Last week’s decision by the IOC the governing body of the Olympics who released that Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling would be excluded and dropped from the 2020 Olympic Games. The decision to drop Freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling in the Olympic was tragically made by a secret ballot by the Olympic committee’s 15-member executive...
The “Girl-Rilla” Liz Carmouche is getting ready for the biggest fight of her career vs. Ronda Rousey on February 23, 2013 at UFC 157. Not only is it the biggest fight of her career but also the biggest fight for women’s MMA in general. Carmouche is challenging Rousey for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, and...
This week’s episode starts off with a recap of the previous week’s episode and the fight between Uriah and I. It then cuts right to me walking into the house, still in my hospital gown and looking for Uriah. I really just wanted to congratulate him, and let him know I was ok. I...
Former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson rarely gets the credit he deserves or the acknowledgement of being one of the top lightweights in the world. It may be due to the fact that his first run in the UFC was very brief or because he has dealt with a lot of injuries through the...
To read part one of our exclusive interview with Josh Thomson click here: A few weeks back we had Gilbert Melendez on BJPenn.Com Radio and he alluded to the fact that Nate Diaz was poked in the eye during his UFC lightweight title fight against Benson Henderson, which may hindered his performance. Keep in mind...
As one of the founders of both the American Kickboxing Academy and Zinkin Entertainment, “Crazy” Bob Cook has seen it all in the combat sports world. A lifelong martial artist, Cook has been involved in the sport for over 20 years and has coached a laundry list of elite competitors. We recently spoke with Cook...
In order to accomplish goals you have to be willing to call shots and make things happen. Rarely will anyone just give you what you want, sometimes you have to step up and grab the bull by the horns. That is exactly what UFC light heavyweight Vinny Magalhaes did when he called out top ranked...
Now that Strikeforce is over and done with, their roster of fighters can look forward to competing inside the Octagon and enjoying all the perks that come with it. The UFC is not wasting any time matching many of them up against some of the best fighters that they have to offer. One of...
Veteran and TUF 12 alumni Nam Phan recently took some time out of his schedule to talk with BJPENN.COM about his thoughts on Pettis vs. Aldo, training with Team Alpha Male, and more. Perhaps best known for his two hard-fought battles with Leonard Garcia, Phan has had his ups his downs after his time on...
In the few short years Daniel Cormier has been a professional mixed martial artist he has racked up wins against some of the best heavyweights MMA has to offer. Guys like former UFC heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett and current UFC #1 heavyweight contender have all felt the wrath of the former Oklahoma State University...
“I’m borderline iconic in this sport, people tune in to me because I’m the Black Prince of MMA and I don’t know why people call me that because I’m white.” Those were among the first words ushered by Maximum Fighting Championship President Mark Pavelich on Wednesday’s edition of BJPenn.com Radio. A friend of the show...
For now, the last name Pettis is associated with UFC lightweight contender turned featherweight title challenger Anthony “Showtime” Pettis but MMA fans will soon recognize another. Anthony’s younger brother, 19 year old Sergio Pettis is on the rise and hungry to make a statement in MMA’s bantamweight division. Sergio currently sports an undefeated professional record...
If you watched “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson,” then you know him as the guy who never stopped smiling, Sam Alvey. In a season not filled with memorable moments, Alvey stuck out with his fight to get in the house when he won via KO throwing a single punch. Alvey was selected...
Jay Silva has an exciting fight coming up opposite Jacen Flynn Feb 15 on the MFC fight card. Silva tells BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio he’s feeling ready, cutting weight & wants to get the fight over with. He wants to fight & is ready for some pasta, pizza and burgers. Some fighters will go ahead and eat...
On Sunday February 10, 2013 bjpenn.com’s Fist-ta-cuff radio talked to Danny Acosta, former writer for FIGHT magazine and current sportswriter/journalist. Acosta was asked about the fact Ricardo Lamas is 4-0 in the UFC and defeated number one contender Erik Koch in his last bout, but was passed over and Anthony Pettis was given the title...
Blog for BjPenn.com, Episode 3, “Embrace the suffering” By Adam Cella What’s going on everyone? Its Adam Cella here again with this weeks blog, and its a tough one for me to write….. I think everyone knows why! We will start from the beginning. The show starts off with the fight pick being myself...
To read part one of our interview with Anthony Pettis click here: To read part two of our interview with Anthony Pettis click here: MMA fans got to know a completely different side of Anthony Pettis and fighters in general when he appeared on the MTV series, “World of Jenks,” back in 2010. Camera...
To read part one of our interview with Anthony Pettis click here: The mixed martial arts world waits with great anticipation for August 3rd to arrive. Barring injuries we will witness what could possibly be one of the best fights of 2013 when UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo defends his title against Anthony “Showtime”...
From watching the UFC on television, it’s very easy to become oblivious to the incredible physical and mental demands that the athletes competing in the Octagon put themselves through before they step in there and fight. It might look simple but the life of a fighter is anything but easy. Professional mixed martial artists are...
26-year-old Anthony Pettis has accomplished quite a lot in his short time in mixed martial arts. The 3rd degree Taekwondo blackbelt holds an impressive 16-2 record with seven wins coming by way of knockout and six by submission. He was the last reigning WEC Lightweight Champion having defeated current UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson...
Rich Franklin is highly regarded in the MMA community. He has held the UFC Middleweight Championship, put out fight of the night performances, knocked out Chuck Liddell with a broken arm, and the list goes on. He is respected by hardcore fans and casual fans alike. After a knockout loss to Cung Le at the...
This is my first time writing a blog so please bear with me. I’m looking forward to giving everyone a recap of each week’s episode. This week’s episode starts off with a recap of the team picks and the first fight that was chosen. Jon Jones had the choice for the first fight and...
Bellator standout Brent Weedman injured his hand in his last fight. Despite winning the bout Weedman now faces a significant layoff. In this exclusive video interview with BJPenn.com at last weekend’s Hardrock MMA event in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, Brent reveals the extent of his injury and how long he might be away from the Bellator organization.
To check out part one of our exclusive interview with Jim Miller click here: This past week it was announced that Jim Miller would be facing 45 fight veteran Pat Healy at UFC 159 in April in front of his friends and family at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Healy is riding...
Most fighters will openly admit that they want to seek revenge on those they have lost to at some point in their careers. Some want to fight the man who defeated in their very next fight, they don’t see the need to wait around or have any desire to take on anyone else in the...
Ever since bursting onto the UFC scene with his impressive stint on “The Ultimate Fighter: Season 5”, Manny Gamburyan has had mixed success in the Octagon. Much like his cousin, former welterweight contender Karo Parisyan, Gamburyan has always been highly regarded for his elite Judo and freakish physical strength. Even as an undersized 155’er, Gamburyan...
UFC lightweight Jim Miller has faced a who’s who of the best UFC lightweights. At 22-4 his only losses are to former UFC #1 lightweight contender Gray Maynard, former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar, former UFC #1 Lightweight contender Nate Diaz and current UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson. Diaz is the only one of...
To read part one of our interview with Mighty Mouse click here: Most fighters will tell you they’d like to fight a minimum of four times a year, but unfortunately between injuries and in Johnson’s case, the soon to be birth of his son, things don’t always go as planned. “My goal is to...
