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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.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

While Conor McGregor has been sidelined ahead of UFC 200, where he was originally slated to fight Nate Diaz in a highly anticipated rematch, that hasn’t prevented McGregor from keeping his name in the headlines. Although highly unlikely, a potential boxing match between McGregor and famed prizefighter Floyd Mayweather has been rumored for several weeks now, with Mayweather even going as far as to predict that the fight will “absolutely” happen. While Mayweather has praised McGregor’s striking skills, the fight would undoubtably be the toughest test of McGregor’s combat sports career.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

Back in 2010, Demian Maia competed against Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship in just his 14th professional MMA fight. The fight went the full 5 rounds, and drew quite a bit of criticism for Silva, who taunted Maia throughout the entire fight while appearing to never look to ‘pull the trigger’ and knock his opponent out. Despite that, Silva dominated the fight, earning himself a unanimous decision win. Now, 6 years later, Maia is gearing up for his UFC 198 fight against Matt Brown tonight. Ahead of that fight, he spoke on The MMA Hour to discuss how his fight against Silva changed his career.

bjpenndotcom - May 13, 2016

Conor McGregor once made a comment that if this was the medieval times, he would ride into the favelas of Brazil on horseback, and kill everyone who was unfit to work. After Aldo was KOd stiff in just 13 seconds at UFC 194, where he lost his featherweight championship, he stated that he would fight McGregor anytime and anywhere, even if it wasn’t for the belt.

bjpenndotcom - May 13, 2016

Floyd Mayweather has compiled an astounding 49-0 record over the course of his boxing career, and while ‘Money’ is currently retired, it appears as though he would be willing to come out of retirement for a boxing match with none other than UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - May 13, 2016

Tonight, UFC 198 goes down in Curitiba, Brazil. The event will be the first time Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg fights inside the Octagon, as she faces Leslie Smith. Going into the fight, Cyborg is a massive favorite to defeat Smith, who has a 8-6-1 record as a professional. While the odds seem extremely one sided in favor of Cyborg despite it being her promotional debut, this stat breakdown sheds some light on why Cyborg is such a heavy favorite.

bjpenndotcom - May 13, 2016

During a recent interview, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was referred to as “Jon”, his nemesis, and the man he will face for the undisputed light heavyweight championship at UFC 200 on July 9th.

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/jZ8wUA7VdKA?t=21m47s UFC veteran Matt Brown is set to take on Brazil’s Demian Maia in Curitiba, Brazil this weekend at UFC 198.

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/jZ8wUA7VdKA?t=24m9s Cris Cyborg is set to make her UFC debut at UFC 198 this weekend versus Leslie Smith in a 140 pound catchweight bout.

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

Vitor Belfort has an idea to help make his training camps more involved with his fans. Vitor says that the billionaire Donald Trump has to raise funds for his run in the presidential campaign, so why shouldn’t he get a fundraiser for his costly training camps?

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is no slouch when it comes to participating in martial arts. Rogan is a taekwondo and Brazilan jiu-jitsu black belt and is very knowledgeable in mixed martial arts, which makes him a great commentator for the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - May 13, 2016

Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who is currently gearing up for his UFC 200 interim featherweight title fight against Frankie Edgar, has a well documented love of soccer. Aldo’s soccer skills have even show throughout his MMA career when it comes to battering the legs of his opponents with leg kicks. Ahead of the release of his biopic, Mais forte que o mundo – A historia de Jose Aldo (Stronger than the world – the story of Jose Aldo), Aldo spoke with MMA Uno to discuss what advice he would give to his younger self.

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

Another UFC fighter has been flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira was flagged by USADA and has been pulled from his scheduled UFC Fight Night 88 bout versus Abel Trujillo. UFC Fight Night 88 is scheduled to take place on May 29.