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Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A key light heavyweight bout between former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson and Jan Blachowicz served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Blachowicz comes forward with a combo. Gus repsonds with a left hand followed by a legkick. Jan comes forward with punches and one definitely gets through. Alexander has a mark underneath his right eye. Gus ducks under a punch and presses Jan against the cage. Jan breaks free and lands another nice combination lands from Blachowicz. Alex charges forward and pushes Jan against the cage. Knees inside from Gus. Blachowicz breaks free. He lands a stiff jab to the face of Alex. Gustafsson comes forward but eats a knee and then an uppercut. Alexander’s face is busted up. Jan with another nice combination. Gustafsson gets inside and lands a trip. He begins working from the full guard of Blachowicz. One minute remains in the opening round. Jan is looking for an armbar but eats a big elbow. Another good elbow lands for Gus. Round one comes to an end.

bjpenndotcom - September 3, 2016

Here's that knee landed by @ryanbader!! Wow!! #UFCHamburg @aaronsimpson pic.twitter.com/nyGhqvTZiW — #Dizz © (@TalkMMA) September 3, 2016

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Ryan Bader and Ilir Latifi took place during today’s UFC Fight Night 93 main card in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Bader starts off by pressuring Latifi. He misses with a jab and then a head kick. Latifi misses with a wild leg kick. Bader partially connects with a high kick. Bader continues his forward pressure and lands a hard body kick. Ilir now takes the center of the octagon. Bader catches him with another nice body kick. Latifi throws a big overhand right that misses. Ilir shoots in but Bader easily shakes him off. Latifi throws back-to-back big rights, both of which were partially blocked by Ryan. Bader seems hesitant to engage. Ilir charges forward and drops Bader with a right hand. Ryan gets back to his feet and round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A lightweight bout between Nick Hein and Tae Hyun Bang kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 93 main card in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and there is a bit of a feeling out process. Bang lands a leg kick to start. The Korean fighter misses with a follow up head kick. Hein attempts a high kick but it misses. He connects with a left hand. Bang presses forward with a combination and lands a right. Hein scores with a beautiful right hand as Bang was coming in and uses the shot to score a takedown. He moves immediately to half guard. Bang scrambles and gets back to his feet. The Korean lands a nice right hands and then a kick to the body. Hein misses with an attempted left hook. Bang presses forward with punches but fails to connect. Round one comes to an end after Hein connects with a body kick.

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A welterweight scrap between Peter Sobotta and Nicolas Dalby took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Dalby opens things up with a leg kick. Sobotta replies with a big shot that drops Dalby. Peter quickly pounces on him and begins working some ground and pound. Big punches and elbows from Sobotta. Dalby is bleeding. Nice short elbows and a big hammer fist score for Sobotta. Dalby scrambles but gives up his back. Sobotta quickly locks in a body triangle. He is looking for a rear-naked choke submission. He locks in the choke but Dalby is able to break fight it off. Round one comes to an end.

bjpenndotcom - September 3, 2016

BOMBS being dropped from @AshleeMMA!!! #UFCHamburg https://t.co/aZQ6YSkD2T — #UFCHamburg (@ufc) September 3, 2016

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A women’s bout between Ashlee Evans-Smith and Veronica Macedo took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 93 prelims in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Macedo is able to land a nice back kick to the body that stuns Smith. Veronica is able to use some nice footwork to stay on the outside and frustrate Smith with kicks. Ashlee presses forward and is eventually able to secure a takedown. After a scramble she is able to take Veronica’s back and begins searching for a submission. Veronica scrambles but Ashlee ends up in full mount. She lands some shots from the position but Macedo is able to shake her off and get back to her feet. A kick from Macedo scores before round one comes to a close.

