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Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to Instagram during last night’s UFC 198 fight card where he posted the following video: In case it rains money…

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

Phil Davis earned himself a title shot at tonight’s Bellator 154 event in San Jose by scoring a unanimous decision victory over Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal in the evening’s main event. “Mr. Wonderful” was able to smother “King Mo” for the majority of the fight, almost submitting Lawal in the bout’s third-round.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

Prior to last night’s Bellator 154 main event in San Jose, California, a fan asked current UFC interim light heavyweight title holder Jon Jones who he was picking in the fight between “King Mo” and Phil Davis. The pound-for-pound king, “Bones”, responded with the following:

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

The world is still waiting to find out who current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will fight in his next bout. It has been rumored that the UFC plans to have “Mystic Mac” rematch Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 later this summer.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (20-6-1 MMA) put his belt on the line for the first time tonight in the main event of UFC 198 when he squared off with top contender Stipe Miocic (15-2 MMA) in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Miocic opens with a leg kick. Werdum responds with a leg kick of his own. Fabricio with a front kick to the body. Nice elbow lands for Stipe. Good low kick from Werdum and another. He presses forward and lands a left hand on Miocic. Stipe with a couple of leg kicks. Werdum with a nice combination. Miocic replies with a leg kick. Werdum grabs a hold of a leg but cannot secure the takedown. Miocic with a nice right hand. Werdum with two good leg kicks. Stipe with a nice short uppercut. Good right hand from Werdum. He lands another. Miocic with a huge counter right that floors Werdum. It is all over.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A key middleweight bout between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (23-4 MMA) and former UFC champion Vitor Belfort (25-12 MMA) served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 198 fight card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Souza presses forward with a kick to the body of Belfort. Vitor with a flying knee attempt that misses. Souza shoots in for a takedown but Vitor was waiting for it. The fighters engage in the clinch. Vitor escapes the position and breaks free. “Jacare” with a leg kick. Vitor with another flying knee attempt. “Jacare” shoots in for a takedown and this time he gets it. He moves to half guard on Belfort. Big right hands from Souza. Vitor is busted up from the strikes. The referee comes in and stops the action so the doctor can check Belfort’s cut. After a brief break in the action we resume with Souza still in top position. Vitor scrambles and gets back to his feet. Souza pushes Vitor against the fence and begins landing some shots. He drops down for another takedown and gets it. Vitor more less pulled guard there. Souza with some big right hands from the top. Vitor is in all kinds of trouble. “Jacare” is in full mount. He’s blasting off on Belfort with strikes. The referee is taking a good look and calls the fight.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A women’s catchweight bout (140lbs) between Cristiane Justino (16-1 MMA) and Leslie Smith (8-7-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 198 main card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Justino presses forward and lands a nice combination. “Cyborg” with a stiff jab. Smith misses with a wild right hand. She throws a leg kick. Huge shots from Justino. Smith drops and Cyborg is all over with punches. This one is all over folks.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua (24-10 MMA) took on Corey Anderson (8-2 MMA) during tonight’s UFC 198 pay-per-view fight card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and “Shogun” misses with a leaping right hand. Good kick from Rua. Nice jab from Anderson but “Shogun” replies with a big leg kick. Nice uppercut from Rua. Anderson with a couple of nice jabs. Nice overhand right from Rua. Anderson with a flying knee but Rua catches him with a right hand. Anderson presses Rua against the fence and lands a nice right hand as they break. “Shogun” with a leg kick. Corey with a stiff jab. Nice left hook from Rua. Anderson with a nice shot that lands. Rua with a leg kick. Good left hand and then a leg kick by Anderson. More shots from Corey. He lands a stiff jab on Rua. “shogun” with a left hand that drops Anderson. He rushes in with huge hammer fists but the horn sounds before he can finish Corey off.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A key welterweight scrap between top contenders Demian Maia (23-6 MMA) and Matt Brown (20-14 MMA) headlined the UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Maia presses forward and tries a takedown. Brown stuffs it. Maia shoots in again and this time lands a double leg takedown. Brown pushes himself up against the fence and tries to stand up. Demian takes his back. Brown is on his feet but Maia is on his back. Demian locks his hooks in. This is not good for Matt. Brown falls to the floor and Maia stays on his back and locks in a body triangle. He begins landing some shots on Brown. Two minutes remain. Maia is trying to lock-up a rear-naked choke. He gives it up and starts landing some shots. Brown is defending well. Maia still has the body triangle locked in. Matt scrambles and winds up in top position. Twenty seconds remain. Brown is in full guard and round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A middleweight tilt between Thiago Santos (13-3 MMA) and Nate Marquardt (34-16-2 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Santos starts off with some nice kicks. Thiago with a nice left kick to the body of Nate. Marquardt with a nice inside leg kick. Both fighters land kicks. Marquardt with another big leg kick. Santos with a big left kick but Nate blocks it. Huge left hand drops Marquardt. Santos jumps in to Nate’s guard. Marquardt scrambles to his feet. Huge left hand from Santos. Marquardt is hurt. More punches from Santos and Nate is down. It is all over.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A lightweight bout between Francisco Trinaldo (20-4 MMA) and Yancy Medeiros (12-4 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Yancy starts things off with a kick to the body. Trinaldo shoots in and gets a body lock on Medeiros. He presses the Hawaiian against the fence and begins working for a takedown. Yancy turns Francisco around and lands a knee to the body. Trinaldo replies with a nice knee of his own. The fighters finally break from the clinch position. Medeiros with a nice left hand. Yancy responds with a stiff jab. Trinaldo with a nice combination. He lands a left hand over the top. Trinaldo is throwing bombs. Medeiros is hurt. He throws a spinning back kick. Another massive shot lands for Trinaldo. Francisco is throwing all he has but Yancy won’t go down. Medeiros is saved by the bell and Trinaldo looks exhausted.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A bantamweight bout between John Lineker (27-7 MMA) and Rob Font (12-2 MMA) kicked off the televised portion of tonight’s UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Font opens up with a front kick to the body of Lineker. Rob with a high kick that misses. Good counter right to the body by John. Lineker lands a solid leg kick. Good jabs from Font. He lands an uppercut. Lineker is having trouble closing the distance. He charges forward with punches but nothing lands. Font with a jab but Lineker is able to counter with a left hand. Good leg kick scores for Font. Good combination from John. He goes to the body of Font. Rob retreats and pumps his jab. Lineker is stalking him. He charges forward. Lineker with a leg kick that drops Font. Rob pops right back to his feet and lands a jab. Lineker comes forward and lands some big shots to the body and head of Font. Lineker shoots in and lands a takedown. He’s working from half guard and landing some nice shots. Font fights his way back to his feet. Lineker charges forward and lands some big shots to the body. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A welterweight tilt between Sergio Moraes (10-2-1 MMA) and Luan Chagas (14-1-1 MMA) served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC 198 fight card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Chagas charges forward with a flurry of punches. He follows up with a body kick on Moraes. Sergio throws a wild right hand that misses. Chagas with a heavy leg kick that lands flush. He narrowly misses with a spinning back kick. Chagas with a quick jab and then a nice kick to the body. Another good leg kick by Chagas. Sergio Moraes replies with a leg kick of his own. Moraes lands a nice uppercut. Chagas continues to press forward. He lands a big inside leg kick on Sergio. Moraes misses with a wild right hand but lands a good follow up leg kick. Huge head kick lands for Chagas that drops Sergio. Chagas tells him to get back up. Moraes returns to his feet and seems to be ok. Straight left hand drops Moraes again. Chagas tells him to stand back up. Chagas finishes the opening round by landing a nice right hand.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

