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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

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

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

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

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.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/K1sk3_gjXuM Check out the MMA stars that made the infamous ‘Red Carpet’ walk to the 2016 World MMA Awards ceremony. The video itself is shot a little rough, but it gives us a behind the scenes look at the attendees to show.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

Last night the 2016 World MMA Awards went down in Las Vegas at The Venetian. The event, which was hosted by MMA veteran Urijah Faber, was a memorable one that even saw Conor McGregor throw some verbal jabs at UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/G4Mhn6Km_Zg Yesterday videos emerged of former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo back in the gym following his UFC 194 13 second KO loss to Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - February 6, 2016

It’s been a big week for Bellator MMA.