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Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A welterweight tilt between Tarec Saffiedine (16-4 MMA) and Jake Ellenberger (30-11 MMA) served as the main event for the UFC on FOX 18 preliminary card in New Jersey. Round one begins and Saffiedine opens with a head kick that is blocked by Jake. Good knee in the clinch from Tarec but Jake responds with some excellent shots inside. More good knees from Saffiedine. The fighters trade jabs. Body kick from Saffiedine. Ellenberger is pressing forward but misses with his punches. Decent right hand from Jake. Saffiedine replies with another body kick. Good jabs from both fighters. Excellent leg kicks from Saffiedine. Good jab from Tarec. Huge right hand from Ellenberger. Saffiedine is rocked but clinches up with Jake. Jake is applying pressure. Another good left from Jake. Saffiedine just misses with a high kick. Ellenberger misses with a big left hand. Good combo by Saffiedine. Another leg kicks finds a home for Tarec. Stiff jab scores for Saffiedine to close out round one.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A lightweight fight between Olivier Aubin-Mercier (7-2 MMA) and Diego Ferreira (12-2 MMA) took place on the UFC on FOX 18 preliminary card in New Jersey. Round one begins and Diego opens with a leg kick. Aubin-Mercier with a right hand. Ferreira replies with one of his own. Aubin-Mercier lands back-to-back body kicks. Ferreira lands a right but Olivier returns fire with another body kick. Good exchange by both men. Ferreira lands a solid shot. Both men trade kicks to the body. Good left hands lands for Diego. The Canadian lands a good head-kick that is partially blocked. Good left hand and a knee land for Diego. Aubin-Mercier returns fire with a body kick. Both men throw big punches to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A middleweight bout between Rafael Natal (21-6-1 MMA) and Kevin Casey (9-4 MMA) took place during tonight’s UFC on FOX 18 prelims in New Jersey. Round one begins and Casey presses forward with left hands. Natal responds with a leg kick. Big over hand right misses for Kevin. Good leg kick for Casey followed by a left hand. Natal shoots for a takedown. Casey stuffs the attempt. Casey now working on a single-leg takedown. Natal shakes him off and they break. Big right hand from Casey misses. He tries an uppercut but comes up short. Rafael Natal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Casey fights hard and gets back to his feet. Natal shoots again but Casey tosses him and winds up on top. Natal gets to his feet and escapes. The fighters battle in the clinch briefly and then break. Good right hand from Casey. Natal responds with a right hand that sends Casey crashing to the canvas right at the bell.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A flyweight bout between Dustin Ortiz (15-5 MMA) and Wilson Reis (20-6 MMA) took place during on the UFC on FOX 18 preliminary card. Round one begins and both fighters fire off with low kicks. Good right hand from Ortiz. Head kick attempt by Reis misses. Front kick to the body from Ortiz. Inside leg kick from Reis. Ortiz responds with combo. Nice overhand right scores for Dustin. Good shots inside from Reis. The fighters trade low kicks. Good combo from Reis. He presses Ortiz against the fence and gets a takedown. Ortiz is back up but then right back down. Dustin pops up again and lands a good elbow on the break. Good left from Wilson. Kick to the body from Ortiz. Good knee from Ortiz. Reis is looking for the takedown. Ortiz shakes him off and lands a body kick. Dustin shoots in for a takedown but misses. Reis scores a big takedown to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

