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Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

A lightweight bout between Rustam Khabilov (20-3 MMA) and Chris Wade (11-2 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Wade opens with a leg kick. He follows up with a push kick to the thigh. Khabilov replies with a kick of his own. The Russian misses with an overhand right. Good leg kick from Wade. Khabilov with a takedown attempt but Wade fights him off. Chris is pumping the jab. He lands a couple of good kicks. Rustam replies with a leg kick. Wade lands a push kick to the thigh. Khabilov misses with a spinning high kick. Good counter punch from Wade. Khabilov shoots in and scores a takedown. He has the back of Wade. Good shots from the back by Khabilov. He lands a solid hammer fist. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

A middleweight bout between Magnus Cedenblad (14-4 MMA) and Garreth McLellan (13-4 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins McLellan lands a couple of kicks to get things started. Magnus replies with a kick to the body of his own. McLellan just misses with a high kick. Magnus with a nice right hand and then a kick to the body. McLellan replies with a leg kick. Good right hand counter for Magnus drops McLellan. He quickly pops back to his feet however and eats a body shot. McLellan throws a kick to the body but eats a jab. Magnus with a good right hand counter shot. McLellan with a body kick. Magnus replies with a front kick to the body. Big right hand lands for Magnus. McLellan with a jab. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

A lightweight bout between Jon Tuck (9-3 MMA) and Josh Emmett (10-0 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Emmett starts things off with a high kick. Tuck with a good combo. Josh charges forward with punches. He lands a good counter shot and then a leg kick on Tuck. Big overhand right scores for Josh. Emmett goes for a high kick but misses. Tuck lands a good left. Josh replies with a good right jab. Emmett with another big overhand right. He follows that up with a high kick. Another good right hand from Josh scores. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

A lightweight bout between Yan Cabral (12-3 MMA) and Reza Madadi (14-4 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Reza Madadi and Yan Cabral went back-and-forth for the better part of three rounds before Madadi was able to land a beautiful combination that left Cabral out on his feet. The referee mercifully stepped in a put a stop to the action.

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

A welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and Dominic Waters served as the second bout of today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Waters opens with a front kick that misses. Waters shoots in and scores a takedown. He quickly moves to half guard but Leon scrambles and jumps up to his feet. Edwards shoots in and scores a takedown of his own. Waters is looking for a submission but Leon breaks free and allows Dominic to stand up. Big kick lands for Edwards. Waters shoots in for a takedown but it is stuffed. Good hammer fist lands for Leon. Edwards moves to the full mount position. He begins working on a submission but eventually opts to let it go. Big elbow from the top by Edwards as round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

A flyweight tilt between Ulka Sasaki (19-3-2 MMA) and Willie Gates (12-7 MMA) kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Sasaki was able to catch Gates in a rear-naked choke late in round two to earn his first career octagon victory.

Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

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Chris Taylor - May 8, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to his Twitter last night to praise boxer Amir Khan for taking a fight with Canelo Alvarez. Respect to Khan. Most established fighters these days look down the divisions for a fight. Very few are looking up.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Earlier this month tragic news surfaced that Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons had been struck by a vehicle and was forced to have part of his leg amputated. An update was released that Parson’s had to undergo heart surgery, as the condition turned from bad to worse. Ultimately, Parsons passed away as a result of the hit and run incident.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

SBG Ireland has earned the reputation as one of Ireland’s premiere MMA gyms, with John Kavanagh earning the reputation as one of the best coaches in all of MMA. Coach Kavanagh likely receives hundreds of emails regarding training at SBG Ireland given the number of high profile fighters who train at his gym. We have a feeling that this has to be one of the strangest ones he’s ever seen.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/lkPVtdY0RuI With less than two weeks to go until UFC 198, where Anderson Silva will fight Uriah Hall, Silva has taken it upon himself to mock his opponent.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Last month Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 main event slot after refusing to fulfill his media obligations for his fight with Nate Diaz. After a brief scramble, the UFC decided to have Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier fill the main event slot with their highly anticipated rematch for the light heavyweight championship. Jones took to Instagram to thank McGregor for the main event slot, and reveal an interesting bit of information about just what a UFC 200 main event fighter has to go through in terms of media obligations.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Throughout the history of MMA, several fighters have worn MMA shorts that have become iconic such as Mirko Cro Cop, Chuck Liddell, and our namesake BJ Penn to name just a few. With the UFC’s new apparel deal with Reebok, fighters now all wear uniforms, which takes away a fighters ability to be an individual according to Rizin FF CEO, and former PRIDE FC CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/gGLK7rVFYJ8 While injuries like this don’t happen very often in MMA, when they do, the result is absolutely horrific.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Woahhh! That Bigfoot vs. Struve face-off was INTENSE! 'Skyscraper' is fired up! #UFCRotterdam https://t.co/x2m11W3hPD — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 7, 2016

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Overeem vs. Arlovski! Don't blink in this one, odds are someone's going to be going to sleep! #UFCRotterdam https://t.co/5Y1a9h8jmc — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 7, 2016

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/cIBfkxcHQN8 Even though Conor McGregor won’t be fighting at UFC 200, and has no target date to return to the Octagon given his standoff with the UFC, reports have emerged that the featherweight champion is in talks to compete in a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Back in 2012, Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz fought for the interim UFC welterweight championship at UFC 143. Ultimately, Condit was awarded the unanimous decision win, although many believed that Diaz should have won the fight given the fact that he was the aggressor throughout the entire fight. Since then, there has always been talk amongst fans of a potential rematch between the pair all these years later, however nothing ever came to fruition.