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bjpenndotcom - February 22, 2016

Relive the behind the scene moments of Conor McGregor when he was labeled the interim featherweight champion preparing for his title bout against the longest reigning UFC featherweight champion of all time Jose “Scarface” Aldo.

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

.@SpiderAnderson já está em solo inglês para a luta contra @bisping no #UFCLondes, neste sábado (27). pic.twitter.com/HJtmxo39X7 — UFC Brasil (@UFCBrasil) February 22, 2016

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/lrVN0UAWRjs Calm, Cold and Ruthless………

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 middleweight bout between Derek Brunson (15-3 MMA) and Roan Carneiro (20-10 MMA) served as the co-main event of ‘UFC Fight Night 83’ tonight in Pittsburgh. Round one begins and Brunson throws a leg kick that misses. Another leg kick attempt misses for Brunson and Carneiro presses forward with punches, nothing lands flush however. Good left hand from Brunson. Roan comes in with a good kick. Both fighters throw some bombs but nothing finds a home. Carnerio with a huge swing and a miss and ends up on the ground. Brunson with some heavy ground and pound. Huge shots. The referee finally steps in and it is all over.

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.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

Veteran middleweight fighters took to the octagon in the second bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 83’ main card, as Chris Camozzi (22-10 MMA) squared off with Joe Riggs (41-16 MMA). Round one begins and Camozzi opens with a leg kick. Good jab from Chris. Joe Riggs is hurt. Huge knees from Camozzi! It’s all over!

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

A welterweight bout between Alex Garcia (13-3 MMA) and Sean Strickland (17-1 MMA) served as the featured bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 83’ prelims in Pittsburgh. Round one begins and Strickland opens up with a front kick. Garcia dives in for a takedown and gets it but Sean is able to scramble and get back to his feet. Strickland has Garcia pressed up against the fence and lands some good strikes before throwing him to the canvas. Good up-kick from the bottom lands for Garcia. Sean dives in to his guard and lands a good right hand. Big shots from the top by Strickland and he moves to half guard. Nice elbows from the top by Sean. He follows up with some shots to the body of Garcia. More elbows from Strickland and Garcia is bleeding from his mouth. Sean postures up and lands some huge shots. Garcia scrambles and lands a takedown on Strickland. Alex with a couple of shots from top position. Good defense being shown here by Sean. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - February 21, 2016

A middleweight tilt between Daniel Sarafian (9-6 MMA) and Oluwale Bamgbose (6-1 MMA) took place during tonight’s ‘UFC Fight Night 83’ preliminary card in Pittsburgh. Oluwale Bamgbose was able to land a thunderous kick to the head of Daniel Sarafian early in round one that sent him crashing to the canvas. Bamgbose quickly swarmed in with punches and put Sarafian away.