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Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

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Russell Ess - October 26, 2015

UFC flyweight prospect Louis Smolka needed to use some defense after his fight was over on Saturday. “Da last samurai” played spoiler in the main event of UFC Fight Night 76 by submitting Irish local Paddy Holohan in Dublin.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

https://youtu.be/iAfGo0_v5no Rising star Terence Crawford has picked up yet another knockout win this past weekend when he clashed with Dierry Jean on HBO pay-per-view in Omaha, Nebraska.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

World Wrestling Entertainment returns to Staples Center in California, bringing the Hell in a Cell structure with them for the very first time! Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker are set to clash in the cage in what is being hyped as the duo’s last meeting. This will be Lesnar’s and Undertaker’s third meeting in the ring since Wrestlemania 30 when “The Beast” ended “The Deadman’s” historic streak. Undertaker returned the favor at Summerslam when he dealt Lesnar a submission loss, and they will settle the score tonight.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

Bellator made their long-awaited return after a one month layoff between cards with “Bellator 144” which took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The vacated Bellator Middleweight Championship found a new owner on Friday night when Rafael Carvalho disposed of Brandon Halsey in less than ten minutes with a brutal liver kick. Halsey never lost the title in competition, but rather due to a technicality. He walked into his Bellator 137 bout with Kendall Grove overweight and was stripped of the championship. The only way the championship would leave the cage slung over somebody’s shoulder that night was if Grove were to walk out victorious as Halsey was restricted from winning it.

bjpenndotcom - October 25, 2015

[ooyala code=”U2aTlieDqxqVnS0oydWFRJpk0oM3_ufE” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] In this exclusive video from LayzieTheSavage we see UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey blasting the heavy-bag with instruction from head coach Edmond Tarverdyan.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

https://youtu.be/rIH4ekvCX2M There are fights in combat sports where it gets increasingly uncomfortable as a fan to watch when a fighter is getting outclassed. As a spectator, we always have the option to either turn our heads or change the channel if it gets to an extreme level; Watching someone get repeatedly punched in the skull can only be fun for so long.

BJPENN.COM News - October 25, 2015

https://youtu.be/DajuUWcmhZE?t=1m3s Mainstream mixed martial arts finally made its return to airwaves this weekend when Bellator and Ultimate Fighting Championship gave fight-fans something to watch. Their temporary absence allowed smaller organizations to take center stage, though, leading to videos like this one surfacing!

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

Carter vs Serra at UFC 31 on May 4, 2001 in Atlantic City, NJ #DWCOTD pic.twitter.com/q1mzg3YQjq — Dana White (@danawhite) October 25, 2015

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

Last night Lion Fight 25 went down as the 300th fight broadcast on AXS TV Fights.

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

OMG!!!! @BreeseMMA silences the Irish crowd! #UFCDublin https://t.co/QUgBaGVaC8 — #UFCDublin (@ufc) October 24, 2015

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

Immediately following the action in Dublin tune in to BJPENN.com to hear from the main-card fighters, as well as several other fighters from the card.

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

Cris Cyborg is currently in the process of cutting down to 140 pounds for a catchweight fight under the Invicta FC banner in hopes of getting an eventual fight with Ronda Rousey at 135 pounds in the UFC. Cyborg posted a photo to her Instagram recently showing off her progress on her way down to 140. On Inside MMA Friday night, Cyborg discussed the drop to 140 pounds as well as a potential fight with Rousey in the future, saying:

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

https://youtu.be/XJV8FWuCSOc UFC welterweight Erick Silva can be seen in this clip from several months ago landing an absolutely brutal back kick to the body of his opponent, who quickly drops to the mat.

bjpenndotcom - October 24, 2015

https://youtu.be/kOiq0sPH4DA Yesterday morning it was announced that former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had been formally reinstated by the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

Steven Seagal has taken credit for several historic knockouts in MMA history, most notably Anderson Silva’s front kick KO of Vitor Belfort, and Lyoto Machida’s jumping front kick KO of Randy Couture.

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

Friday night at Bellator 144 Rafael Carvalho landed a well placed liver kick on Brandon Halsey.

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

In the main event of Bellator 144 Rafael Carvalho scored a body kick KO win over Brandon Halsey to secure the vacant Bellator middleweight title. "And New!" @RafaelCarvalh74 loving life right now. #Bellator144 @spike pic.twitter.com/QsTC9NYjTm