The second bout of UFC on FOX 18 featured a featherweight battle between Damon Jackson (9-1-1 MMA) and Levan Makashvili (7-2-1 MMA). Jackson comes out swinging to begin round one. He just misses hitting Levan with a head kick. Nice kick lands for Makashvili. He follows that up with a good right hand. The fighters battle in the clinch. Double under hooks for Jackson but Makashvili responds with some knees to the body. The referee steps in and we start over in the center of the octagon. Jackson throws a combo and immediately shoots in for the takedown. He doesn’t land it but uses the clinch position to land some good knees on Makashvili. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A featherweight bout between Alex Caceres (11-8 MMA) and Masio Fullen (10-6 MMA) kicked off the UFC on FS1 prelims tonight in New Jersey. Caceres starts off the fight by throwing a head kick. Fullen responds with a body kick. Good side kick from Masio. Caceres is applying the pressure and lands a good leg kick. Spinning back kick attempt from Alex. Good left hook lands for Masio. Good knee inside from Caceres. He tries to go upstairs with a head kick but misses. Spinning back kicks from both fighters. Fullen just misses with a high kick. 90 seconds remains. Alex lands a huge kick. Masio is hurt. Caceres goes after him and presses him up against the fence. Takedown lands for Caceres but Fullen hops right back up. Good knee from the clinch by Alex. Another knee lands to the body as they break. Good leg kick from Fullen and he follows up with a stiff jab to end round one.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A welterweight fight between Matt Dwyer (8-4 MMA) and Randy Brown (7-0 MMA) served as the third bout of UFC on FOX 18 in New Jersey. Both welterweights start off by trading single shots. Dwyer lands a decent right hook. A leg kick lands for the Canadian as well. Big right hand lands for Dwyer. He’s pawing with the jab and swinging the big overhand. Brown looks tentative to start. He’s struggling to find his range against Matt. Good inside leg kick from Dwyer. Some good front kicks from Brown. He follows up with a jab. Nice leg kick lands for Dwyer and another. Head kick misses for Dwyer. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

A lightweight bout kicked off tonight’s UFC on FOX 18 event in New Jersey as Tony Martin (10-3 MMA) took on Felipe Olivieri (14-5 MMA). Both men start the fight by firing off leg kicks. Solid leg kick lands for Olivieri. And another. Martin rushes in for a takedown and gets it. Felipe gets back to his feet but seconds later Martin forces him down to the canvas. Olivieri scrambles and gets back to his feet but Martin keeps him pressed against the fence. The referee separates the fighters and Olivieri immediately lands a brutal leg kick to the thigh of Martin. Solid elbows land in the clinch position for Felipe. The Brazilian lands a good combo to close out round one.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

Fight Night 86 is starting to come together as the UFC announced four fights added to the first UFC event in Croatia. With Croatia being the country of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, one would imagine a push to get the former Pride champion back in the octagon one last time for a rubber-match with Gabriel Gonzaga who is one of eight fighters announced on the card.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

Mike Winkeljohn is one of the most elite coaches in Mixed Martial Arts today. Coach Winkeljohn has worked hard to build the world renowned, professional fighters that hail from the Jackson / Winkeljohn gym, in Albuquerque, NM. It is here that he co-conspires with his longtime friend and fellow coach Greg Jackson. Notable athletes under his tutelage include UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, George “Rush” St. Pierre, Rashad Evans, Frank Mir, Gina Carano, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, John Dodson, Duane Ludwig and most recently BJ “The Prodigy” Penn.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

“Super” Sage Northcutt is one of those rare fighters who knew at an early age that he was’cut from a different cloth’ and proves it with some amazing accomplishments in his young MMA career.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

Unable to catch tonight’s action from New Jersey? BJPenn.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for live results, and stay tuned in to BJPenn.com for all of the UFC on FOX 18 fight recaps. Main card (Fox): Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader – Anthony Johnson defeats Ryan Bader via KO at 1:26 of round 1 Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell – Ben Rothwell defeats Josh Barnett via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:48 of round 2 Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera – Jimmie Rivera defeats Iuri Alcantara via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Sage Northcutt vs. Bryan Barberena – Bryan Barberena submits Sage Northcutt (arm-triangle choke) at 3:06 in round two

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

We as an MMA community are getting closer to a resolution in breaking down barriers to have mixed martial arts regulated in New York.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/OyCM1SN_pRo Anderson Silva is looking on point in this behind the scenes training video featuring the former pound for pound great. Silva looks to get back into title contention with a win over Michael “The Count” Bisping on February 27th next month.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich #Bellator148 pic.twitter.com/86KxhugnQC — ZombieProphet (@ZProphet_MMA) January 30, 2016

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

Recently the UFC’s attempt to hold a UFC event in New York at the Madison Square Garden for Jones vs. Cormier II was shot down.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

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