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Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

Khabib Nurmagomedov improved his mixed martial arts record to a perfect 23-0 this past Saturday in Tampa, when he scored a TKO victory over Darrell Horcher on the UFC on FOX 19 main card. Following his impressive victory, “The Eagle” stated his case for a UFC title shot against the winner of July’s Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez bout.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

Bellator president Scott Coker joined Sports Center tonight to announce that Kimbo Slice would be fighting James Thompson in his next bout which will headline “Bellator London”, an event slated to take place July 16. Kimbo and Thompson infamously met under the EliteXC banner, in a fight that Slice won via TKO after he caused Thompson’s ear to explode.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

Following his first-round knockout victory over Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC on FOX 19, Glover Teixeira decided to call out top contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for his next fight. Glover asked Johnson “to dance” in his post-fight speech with Joe Rogan.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

http://youtu.be/B-Dbpsp0d8Y UFC president Dana White spoke to ESPN after last night’s UFC on FOX 19 event and was asked to give an update on Ronda Rousey’s fighting future.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

According to a report from Combate, former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko will return to the cage this summer to battle former UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado at a “Fight Nights” event in Russia on June 17. “Fight Nights” promoter Kamil Gadzhiev revealed that Maldonado is one of three possible opponents for Fedor’s return to Russia on June 17. He would not even confirm the date, and instead informed the media to watch the press conference on Tuesday (as per BloodyElbow).

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

News surfaced late Saturday evening that UFC featherweight Diego Brandao had been arrested and charged with aggravated battery and 3 counts of aggravated assault according to ABQJournal. Brandao was involved in a verbal dispute with a DJ at a strip club called ‘Knockouts’. Brandao left the club, and was later denied re-entry due to the incident earlier. According to police, Brandao then “attempted to force his way in by throwing punches.”

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

News surfaced late Saturday evening that UFC featherweight Diego Brandao had been arrested and charged with aggravated battery and 3 counts of aggravated assault according to ABQJournal. Brandao was involved in a verbal dispute with a DJ at a strip club called ‘Knockouts’. Brandao left the club, and was later denied re-entry due to the incident earlier. According to police, Brandao then “attempted to force his way in by throwing punches.”

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

Stan’s absolutely right, keep your head up Evans. In my eyes you’ll always be a legend of the sport, you’re a great champion and always will be. Our fight records aren’t what defines us, it’s about the journey we are courageous enough to be on. Stay in the race my brother. 👊🏾 A video posted by Jon Bones Jones (@jonnybones) on Apr 17, 2016 at 12:15am PDT

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2016

‘UFC on FOX 19’ in Tampa delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at tonight’s post fight press conference.

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

News surfaced late Saturday evening that UFC featherweight Diego Brandao had been arrested and charged with aggravated battery and 3 counts of aggravated assault according to ABQJournal. Brandao was involved in a verbal dispute with a DJ at a strip club called ‘Knockouts’. Brandao left the club, and was later denied re-entry due to the incident earlier. According to police, Brandao then “attempted to force his way in by throwing punches.”

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

In the main event of UFC on FOX 19, Glover Teixeira showed his superhuman knockout power as he knocked Rashad Evans out cold in the 1st round of their headlining bout. Teixeira then proceeded to call out Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson for a #1 contender scrap. Immediately following the KO, fighters took to Twitter to react to the impressive finish!

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

https://youtu.be/q7DtgH6LF1U On the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 19, TUF 15 winner Michael Chiesa submitted Beneil Dariush in the 2nd round of their bout, extending his win streak to 3.

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

UFC Tampa Results:John Dodson def. Manny Gamburyan via TKO, at 0:47 of round 1 pic.twitter.com/sNyKOWrhrB — Combat Nation (@combatnationmma) April 16, 2016

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

In the main event of UFC on FOX 19, Glover Teixeira cemented his place in the top of the UFC’s light heavyweight division as he knocked out former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans in the 1st round of their main event scrap. Following the bout, Teixeira politely called out top ranked UFC light heavyweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson. Teixeira pointed out that Johnson was sitting out waiting for Jones vs. DC II to happen, and it would make sense for the two of them to fight in the meantime!

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

UNBELIEVABLE.@GloverTeixeira KO's Rashad Evans and becomes just the 2nd man to EVER finish him. #UFCTampa https://t.co/uD2eltAuRt — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) April 17, 2016

bjpenndotcom - April 16, 2016

It was a one sided beatdown as Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Darrell Horcher via 2nd round TKO on the main card of UFC on FOX 19. With tonight’s win, Nurmagomedov extended his professional MMA record to 24-0 after being sidelined for two years.

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2016

A key women’s strawweight bout between Rose Namajunas (5-2 MMA) and Tecia Torres (7-1 MMA) served as the co-main event for tonight’s UFC on FOX 19 card in Tampa. Round one begins and Rose lands a short left. Front kick attempt misses for Namajunas but she connects with a follow-up leg kick. Nice kick lands for Torres. Rose presses forward and lands a couple of shots. Good kick to the body by Rose but Tecia catches it and fires back with some decent shots. Namajunas with a leg kick. Nice leg kick and then a right hand by Torres. Namajunas works her jab. Tecia presses forward with punches but Rose avoids any damage. Tecia lands a nice left hook and Namajunas was wobbled. Tecia presses Rose against the fence. Namajunas scores a trip and winds up on top. Nice shot from Rose lands flush. Tecia is scrambling. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2016

A catchweight bout (160-pounds) between Darrell Horcher (13-2 MMA) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (23-0 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC on FOX 19 main card in Tampa. Round one begins and Khabib misses with a big right hand. Leg kick lands for Nurmagomedov. Horcher replies with a leg kick of his own. Horcher lands a left hand. Nurmagomedov shoots in but Horcher shakes off the takedown attempt. Khabib shoots in and locks up a double leg. He picks up Horcher and slams him to the ground. Working from half guard now and Khabib is landing some shots. Nurmagomedov moves to side control and starts landing some big shots. Horcher fights back to half guard but Khabib hops back to side control and gives up his back. Big shots from the back position by Khabib. The bell sounds to save Darrell.