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Hector Lombard: McGregor has no place at 170-pounds
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
UFC welterweight Hector Lombard does not believe that current UFC featherweight title holder Conor McGregor has any place in the 170-pound division.
UFN 85 Results: Mark Hunt one punch KOs Frank Mir
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A key heavyweight bout between veterans Mark Hunt (12-10-1 MMA) and Frank Mir (18-11 MMA) served as the main event for tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia. Round one begins and Hunt opens with a heavy inside leg kick. Frank dives in for a takedown but it is not there. Hunt with a leg kick. Good jab from Mir. Frank with a head kick attempt that misses. Hunt misses with a big right. Another right hand from Hunt, this one partially lands. Mark misses with another big right. Huge right lands and knocks out Mir.
UFN 85 Results: Neil Magny defeats Hector Lombard via TKO
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A welterweight bout between Hector Lombard (34-5-1 MMA) and Neil Magny (18-4 MMA) served as the co-main event for tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia. Round one begins and Lombard presses forward and lands a couple leg kicks. Big uppercut from Hector. Magny is hurt. Huge shots from the top by Hector. He has Neil flattened out and is landing some monster shots. Magny is trying to get up but Hector is relentless. Neil gets to his feet but is sent right back down. Lombard is working from side control. Magny scrambles and gets back to his feet. Neil dives in for a takedown but Lombard sprawls and gains top control. The fighters return to their feet and Magny lands a leg kick. Good left jab from Magny. Neil lands a good combo to finish up round one.
VIDEO | Jon Jones KO's training partner
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | Nate Diaz afterparty following UFC 196 win
bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016
[ooyala code=”ZyMmw2MjE6Z_1D5GZznVy48NY1kuVotp” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Following his spectacular win over Conor McGregor at UFC 196, Nate Diaz and the rest of the Diaz Brothers crew headed to the club to celebrate his win over the featherweight champ.
Confirmed: Undefeated bantamweights Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt set to throw down in May
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
May’s UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between undefeated 135-pound fighters Thomas Almeida and Cody Garbrandt. The UFC announced the fight during the UFC Brisbane event.
VIDEO | Steve Bosse knocks James Te Huna out cold
bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016
HOLY KNOCKOUT! @SteveBosseMMA just shut the lights out on James Te Huna! #UFCBrisbane https://t.co/UvrRfsejFS — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 20, 2016
Khabib Nurmagomedov: The new 'EA Sports UFC' game is disrespecting my Muslim fans
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is not happy with EA Sports. “The Eagle” took to Twitter to share his unhappiness stating that his in-game post-fight celebration (which you can see here) is disrespectful towards his Muslim fans.
Stephen Thompson on fight with Rory Mac: "I don't know what the UFC was thinking"
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
When Stephen Thompson defeated former UFC welterweight title holder Johny Hendricks via first-round TKO at last month’s UFC Fight Night 82 event, he was hoping that the UFC would grant him with a title shot against current champ Robbie Lawler. Instead, the UFC opted to match “Wonder Boy” up against former title challenger and ‘close friend’ Rory MacDonald in a fight which will serve as the main event for the UFC’s debut in Ottawa, Canada on June 18.
UFN 85 Results: Daniel Kelly defeats Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A middleweight bout between Daniel Kelly (11-1 MMA) and Antonio Carlos Junior (5-2 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 main card in Brisbane. Round one begins and Dan Kelly and Carlos Junior exchange kicks. Antonio gets a double leg takedown and immediately takes the back of Kelly. He is looking for a rear-naked choke submission. He locks up a body triangle and continues to attack the neck. Kelly rolls but cannot escape. Nice elbow from the back by Carlos Junior. Good shots from Antonio who is still searching for the choke. Big shots land from Carlos Junior. Antonio looks for an armbar at the end of the round, but cannot lock it in before the horn sounds.
UFN 85 Results: Steve Bosse brutally KO's James Te Huna
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A middleweight bout between James Te Huna (16-9 MMA) and Steve Bosse (11-2 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 main card in Brisbane, Australia. Round one begins and Te Huna opens up with a front kick to the body. James misses with some big shots. Steve Bosse connects with a huge shot and Te Huna is out cold. What a knockout from the Canadian!