A featherweight bout between Renato Moicano (10-0-1 MMA) and Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 198 card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Renato throws a body kick that misses. Tukhugov is switching stances and comes in with a right. Good low kicks from Renato. Tukhugov charges forward with a left hand. The Brazilian lands a nice counter right hand. Tukhugov misses with a high kick but connects with a follow up side kick. Renato with a quick jab. He lands a nice leg kick but Tukhugov shoots in and lands a takedown. Moicano is utilizing the rubber guard technique from his back. He is trying to setup a triangle choke but Tukhugov pulls out and stands back up. Tukhugov tries to leap in to half guard but after a scramble Renato is on his back. Tukhugov is able to roll out of the position as round one comes to and end.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

Unable to catch the UFC 198 action tonight? Catch all the UFC 198 live results below! In addition, stay tuned for all of the recaps of the fights. The fight card is as follows:

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

Tonight, UFC 198 goes down in Curitiba, Brazil. Ahead of the highly anticipated night of fights featuring some of the best Brazilian MMA legends, we want to know who you think is going to emerge victorious in the 5 main card fights. Vote below!

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is never one to shy away from speaking his mind when it comes to his opinion on his fellow fighters.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

While Cris Cyborg hasn’t made her UFC debut just yet, the Invicta FC champion has her eyes set on a major fight after her UFC 198 scrap with Leslie Smith tonight. The fight is a catchweight bout at 140 pounds, however Cyborg could very well go back up to featherweight after the bout despite the UFC not having a women’s featherweight division.