UFC 217 News

Chris Taylor - November 5, 2017

UFC heavyweight Walt Harris has issued a statement after suffering a DQ loss to Mark Godbeer at last night’s UFC 217 event in New York. Harris hit Godbeer with a head kick late in the round as the referee was attempting to call a timeout due to a groin strike (watch that here).

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

Georges St-Pierre made history at tonight’s UFC 217 event in New York becoming only the fourth fighter in UFC history to earn titles in multiple weight classes. “GSP” defeated Michael Bisping via third-round submission (rear-naked choke) to becoming the UFC’s new middleweight champion of the world. (Watch the finish here).

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

Georges St-Pierre became only the fourth fighter in UFC history to earn titles in two different weight classes at tonight’s UFC 217 event in New York. The Canadian superstar, “GSP”, submitted Michael Bisping in the main event via rear-naked choke thus becoming the UFC’s new middleweight champion of the world.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A middleweight title fight between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 217 pay-per-view event in New York. Round one begins and St-Pierre starts things off with a low kick. He lands another. Bisping circles but Georges catches him with another leg kick. “GSP” with a right hand over the top. Bisping circles along the fence. Georges catches him with a side kick. A big right hand just misses for “Rush”. The Canadian side steps and then lands a jab. Michael returns fire with a right hand. “GSP” scores with a jab followed by a front leg round kick. Bisping moves forward and lands a jab of his own. Georges smiles at him. “GSP” with a right hand followed by a crisp jab. St-Pierre keeps searching for a right hand over the top Dan Henderson style. Georges misses with a spinning roundhouse kick attempt. Georges shoots in and lands a ingle leg takedown. Just under a minute remains. “GSP” has Bisping pressed against the fence but Michael quickly wall walks and stands back up. Georges misses with a right hand but then leaps in with a superman punch. He lands a spinning wheel kick. Bisping looks stunned. “GSP” looks great. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A bantamweight title fight between current champion Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw served as the co-main event of UFC 217 in New York. Round one begins and Cody comes out quickly. Dillashaw switches stances. Cody throws a low kick. Dillashaw catches Cody with a nice knee to the body. Garbrandt circles out. TJ with a low kick, Cody responds with a left hand over the top. TJ fakes a spinning back fist. Cody comes forward with a head kick that is blocked. TJ presses forward. He misses with a head kick. Cody circles out and then lands a nice kick to the body. TJ is using a lot of movement. Cody presses forward with a combination that lands. TJ fires back with a wild right. Garbrandt tells him to bring it on. Both men are throwing wildly now. Cody with a beautiful left hook. TJ leaps in with a front kick and then follows that strike up with a low kick. Both men are having trouble finding their range. TJ with a right hand. Cody replies with a jab. Another nice right hand from Dillashaw. Cody circles. TJ comes forward but Cody catches him with a right hand. TJ hits the deck. Cody charges in with punches but the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A women’s strawweight title fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas took place during tonight’s UFC 217 main card in New York. Round one begins and Rose lands a good low kick to start. Jedrzejczyk fires back with a left hand. Rose counters with a right. Namajunas seems to be very comfortable early. Joanna fires off a nice combination. Rose avoids any significant strikes and then drops Joanna with a right hand. She jumps on her and immediately and moves to mount. Joanna is taking some shots but works her way back to her feet. Joanna gets free and circles out. Rose catches her with a right hand and drops her to the floor. Rose jumps on Joanna and forces her to tapout to strikes! WOW!

