands a right hand, but Burns fires back with one of his own. Michel kicks to the leg, and Burns counters with a right hand. Burns scores a low blow and we break. We restart and Burns lands a low kick. Prazeres replies with one of his won. Burns with a nice knee to the body. Prazeres fires off with some big punches. They’re not all landing but some do. Prazeres with a trip but he backs away. Burns gets up. He misses over the top with a high kick. Burns with another high kick that partially connects. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A bantamweight bout between Rani Yahya and Michinori Tanaka took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 preliminary card in Brazil. Round one begins and Tanaka lands a kick to the body and then a combination. Yahya presses forward and lands a solid combination. Rani shoots in and scores a takedown. He locks in a quick arm triangle choke. The submission is in tight. Tanaka is trying to defend but this looks deep. Tanaka gives the thumbs up. Rani has had Tanaka stuck in this sub for over two minutes now. Yahya finally lets go and steps over in to side control. Tanaka scrambles and is able to take top position. He begins working from half guard. Rani fights his way back to full guard. Tanaka works some short shots to the body. Yahya is doing a good job of defending. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A flyweight bout between Jussier Formiga and Dustin Ortiz took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 prelims in Brazil. Round one begins and Ortiz lands a body shot and then a leg kick. Formiga shoots in and scores a takedown. He moves immediately to half guard. He steps over to side control. Ortiz scrambles and gets back to half guard. Formiga with some short shots from the top. Ortiz scrambles and winds up on top and in full guard. Ortiz is trying to advance his position but Formiga is doing a good job of defending. Ortiz with some short shots. Formiga gets back to his feet and round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

A lightweight bout between Alan Patrick and Stevie Ray served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 95 fight pass prelims in Brazil. Round one begins and Patrick shoots in and scores an early takedown. Ray pops right back up to his feet. He grabs Patrick and turns him against the cage. Alan switches the position and scores a trip-takedown. Ray fights his way back to his feet but Patrick has him wrapped up. He drags Ray back down but Stevie scrambles and winds up in full mount. Ray shoots for an armbar and has it locked in. Patrick is in trouble but appears to be slowly escaping the hold. He breaks free from the armbar and presses Ray against the cage. They scramble and Patrick ends up in top position and begins working from full guard. Patrick is able to move to half guard. Ray is firing off shots from the bottom. Patrick steps over and gets to side control. Ray quickly scrambles back to full guard. Alan fires a big elbow from the top. He lands anther solid shot this time a punch. He advances to half guard. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

The second bout of UFC Fight Night 95 in Brazil featured a welterweight contest between Vincente Luque and Hector Urbina. Round one begins and Urbina opens up with a high kick that misses. He follows that up with a side kick. Urbina with a low kick, but Luque counters with a right hand over the top. Urbina fires back with shots of his own. The fighters trade punches but Luque get the best of the exchange. He fires off a combination. He lands a clean right hand and Urbina crashes to the floor. This one is all over.

Chris Taylor - September 24, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

Former woman’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm had her hand-cast removed this week and if all goes well, she plans to fight again by the end of the year. Holm, who injured her left hand and required surgery for her left thumb in August, most recently lost a decision to Valentina Shevchenko in July. Holm suffered the hand injury during the fight with Shevchenko, but still plans on fighting before the end of this year, according to Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez:

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

Nick Diaz, who recently celebrated the end of his suspension, but still finds himself suspended by the NAC due to the fact that he hasn’t paid his $100,000 fine yet, is making moves behind the scenes to set up his UFC return. After his unanimous decision loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 183, which was overturned to a no-contest after Silva failed a pair of drug tests for PEDs and Diaz failed a drug test for marijuana, Diaz was suspended for 5 years. Fortunately, the MMA community was able to rally behind Diaz, resulting in the NAC reducing the suspension to 18 months.

bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2016

On November 27th, the UFC will once again hit Melbourne, Australia for ‘UFC Fight Night 101’. The event, which is slated to take place at the Rod Laver Arena, will be headlined by a middleweight clash between two of the middleweight division’s best fighters. When Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza and Luke Rockhold step into the Octagon, the fight will not only be a pivotal one for both men, but it will also be personal. Back in 2011, the two men squared off under the Strikeforce banner for Souza’s middleweight championship.