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bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

Prior to UFC 201 Saturday evening, UFC President Dana White posted a photo on Instagram with ‘Pasha Biceps’. However, it was White’s biceps that drew the attention of fans. White is looking absolutely shredded in the photo, which you can see below!

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

In the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley showed the world why his nickname is ‘The Chosen One’. The 34-year old Missouri native shocked the world as he stopped Robbie Lawler just minutes into the fight with a one-punch knockout. Immediately, the MMA community went wild on Twitter reacting to Woodley’s finish of the MMA veteran.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and challenger Tyron Woodley served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC 201 event in Atlanta. Round one begins and Lawler takes the center of the octagon. Woodley has his hands low to start. Tyron comes forward with a big right. Lawler partially lands a high kick. The fighters clinch. The referee quickly separates them. Lawler throws a front kick. Woodley lands a huge right hand and drops Lawler. He follows up with punches and finishes Lawler.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A key strawweight bout between Rose Namajunas and Karolina Kowalkiewicz served as the co-main event of UFC 201 tonight in Atlanta. Round one begins and Rose starts things off by pumping her jab. Nice leg kicks early from Rose. Karolina replies with a leg kick but Rose counters with a jab. Namajunas lands a stiff right hand. Kowalkiewicz presses forward but eats a left hand from Rose. Namajunas with back-to-back nice right hands. Karolina throws a three-strike combo but nothing connects. Kowalkiewicz lands a nice leg kick. Rose circles and lands a leg kick. Karolina replies with a right hand. She throws a high kick but Rose blocks it. Nice counter left lands from Rose. Karolina lands a leg kick. The ladies clinch and Karolina lands some nice knees. Rose replies with some punches. The fighters clinch and Rose winds up in top position as round one comes to a close.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Jake Ellenberger took place on tonight’s UFC 201 main card in Atlanta. Round one begins and Ellenberger lands a huge punch right away that drops Brown. Jake immediately rushes in with punches from the top. He lands some big blows. Brown gets up to his feet but eats another right hand. Matt looks to be ok and lands a big right hand of his own. Jake retreats. Brown is pressing the action now. Brown lands a knee. Ellenberger with a huge kick to the body of Brown. Matt drops to the canvas. Ellenberger follows up with some huge shots from the top. This one is all over.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A bantamweight bout between Francisco Rivera (11-7 MMA) and Erik Perez (16-6 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 201 main card in Atlanta. Round one begins and Perez misses with a front kick. Rivera lands a nice left hand. Perez throws a leg kick but eats another solid right hand from Rivera. Francisco with a nice combination. Perez lands a jab and then a body kick. Both fighters lands stiff shots. Perez lands a leg kick. Rivera fires back with one of his own. Both fighters trade kicks to the body. Perez catches a Rivera body kick and lands two nice shots inside. Both fighters stand in the pocket and trade shots. Perez ducks under and lands a takedown. Rivera immediately pops back up to his feet. Perez presses him against the fence. A nice knee lands for Erik. The fighters break. Perez lands a leaping knee to the body of Rivera. Francisco lands a nice counter left hook. Perez throws a superman punch to end round one.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A flyweight bout between Ryan Benoit and Fredy Serrano kicked off tonight’s UFC 201 main card in Atlanta. Round one begins and Benoit misses with a leg kick. Ryan throws another kick that connects. Serrano just misses with an axe kick. Benoit throws a kick that Fredy catches and uses to score a takedown. Serrano moves immediately to side control. Benoit scrambles and is able to get back to his feet. Serrano connects with a spinning back kick to the body. Ryan connects with a big right hand that drops Fredy. Serrano gets back to his feet and scores a takedown. Benoit quickly adjusts, scrambles and returns to his feet. Ryan lands another big right hand and then another. Serrano returns fire but misses with a wild punch. Benoit lands a big leg kick. Serrano shoots in for a takedown but Ryan stuffs the attempt. Serrano lands a short right. Benoit just misses with a high kick. Serrano fires back and narrowly misses with an axe kick attempt. A nice front kick lands for Fredy. Benout lands a big kick and then a punch to end round one.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

UFC light heavyweight Nikita Krylov scored an amazing head kick KO over Ed Herman in the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 201 prelims in Atlanta. Check it out:

