UFC Fight Night 104 News

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

At UFC Fight Night: Houston, Volkan Oezdemir stepped into the Octagon for the first time as he faced former interim light heavyweight title challenger Ovince Saint Preux. Oezdemir came out strong, tagging Saint Preux numerous times throughout the first round as Saint Preux continued to back up. In the second round, Saint Preux came out aggressive and hit an early takedown before Oezdemir creates a scramble and gets back to the center of the Octagon, they trade punches, with both men landing several clean shots. Saint Preux landing more strikes this round, however Oezdemir doesn’t seem affected. Saint Preux gets tagged with a counter right, but isn’t affected. Second round ends with both men in the center of the cage. Third round starts and both men begin to open up. Saint Preux clinches against the cage and lands a clean elbow followed by a knee. Oezdemir pressing forward before he stuffs a takedown. OSP looking tired as he lands a big right hand followed by another. OSP with a clean combination that lands. Oezdemir presses forward and lands a combo. OSP with a cross that lands followed by a missed uppercut. OSP lands a left which Oezdemir eats. 90 seconds left as they both look hesitant. Oezdemir remains defensive as he eats a liver shot. OSP with another shot to the body as Oezdemir is hit with a body-head combo. OSP eats a knee as he looks to clinch. 30 seconds left as they both land clean strikes. OSP with a big uppercut and a left hand. OSP pouring on a combination as Oezdemir looks to survive with 10 seconds left.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

Marcel Fortuna with a wicked walk off KO of Anthony Hamilton in RD1. Yiiiikes! #UFCHouston pic.twitter.com/jDirs5uvXI — Ahmar Khan (@AhmarSKhan) February 5, 2017

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

To kick off the main card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Houston’, TUF alum Angela Hill made her return to the Octagon to fight #5 ranked strawweight Jessica Andrade after winning the Invicta 115 pound title. The fight started as Andrade pressures forward, pressing Hill against the cage and landing several clean shots that tag Hill. Hill clinches on the cage and escapes. Andrade once again pressing forward as Hill clinches against the cage and escapes. Andrade chases Hill down and press her against the cage. Hill escapes and shakes out her arms with one minute left in the round. Hill eats a combination and escapes to the center of the Octagon again. Hill with a front kick to the body that misses as she then eats several punches and a knee to the body. Hill looks to escape as Andrade lands a clean right hand. Clean knee from Hill as she is once again pressed against the cage.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

In the final fight on the UFC Houston prelims, Curtis Blaydes & Adam Milstead stepped into the Octagon for a highly anticipated heavyweight tilt. Blaydes came out strong, landing several devastating suplex’s before then taking Milstead’s back in the clinch. Blaydes lands another big takedown, marking his 4th in under two minutes. Blaydes lands another takedown and lands some ground & pound as Milstead looks to get back to his feet. Milstead gets back to his feet and Blaydes gets yet another takedown. Milstead back to his feet, appearing to potentially have a right leg injury. Blaydes once again hits a takedown and takes Milstead’s back.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

In the second preliminary card fight of ‘UFC Fight Night: Houston’ Michinori Tanaka and Ricardo Ramos squared off in what proved to be an extremely thrilling matchup. In the beginning of the first round, Ramos came out aggressive, pressuring Tanaka against the cage in the clinch. Ultimately, Tanaka escapes and lands a big punch on the break. Ramos remains patient throughout the first round, before ultimately dropping Tanaka. Ramos follows Tanaka to the ground and lands some ground & pound shots. Tanaka returns to his feet, where Ramos once again rocks him and lands more ground & pound shots. 30 seconds left in the first round and Ramos remains composed as he pressures Tanaka against the cage as the round ends.

bjpenndotcom - February 4, 2017

To kick off the preliminary card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Houston’, UFC women’s strawweights Bec Rawlings and Tecia Torres stepped into the Octagon for a highly anticipated scrap. The fight was even through the first round, as both women traded punches, with Torres landing a higher volume of significant strikes. In the second round, Rawlings came out aggressive as she looked to pressure Torres against the cage. With two minutes left in the second round, Torres landed a takedown and secured Rawlings back, controlling Rawlings throughout the remainder of the round, and securing an armbar as the round ended. In the third round, it was more of the same as the pair exchanged strikes before Torres secured a takedown and controlled the remainder of the fight.

Russell Ess - February 3, 2017

UFC Fight Night 104 takes place in Houston, Texas on Saturday, February 4 at the Toyota Center. The main card will feature six bouts, which will air live on FS1 starting at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. Four prelim fights will also air live prior to the main card on FS1 starting at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. The event will begin with two fights airing on UFC FIGHT PASS at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.

Tom Taylor - January 31, 2017

This Sunday, the Super Bowl will take over the NRG Stadium in Houston Texas. One night before the big game, the UFC will touch down in Houston’s Toyota Center with UFC Fight Night 104. This anticipated card will be headlined by a featherweight contender bout between Dennis Bermudez and Chan Sung Jung – who is more widely known by the nickname “The Korean Zombie.” The card’s co-main event, meanwhile, will see Mexican strawweight star Alexa Grasso take a big step up in competition against the veteran Felice Herrig. Other highlights of the card include appearances from names like James Vick, Abel Trujillo, Ovince St. Preux, Anthony Hamilton, Jessica Andrade, and Angela Hill.