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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:

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

At WSOF 32 on Saturday, adopted brothers Phoenix Jones and Caros Fodor will square off in a highly anticipated fight. Ahead of the scrap, the two brothers nearly brawled at weigh-ins.

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

.@UFC featherweight @LilHeathenMMA CALLS OUT 'tough as f****** nails' @FrankieEdgar! #PROcasthttps://t.co/w49kf4idII — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 29, 2016

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

With less than a month to go until Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon in the main event of UFC 202 against Nate Diaz in hopes of avenging his UFC 196 loss, the featherweight champ has been training in Las Vegas at the TUF gym.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Friday evening at Invicta FC 18, Megan Anderson picked up a 1st round TKO over Peggy Morgan. The victory was an extremely impressive one for Anderson, who extended her record to 7-2 with the win. While the finish was impressive, it was a post-fight photo of Morgan’s face that made headlines after the event.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

With UFC 202 less than a month away, the MMA community is torn on predictions for the welterweight rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor on August 20th. Diaz won the pair’s first meeting after stepping in on just two weeks notice. Given his ability to win the fight on such short notice, many believe that he will once again defeat McGregor. On the other hand, many believe that McGregor will be able to fix the mistakes he made in the first fight, and emerge victorious.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

After Georges St-Pierre defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in 2013, the welterweight kingpin went on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon. Despite that, rumors of a potential GSP return have continued to surface as time passes. With just one day to go until Robbie Lawler returns to the Octagon Saturday evening at UFC 201 to fight Tyron Woodley, the welterweight champ was asked about his thoughts on a potential fight with GSP.

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/eG60rkF26qc UFC President Dana White was a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and talked about some of the recent happenings surrounding him and the always entertaining Kimmel presented White with some interesting questions.