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Leandro Issa and Taylor Lapilus took place on the preliminary portion of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 93 card in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Issa lands a jab as Taylor presses in wildly. Lapilus comes forward with more strikes but Issa grabs a hold of his body and drags him to the floor. Taylor does a good job of working his way to cage and stands back up. Issa won’t give up on the body lock so Lapilus decides to work some short elbows while presses against the cage. Issa is relentless in working for a takedown here. He currently has a single leg locked up but Taylor is defending well. The referee sends a warning to the fighters to work. Lapilus lands some short punches. Issa keeps the French fighter presses against the cage. Taylor is finally able to break free and begins working some big strikes. He is teeing off on Issa here. Leandro circles away but Lapilus is chasing him down. Taylor is pawing with his right jab and then lands a big left hand. Issa shoots in for another takedown but round one comes to an end.

bjpenndotcom - September 3, 2016

Last month, fight fans tuned in for the highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. McGregor was stepping into the Octagon in hopes of avenging his March 5th loss to Diaz in the main event of UFC 196. In the pair’s first fight, Diaz stepped in on just 2 weeks notice for Rafael dos Anjos, who withdrew from the fight with a broken foot. Diaz shocked the world as he rocked McGregor in the 2nd round, and then submitted him with a rear naked choke.

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A fight between middleweights Scott Askham and Jack Hermansson served as the second bout of UFC Hamburg. Round one begins and Hermansson lands back-to-back leg kicks to start. Askham lands a kick to the body. Scott has take control of the center of the octagon but Jack is circling well and countering with kicks. Askham lands a nice left jab. He follows that up with a strong shot to the body of Jack. Hermansson replies with a kick and then shoots in for a takedown. He doesn’t get Askham to the floor but has him pressed against the cage. The fighters break and Askham lands a nice uppercut. Jack answers with a solid leg kick. Askham presses Jack against the cage and begins working some knees. The fighters break and round one comes to an end.

bjpenndotcom - September 3, 2016

On the night going into Ryan Bader’s headlining main event against Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, Bader was riding an impressive five fight win streak, the kind of win streaks that usually lead to title fights. And with victories over Rashad Evans, Ovince Saint Preux and Phil Davis during that five fight span of dominance, a chance at light heavyweight gold seemed imminent. ‘Rumble’ flipped the script with a quick knockout after making Bader pay for a half-hearted takedown attempt. 1:26 minutes into the first round was all it took for his five fight win streak to officially bottom out, leaving Bader right where he started.

Chris Taylor - September 3, 2016

A lightweight bout between Rustam Khabilov (20-3 MMA) and Leandro Silva (19-4-1 MMA) kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Khabilov starts things off with a front kick. Silva throws a left kick to the body of Rustam that connects. Khabilov is applying the pressure now. Silva is using footwork to keep his  distance. The Russian misses with a big overhand right. Khabilov connects with back-to-back legs kicks. Khabilov shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Rustam shoots in again but Silva stuffs the attempt. Silva presses forward and lands a big left hand. Khabilov is rocked. Silva presses in  and scores a takedown and moves immediately to mount. He attempts an armbar but Rustam escapes and winds up on top. Some shots from the top by Khabilov to end round one.

bjpenndotcom - September 3, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since being brutally knocked out at the hands of Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 193 back in November. While Rousey was initially expected to film several movies in Hollywood, and then return to the Octagon, the former champ’s return has been continuously pushed back as her film schedule gets more and more time consuming.

Russell Ess - September 2, 2016

Demian Maia is coming off one of the most impressive wins of his career. At UFC on FOX 21, Maia ran right through former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit, submitting him at 1:52 of the very first round. It was Condit’s first submission loss since Pat Healy was able to accomplish that feat back in 2006.

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

This weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Germany, former heavyweight champions Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski will collide in a bout that is rich in implications. The loser of this heavyweight showdown will take a dangerous step down the rankings, probably to the outermost reaches of the division’s top-10. The winner, meanwhile, will regain their footing as a bona fide contender, and enter a sprint toward the title amid  monsters like Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, Ben Rothwell and Fabricio Werdum.

Tom Taylor - September 2, 2016

Even the most experienced fighters occasionally run into problems while cutting weight. Given this, it should come as no surprise that inexperienced fighters can also have difficulty shedding the pounds. This is precisely the kind of obstacle former WWE star CM Punk is facing as he prepares for his UFC debut next Saturday: a welterweight (170 pounds) showdown with Mickey Gall.

Russell Ess - September 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/4RurHzpP1m4 Bruce Lee is one of, if not the biggest martial arts icons in the world.

bjpenndotcom - September 2, 2016

Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre appears to be closer than ever before to returning to the UFC. While UFC President Dana White has remained adamant that he believes the former welterweight kingpin will not return to the Octagon because he no longer has the desire to compete with the UFC’s best, St-Pierre revealed Wednesday in a rare TV appearance that he is ready to prove White wrong.