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A key welterweight scrap between Stephen Thompson and Jorge Masvidal took place during tonight’s UFC 217 pay-per-view main card at Madison Square Garden. Round one begins and Jorge throws a front kick that misses. Stephen takes the center of the octagon. He lands a nice outside low kick. Thompson goes high but Jorge blocks it. Masvidal comes back with a low kick. Thompson hammers Jorge with a side kick. Masvidal backs up to the fence and then circles off. Thompson with a side kick to the face. Jorge smiles at him. Thompson leaps in with a beautiful combination. Jorge circles and then lands a nice low kick. Thompson leaps in with a left hand that lands. Masvidal misses with a low kick. He throws another that connects. Thompson goes to the body with a kick. Jorge is responding with kicks now. Thompson circles out and then leaps in with a big right hand. He follows that up with a side kick that sends Masvidal to the floor. Jorge gets back up and lands a pair of low kicks. Thompson retreats. Masvidal follows him and lands a low kick. Thompson lands a perfect straight left down the pipe. That was beautiful. Masvidal presses forward and lands a combination of his own. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A middleweight scrap between Paulo Borrachinha and Johny Hendricks kicked off the pay-per-view portion of tonight’s UFC 217 card in New York. Round one begins and Borrachinha lands a hard low kick to start. He lands another hard kick this time to the body of Hendricks. Johny circles and avoids a head kick. He charges forward with strikes but can’t find the mark. He lands a pair of nice low kicks. Paulo paws with his jab. He lands a nice body kick on Hendricks. Paulo leaps in with a right hand that just misses. Hendricks shoots in but fails on an attempted takedown. Paulo lands a left and then misses with a head kick. Hendricks lands a low kick. Paulo is backing him up though. Borrachinha with a right hand. He goes to the body with a jab. Another big right hand from Paulo. The Brazilian lands a knee. Hendricks is trying to circles off the fence. He does and then lands a low kick. Hendricks shoots in for a double leg but can’t secure the takedown. Johny lands a shot that gets Paulo’s attention. He follows that up with a low kick. Paulo tells him to bring it on. Borrachinha with a nice body shot followed by a kick to the midsection. Hendricks lands a left hand and then another. Paulo responds with a spinning heel kick. Hendricks with a left. Paulo with a shot to the body. Round one comes to an end.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A heavyweight scrap between Walt Harris and Mark Godbeer took place during tonight’s UFC 217 prelims in New York. Round one begins and Harris and Godbeer both miss with early head kick attempts. Harris comes forward with a left hook that partially connects. Mark responds with a body kick. Walt Harris is throwing bombs now. He opts to shoot in and takes the fight to the floor. He immediately moves to mount and lands a huge shot. Godbeer scrambles and gets back to half guard and then full guard. Harris continues to work and lands a nice left hand. Another good left hand from “The Big Ticket”. He switches to elbows and then moves Godbeer against the fence. Harris is landing some hard shots from this position. Under two minutes remain in the opening round now. Harris lands another huge left elbow. Godbeer is attempting to scramble and finally gets back up to his feet. He leaps in with a right hook that misses. Walt connects with a nice counter left. He throws a knee that may have landed low. The referee attempts to step in and but Harris lands a head kick before he does. The doctors are called in to take a look. The fight is being called off.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A light heavyweight scrap between Ovince Saint Preux and Corey Anderson took place during tonight’s UFC 217 prelims in New York. Round one begins and “OSP” throws a big front kick early. He lands a nice left hand and then another. Anderson fires back with a right. Corey shoots in and scores a double leg takedown. “OSP” scrambles up to his feet but Anderson drags him right back down to the canvas. Anderson is looking to take the back but “OSP” gets back to his feet and breaks free. Saint Preux lands a left hand as Anderson is coming in. Corey presses “OSP” against the fence and begins working hard for a single leg takedown. He can’t get it. Anderson postures up and then lands a beautiful spinning elbow. He follows that up with a left hand and then presses “OSP” against the cage. Anderson with a knee to the mid section. One minute remains in round one. “OSP” is able to break Anderson’s hold and then circles off the fence. Saint Preux with a left hand and then knee. Anderson pushes “OSP” back against the cage. Saint Preux once again shakes free and then lands a big combination. Anderson is hurt. Another left puts Corey on the floor. “OSP” rushes at him but the horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A welterweight scrap between Mickey Gall and Randy Brown kicked off tonight’s UFC 217 prelims on FS2 live from Madison Square Garden in New York. Round one begins and Brown moves forward early while utilizing his jab. Gall tries to circle off the fence but Brown won’t let him. Randy with a nice right hand. Gall replies with a good shot of his own. The fighters clinch along the cage. Brown starts landing some nasty knees to the body. He goes upstairs and lands a hard knee to the forehead of Gall. Randy scores a trip and takes Mickey to the floor. He begins working from side control but Gall quickly scrambles back to full guard. Brown opts to stand up and begins landing leg kicks. Brown dives back in to the guard of Gall. Brown begins working some big elbows from the top. Gall is attempting to transition for a triangle choke attempt but Randy isn’t having it. A big elbow from Brown causes a big gash on the forehead of Mickey. The horn sounds to end round one.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

