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Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

UFC strawweight Paige VanZant scored a beautiful second-round KO victory over Bec Rawlings on the main card of last night’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. “PVZ” was able to land a switch kick to the head of Bec, which sent Rawlings crashing to the canvas.

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

UFC strawweight star Paige VanZant scored a beautiful second-round KO victory over Bec Rawlings at last night’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

UFC on FOX 21 in Vancouver delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, the UFC handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at last night’s UFC on FOX 21 post fight press conference.

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was able to drop Nate Diaz on three different occasions during their five-round war at UFC 202 in Las Vegas. Although “Mystic Mac” was able to find a home for his big left hand on frequent occasion against Diaz, Nate took all of the shots and just kept coming back.

bjpenndotcom - August 28, 2016

In the main event of UFC on Fox 21 in Vancouver, Demian Maia kept his win streak going as he submitted Carlos Condit with a rear naked choke in the very first round. Below are some of the best reactions to Maia’s win:

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

Former UFC lightweight title holder Anthony Pettis made his featherweight debut at last night’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, Canada.

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit is interviewed backstage following his UFC on FOX 21 first-round submission loss to Demian Maia.

Chris Taylor - August 28, 2016

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald recently inked himself a deal with Bellator MMA. MacDonald talked about his decision to leave the UFC at the Bellator 160 press conference (watch here).

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

Former UFC middleweight title contender Demian Maia scored a first-round finish over Carlos Condit tonight in Vancouver. Maia was able to get Condit to the ground early in the fight and promptly sunk in a rear-naked choke which forced Carlos to tapout:

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

A key welterweight bout between former UFC interim champion Carlos Condit (30-9 MMA) and former UFC title challenger Demian Maia (23-6 MMA) headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Round one begins and Maia takes the center of the octagon. Condit misses with a head kick. Demian shoots in and easily lands a takedown. Maia immediately moves to half guard. Condit with an elbow from the bottom. Maia moves to the back position. He immediately begins working for a rear-naked choke. It looks to be tight. Condit taps.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis picked up a much needed victory tonight in Vancouver by submitting Charles Oliveira via guillotine choke in the third-round of their co-main event fight. Check out the finish:

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis made his featherweight debut against Charles Oliveira in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC on FOX 21 fight card in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Round one begins and Pettis lands a kick to the body but Oliveira catches his leg and presses him against the fence. He is looking for a takedown but Pettis is defending well. Charles has a hold of the leg but gives it up. The fighters break. Pettis lands a nice right hand. Oliveira shoots in for another takedown attempt. He press Pettis against the cage and takes him to the ground. Charles immediately moves to the back and begins working for a rear-naked choke. Pettis scrambles and winds up on top. Charles with a triangle attempt but Pettis pulls out and stands up. Anthony with a big left kick and another. Oliveira goes down. He is hurt. Shots from the top by Pettis. He is hammering Charles here. He moves to side control. Oliveira is busted open now. Charles scrambles and winds up on top. He quickly takes the back of Pettis. Anthony scrambles and winds up back on top. Good punches from Pettis. he is working Oliveira here. Charles is hanging in there though. Pettis is working from full guard now. More punches from Anthony. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

A women’s strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and Bec Rawlings took place on tonight’s UFC on FOX 21 main card in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Round one begins and Bec immediately moves forward. Paige circles away and lands a kick. Rawlings with a nice combo. Paige misses with a leg kick. Rawlings presses forward but Paige clinches up and presses her against the fence. VanZant with a knee inside. The fighters exchange elbows in the clinch. The fighters break. Paige misses with a spinning high kick. Paige misses with a leg kick and Rawlings counters with a right. Bec is pressing forward but misses with her shots. VanZant is looking to clinch but can’t. Paige lands a nice combo finishing with an uppercut. Paige lands a beautiful switch kick. She presses forward and lands a shot. VanZant with a leg kick and then a big right hand. Bec responds with a superman punch. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

A lightweight rematch between veterans Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller kicked off tonight’s UFC on FOX 21 main card in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Round one begins and Lauzon presses forward with a front kick. Both men exchange combinations early. Miller lands a nice body kick. Lauzon shoots in and attempts a heel hook. It is not there. The fighters stand back up and begin trading punches. Lauzon presses Miller against the fence. Jim lands some knees to the body of Joe and they break. Miller presses forward with punches. Lauzon fires back with a left hook. Joe lands a right hand and presses Miller against the fence. Jim lands a big knee inside. The fighters break. Joe shoots in and lands a takedown. He moves to half guard. Lauzon with some nice shots form the top. 90 seconds remain. Miller is able to scramble and get back up to his feet. Both men trade some solid shots. Miller lands a nice left hook. Lauzon presses forward but eats a counter shot. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

UFC middleweight Sam Alvey just picked up a big TKO victory over Kevin Casey at tonight’s UFC on FOX 21 event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Alvey landed a solid left hand that dropped Casey and then followed up with some nasty ground and pound that prompted the referee to step in and stop the bout.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

Following Anthony Johnson’s brutal 13-second knockout victory over Glover Teixeira in the co-main event of UFC 202, many fans and analysts expected that “Rumble’s” next fight would be a title bout against current champ Daniel Cormier. However, shortly after Johnson’s blistering uppercut victory, UFC president Dana White shocked fans by stating that he liked the idea of a fight between Anthony Johnson and Jon Jones as opposed to a rematch between “Rumble” and “DC”.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

A fight between Felipe Silva and Shane Campbell kicked off the televised UFC on FOX 21 prelims in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Silva was able to land a huge left hand to the body early and then followed that punch up with a brutal left hook that dropped Campbell. From there Felipe landed some solid ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and stop the bout.

Chris Taylor - August 27, 2016

TUF Nations winner Chad Laprise was able to score a first-round TKO victory over Thibault Gouti in the featured bout of the UFC on FOX 21 prelims. Laprise landed a beautiful counter right hand that sent Gouti crashing to the floor and then quickly pounded on his opponent with ground strikes forcing the referee to step in and stop the action.