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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

UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger picked up a much needed win tonight in Atlanta by scoring a first round TKO victory over Matt Brown. Watch Jake knock Matt down early on route to the TKO win below:

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

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 light heavyweight bout between Ed Herman and Nikita Krylov served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 201 prelims in Atlanta. Round one begins and Krylov opens things up with a nice switch kick. He lands a jab and then another kick, this time to the leg of Herman. Both men trade leg kicks. Nice left hand and then a kick to the body from Nikita. He presses Herman against the fence and lands a knee. The fighters battle in the clinch. Herman with a nice knee inside. The fighters break. Krylov with a nice kick. Herman lands a left hand as Nikita lands a leg kick. Krylov with two more nice leg kicks that land. Herman with a nice right. Krylov slips and Herman jumps in to half guard. Nikita is able to shake Ed off and stand up. Nice head kick from Krylov. He comes forward with shots. Herman looks to be in trouble. Ed responds with an uppercut. The fighters break but Nikita chases after Herman and lands a jab. Another nice leg kick lands for Krylov and another. Nikita with a nice front kick to the body. He lands another. Ed takes a deep breath. Herman lands a nice left hook as round one comes to an end.

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 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

A welterweight bout between Michael Graves (6-0-1 MMA) and Bojan Velickovic (14-3-1 MMA) served as the second fight of tonight’s UFC 201 pay-per-view event in Atlanta. Round one begins and Graves starts things off with a front kick to the leg of Bojan. Velickovic misses with a high kick but follows up with a kick to the body that lands. Graves eats a leg kick but responds with a nice kick of his own. Another nice inside leg kick from Bojan. Velickovic misses with a front kick and then with a head kick. He finds success with another kick to the leg of Graves. Michael shoots in for a takedown but Bojan is able to stuff the attempt. Velickovic turns Graves against the cage and starts working some short shots from the clinch. Graves is able to break free but eats a jab. Michael misses with an axe kick. Graves lands a nice kick to the body and circles away. Velickovic presses forward and lands a nice leg kick. Graves lands a head kick to end round one.

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

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

Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia, Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley will square off in a highly anticipated welterweight showdown for Lawler’s welterweight championship.

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:

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will put his welterweight championship on the line once again as he faces Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw’s departure from Team Alpha Male was undoubtably a very public and very ugly affair. While things were initially civil between the two parties, things quickly went from bad to worse, with Dillashaw and his former mentor Urijah Faber trading verbal jabs at one another through interviews, with Faber even going as far as to accuse Dillashaw of using PEDs.