A heavyweight scrap between Curtis Blaydes and Aleksei Oleinik served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 217 Fight Pass Prelims in New York. Round one begins and Oleinik quickly takes the center of the octagon and throws a leg kick. Blaydes shoots in and scores an early double leg takedown. Aleksei quickly scrambles free and gets back up to his feet. Oleinik misses with a wild right hand. Blaydes catches him with a leg kick. Oleinik returns fire with one of his own. Blaydes presses forward with punches. The fighters clinch and exchange uppercuts. They break and Oleinik lands an uppercut. He attempts a spinning back fist but misses and once again Blaydes shoots in and takes him to the floor. Oleinik immediately looks to lock up and arm. Blaydes decides to let the Russian veteran back up. Oleinik misses with a right hand and Blaydes takes him back to the floor. Once again the fight does not last on the canvas long and we are back to standing. Both men are throwing wild punches now. Huge uppercuts from both fighters. They break and Blaydes drops Oleinik with a massive punch. Oleinik somehow survives and gets back up to his feet. He presses Blaydes against the cage and once again some wild punches are thrown. The horn sounds to end a crazy first round of action.

Chris Taylor - November 4, 2017

Unable to catch tonight’s UFC 217 pay-per-view event? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of tonight’s UFC 217 action. The pay-per-view fight card, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York, is headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring current champion Michael Bisping taking on former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre.

Russell Ess - November 3, 2017

We are just a day away from UFC 217, which is surely one of the biggest cards of the year. With the UFC’s return to Madison Square Garden in New York, the stacked card will feature three title fights. The main event of the evening will feature UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping defending his title against former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. This is a huge matchup as it is St-Pierre’s first fight in the UFC since November of 2013 where he won a close and controversial split decision title fight against Johny Hendricks. This also marks the first time “Rush” will be fighting at middleweight in his professional MMA career.

Russell Ess - November 2, 2017

The UFC 217 pre-fight press conference took place on Thursday ahead of the stacked fight card taking place this weekend at the Madison Square Garden in New York. UFC 217 features three title fights. UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will take on Georges St-Pierre in the former welterweight champion’s first fight back since 2013. UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt faces former teammate and former champion TJ Dillashaw and UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks to tie Ronda Rousey‘s UFC record for most consecutive female title defenses against Rose Namajunas.

Russell Ess - November 2, 2017

UFC 217 takes place this weekend on November 4 as the UFC returns to the historic Madison Square Garden in New York. The main event of the night will feature the UFC middleweight title fight with champion Michael Bisping taking on former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre will be returning to competition after stepping away from the sport nearly four years ago.

Tom Taylor - October 23, 2017

On November 4, the UFC will return to New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden with UFC 217. The card stands out as perhaps the most stacked stacked of the year, as it features a middleweight title fight between Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre, a bantamweight title fight between Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw, and a strawweight title fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas. While UFC 217 is packed to the edges with UFC stars, however, word has it that tickets aren’t selling especially well. UFC commentator Joe Rogan dropped this bomb on the UFC Gdansk Fight Companion episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.

Chris Taylor - October 8, 2017

The octagon will return to Madison Square Garden in New York next month for UFC 217. The pay-per-view fight card, which takes place November 4, will be headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring current champion Michael Bisping taking on former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre.