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MMA community reacts to Junior dos Santos' dominant performance against Ben Rothwell
Russell Ess - April 11, 2016
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos put on a dominant performance against the highly talented Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86 this weekend. Dos Santos put a clinic on Rothwell as the two fought to a five-round decision in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Croatia. See what the MMA community had to say in regards to dos Santos’ performance against Rothwell in Zagreb, Croatia.
VIDEO | Junior Dos Santos UFC Fight Night 86 Octagon interview: 'Forget about jiu-jitsu and wrestling!'
Russell Ess - April 11, 2016
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos put on a dominant performance against the highly talented Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night 86. Dos Santos and Rothwell fought to a five-round decision in the main event of UFC’s first event in Croatia.
VIDEO | Derrick Lewis vs. Gabriel Gonzaga knockout highlight at UFC Fight Night 86
Russell Ess - April 11, 2016
https://youtu.be/ju0H2cmpV8I Check out the video highlights from the UFC Fight Night 86 bout that left Gabriel Gonzaga floored at the UFC’s debut in Croatia.
VIDEO | Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos UFC Fight Night 86 highlights
Russell Ess - April 11, 2016
https://youtu.be/yaAbIpes5i8 Check out the video highlights from the UFC Fight Night 86 main event that took place at UFC’s debut in Croatia.
UFN 86 Results: Derrick Lewis KO's Gabriel Gonzaga
Chris Taylor - April 10, 2016
A heavyweight tilt between Gabriel Gonzaga and Derrick Lewis served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 86 event. After a slow start which included both fighters looking “gassed”, Derrick Lewis was able to land a massive punch that destroyed Gonzaga who went crashing to the canvas.
UFC Fight Night 86 Results
Chris Taylor - April 10, 2016
Unable to catch today’s UFC Fight Night 86 event? BJPenn.com has you covered. Get all of the events live results below: Ben Rothwell vs. Junior dos Santos – dos Santos defeats Rothwell via unanimous decision Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis – Lewis KO’s Gonzaga at 4:48 of round one Francis Ngannou vs. Curtis Blaydes – Ngannou def. Blaydes via TKO at the end of round two Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura Jan Blachowicz vs. Igor Pokrajac Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina Stanciu – Moroz def. Stanciu by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) Zak Cummings vs. Nicolas Dalby – Cummings def. Dalby by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) Damir Hadzovic vs. Mairbek Taisumov – Taisumov def. Hadzovic by TKO (punches) at 3:44 of Round One Ian Entwistle vs. Alejandro Perez – Perez def. Entwistle by TKO (punches) at 4:04 of Round One Filip Pejic vs. Damian Stasiak – Stasiak def. Pejic by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:16 of Round One Lucas Martins vs. Robert Whiteford – Martins def. Whiteford by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Cyril Asker vs. Jared Cannonier -Cannonier def. Asker by KO (punches and elbows) at 2:44 of Round One Alessio Di Chirico vs. Bojan Velickovic – Velickovic def. Di Chirico by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Exclusive | Richard Perez says UFC 196 payday has not changed Nate Diaz
Chris Taylor - April 10, 2016
Nate Diaz’s boxing coach Richard Perez recently sat down with BJPENN.com and talked about a number of different topics. One of the topics discussed was Nate’s big payday at last month’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas.
Luke Rockhold blasts Yoel Romero for failed drug test
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is never one to hold his tongue when it comes to his thoughts on other fighters. Recently, Rockhold and former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman have been trading verbal blows ahead of their UFC 199 rematch for the middleweight championship.
PHOTO | Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Lauzon promo poster
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
While UFC 200 is stacked with quite a few high-profile bouts such as McGregor vs. Diaz II, Tate vs. Nunes, and Aldo vs. Edgar II, one fight that promises to deliver fireworks is Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Lauzon. The pair have combined for 18 post-fight bonuses over the course of their UFC careers. Given that, it’s no surprise that Sanchez vs. Lauzon is one of the most highly anticipated fights on the July 9th card.
Dominick Cruz's interesting take on Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been making his rounds with the media to promote his trilogy fight with Urijah Faber in the co-main event of UFC 199. While the majority of the media appearances have lead to heated verbal exchanges with Faber, Cruz was asked about Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor’s welterweight rematch at UFC 200.
Rafael dos Anjos gives updated timetable for return
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
There’s been no official word yet on who UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos will face when he makes his return to the Octagon following a broken foot. RDA joined Bas Rutten and Mauro Ranallo on Inside MMA to give an update on the foot injury which forced him out of his UFC 196 title fight with Conor McGregor.
Dan Hardy looking to return to the UFC for big fights
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
It has been nearly 4 years since Dan Hardy was in the Octagon. Hardy was diagnosed with a heart condition that prevented him from fighting and continuing his 2-fight win streak. Now, almost 4 years later, Hardy is healthy enough to return to the Octagon, and has big things in mind. He spoke to MMAJunkie to discuss what it would take for him to return to the UFC.
VIDEO | Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis open up on training together
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
Back in 2013, Anthony Pettis defeated Donald Cerrone via TKO. Fast forward 4 years and the pair are training together at the JacksonWinkeljohn MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Jon Jones defends Ovince Saint Preux from doubters
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
Since Daniel Cormier was forced out of his scheduled UFC 197 title defense, some have criticized the UFC for booking an interim light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux in the main event of UFC 197. Despite Saint Preux’s impressive 7-2 record that has seen him stop 5 opponents in 5 of his 7 wins, many are overlooking the #6 ranked light heavyweight, but Jon Jones isn’t.
VIDEO | Demetrious Johnson not impressed with Henry Cejudo's resume
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
While Henry Cejudo may be an Olympic gold medalist, UFC flyweight kingpin, and arguable pound for pound king, Demetrious Johnson doesn’t believe that the Olympian has that impressive of a resume in MMA.
VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos gives update on injury, talks Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
Since Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot in training leading up to his UFC 196 lightweight title scrap with Conor McGregor, the champ has yet to book another fight inside the Octagon.
Daniel Cormier wants rematch with Jon Jones sooner rather than later - UFC 200?
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
Earlier this month it was revealed that UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had injured his leg in training, and would be unable to fight Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 197 on April 23rd. The UFC booked Ovince Saint Preux as a replacement opponent for Jones, and made the bout an interim title fight. Assuming Jon Jones wins the fight, Daniel Cormier would like to have his rematch with the pound for pound king ASAP.
Amanda Nunes responds to critics ahead of UFC 200
bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016
At UFC 200, Amanda Nunes will face the toughest test of her professional MMA career as she fights Miesha Tate for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship in the co-main event. When the fight was announced, many questioned whether or not Nunes deserved a title shot despite her 3-fight win streak. Holly Holm’s camp came out and accused Tate of turning down a rematch with Holm in order to take an easier fight, which lead to Tate’s camp refuting the claims.