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Chris Taylor - July 9, 2016

A lightweight bout between former PRIDE champ Takanori Gomi (35-12 MMA) and Jim Miller (26-8 MMA) off tonight’s historic UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Miller presses forward with a combo that misses. Gomi with a jab to the body of Miller. Jim lands a nice left hand. Miller catches a Gomi leg kick and takes him down. Jim immediately takes the back of Gomi. He is searching for a rear-naked choke. Miller locks up a body triangle. Miller with some big shots from the top. He flattens Gomi out and smashes him with punches. This one is over!

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s historic UFC 200 card? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live result updates as they happen, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for recaps of every fight. Main Card (Pay-Per View) (c) Miesha Tate vs. Amanda Nunes – Nunes submits Tate at 3:16 of round one Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt – Lesnar defeats Hunt via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Daniel Cormier vs. Anderson Silva – Cormier defeats Silva via decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo – Aldo defeats Edgar via decision (49-46, 49-46 48-47) Cain Velasquez vs. Travis Browne – Velasquez TKO’s Browne at 4:57 of round one

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

Friday night in Las Vegas, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk once again defended her strawweight championship when she defeated Claudia Gadelha via unanimous decision. Prior to the fight, Jedrzejczyk revealed her plans to move up to flyweight and become the first female 2-divison UFC champion. After Jedrzejczyk’s win over Gadelha, Joanne Calderwood, who recently won the first ever women’s flyweight fight, called for a fight against Jedrzejczyk.

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

IT'S FIGHT DAY! @DC_MMA checks in before he meets @SpiderAnderson tonight #UFC200 @PROcast @MetroPCS #CloserThanEverhttps://t.co/cQBRgdJwom — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 9, 2016

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

Friday night in the main event of the TUF 23 Finale, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha had their highly anticipated rematch, this time for the UFC women’s strawweight championship. Jedrzejczyk was able to weather the early storm from Gadelha, and ultimately win via unanimous decision, retaining her strawweight championship in the process.

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

The ongoing saga of former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre’s return continued this week. Ahead of UFC 200, there was much speculation as to whether or not St-Pierre would return to the Octagon for the historic event. While the UFC was reportedly trying to book St-Pierre to return to the Octagon, the former champ never returned.

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

Friday evening in the main event of the TUF 23 Finale, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha had their highly anticipated grudge match for the women’s strawweight title. Gadelha came out of the gate strong, putting the pressure on the champ through the first two rounds. Ultimately however, Jedrzejczyk’s cardio and striking throughout the second half of the fight helped her to retain her belt by winning via unanimous decision.

bjpenndotcom - July 9, 2016

Friday night in the main event of the TUF 23 Finale, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha had their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC women’s strawweight title.

bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2016

Friday evening in Las Vegas, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha had their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC women’s strawweight championship.

Chris Taylor - July 8, 2016

The main event of the TUF 23 Finale featured a rematch between strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (12-0 MMA) and top contender Claudia Gadelha (13-2 MMA). Round one begins and Claudia lands an early left that drops Jedrzejczyk. Joanna gets back to her feet but Claudia shoots in and lands a takedown. Gadelha is working from half guard. Joanna scrambles and gets back to her feet. The fighters are working against the fence in the clinch position. They break and Joanna lands a combination. Claudia presses forward and pushes Joanna against the cage. Gadelha with a nice takedown. She moves to half guard and lands some good shots from the top. Elbows to the body from the Brazilian. Joanna scoots back to the fence and is able to stand up. Good elbows from both fighters. Nice leg kick from Joanna. Jedrzejczyk misses with a front kick. Claudia with a nice combo. Claudia with a left hand. Jedrzejczyk lands a front kick to the body. Another nice left from Claudia. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - July 8, 2016

The TUF 23 light heavyweight tournament final featured Andrew Sanchez (9-2 MMA) taking on Khalil Rountree (5-1 MMA). Round one begins and Sanchez misses with a body kick. Andrew shoots in for a takedown but Khalil is able to stuff the attempt. Sanchez lands a couple of leg kicks. Sanchez shoots in and lands a takedown. Rountree works his way to the cage and stands back up. Sanchez has his back against the fence. He drops down for a double leg and scores another takedown. Rountree is trying to use the fence to wall walk but Andrew is not having it. Sanchez is working from half guard and landing some short shots from the top. Nice right hands from Sanchez. Rountree stands back up. He misses with a big left and Andrew takes him back to the floor. Sanches is back working in half guard as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - July 8, 2016

The TUF 23 strawweight tournament final featured Tatiana Suarez (5-0 MMA) taking on Amanda Cooper (2-2 MMA). Round one begins and Cooper misses with a right hand. Suarez shoots in and lands an early takedown. She begins working from full guard. Nice hammer fists from Tatiana. Cooper looks for an armbar. She can’t sink the submission. They scramble and Suarez winds up back on top. Big shots from the top by Tatiana. Cooper lands a beautiful sweep from the bottom and gets on top. Suarez scrambles and the fighters are back on their feet. Tatiana presses Amanda against the fence and lands a takedown. Good shots form the top by Suarez. She moves to north south position and locks in a d’arce choke. The submission is locked in and Amanda is forced to tap.

Chris Taylor - July 8, 2016

A featherweight bout between Doo Ho Choi (14-1 MMA) and Thiago Tavares (20-7-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s TUF 23 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Choi rushes out and takes the center of the octagon. Tavares shoots in for a takedown attempt and eventually gets it. Choi pops back up to his feet but Thiago drags him back down. Tavares is trying to get Choi away from the fence. The Korean fighter is not having it. Choi stands back up and the fighters clinch against the fence. Thiago lands a trip and they are back on the ground. Once again Choi stands up but Thiago has him pressed against the cage. The fighters break and Choi lands a jab he follows up with a right hand that drops Tavares. He follows up with another shot and Thiago is out cold.

Chris Taylor - July 8, 2016

A lightweight tilt between Joaquim Silva (9-0 MMA) and Andrew Holbrook (11-1 MMA) kicked off tonight’s TUF 23 Finale main card in Las Vegas. Joaquim Silva was able to land a huge right hand early and then followed up with some viscous ground and pound to put away the previously undefeated Holbrook in less than a minute.

bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2016

Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, the UFC hosted the UFC 200 weigh-ins ahead of the biggest event in UFC history.

bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2016

The bad news continues for pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones. After being pulled from UFC 200 on Wednesday for a potential USADA anti-doping violation, it was announced that USADA would be testing Jones’ ‘B sample’. While Jones and his team admitted that the odds of the sample coming back negative were rather slim, they did hold out hope for the situation. Friday afternoon news broke that the sample did indeed come back positive.

Russell Ess - July 8, 2016

Injuries continue to haunt the UFC. The latest is the UFC flyweight championship bout that was scheduled for UFC 201 between champion Demetrious Johnson and contender Wilson Reis, according to a report from Combate.

Russell Ess - July 8, 2016

UFC President Dana White has been on an emotional roller coaster this week.