MMA News

Russell Ess - November 16, 2015

Over the weekend, Holly Holm made history and became the first athlete to ever hold a world boxing title as well as an MMA title. Holm claimed the UFC women’s bantamweight title from Ronda Rousey, who until their meeting was one of the most dominant champions the UFC has ever seen. Holm won in devastating fashion winning round one, and then knocking Rousey out in just 59 seconds of the second round. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was happy to give credit to his teammate. Jones claimed Holm as the greatest of all time in women’s combat sports in a Facebook post, with endearing things to say of the champion’s character:

BJPENN.COM News - November 16, 2015

Holly Holm had the odds stacked against her as she was walking into the octagon on Saturday evening at “UFC 193” in Melbourne, Australia. Based on the fact alone that Ronda Rousey had been on a tear before-hand, bookies and critics counted Holm out entirely as soon as the fight was announced.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

The world of mixed martial arts could not believe their eyes on Saturday evening when they watched Ronda Rousey, one of the most dominant athletes to ever step foot in the octagon, suffer her first loss by way of a brutal knockout. Bookies tried to label Holm as one of the biggest underdogs in a championship match in recent memory and she made them pay for it! Rousey has seen a great deal of success while standing in the octagon and in training, so she chose to try and beat Holm at her own game. While Rousey did try to take the fight to the ground a couple of times for her bread-and-butter armbar, there is no doubt that Rousey did tried to rush a world-class striker while Holm forced the fight to stay standing by keeping her distance. It didn’t take long to see Holm’s striking was on a different level and it took all of two rounds for her to prove her superiority that night. She walked out of the octagon with the gold strapped around her waist and fighters were blowing up their social media accounts.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/0Rh4OG_icUo With “UFC 193” in the books, we are only weeks away from watching Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo clash at “UFC 194”! Las Vegas, Nevada will host one of the biggest events of the year on December 12th and, once again, UFC spent a great deal of money hyping the card.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/TkfLH58FWYw Holly Holm executed the perfect gameplan at “UFC 193” and picked apart the heavy-favorite Ronda Rousey to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Bookies labeled Holm an underdog and very few fans actually gave her a chance, but Holm stuck by her team and training regiment and proved to the world that she truly was championship material.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/vK-NN1ufjoQ UFC President Dana White had one of the best views in the Ethiad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia to see Holly Holm defy the odds! “UFC 193” hosted was bookies were labeling as one of the most lopsided championship fights in UFC history when Ronda Rousey attempted to defend her belt against Holm. Holm kept her distance and utilized her striking to pick the champion apart before knocking her out in the second round to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Ronda Rousey has proven to be one of the toughest athletes to ever step foot in the octagon. She likely faced more adversity in the training room than she has in the octagon within her last couple defenses walking into UFC 193, and her confidence was through the roof in every aspect of her game. Her trip into the octagon at UFC 190 lasted less than a minute as she knocked out heavy hitter Bethe Correia in devastating fashion, becoming one of the most talked about athletes in sports today. At UFC 193, Holly Holm derailed Rousey’s path to perfection when she dealt “Rowdy” the first loss of her career. Rousey tried her best to out-strike the elite boxer Holm, but her gameplan didn’t unfold as she thought it would. Holm picked Rousey apart throughout the fight, dodging nearly every dangerous shot Rousey fired off. It wasn’t long before Rousey was on her back, vacantly staring at the lights as Holm celebrated over her unconcious body; The queen had been dethroned and the unthinkable had been done.

bjpenndotcom - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/2PS-lmNw0Yk Tonight in Melbourne Australia Holly Holm did what many believe she couldn’t do as she knocked Ronda Rousey out cold and claimed the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Joanna Jedrzejczyk made it out of the octagon with her UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship, successfully defending it for the second time. Valerie Letourneau brought the fight to Jedrzejczyk on Saturday evening at UFC 193, but it wasn’t enough as she still lost the fight by way of unanimous decision. While bookies labeled her a major underdog, she turned plenty of heads during her performance and may be the only fighter to move up in rankings after losing a fight!

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/eKemB5PaqV8 Bookies looked at Holly Holm as nothing more than one of the the biggest underdogs in Ultimate Fighting Championship history. Now, she is their biggest nightmare. Holm pulled off a major upset in the middle of the octagon at “UFC 193” when she not only dominated, but knocked out Ronda Rousey to become the NEW UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Joanna Jedrzejczyk left it all in the octagon on Saturday night when she clashed with Valerie Letourneau in front of more than 50,000 screaming fans in Melbourne, Australia. Jedrzejczyk was able to secure the big win and retain her UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship, but she didn’t escape unscathed as Letourneau landed her fair share of shots before her decision loss. Fighting is one of the toughest things a human being can do and just like a fighter can suffer an adrenaline dump in the middle of a fight, they can experience emotional dumps as well. During her post fight interview with Fox Sports, Jedrzejczyk broke down and showed how much she appreciated the moment she was in that night. Check out the video above!

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Holly Holm shocked the world last night in Melbourne, Australia when she pulled off what is being called the biggest upset in UFC history! The odds were stacked against her, but Holm was able to knock out Ronda Rousey to become the new and undisputed UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion of the world.

bjpenndotcom - November 15, 2015

In the main event of UFC 193 Ronda Rousey was knocked out cold by Holly Holm, losing the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/SAaXFKa1Ox4 With the incredible upset in the main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s title defense against Valerie Letourneau in the co-main event was overshadowed.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Ahead of the UFC 193 action tonight, UFC Hall of Fame member Frank Trigg spoke with Stefan Struve about his UFC 193 bout against Jared Rosholt.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

This MMA fighter put on quite the show before his fight, swinging from the door of the cage, taunting fans, trying to antagonize his opponent, and more.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

It was quite an action packed day in Melbourne Australia yesterday that was topped off with the UFC 193 weigh-ins that included a scuffle between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm.