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Chris Taylor - September 11, 2016

Last night’s UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio, delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at yesterday’s UFC 203 post-fight press conference.

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2016

UFC President Dana White discusses all of the results from last night’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, Ohio, in the above video.

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2016

Former WWE champion CM Punk (0-1 MMA) made his highly anticipated octagon debut at last night’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, Ohio.

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum scored a unanimous decision victory over Travis Browne in the co-main event of last night’s UFC 203 fight card in Cleveland, Ohio. (See the highlights here). During the fight Browne landed an accidental eye poke on the Brazilian submission specialist and as you can see in the photo below it was especially brutal:

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2016

UFC welterweight Mickey Gall improved his record to a perfect 3-0 yesterday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, this after he scored a first-round submission victory over former WWE star CM Punk (0-1 MMA) on the main card of UFC 203. Gall secured a takedown on Punk early in round one and was then able to dominate the former WWE champion on the floor, eventually locking in a rear-naked choke submission finish.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2016

Last night, the UFC took over Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena with UFC 203. Though UFC 203 was headlined by a heavyweight title fight between champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Alistair Overeem, the event was perhaps most anticipated for the MMA debut of WWE star CM Punk, who took on 24-year-old prospect Mickey Gall on the evening’s main card. Given the fact that Punk possessed no real martial arts experience before signing with the UFC, very few people gave him a chance in his bout with Gall. The expectation was that the former pro wrestler would be dominated by his young foe, and when the cage door closed in Cleveland, that’s precisely what happened.

bjpenndotcom - September 11, 2016

https://youtu.be/fkseP9E4emA In the co-main event of UFC 203, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum made his return to the Octagon for the first time since losing his title to Stipe Miocic earlier this year.

