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Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

After years of bureaucratic battle, MMA is finally legal in the state of New York. In celebration of this breakthrough, the UFC will soon be touching down in New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden. This anticipated MSG debut, titled UFC 205, is scheduled for Saturday, November 12. Over the last two weeks, this hyped card has taken shape with a number of fantastic fights.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0GHokbDGFY The UFC will invade New York this November for UFC 205.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2016

Earlier this week it was announced that current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title for the first time against number one contender Stephen Thompson at November’s historic UFC 205 fight card in New York. Woodley earned the UFC welterweight title this past July when he scored a first-round knockout victory over former champ Robbie Lawler in the headlining bout of UFC 201 in Atlanta.

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

Last night, the UFC touched down in Hidalgo, Texas with an extremely exciting card, highlighted by some amazing first-round finishes. At the time of this writing, the official fight purses of the 24 fighters on the card has not yet been disclosed. We do, however, know how much each fighter took home via the UFC’s Athlete Outfitting pay program – the result of the organization’s frequently criticized deal with sports apparel giant Reebok.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2016

UFC welterweight standout Alan Jouban (14-4 MMA) is quickly climbing the promotions 170-pound ranks, having won two fights in a row and four of his past five overall. Jouban’s most recent effort came at this past July’s UFC Fight Night 90 event in Las Vegas, where he picked up a unanimous victory over Belal Muhammad.

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

Last night, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 94, Michael Johnson scored big with a beautiful, first-round knockout of the streaking Dustin Poirier.

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

On Saturday night, the UFC took over the small border town of Hidalgo Texas with UFC Fight Night 94. In the main event of the evening, Michael Johnson dazzled with a first-round knockout of streaking contender Dustin Poirier. In the night’s co-main event, rising middleweight Derek Brunson scored a similarly emphatic win, leveling the hot-and-cold Uriah Hall with a thudding left hand against the cage. The end occurred at the 1:41 mark of the first round, making the co-main event just 6 seconds longer than the main event.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2016

https://youtu.be/37NK_Uw1Orw Canelo Alvarez delivered what many fans and analysts predicted last night, a knockout victory over Liam Smith, thus adding another world title to his already impressive resume.

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

Last night, the UFC touched down in the small border town of Hidalgo, Texas with UFC Fight Night 94. In the evening’s main event, former featherweight contender Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier looked to improve to 5-0 since returning to lightweight. His opportunity to do so came against long-time lightweight contender Michael “The Menace” Johnson, who entered the bout with back-to-back losses to Nate Diaz and Beneil Dariush in his wake. Though Johnson was considered a slight underdog by oddsmakers in advance of the fight, he ultimately came out in the first round, flattening his streaking foe with a blistering two-punch salvo, and burying him with ground and pound. The end came at the 1:35 mark of the first frame, making it the second fastest win of the night.

Tom Taylor - September 18, 2016

In May of 2015, Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson fought for the interim UFC light heavyweight championship. In the end, Cormier would use his Olympic-caliber wrestling to ground this fight and lock up a fight-winning rear-naked choke in the third round. Yet the Olympian very nearly didn’t escape the first round, as he was nearly finished by a rocket-fuelled Rumble punch just moments after the bout began. Today, Cormier has been elevated from interim champion to undisputed champion, and Rumble has bounced back from his loss to Cormier with three straight knockout wins. As such, a title rematch between the two light heavyweights appears to be imminent.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

Michael “The Menace” Johnson scored a brutal first-round knockout victory over Dustin Poirier in the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 event in Hidalgo, Texas. Johnson was able to slip a Poirier combination and then catch “The Diamond” with a big counter right hand, followed by a straight left, which sent Dustin crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A key lightweight bout between Michael Johnson and Dustin Poirier served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 fight card in Hidalgo, Texas. The fight started and both men seemed happy to stand and trade strikes early.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A key middleweight bout between Derek Brunson and Uriah Hall served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 card in Hidalgo, Texas. Brunson was able to land a huge left hand early in round one that sent Hall crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A key middleweight bout between Uriah Hall and Derek Brunson served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 card in Hidalgo, Texas. Round one begins and Brunson immediately uses some forward pressure to push Hall up against the cage. He begins working for a takedown but Uriah is able to defend the attempt. Hall breaks free and lands a front kick to the body of Derek. Brunson presses forward and lands a big left that drops Hall. He moves in and lands a couple of shots and Herb Dean calls the bout.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A lightweight bout between Evan Dunham and Rick Glenn took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 main card in Hidalgo, Texas. Round one begins and Glenn quickly takes the center of the cage and lands a front kick to body of Evan. Dunham fires back with a combination and lands a big left hand. Evan presses forward and lands a nice knee to the body of Glenn. Dunham shoots in and scores a double leg takedown. He begins working from the full guard of Rick Glenn. Dunham lands some shots to the body. He transitions to half guard and locks in a choke. Glenn is able to fight off the submission attempt and gets back to full guard. Dunham with a couple of big shots from the top. Evan lands back-to-back hard elbows and follows those up with a hard right hand. Glenn scrambles and gives up his back. Evan wastes no time taking the back position and working some short shots. Dunham locks in a rear-naked choke. Glenn somehow fights through the submission attempt. Unbelievable that he was able to survive that choke. Dunham still has his back but only 20-seconds remain. Glenn scrambles and gets back to half guard position. He lands some elbows from the bottom as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A welterweight bout between Roan Carneiro and Kenny Robertson took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 main card in Hidalgo, Texas. Round one begins and Robertson pushes Roan against the cage. Carneiro quickly switches the position and ends up scoring a takedown. Roan immediately moves to half guard and works some shots from the top. Robertson scrambles and gets back up to his feet. Roan lands a crisp jab. Robertson replies with an overhand left. Carneiro circles away and lands a solid leg kick. Kenny has his hands low but is applying the pressure here. The fighters trade shots. Roan retreats. Carneiro is looking to counter Kenny as he comes in. Some good shots land for Robertson. Roan needs to circle away from the cage and he finally does. Carneiro lands a nice leg kick to end round one.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A lightweight bout between Chris Wade and Islam Makhachev took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 main card in Hidalgo, Texas. Round one begins and Wade comes forward with a front kick to the body. He follows that up with a solid leg kick. Makhachev shoots in and scores a takedown. He immediately transitions to half guard but Wade is able to pull off a sweep and wind up in top position. Makhachev locks in a triangle choke and it is tight. Wade throws down some big shots while locked up in the submission. Islam is forced to let go of the attempt. Chris continues to work some shots from guard before the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - September 17, 2016

A featherweight bout between Chas Skelly and Maximo Blanco kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 94 main card in Hidalgo, Texas. Round one begins and Chas Kelly immediately lands a big kick to the body that drops Blanco. He quickly pounces on Maximo and locks up a guillotine choke. He transitions to an anaconda choke and this one is all over as Blanco goes to sleep.