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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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

https://youtu.be/EgxCtsq3D6U Earlier this week it was revealed that the UFC is allegedly close to finalizing a deal that would see Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have a highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

There have always been talks of Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg eventually making her UFC debut. Despite that, UFC President Dana White remained adamant that Cyborg will never fight under the UFC banner. Recently however, a report emerged which shed light on the possibility of Cyborg fighting on the UFC 198 card in Curitiba Brazil.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

#OnThisDay in 2011: 23yr old Jon Jones won the light heavyweight title at UFC 128. Watch: https://t.co/08bIHklULz https://t.co/RmQpQoU1DE — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 19, 2016

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos was initially slated to fight Conor McGregor for the lightweight championship at UFC 196 on March 5th, however a broken foot forced dos Anjos out of the fight. Ultimately Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement for dos Anjos with less than two weeks until fight night. Diaz then proceeded to submit McGregor in the 2nd round of their welterweight scrap.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

This Sunday, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen returns to the mats when he grapples with top ranked UFC middleweight Michael Bisping at UR Fight. The event is more likely than not, unlike anything fight fans have ever witnessed. Also on the card, Roy Jones Jr. will box a fan, Kurt Angle will have a wrestling match with Rey Mysterio Jr., and at one point Dan Severn and Tank Abbott were even slated to have an MMA fight.

bjpenndotcom - March 19, 2016

While it’s no secret that former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar wants a crack at Conor McGregor’s featherweight championship, there’s also another fight that intrigues Edgar. Back in 2013 after suffering back to back losses to Benson Henderson in title fights, Edgar dropped down to featherweight and was awarded an immediate title shot against Jose Aldo.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Late Friday evening in Brisbane, the fighters of ‘UFC Fight Night: Brisbane’ hit the scales in anticipation of their scheduled bouts on Friday night.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

[ooyala code=”N1c3g1MjE6EMuAcgqKO0IGPc-MKAEyKu” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1600″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] With just a little over a month until UFC 197, where Jon Jones will look to reclaim the championship belt he never lost inside the Octagon, the former champ is looking absolutely shredded in these new training clips.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Donald Cerrone had a successful debut at Welterweight about a month ago and hopes to continue at UFC Fight Night 89. The UFC should be announcing this fight very soon. It looks like Cerrone will be facing Canadian star Patrick Cote in Ottawa Ontario, Canada June 18. The pair will co-headline the event and is expected to air on FoxSports 1 and stream on UFC Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - March 18, 2016

Friday afternoon sources revealed that both Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 200 at welterweight once again. Of course, this has lead to much anticipation, and rightfully so. Following UFC 196 UFC President Dana White revealed that the event broke many UFC records.

Russell Ess - March 18, 2016

Initially after the fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at UFC 196, there was not a lot of talk about an immediate rematch. Diaz was able to withstand an early onslaught from McGregor in the opening round and turned things around in the second. Diaz hurt McGregor with punches and was able to utilize his black belt-level jiu-jitsu game to secure a rear-naked choke on McGregor to hand him his first loss in the UFC. With reports floating around that the UFC is looking to book an immediate rematch between the two stars at UFC 200, you have to wonder if this is simply a demand that McGregor has come up with.

Russell Ess - March 18, 2016

The world of combat sports can be cruel. Muay Thai kickboxing champion Tiffany van Soest posted a photo to her Instagram account revealing some corrupt news involving a Muay Thai kickboxing promotion. The Lion Fight champion says that she still has not been paid from Lion Fight Promotions for her championship bout that took place two months ago.