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Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

A key flyweight fight between Joseph Benavidez (24-4 MMA) and Zach Makovsky (19-7 MMA) took place on the UFC Fight Night 82 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Benavidez opens with a right hand. Good leg kick scores for Joe. Makovsky throws a jab to the body but misses. Good combination from Joe. Makovsky lands a big inside leg kick and follows up with a takedown. Joe bounces right back up. Good shots land for both fighters. Benavidez lands a good knee. Makovsky responds with a left hand. Good elbow lands for Joe inside. Nice combo for Benavidez. He throws a head kick that just misses. Good body shot from Joe. He’s pressing forward and lands a good kick to the body of Makovsky. Excellent combo scores for Joe but Makovsky uses Joe’s forward pressure to snatch a takedown. Round one comes to a close with Makovsky on Benavidez’s back.

Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

A light heavyweight fight between Alex Nicholson (6-2 MMA) and Misha Cirkunov (11-2 MMA) served as the second bout of the UFC Fight Night 82 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Nicholson starts off by throwing some leg kicks. Cirkunov fires back with a kick of his own followed by an uppercut. Cirkunov with a kick to the body that lands. Nicholson misses with a spinning elbow and Misha takes him to the ground. Cirkunov searches for a submission but can’t lock in the attempt. Nicholson is back to his feet and lands a kick low to Cirkunov’s groin. The ref stops the action so Misha can recover. Cirkunov is trying to get the fight to the ground but Nicholson isn’t having it. Alex tries a spinning back elbow but misses. Cirkunov scores a takdedown and takes the back of Nicholson. Good shots from Misha as round one ends.

Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

A welterweight fight between Mike Pyle (27-11-1 MMA) and Sean Spencer (12-5 MMA) kicked off the UFC Fight Night 82 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Sean Spencer lands a quick jab. Good kick from Burkman but Spencer lands another solid jab and then a hook. Good combo by Pyle who finishes with a knee. Excellent short left lands for Spencer. Pyle is looking to land a knee when Spencer ducks under. Good leg kick scores for Mike and then a left hand. Good right hook for Pyle. Spencer responds with a big right hand that drops Pyle. Spencer is working from full guard and then decides to return to his feet. Spencer comes forward with punches but misses. Body kick partially lands for Pyle. Both fighters trade jabs. Another left hand scores for Spencer. He follows that up with a good left hook. Round one ends with both men swinging big punches.

Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

Lightweights Josh Burkman (28-12 MMA) and K.J. Noons (13-9 MMA) went to battle in the featured bout of the UFC Fight Night 82 prelims in Las Vegas. Noons opens with a jab that misses and Burkman replies with a leg kick. Another leg kick lands for Josh. Both men are trying to find their range. Burkman opens up with kicks to the body of Noons. Four in a row to be exact. Good leg kick scores for Burkman. Josh presses forward with punches but K.J. is able to avoid. Noons really needs to open up. The fans are growing restless. Good kick scores for Burkman and another. Big shots from Burkman but Noons is able to duck under and escape. Four minutes in and I don’t think Noons has landed more than one strike. Finally Noons lands a good shot while pressing forward. Big shots from both men to end round one.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/NF1wtAc5Bso Earlier tonight in Las Vegas Diego Rivas scored an incredible flying knee KO in the 2nd round of his ‘UFC FN: Las Vegas’ scrap with Noad Lahat.

Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

A flyweight bout between Ray Borg (9-2 MMA) and Justin Scoggins (11-2 MMA) took place on the UFC Fight Night 82 prelims in Las Vegas. Ray Borg opened round one with an early takedown but Justin Scoggins bounded right back to his feet and pressured Borg against the fence. Good work from the clinch by Scoggins. Borg dips down for a takedown attempt but Scoggins stuffs it and they break. Good shot from Justin and he presses Borg against the fence. Good body kick from Scoggins. He follows up with a front kick and then punches. Head kick partially lands for Scoggins. Borg attempts a wild spinning back fist that misses. Goo jab from Justin and then he throws a switch kick. Borg dives in for a takedown but misses. Good jab and then a leg kick from Scoggins.

Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

A featherweight bout between Noad Lahat (9-2 MMA) and Diego Rivas (7-0 MMA) kicked off the UFC Fight Night 82 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Rivas promptly pokes Lahat in the eye and action is stopped. The doctor comes in to examine the injury. Lahat says he is good to go and the fight continues. Good leg kick from Lahat, who pushes forward and scores a takedown on Rivas. He moves to mount and has a tight guillotine choke locked in. Rivas is holding on but this doesn’t look good. Rivas bucks and shakes Lahat back in to half guard. Lahat landing short elbows from the top now. Rivas attempts a triangle but gives up his back. Lahat is searching for a rear-naked choke but Rivas is defending well. Lahat now locks in a head-arm choke and it’s deep. Once again Rivas is able to defend the submission attempt. Rivas is fighting back hard and has worked his was to his feet. He lifts up Lahat and slams him down. Lahat scrambles and winds up on top of Rivas. Good shots from the top to end round 1 for Lahat.

Chris Taylor - February 6, 2016

A welterweight fight between Mickey Gall (3-0 MMA) and Mike Jackson (0-2 MMA) served as the second bout of UFC Fight Night 82. Gall lands a big shot early. Jackson hits the deck. Gall comes in with punches and transitions to the back of Jackson. He sinks in the rear-naked choke and it’s all over!

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

February 19th is right around the corner and Kimbo Slice and DADA 5000 are set back up all the talk leading up to this Bellator main-event headliner.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

It’s Super Bowl Sunday and the UFC has Robbie Lawler and Dominick Cruz putting in the media obligations work in Las Vegas.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/pw6KEGUOxIs Upsets are always some of the more memorable moments in sports. They offer hope for the ‘under dog’ and pure shock for the unsuspecting viewers.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

In the co-main event of UFC 194 Chris Weidman suffered the first defeat of his professional career at the hands of Luke Rockhold. Rockhold seemed to control the fight from the opening bell, and ultimately scored a 4th round TKO win to claim the UFC middleweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/y7bPK6TDt58 MMA isn’t a beauty pageant, this is one of the toughest and most brutal sports in the world. It would only be fitting to have a video of the ‘scariest looking’ fighters of MMA.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/ochBJn_Z8l4 It’s been a long road for bantamweight contender Miesha Tate. Her four straight wins put her in the main-event on March 5th at UFC 196 against champ Holly Holm.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s action in Las Vegas? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute results, and stay tuned to BJPenn.com for all of the live recaps. Main Card (Fox Sports 1) Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson – Stephen Thompson defeats Johny Hendricks via first-round knockout Roy Nelson vs. Jared Rosholt – Roy Nelson defeats Jared Rosholt via decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Ovince Saint Preux vs. Rafael Cavalcante – Ovince Saint Preux defeats Rafael Cavalcante via decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Joseph Benavides vs. Zach Makovsky – Joseph Benavidez defeats Zach Makovsky via decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson – Misha Cirkunov defeats Alex Nicholson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:28 of round 2 Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer – Mike Pyle defeats Sean Spencer via TKO at 4:25 of round 3

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Great to be back in Dublin training with my brothers @thenotoriousmma @peterqueally https://t.co/mrlxYYcAnp pic.twitter.com/iW51KWZLeE — Gunnar Nelson (@GunniNelson) February 5, 2016

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Protectors of nor-cal da diaz brothers! @natediaz209 @nickdiaz209 A photo posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Feb 6, 2016 at 1:24am PST

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Nate Marquardt vs Chael Sonnen @ UFC 109 2010… by Jack-wilson-85 On this day in MMA history 6 years ago, Chael Sonnen fought Nate Marquardt on the main card of UFC 109. The winner of the fight got a title shot against Anderson Silva.