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bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3tl8hq_brendan-schaub-conor-mcgregor-would-f-robbie-lawler-up_sport UFC commentator Joe Rogan alongside Brendan Schaub Eddie Bravo and Ian McCall give us their views on Conor McGregor fighting in the welterweight division and the recent success of Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/b0kKotXDd4U The UFC is heading back ‘down under’ for Fight Night Brisbane in Australia. The main-event will feature #9 Mark Hunt vs #10 Frank Mir in a five round affair which may not be needed given both fighters history wanting to finish their fights relentlessly.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

We see our favorite MMA fighters in countless in depth interviews asking the same questions about training, fight strategy etc. This video takes a sharp turn into more of the personal aspect about their lives, the dreaded worst date story.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

http://imgur.com/4ptOUD0 Last night’s event at Fight Night Pittsburgh had a little of everything. What some missed was a great performance from Lauren Murphy and Kelly Faszholz who received ‘Fight of The Night’ honors for their efforts. Murphy finished the fight via TKO to snap a two fight skid, who previously was undefeated going into the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/JPBoutros/status/701628103445970944 President Dana White took to social media to voice his opinion on the stoppage by MMA referee Mario Yamasaki who was the third man in the octagon for the Oliveira vs Cerrone contest last night.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/uIzTLTe5xuI Things are starting to shake up in the middleweight division with Silva vs Bisping going down this weekend and now Uriah Hall wants to get a fight contracted with Derek Brunson for UFC 197 in Las Vegas, NV.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

Dennis “The Menace” Bermudez is back in the win column after dropping 2 straight against Ricardo Lamas and Jeremy Stephens. Bermudez (15-5 MMA) was on a tear with a 7 fight win streak with notable wins over Max Holloway (2013) and Clay Guida (2014) to name a few.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/k1hzT1H9Dl0 Fight fans are in for a treat with less than two weeks for what could be the largest UFC event of the year when main-event headliner Conor McGregor steps up to the lightweight division to attempt to decrown his second of three champions come fight night next month.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

Back to America for the gold and the silk. Draped in the green and the orange. pic.twitter.com/LhMLjhuMFz — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 22, 2016

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

Former champs Jon “Bones” Jones and Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit are seen doing some ‘live fire exercises’ in this video.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone put a W back in the win column last night with a submission finish against Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira. His performance earned him a $50k bonus for the Jackson-Wink MMA product in what may be the beginnings of another “Cowboy” winning streak.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/yYXtqts7PnI Things heat up at a friendly Fan Fest Event when ‘King Mo’ steps up to Tito Ortiz and the two get heated as Lawal presses the situation.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

https://youtu.be/WmaWWvTdVwA The battle of ‘Cowboys’ last night in Pittsburgh ended in a another submission finish for Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Cerrone’s last submission finish was back in April 2014 via RNC ‘rear naked choke’ against Edson Barboza.

bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

Fight Night Pittsburgh came through with a night of fights as advertised. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Alex Oliveira capped the night of fights off in a main-event showdown of Cowboys.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

‘UFC Fight Night 83’ in Pittsburgh 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.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

A welterweight bout between Donald Cerrone (29-7 MMA) and Alex Oliveira (14-3-1 MMA) served as the main event for tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 83’ card in Pittsburgh. Round one begins and Cerrone lands a right hand to start. Oliveira clinches up and lands two good knees to the body. He presses Cerrone against the fence. Alex is working knees from the clinch but Cerrone forces the break. Oliveira with a shot to the body. Cerrone presses forward and tries to lock up with Alex. Oliveira shakes him off and lands a right hand. Cerrone shoots in and lands a takedown. He moves to half guards and presses forward in to mount. Cerrone rolls and locks up the triangle choke. It’s all over. Oliveira is forced to tap.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Cody Garbrandt (8-0 MMA) and Augusto Mendes (5-1 MMA) took place on the ‘UFC Fight Night 83′ main card in Pittsburgh. Round one begins and Garbrandt comes forward with punches. They miss but he follows with a good body kick that lands. Good right hand from Cody. Mendes is struggling to find his range. Nice overhand right scores for Garbrandt. Nice right hands clips Mendes who falls down. Cody rushes in but gets his arm caught almost instantly when entering Mendes’ guard. He is able to pull his arm free and stands back up. Cody comes forward with big shots. But Mendes lands an uppercut. Cody comes forward again and lands a left hook followed by a right hand that sends Mendes crashing to the floor. Garbrandt with one more punch and the ref calls it.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

Featherweights Dennis Bermudez (15-5 MMA) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (35-9-2 MMA) went to war on the ‘UFC Fight Night 83’ main card in Pittsburgh. Round one begins and Bermudez moves forward and throws a front kick to the body of Kawajiri. Good leg kick from Bermudez. Kaajiri just misses with a spinning back fist. Front kick from the veteran Kawajiri. Bermudez takes the back of Kawajiri and gets him down to the ground. The Japanese veteran slips out and winds up on top. Bermudez is hanging on to the left arm of Kawajiri. Tatsuya gets his arm free but Bermudez scrambles and gets back to his feet. Kawajiri working hard for a takedown but Dennis is defending. Tatsuya keeps the pressure on and eventually drags Dennis down. Bermudez fights his way back to his feet but Kawajiri picks him up and tosses him back down. Dennis pops back up to his feet and the horn sounds to end round one.