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bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2014

This past Saturday at UFC 171 the fight between welterweights Carlos Condit and Tyron Woodley ended abruptly in the second round. Condit was in pain after a takedown by Woodley, and shortly after that he ate a leg kick that caused him to spin. While spinning, his right leg got twisted and he fell to the mat in pain.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2014

If you missed UFC 171 this past Saturday than boy did you miss a good one. Yes, the year so far as been a very decision heavy one for UFC events, but UFC 171 delivered in more ways than one. Most of the fights were extremely entertaining, even the ones that did go the distance were close, back and forth battles. Then there was the main event, which turned out to be a war between two of the best at 170 lbs.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 17, 2014

“I’m ready to go, I’m ready to fight. It’s a good time, seasonally. I’m kind of seasonal. Right now, this summer, this whole year, a fresh start, I’m ready to fight. I think I can win. I’ve had pretty good training this year, regardless no fights, no camps. I’ve jumped in and out of other camps. I put a couple days in on Jake’s camp. Not too much, I had to travel a lot… No, I haven’t (talked to White). I don’t know how Dana feels about any of this.” On Hendricks vs. Lawler decision: “Maybe they want me to fight Johny Hendricks. Take an ass whooping right to your face, bro, worse than tonight. You got your ass whooped, all four rounds. I need a title fight, a real fight. Let the fans see what they want to see. I want to fight for the title.”

BJPENN.COM News - March 17, 2014

“I was dominating Carlos Condit, which is a hard thing to do. I surprised him with the leg kick. He wasn’t expecting it because he’s the leg kicker. So for me to go out there and chop his leg down … his knee got injured from getting taken down, from a great, timed double leg. It’s just a part of the game, like if I did an armbar and he doesn’t tap or I do a choke and he doesn’t tap. It’s a part of the game so it doesn’t take away from the victory for me because I was dominating the fight.” In Saturday’s co-main event, Tyron Woodley walked away with a TKO victory over Carlos Condit.

BJPENN.COM News - March 17, 2014

“I looked at [my corner] and I said, it’s two to two. I’ve gotta win this round. I’m not dumb. I’m not going to be one of those naïve fighters who goes ‘four to zero’. I’m true to myself. I knew I had to go out there and win that fifth round. My coaches, they told me what I needed to hear, put it that way. And I took it to heart. Leave everything out there. Five minutes can change the world.” “I damn near died again (waiting for the decision). I was sitting there like, man, not another GSP. “Take nothing away from Robbie, he fought hard too. We were out there and I was looking like, man, please call my name. Please call my name. They did, and it hasn’t really sunk in yet, if that makes sense. I know this thing (the UFC belt) is sitting in front of me, but that’s the way it’s always been for me. It’ll take me a couple weeks before I look back and say, oh my God, I’m the UFC champ. I’ll take it to heart and hopefully continue.”

BJPENN.COM News - March 16, 2014

In last Saturday’s UFC 171 co-main event, Carlos Condit suffered a knee injury that forced a premature stop to the bout. As a result, Tyrone Woodley picked up a second round TKO stoppage and Condit will likely be out of commission while in rehab.

BJPENN.COM News - March 16, 2014

In the UFC 171 pay-per-view opener, Ovince St. Preux made short work of his Russian counterpart and ended the bout in 89 seconds with an amazing, rarely seen Von Flue choke.

BJPENN.COM News - March 16, 2014

Watch highlights of Tyron Woodley’s victory over Carlos Condit at UFC 171. Find more UFC 171 coverage HERE.

BJPENN.COM News - March 16, 2014

Watch highlights of Hector Lombard’s victory over Jake Shields at UFC 171. Find more UFC 171 coverage HERE.

BJPENN.COM News - March 16, 2014

Watch highlights of Myles Jury’s victory over Diego Sanchez at UFC 171. Find more UFC 171 coverage HERE.

BJPENN.COM News - March 16, 2014

If you missed BJPENN.COM’S live broadcast of the UFC 171 post-fight press conference, here is the full replay. Find more UFC 171 coverage HERE.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2014

Fight of the Night: Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler This was a given. In a night that saw a lot of one-sided decisions, Hendricks and Lawler brawled in the octagon and brought the crowd back to life. Hendricks absorbed a lot of punishment and was cut open in multiple spots on his face, but he fought through the shots and continued to press forward. Lawler put on the best performance of his career and showed that with some condition-training, he will be able to go another five full rounds with heavy power in his fists. In a fight that saw both men look fantastic, Hendricks executed a takedown with a minute left in the fight to lock up the round and the victory.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2014

Georges St. Pierre relinquished his UFC Welterweight Championship and for the first time in six years, we have a new champion. After feeling like he got shafted out of the title in the first place, Hendricks claimed he would not let the title escape him again. The fight was a lot closer than everyone thought it would be and it came down to the wire.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2014

Carlos Condit and Tyron Woodley brought the crowd to life after an exciting first round. Woodley utilized his ability to close the distance and land quick, hard hook multiple times in the opening minutes of the fight. Condit started to turn the pace up at the end of the first round and it showed he found his distance in the second round.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2014

Myles Jury remains undefeated inside the octagon.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2014

Ovince St. Preux opened up the fights with a submission we haven’t seen in a long time.

bjpenndotcom - March 15, 2014

Kelvin Gastelum looked like a seasoned veteran in the first round and proved to the world why it wasn’t crazy to label him the favorite walking into the octagon. Rick Story was quick to the center of the octagon and tried to land some shots, but Gastelum did a great job at countering everything Story threw. Gastelum even knocked Story off balance at one point and almost finished the fight on the ground, but Story made it back to his feet.