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bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/HJYdx2FKOM4 In the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley shocked the world as he knocked out Robbie Lawler in just minutes to claim the UFC welterweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

While Stephen Thompson may be the welterweight #1 contender following his unanimous decision win over Rory MacDonald earlier this year, newly crowned welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is looking for a money fight with MMA veteran Nick Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/Xw62pRNHOCU In the co-main event of UFC 201, Karolina Kowalkiewicz extended her unbeaten streak as she impressed fans with her split decision win over Rose Namajunas.

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/ydjUB_x0GRk In the main event of UFC 201, Tyron Woodley shocked the world as he knocked out Robbie Lawler with a single overhand right just minutes into the first round of their headlining scrap.

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

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 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 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

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

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

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)