bjpenndotcom - September 11, 2016

On the main card of UFC 203, Mickey Gall and CM Punk had their long-awaited fight inside the Octagon. Punk, who was signed to the UFC in 2014, was all smiles during his walkout as he high fived fans. When the fight started, it was all Gall as he took CM Punk down in just seconds. Gall began to reign down shots as Punk established his guard. Ultimately, Gall’s experience paid off as he was able to secure a 1st round submission win over Punk.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A heavyweight championship bout between current title holder Stipe Miocic and top contender Alistair Overeem served as the main event for tonight’s UFC 203 pay-per-view card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Overeem is using a lot of movement early. He is circling around waiting to counter. Stipe charges forward with punches but cannot connect. Overeem lands a solid kick to the body. Overeem drops Miocic with a left. He locks in a guillotine choke but cannot finish the submission. They are back on their feet. Miocic still seems a little shaky. He presses forward and lands a left. Overeem counters with a big shot. Stipe moves forward and lands an uppercut. Stipe with a big right. He is putting it on Alistair. Huge shots from the Cleveland native. An uppercut lands for Overeem that stuns Miocic. What a wild start. Big shots from Miocic. Alistair is almost running away at this point. He stops and lands a big right. Miocic comes back with a combination. Stipe shoots in and lands a takedown. Big shots from Miocic. Overeem is out! It is all over.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Following his UFC 203 co-main event victory over Travis Browne, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum got in to a heated exchange with “Hapa’s” coach Edmund Tarverdyan. Edmund was screaming at Fabricio before the announcement of the judges decision and Werdum decided to throw a front kick in a fit of anger.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum took on Travis Browne in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 203 fight card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Werdum throws a flying side kick to start that lands flush on Browne’s face. He dives in for a takedown but it is not there. Werdum lands a nice right hand and then a front kick to the body. Browne lands a leg kick. Werdum attempts a crazy cartwheel kick that misses. He comes forward and lands a right hand. Browne back tracks and grabs his glove. The referee steps in and stops the action. Werdum is furious. It apperars Travis has an injured finger. The referee restarts the bout. Werdum charges forward and lands a right hand. He presses Browne against the cage and lands some solid short punches. Travis escapes the position and circles away. The Hawaiian lands a big kick to the body. Werdum returns fire with a hard leg kick. Werdum lands a big right hand that drops Browne. He jumps on Travis moves immediately to half guard. Werdum takes Browne’s back and looks to secure a choke. He can’t lock it in so he begins working some ground and pound. Browne survives as the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Former WWE champion CM Punk made his professional mixed martial arts debut at tonight’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately for fans of Brooks, the former wrestling superstar was submitted in the very first-round by his opponent Mickey Gall.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Urijah Faber (33-10 MMA) and Jimmie Rivera (20-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Faber starts things off with a leg kick. He comes in with another but Rivera catches it. Urijah shoots in but Jimmie defends the takedown attempt. Rivera with a nice low kick. Faber is very light on his feet. He lands a front kick to the body of Rivera. Jimmie replies with a leg kick. Faber comes forward and lands a knee. He moves away as Jimmie misses with a wild right. Faber lands a leg kick. Jimmie looks like he is waiting to unload with something. He circles away from Urijah. Faber comes inside and both men connects with short punches. Faber misses with a high kick and Jimmie lands a nice leg kick. Rivera with a left hand that connects. He lands another solid leg kick and then another. Faber presses forward but round one comes to an end before he can connect with any more strikes.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A strawweight bout between Jessica Andrade (15-5 MMA) and Joanne Calderwood (11-2 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Joanne starts things off with two leg kicks. Jessica comes forward and lands a nice combination followed by a knee. Calderwood replies with a kick to the body but eats a left. The women clinch up and exchange knees. Andrade scores a nice takedown. Joanne does a good job of getting back to here feet but Joanne quickly lifts her up and slams her back down to the canvas. Andrade is working from side control. She lands some nice short shots. Calderwood scrambles and gets back to full guard. Jessica lifts Joanne up and slams her back down to the floor. She begins working some nice ground and pound on Calderwood. Andrade moves to side control. She lands some big shots to the body followed by some nice hammer fists. She is landing some good shots on Calderwood here. Joanne is trying to score a sweep. Joanne gets up but gives up her neck. Andrade sinks in a guillotine choke and this one is over.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A key women’s bantamweight bout between Jessica Eye (11-6 MMA) and Bethe Correia (10-2 MMA) served as the featured fight of tonight’s UFC 203 prelims in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Eye lands a big right hand to start. Correia lands back-to-back inside leg kicks. Eye connects with a low kick but misses with a right. Bethe fires back and scores with a crisp right hand. Eye lands a nice right hand. Bethe throws a kick but Jessica catches it and lands a nice counter punch. Jessica is applying the pressure here. She comes forward with a combo and then presses Correia against the cage. Bethe breaks free but looks tentative. Eye with an inside leg kick that lands. Bethe misses with a right hand. Eye presses forward and lands a nice combination. Bethe ducks under a punch and presses Eye against the cage. The Brazilian begins working some short knees against the fence. Eye lands a kick upstairs. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A middleweight tilt between Brad Tavares (14-4 MMA) and Caio Magalhaes (9-3 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 preliminary card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Tavares charges forward with punches and lands a nice leg kick. Magalhaes misses with a kick to the body. Brad lands a nice punch to the mid section of Caio. Tavares and Magalhaes exchange and Brad lands a nice left. Magalhaes shoots in for a single leg and presses Tavares against the fence. Brad is doing a good job of defending so far. He is able to break free and takes the center of the cage. Magalhaes circles and shoots back in for another takedown. He is unsuccessful with the attempt but uses the clinch to push Tavares back against the cage. Round one ends with Caio attempting a takedown.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

Drew Dober scored a brutal first-round TKO victory over Jason Gonzalez just moments ago at UFC 203. Dober landed a big combination which culminated with a devastating right hand that sent Gonzalez crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - September 10, 2016

A lightweight scrap between Drew Dober (17-7 MMA) and Jason Gonzalez (10-3 MMA) served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Dober comes over the top with a left hand and then lands a solid leg kick. He shoots in and presses Gonzalez against the fence. Jason is able to defend the takedown and break free. Dober lands another nice leg kick. Drew throws another low kick but this time connects with the groin of Jason. The referee steps in to give Gonzalez a minute to recover. He issues a warning to Drew but does not deduct a point. Gonzalez comes out and lands a nice kick. Drew eats it and comes forward with punches. He connects with a huge combination. He follows that up with a left hook and then a huge right hand. Gonzalez drops and this one is all over.