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A welterweight bout between former lightweights Jorge Masvidal and Ross Pearson took place on tonight’s UFC 201 prelims in Atlanta. Round one begins and Pearson starts things off with a kick to the body of Jorge. Ross lands a couple of nice leg kicks. Jorge fires back with a leg kick of his own. He goes upstairs with a high kick that partially lands on Pearson. Ross with another nice leg kick. Masvidal misses with a leg kick but lands a jab. Jorge with a nice front kick to the body. Pearson misses with a wild right hand. Nice head kick and then a knee from Masvidal. Jorge with a nice jab. He comes in with a flying knee that misses. Pearson takes advantage of the miss and winds up on top on the ground. Masvidal scrambles and quickly gets back to his feet. Back-to-back nice knees from Jorge. He lands solid elbow inside on Pearson. Ross breaks free and lands a switch kick. A nice jab lands for Masvidal. Pearson stumbles back. Jorge with a nice short hook to end round one.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

Anthony Hamilton lived up to his nickname at tonight’s UFC 201 event in Atlanta! The “Freight Train” scored a thrilling 14-second knockout victory over Damian Grabowski on the UFC 201 prelims.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A heavyweight bout between Anthony Hamilton (15-5 MMA) and Damian Grabowski (20-4 MMA)took place during tonight’s UFC 201 prelims in Atlanta. Round one begins and Grabowski misses with a big punch. Hamilton connects with a right and then an uppercut. He follows up with some more big shots. Grabowski drops to the canvas. Hamilton with another follow up strike and the referee jumps in to stop the bout.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A flyweight bout between Wilson Reis (21-6 MMA) and Hector Sandoval (12-3 MMA) kicked off the UFC 201 prelims on FS2. Round one begins and Sandoval with a nice kick to the body and then a hard kick to the leg. Reis shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Hector lands a right hand and then a left. Another nice shot scores for Sandoval. Reis shoots in and scores with a takedown. He immediately takes the back of Hector. Sandoval scrambles and gets back to his feet. Reis immediately shoots back in and lands another takedown. He moves to the back of Hector and sinks in a rear-naked choke. Sandoval tries to defend but it is tight. Hector is forced to tapout.

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

Demian Brown kicked off tonight’s UFC 201 event in style by scoring a first-round knockout victory over Cesar Arzamendia. Watch Brown put Cesar away by landing two big right hands and then some solid ground and pound:

Chris Taylor - July 30, 2016

A lightweight bout between Cesar Arzamendia and Damien Brown kicked off tonight’s UFC 201 pay-per-view event in Atlanta. Round one begins and Arzamendia opens things up with a switch kick that misses. Brown lands a counter right. Arzamendia comes forward and lands a flying knee to the body. Brown presses forward and lands an uppercut. He follows up with a big right hand that sends Arzamendia crashing to the canvas. Brown jumps on him and begins landing some ground and pound. Arzamendia rolls and sinks in a heel hook. The leg lock submission is deep. Somehow Brown is able to break free and get back to his feet. Brown lands a nice left. He follows up with back to back right hands, the second drops Arzamendia. Brown follows up with punches from the top and this one is all over!

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s action in Atlanta, Georgia? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay tuned for live results of the fights below, and stay glued to BJPenn.com for full recaps of every fight on the card! Main card (Pay-Per View) (c) Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley – Woodley KO’s Lawler at 2:12 of round 1 Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz – Kowalkiewicz defeats Namajunas via split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29) Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger – Ellenberger TKO’s Brown at 1:46 of round 1 Francisco Rivera vs. Erik Perez – Perez defeats Rivera via decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-28) Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano – Benoit defeats Serrano via split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

Although UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, and UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier frequently do Fox Sports 1 shows together, there is likely some tension between the pair given that Bisping knocked out Cormier’s teammate, Luke Rockhold, to win the belt at UFC 199. During a Q&A session with fans on Twitter, Cormier was asked about the possibility of a fight with Bisping:

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

UFC featherweight Jeremy Stephens made headlines early this week when he politely called out former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar for a fight at UFC 205 in New York. While there has been no word yet as to whether or not Edgar is willing to accept the fight, Stephens is looking for another fight. Specifically an unsanctioned one with one of the many MMA keyboard warriors.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

PED usage has been making headlines recently in the MMA world. With just two days to go until UFC 200, pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the historic event for a failed drug test back in June. Following the event, it was revealed that Brock Lesnar failed a random drug test in June, in addition to a fight night drug test. During a recent appearance on the Three Amigos Podcast, UFC welterweight Matt Brown called for a lifetime ban of fighters who pop for PEDs: