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Video: Aleksei Oleinik Pulls Off First Ezekiel Choke in UFC History

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The live crowd inside the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and those watching on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) witnessed history. Heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik executed the first Ezekiel choke in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history. The victim was Viktor Pesta.

The Ezekiel choke isn’t too common in mixed martial arts (MMA). It is seen more often in jiu-jitsu tournaments because practitioners can use the gi to their advantage. The official FOX Sports UFC Twitter account posted the submission.

Despite being on the wrong end of a full mount, Oleinik was able to lock in the choke and Pesta was out. The fight was aired live as part of the FS1 portion of the UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn prelims.

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The live crowd inside the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and those watching on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) witnessed history. Heavyweight Aleksei Oleinik executed the first Ezekiel choke in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history. The victim was Viktor Pesta.

The Ezekiel choke isn’t too common in mixed martial arts (MMA). It is seen more often in jiu-jitsu tournaments because practitioners can use the gi to their advantage. The official FOX Sports UFC Twitter account posted the submission.

Despite being on the wrong end of a full mount, Oleinik was able to lock in the choke and Pesta was out. The fight was aired live as part of the FS1 portion of the UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn prelims.

Video: Nina Ansaroff Submits Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger at UFC Phoenix

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The featured bout on the UFC Fight Pass portion of tonight’s (Jan. 15) Fight Night card was a women’s strawweight battle between Nina Ansaroff and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. “The Strina” came into the b…

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The featured bout on the UFC Fight Pass portion of tonight’s (Jan. 15) Fight Night card was a women’s strawweight battle between Nina Ansaroff and Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. “The Strina” came into the bout with two straight losses inside the Octagon. Jones-Lybarger was also looking to snap her two-fight skid.

In the end, it was Ansaroff who walked out of the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, Arizona with a win. It’s her first victory since Dec. 2013. The official Twitter account of the UFC posted the submission.

Ansaroff celebrated with her girlfriend, reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. Meanwhile, Jones-Lybarger’s record plummets to 0-3 inside the Octagon and she may be released as a result.

UFC Fight Night 103 Preliminary Card Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Sunday, January 15th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 103. Headlining the card are Yair Rodriguez and BJ Penn, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Sunday, January 15th, 2016) will come in the form of UFC Fight Night 103. Headlining the card are Yair Rodriguez and BJ Penn, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the preliminary section of the card.

Augusto Mendes vs. Frankie Saenz in a bantamweight bout closes the preliminary card on FOX Sports 1.

Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Viktor Pesta is next in a heavyweight bout.

Alex White vs. Tony Martin is next in a lightweight bout.

Devin Powell vs. Drakkar Klose in a lightweight bout opens the Fox Sports 1 preliminary bouts.

Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Nina Ansaroff in a women’s strawweight bout finishes off the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card.

Walt Harris vs. Chase Sherman is next in a heavyweight bout.

Joachim Christensen vs. Bojan Mihajlovic was next in a lightweight bout. In round 1, Christensen opens up with a wild combo that caught Mihajlovic. They clinch and then separated. Mihajlovic slipped and Christensen got down and got in guard. Christensen worked him over with strikes from this position. They were stood up and clinched to end the round. In round 2, Christensen pressed forward and Mihajlovic clinched with him up against the fence to open the round. Christensen was hit low and this put a stop in the action. Action resumes shortly after that. Uppercut, front kick, and a couple of right hands land for Christensen late in the round. Mihajlovic clinches and landed some body strikes. In round 3, Christensen landed a huge uppercut while in the clinch and this one is a wrap.

Opening the UFC Fight Pass prelims was Cyril Asker vs. Dmitry Smoliakov in a heavyweight bout. After they had a feeling out process, Smoliakov poked Asker in the eye. We go back to action. Asker shot in for a takedown and Smoliakov landed an uppercut. Asker got the takedown and landed in side control. Smoliakov landed a series of strikes from the bottom. Asker got full mount and landed a series of strikes and the referee stopped the fight.

Here are the results:

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Augusto Mendes vs. Frankie Saenz

Heavyweight: Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Viktor Pesta

Lightweight: Alex White vs. Tony Martin

Lightweight: Devin Powell vs. Drakkar Klose

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:15 p.m. ET)

Strawweight: Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Nina Ansaroff

Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Chase Sherman

Light Heavyweight: Joachim Christensen def. Bojan Mihajlovic via KO (uppercut) at 2:05 of Round 3

Heavyweight: Cyril Asker def. Dmitrii Smoliakov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:41

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Yair Rodriguez: BJ Penn Is Acting Like An Amateur

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will make his return to fighting action tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017) in the main event of UFC Phoenix, when he takes on No. 10-ranked featherweight Yair Rodriguez. Leading up to their contest Penn has been unleashing a slew of trash-talk towards his young Mexican foe, claiming

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Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will make his return to fighting action tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017) in the main event of UFC Phoenix, when he takes on No. 10-ranked featherweight Yair Rodriguez.

Leading up to their contest Penn has been unleashing a slew of trash-talk towards his young Mexican foe, claiming that when the two take center Octagon he’ll make ‘El Pantera’ look like an amateur in there with him. During a recent interview with MMA Fighting Rodriguez got his opportunity to respond to ‘The Prodigy’, stating that his actions as of late have reflected rather immaturely on the UFC Hall Of Famer:

“He’s an expert, like he said. He’s pretty good at what he does and I respect him so much. The way that he talks isn’t going to change the way that I think about him,” Rodriguez said. “He said he’s a professional and he’s been in dozens of fights. He’s acting like an amateur.

