Talking points: Rumble, Rothwell, Sage and more

Anthony Johnson’s power may be the scariest in all of MMA. Just think how Ryan Bader felt trapped underneath “Rumble” Saturday night in their main event light heavyweight contender eliminator fight at Fight Night New Jersey. For Bade…

Anthony Johnson’s power may be the scariest in all of MMA. Just think how Ryan Bader felt trapped underneath “Rumble” Saturday night in their main event light heavyweight contender eliminator fight at Fight Night New Jersey. For Bader’s sake, the fight didn’t last long. After Johnson stuffed a takedown and then defended a kimura attempt from Bader, he scrambled and took top position. From there he proceeded to rain down huge blows for a few seconds before the referee came flying in to save Bader. Joe Rogan may have said it best: Once Rumble got on top and in moun … Read the Full Article Here

Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader: Post-fight bonus recap

Fight of the Night: Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera
 
Performance Bonuses: Anthony Johnson and Ben Rothwell
 
• Fight Night New Jersey’s main card swept the performance bonuses• Ben Rothwell took home $50k after becoming t…

Fight of the Night: Iuri Alcantara vs. Jimmie Rivera
 
Performance Bonuses: Anthony Johnson and Ben Rothwell
 
• Fight Night New Jersey’s main card swept the performance bonuses• Ben Rothwell took home $50k after becoming the first fighter to submit Josh Barnett• Anthony Johnson ended Ryan Bader’s win streak with a first round KO• Rivera earned a unanimous decision win over Alcantara in the Fight of the NightMore from Fight Night New Jersey: Full results | Post-fight bonus recap | Johnson makes quick work of Bader | Rothwell, Rivera earn wins | Barbe … Read the Full Article Here

Fight Night New Jersey 2016 final results

Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Prudential Center in New Jersey on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.
Johnson vs. Bader | Barnett vs. Rothwell | Alcantara vs. Rivera | Northcutt v…

Who were the winners at UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader? Click below to get the results for all the fights at Prudential Center in New Jersey on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.
Johnson vs. Bader | Barnett vs. Rothwell | Alcantara vs. Rivera | Northcutt vs. Barberena | Saffiedine vs. Ellenberger | Aubin-Mercier vs. Ferreira | Natal vs. Casey | Ortiz vs. Reis | Sullivan vs. Yakovlev | Caceres vs. Fullen | Dwyer vs. Brown | Jackson vs. Makashvili | Martin vs. Olivieri
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Bader main card
Anthony Johnson defeats Ryan Bader Anthony Johnson in full mount is probably the scar … Read the Full Article Here

Barberena hands Northcutt his first professional loss

Bryan Barberena eagerly took on the biggest opportunity of his career when offered the chance to replace the injured Andrew Holbrook on short notice against unbeaten phenom Sage Northcutt Saturday at Prudential Center. The result in the FOX-televised o…

Bryan Barberena eagerly took on the biggest opportunity of his career when offered the chance to replace the injured Andrew Holbrook on short notice against unbeaten phenom Sage Northcutt Saturday at Prudential Center. The result in the FOX-televised opener: Northcutt is unbeaten no more, as Barberena won the welterweight bout via second-round submission.

 
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Northcutt controlled the majority of the opening round behind his fast hands and a slam with three minutes left. But once Barberena rose and saw his own blood flowing from a cut over his left eye, it seemed to kick him int … Read the Full Article Here

Johnson makes quick work of Bader in Fight Night New Jersey main event

NEWARK, NJ – The storyline heading into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ryan Bader was that if Bader got the battle of top light heavyweight contenders to the ground, he would win. Well, the …

NEWARK, NJ – The storyline heading into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Ryan Bader was that if Bader got the battle of top light heavyweight contenders to the ground, he would win. Well, the fight went to the ground, but it was Johnson who emerged victorious, with his thudding power producing a devastating first-round knockout at Prudential Center.More from Fight Night New Jersey: Full results | Post-fight bonus recap | Johnson makes quick work of Bader | Rothwell, Rivera earn wins | Barberena hands Northcutt first professional loss … Read the Full Article Here

Saffiedine, Ferreira and Natal among winners at Fight Night New Jersey prelims

NEWARK, NJ – After more than a year on the sidelines due to injury, welterweight contender Tarec Saffiedine made a triumphant return on the UFC Fight Night prelim card Saturday at Prudential Center, winning a close, but unanimous, three-round decision …

NEWARK, NJ – After more than a year on the sidelines due to injury, welterweight contender Tarec Saffiedine made a triumphant return on the UFC Fight Night prelim card Saturday at Prudential Center, winning a close, but unanimous, three-round decision over Jake Ellenberger.Scores were 29-28 across the board for the 11th-ranked Saffiedine, now 16-4; Ellenberger falls to 30-11.

 
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Whether to the head or the body, Saffiedine’s kick-centric attack paid off throughout the opening round, but while each thudding shot was undoubtedly taking its toll on Ellenberger, “The Ju … Read the Full Article Here