MMA News

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2014

Following his dominant win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, Conor McGregor went out to celebrate with friends, teammates and family. McGregor was shown a photo of his longtime coach John Kavanagh wearing one of his custom suits.

Chris Taylor - September 29, 2014

Former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle (17-7 MMA) was a guest on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” where he announced his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

BJPENN.com Radio was back last night with an incredible episode. The episode was kicked off with BattleGrounds MMA President Kenny Monday, who spoke about how he was able to bring back the ‘one night tournament’ format for MMA events, as well as how he started BattleGrounds MMA.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

This Saturday the UFC hits Stockholm Sweden for UFC Fight Night Stockholm. Sweden is quickly becoming a hotspot for MMA talent, including Alexander Gustafsson, Ilir Latifi, Tor Troeng and more. Check out the mini-documentary from the UFC.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

In honor of Conor McGregor’s UFC 178 win over Dustin Poirier, we take a look back at McGregor’s 2012 win over Ivan Buchinger at Cage Warriors 51 where he became a 2-division champion. The bout was McGregor’s last bout before being signed by the UFC, where he has since gone 4-0. Check out the brutal finish at the 6 minute mark.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

Following her return to the Octagon at UFC 178, it was announced that Cat Zingano would fight Ronda Rousey for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship in 2015. Miesha Tate spoke to Jonathan Shrager about who she thinks will take the bout.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

Bryan Caraway has something to say about Manny Gamburyan calling him out following his win at UFC 178 this past weekend. Caraway spoke to Jonathan Shrager about why he believes he’s the best grappler in the division.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

Bellator 126 took place this past Friday, and a new middleweight champion was crowned when Alexander Shlemenko was defeated by Brandon Halsey. Below are the full fight highlights from the event:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Following his dominant UFC 178 performance against Eddie Alvarez, Donald Cerrone joined the crew on Fox Sports 1 to discuss what he’s changed in his training camp, who he wants to fight next, and his desire to fight until he’s 56 years old. Check it out:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson proved once again why he’s not only the best flyweight in the world, but why he’s one of the pound for pound best in the world as well by defeating Chris Cariaso via submission in the 2nd round. After the bout, McGregor joined Ariel Helwani to discuss what went down.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Last night Demetrious Johnson proved once again why he is arguably the greatest pound for pound fighter on the planet. In the main event of UFC 178, Johnson defeated Chris Cariaso via submission in the second round.

bjpenndotcom - September 28, 2014

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BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Following a controversial period between the second and third round where Yoel Romero was left on the stool for an extra 25 seconds after nearly being KO’d at the end of the 2nd round, Yoel Romero went out and TKO’d Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, who was rightfully upset about the situation, confronted Romero backstage about the incident.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Last night Dominick Cruz returned from a nearly 3-year long absence from the Octagon in dominant fashion to destroy Takeya Mizugaki in 61 seconds. Cruz said in his post-fight speech that he was looking forward to beating up “Alpha Fails”. An insult directed at Urijah Faber’s “Team Alpha Male”.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Demetrious Johnson did it again last night and retained his flyweight title against Chris Cariaso, by defeating Cariaso in the second round via submission. Check out the full fight highlights below:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

On the main card of UFC 178, Yoel Romero defeated Tim Kennedy in the third round via TKO. The bout wasn’t without controversy however, after nearly being KO’d at the end of the second, Yoel Romero was able to get an extra 20-30 seconds between rounds after too much Vaseline was applied to his cut on his eyebrow. At the start of the third round, Romero came out dominant and TKO’d Kennedy. Here’s the full fight highlights:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Last night at UFC 178, Donald Cowboy Cerrone continued his win streak by defeating Eddie Alvarez via unanimous decision. Cowboy landed brutal leg kicks that ultimately left Alvarez limping.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Last night Conor McGregor was able to continue his tear through the featherweight division. McGregor stunned Poirier with a cross, before finishing him with a hook. Below you can see the full fight highlights.