“For me, I’m not mad at him. I actually respect him so much. I don’t know why he’s mad. I mean, man, I f*cking appreciate you. I respect you so much, I don’t know why you’re mad with me. I haven’t done nothing to you, but I respect you. But if you’re mad, man, what can I do? We’re going to fight anyways, so you’re going to punch me in the face. It’s what we do.”

Penn has also insinuated that Rodriguez and his manager conspired to fight Penn since their days training together at Jackson-Wink, claiming Rodriguez believes he can make his name off of the now 38-year-old Hawaiian:

“I never asked for this fight,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t know who told him that, but it was some fight that the UFC offered me and I accepted, just like he did. I don’t know who created that lie, but I didn’t ask for this fight. But now I’m here fighting him, I’m fighting a legend and I’m pretty happy.”

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Despite the ongoing war of words between the two sides, Rodriguez still holds a great deal of respect for his legendary adversary, having watched Penn compete while growing up in the streets of Mexico and researching some highlights from the former K1 champ’s heyday:

“I watched him growing up,” Rodriguez said. “I watched some of his highlight videos, I liked the way that he fought and his jiu-jitsu game. I didn’t know any jiu-jitsu when I started practicing MMA, so seeing him with amazing grappling just made me want to do it even more. I remember the first time that I saw him, it was watching videos on YouTube, he was jumping out of a pool doing some strength and conditioning stuff, and doing some boxing and some fighting stuff, and I wasn’t even fighting yet.

“It means a lot, “Rodriguez continued. “It means the UFC wants me to prove [myself] one more time with this kind of fight. B.J. Penn is a two-time former champion, two different weight classes. Few people can achieve that in their careers. B.J. Penn is one of those guys and he knows what it takes to be a champion. You want to fight those kind of guys. This is just going to be amazing for me because he has a lot of experience and I can absorb that too.”

Rodriguez and Penn will meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103, live on FS1 from the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017).

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UFC Phoenix Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

Tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017) UFC Hall Of Famer BJ Penn makes his highly-anticipated return to Octagon action after nearly three years, and will take on the flashy young No. 10-ranked featherweight Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. In our co-main event UFC veteran Joe Lauzon meets Marcin Held in

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Tonight (Sunday, January 15, 2017) UFC Hall Of Famer BJ Penn makes his highly-anticipated return to Octagon action after nearly three years, and will take on the flashy young No. 10-ranked featherweight Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103.

In our co-main event UFC veteran Joe Lauzon meets Marcin Held in a lightweight scrap, in addition to a welterweight contest between Court McGee and Ben Saunders, and a flyweight bout between John Moraga and Sergio Pettis.

It should be a fun night for fight fans in Phoenix, and you can check out the full card, start time, and how to watch here:

Event: UFC Phoenix: Rodriguez vs. Penn
Date: Sun., January 15, 2017
Location: Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona
Broadcast: FS1

Main Card (10 PM ET, FOX Sports 1)

Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez vs. B.J. Penn

Lightweight: Joe Lauzon vs. Marcin Hield

Welterweight: Court McGee vs. Ben Saunders

Flyweight: John Moraga vs. Sergio Pettis

Preliminary Card (8PM ET, FOX Sports 1)

Bantamweight: Frankie Saenz vs. Augusto Mendes

Heavyweight: Oleksiy Oliynyk vs. Viktor Pešta

Lightweight: Alex White vs. Tony Martin

Heavyweight: Walt Harris vs. Chase Sherman

Preliminary Card (6:15 ET, UFC Fight Pass)

Women’s Strawweight: Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Nina Ansaroff

Lightweight: Devin Powell vs. Drakkar Klose

Light Heavyweight: Joachim Christensen vs. Bojan Mihajlovi?

Heavyweight: Dmitri Smoliakov vs. Cyril Asker

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Reminder: UFC Fight Night in Phoenix Live Tonight (Jan. 15)

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Tonight (Jan. 15) will see the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hold its first event in 2017. That event will be UFC Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona. Twenty-four fighters will compete inside the Talkin…

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Tonight (Jan. 15) will see the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hold its first event in 2017. That event will be UFC Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona. Twenty-four fighters will compete inside the Talking Stick Arena.

The headliner features a rising featherweight prospect and a legend who wants to show the world that he is still “The Prodigy.” These two 145-pound warriors are Yair Rodriguez and B.J. Penn. While there is a level of respect between these two, they also haven’t been shy about throwing some verbal jabs.

Penn had claimed “El Pantera” asked for this fight. He even said people at his gym were calling Rodriguez a “p*ssy” for thinking this would be an easy fight. Rodriguez fired back by saying Penn was “acting like an amateur.”

Lightweights Joe Lauzon and Marcin Held will take the co-main event slot. Lauzon has had 38 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts. Twenty-two of those bouts have been in the UFC. This doesn’t count his three matches on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Held, who had been a Bellator mainstay, will make his second trip to the Octagon.

A brief personal down period for Ben Saunders saw him depart from the UFC despite going 3-1 since his return. A 17-second submission win over Jacob Volkmann put him right back with the world leader in MMA. Trading leather with him will be Court McGee. “The Crusher” has gone 2-2 in his last four outings.

Getting the main card started will be a flyweight tilt between Sergio Pettis and John Moraga. Pettis is coming off two straight wins. He earned unanimous decision victories over Chris Cariaso and Chris Kelades. Moraga could be on the chopping block with a loss tonight. He has come up short in two straight decision losses to Joseph Benavidez and Matheus Nicolau. He will have the hometown crowd on his side.

UFC Fight Night’s prelims will begin at 6 p.m. ET on Fight Pass. The prelims continue on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET. The action rolls along on the same network with the main card at 10 p.m. ET.