UFN 85 Results: Bec Rawlings defeats Seo Hee Ham via decision
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A women’s strawweight bout between Bec Rawlings (7-4 MMA) and Seo Hee Ham (16-7 MMA) took place at tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 event in Brisbane, Australia. Bec Rawlings was able to find her range early on in round one. She frequently landed her left hand on Ham and was also able to score with some huge right hands in the opening five minutes. Seo Hee Ham did land a couple decent leg kicks in round one, but the bigger and better shots definitely came from the hands and feet of Bec Rawlings.
UFN 85 Results: Dan Hooker defeats Mark Eddiva via submission
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A featherweight bout between Dan Hooker (13-6 MMA) and Mark Eddiva (6-3 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 prelims in Brisbane. Dan Hooker was able to lock in a tight guillotine choke early that Eddive could just not escape. Mark tried his best to escape the submission but Hooker was relentless in going for the finish.
UFN 85 Results: Leslie Smith defeats Rin Nakai via decision
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A women’s bantamweight bout between Leslie Smith (8-6-1 MMA) and Rin Nakai (16-2-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 85 prelims on FOX Sports 1. Leslie Smith was able to hand Rin Nakai just the second loss of her career at tonight’s UFC Brisbane event.
UFN 85 Results: Viscardi Andrade defeats Richard Walsh via decision
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A welterweight bout between Richard Walsh (9-4 MMA) and Viscardi Andrade (19-6 MMA) kicked off the UFC Fight Night 85 prelims on Fox Sports 1. After Andrade was able to land some big shots early in the opening round, Walsh responded with a big strike that dropped Viscardi. Andrade was able to get back to his feet and eventually landed a take down despite being on wobbly legs.
UFN 85 Results: Ross Pearson defeats Chad Laprise via split-decision
Chris Taylor - March 19, 2016
A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson (19-10 MMA) and Chad Laprise (10-2 MMA) capped off the UFC Fight Night 85 fight pass prelims in Brisbane, Australia. Round one begins and Larpise misses with a head kick. Good leg kick scores for Chad and Ross fires back with a good kick to the body. Another solid inside leg kick from Laprise. Pearson responds with a jab. Nice leg kick lands for Ross. Chad fires back with a body kick. Laprise with a high kick but Ross blocks it. Good lefts from both men. Ross with a solid leg kick. High kick misses from Pearson but he comes back and lands a good leg kick. Nice jab from Laprise. Pearson lands a leaping left hook. Good body kick from Chad. The fighters trade leg kicks. Laprise with a nice combo. Good kick from Ross. Laprise lands a good kick to end round one.
'UFC Brisbane' live results stream
bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016
Unable to catch tonight’s action in Brisbane? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live result updates as they happen, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for recaps of every fight. Main card (Fox Sports 1) Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir – Mark Hunt defeats Frank Mir via KO at 3:01 of round one Neil Magny vs. Hector Lombard – Neil Magny defeats Hector Lombard via TKO at 0:46 of round three Jake Matthews vs. Johnny Case – Jake Matthews defeats Johnny Case via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:45 of round three Dan Kelly vs. Antonio Carlos Junior – Daniel Kelly defeats Antonio Carlos Junior via TKO at 1:36 of round three James Te-Huna vs. Steve Bosse – Steve Bosse KO’s James Te Huna in round one Bec Rawlings vs. Seohee Ham – Bec Rawling defeats Seohee Ham via decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Nate Diaz's coach: 'The Diaz show vs. Conor McGregor part 2'
bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016
Earlier this week reports surfaced that the UFC was actively looking to book Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor II for UFC 200 in July. According to sources, both sides had verbally agreed to a welterweight bout on the July 9th card, however nothing was made official. With that being said, Diaz’s strength and conditioning coach Jose Garcia posted on Facebook in regards to the bout, leading many to believe that the bout will be made official soon.