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BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/jXaR8QHxqF8 Holly Holm shocked the world of mixed martial arts on Saturday evening when sent Ronda Rousey crashing to the canvas in the conclusion of UFC 193. While Holm’s coaches, friends, and family were ecstatic to see Holm become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, nobody was happier to see Ronda Rousey lose than longtime rival Miesha “Cupcake” Tate, it seems!

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/TkfLH58FWYw Holly Holm executed the perfect gameplan at “UFC 193” and picked apart the heavy-favorite Ronda Rousey to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Bookies labeled Holm an underdog and very few fans actually gave her a chance, but Holm stuck by her team and training regiment and proved to the world that she truly was championship material.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/vK-NN1ufjoQ UFC President Dana White had one of the best views in the Ethiad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia to see Holly Holm defy the odds! “UFC 193” hosted was bookies were labeling as one of the most lopsided championship fights in UFC history when Ronda Rousey attempted to defend her belt against Holm. Holm kept her distance and utilized her striking to pick the champion apart before knocking her out in the second round to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Ronda Rousey has proven to be one of the toughest athletes to ever step foot in the octagon. She likely faced more adversity in the training room than she has in the octagon within her last couple defenses walking into UFC 193, and her confidence was through the roof in every aspect of her game. Her trip into the octagon at UFC 190 lasted less than a minute as she knocked out heavy hitter Bethe Correia in devastating fashion, becoming one of the most talked about athletes in sports today. At UFC 193, Holly Holm derailed Rousey’s path to perfection when she dealt “Rowdy” the first loss of her career. Rousey tried her best to out-strike the elite boxer Holm, but her gameplan didn’t unfold as she thought it would. Holm picked Rousey apart throughout the fight, dodging nearly every dangerous shot Rousey fired off. It wasn’t long before Rousey was on her back, vacantly staring at the lights as Holm celebrated over her unconcious body; The queen had been dethroned and the unthinkable had been done.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Ronda Rousey was one of the faces of mixed martial arts walking into the octagon on Saturday evening at “UFC 193”. While she will no doubt continue to be a force in driving fans to the sport, Holly Holm derailed Rousey’s path to immortality by handing her the first loss of her career! Holm dominated for a full five minutes before she knocked the queen out in the second round, becoming the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion in the process.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Joanna Jedrzejczyk made it out of the octagon with her UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship, successfully defending it for the second time. Valerie Letourneau brought the fight to Jedrzejczyk on Saturday evening at UFC 193, but it wasn’t enough as she still lost the fight by way of unanimous decision. While bookies labeled her a major underdog, she turned plenty of heads during her performance and may be the only fighter to move up in rankings after losing a fight!

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/eKemB5PaqV8 Bookies looked at Holly Holm as nothing more than one of the the biggest underdogs in Ultimate Fighting Championship history. Now, she is their biggest nightmare. Holm pulled off a major upset in the middle of the octagon at “UFC 193” when she not only dominated, but knocked out Ronda Rousey to become the NEW UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

BJPENN.COM News - November 15, 2015

Joanna Jedrzejczyk left it all in the octagon on Saturday night when she clashed with Valerie Letourneau in front of more than 50,000 screaming fans in Melbourne, Australia. Jedrzejczyk was able to secure the big win and retain her UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship, but she didn’t escape unscathed as Letourneau landed her fair share of shots before her decision loss. Fighting is one of the toughest things a human being can do and just like a fighter can suffer an adrenaline dump in the middle of a fight, they can experience emotional dumps as well. During her post fight interview with Fox Sports, Jedrzejczyk broke down and showed how much she appreciated the moment she was in that night. Check out the video above!

bjpenndotcom - November 15, 2015

Ronda Rousey has put on the worst display of her professional mixed martial arts career, where she was brutalized, before being knocked out and sent crashing face first into the canvas. UFC president Dana White has stated that Ronda will most likely get an immediate rematch, as soon as she heals from her injuries.

bjpenndotcom - November 15, 2015

In the main event of UFC 193 Ronda Rousey was knocked out cold by Holly Holm, losing the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.

bjpenndotcom - November 15, 2015

https://youtu.be/SAaXFKa1Ox4 With the incredible upset in the main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s title defense against Valerie Letourneau in the co-main event was overshadowed.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Ahead of the UFC 193 action tonight, UFC Hall of Fame member Frank Trigg spoke with Stefan Struve about his UFC 193 bout against Jared Rosholt.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

Before he was making a name for himself in the UFC, Alex ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Caceres was fighting in backyard events promoted by Kimbo Slice’s rival Dada5000.

bjpenndotcom - November 14, 2015

This MMA fighter put on quite the show before his fight, swinging from the door of the cage, taunting fans, trying to antagonize his opponent, and more.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

It was quite an action packed day in Melbourne Australia yesterday that was topped off with the UFC 193 weigh-ins that included a scuffle between Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

Earlier today at the UFC 193 weigh-ins Ronda Rousey and Holly Holm got into a bit of a shoving match during their staredown.

Russell Ess - November 13, 2015

A ONE Championship rematch scheduled for today that has been seven months in the making will not come to a realization. After a no-contest bout due to an accidental eye poke between champion Ben Askren and Luis Santos went down at ONE Championship 26 in April, the two were set to fight again Friday in Singapore. However, Santos not making weight on Thursday was a huge issue in the title fight. Askren offered to fight Santos if he were to weigh in again on fight day at no more than 190 pounds. The Brazilian again failed to make the agreed upon weight.

bjpenndotcom - November 13, 2015

Ahead of tomorrow night’s action in Melbourne Australia, catch all of the UFC 193 fighters weighing in for their fights Friday at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. ET).