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Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A lightweight tilt between Medhi Baghdad (11-4 MMA) and Chris Wade (11-1 MMA) took place on the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Beantown. Baghdad came out swinging but Chris Wade was able to use the forward pressure to drag his opponent to the floor. At first Baghdad was doing a good job of defending but Wade was eventually able to sink in his hooks and lock up the rear-naked choke. It’s all over

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Featherweights Maximo Blanco (12-7-1 MMA) and Luke Sanders (11-0 MMA) squared off as part of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims in Boston. Blanco opens with a high kick. He follows with a good kick to the body. Sanders answers with a few punches of his own. Big shots from both fighters. Sanders throws a couple of big left hands. Blanco smiles and returns fire. Sanders with low kicks. Sanders drops Blanco with a counter left. Blanco immediately recovers and locks in an arm-triangle choke as Sanders attempted to follow him to the floor. Sanders squirms loose and gets back to his feet. Sanders with another big left hand and Blanco hits the floor. Sanders moves in and locks up a rear-naked choke. It is deep and Blanco has to tap.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

Lightweights Paul Felder (11-2 MMA) and Daron Cruickshank (16-2 MMA) squared off during the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ preliminary card in Boston. Both fighters are happy to exchange to begin round one. Solid pressure from Felder. Cruikshank lands a front leg side kick to the face. Good combo from Daron followed by a head kick. Cruickshank shoots in for a takedown but Felder uses the position to grab a guillotine choke. It looked to be locked in tight but “The Detroit Super Star” shook free. Good knee to the body from Felder. Spinning back kick from Cruikshank. Felder lands a takedown but Daron sweeps him to wind up in top position. Round one ends.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

The fourth bout of the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ card in Boston featured Ilir Latifi taking on Sean O’Connell at light heavyweight. Latfi opens up with a big right hand that rocks Sean O’Connell. Sean begins to fall over and Ilir lands another right hand while he’s on the way down. The referee has seen enough and calls an end to the fight.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A bantamweight scrap between Rob Font and Joey Gomez served as the second bout of “UFC Fight Night 81′ in Boston. Rob Font was able to use some slick footwork to set up an early takedown on Gomez. Joey immediately gets back to his feet. Font is able to slip in and score a second takedown but once again Gomez is able to scramble back to his feet in mere seconds. Good uppercut followed by a left hand for Font. Gomez pushes forward but misses with his punches. Good combo from Font. Rob Font with a solid combo. Gomez returns a nice right from the clinch. Good jab from Gomez. Font returns fire with a right. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - January 17, 2016

A light heavyweight bout between Francimar Barroso (18-4 MMA) and Elvis Mutapcic (15-4 MMA) kicked off the ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ prelims tonight in Boston. Barroso opens up with a big overhand right to start. Barroso switches his stance. Mutapcic misses with a front kick. Barroso lands a good left hand. Barroso slips a punch and brings the fight to the ground. Mutapcic landing elbows from his back. Right hands to the body for Barroso. The round ends with Barroso in top position.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

I love these old videos of  the stars that shine bright on UFC fight nights that come from modest beginnings with trials and tribulations and  overcome adversity in the end.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mogle_ufc-197-conor-mcgregor-vs-rafael-dos-anjos-promo-superfight_sport Just a little teaser to one of the largest events in history.  UFC 197 should be everything and more with all eyes on Conor McGregor as he attempts to be only the third fighter in history to win two titles, behind BJ Penn being the most recent fighter.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Say what you want about Dominick Cruz, the former champ may be skilled in things other than fighting but man, “The Dominator” has such a high fight IQ it would be a waste to see him only on FOX as an analyst.   He’ll have plenty of time for that years from now.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/NvSU4Jlwwgo The bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is hours away from stepping into the octagon against former champ Dominick “The Dominator”  Cruz .

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mv52n_freddie-roach-on-holly-holm-she-better-not-fight-cyborg_sport Freddie Roach is waiting to see if he’ll be training Miguel Cotto in a possible bout against Juan Manuel Marquez this year.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

Weight cutting is one of the more grueling aspects of the sport of MMA.   Amateur wrestlers for example have one of the bigger advantages in MMA due to most of them having years of training and conditioning to cut weight.

bjpenndotcom - January 17, 2016

https://youtu.be/8mIZ7N3ZK3c Eddie Alvarez has the biggest test in his career in front of him tonight against former champ Anthony  “Showtime” Pettis  in the co-main event tonight.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Saturday afternoon in Boston Massachusetts the ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ weigh-ins took place.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz vs Random Ninja

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Earlier today the ‘UFC Fight Night: Boston’ weigh-ins went down ahead of the action inside the Octagon tomorrow night. As can be expected, there were some pretty heated staredowns during the weigh-in event, specifically the Cruz-Dillashaw staredown. Below are the staredown photos from all of the main card bouts.

bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016

Get ready for some highlights of the beautiful but deadly title contender Miesha “Cupcake” Tate. The date has been set with most of us anxious for one of the largest events of the year at UFC 197 in Las Vegas NV.