MMA News

bjpenndotcom - December 29, 2015

https://youtu.be/-CAqmAGkA0Y Former champ Jon Jones is set to to face the Daniel “DC” Cormier in April for a shot for “Bones” to reclaim the LW strap.   Cormier defended the title against Alexander “The Mauler” Gustaffson a few months ago, but many critics thought his option to stand and trade with the longer Gustafsson resulted in more punishment than necessary.

Russell Ess - December 29, 2015

https://youtu.be/e-RKaT3wONc It was a hard fight to watch for fans of legendary Japanese MMA pioneer Kazushi Sakuraba.

Russell Ess - December 28, 2015

When a legend of mixed martial arts says he is your favorite fighter and that you are his pick as the pound-for-pound king, you know you have made your mark in the sport.

Russell Ess - December 28, 2015

With the new weigh in rules that ONE FC will implement in 2016 and look to change the landscape of the sport of mixed martial arts, ONE FC welterweight champion Ben Askren has revealed that he will be changing weight classes due to the new rule.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

If your going to learn how to escape an armbar attempt, what better way to illustrate the technique and have fun at the same time while these two women demonstrate the finer points of defending against the armbar.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/YCVScM3QRsM Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit looks like a man possessed heading into the event at UFC 195.    Condit got his shot at gold after defeating Thiago Alves via TKO in May of this year.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

Joe Rogan has a master plan that very well could make everyone happy.  One of the biggest challenges for Dana White and the UFC is to convince the fans that Ronda Rousey will be healthy and able to fight at UFC 200. Other key points that come up is we have a champ that wants to stay active and is being held back in fear of Holly Holm losing her belt to Miesha Tate.   Cat Zingano could get back in the hunt if she fights more than once a year she might get her second shot at Rousey after being submitted in 14 seconds.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

Take a quick trip down memory lane,  before the millions of fans,  a time when things were simple and life wasn’t about championships and belts.   Without question one of the UFC’s biggest stars to date, ranking #3 among people searched.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/Us2CeV6X28s The P4P king is here!  So where are the flower bearers and trumpets sounding off the kings arrival?  Well Johnson’s timing to take over that list of fighters seems a little premature.  Or is it?

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/41mrv9qahao Arguably one of the greatest MMA heavyweights of all time,  Fedor ” The Last Emperor” Emelianenko is seen hitting the mitts as he gets closer to his NYE scrap.

Russell Ess - December 28, 2015

Check out former UFC title contender Dan Hardy’s always insightful breakdown of fights taking place at UFC 195. Hardy goes in depth on the styles and matchups of the welterweight title fight between champion Robbie Lawler and contender Carlos Condit, the heavyweight match between Stipe Miocic and Andrei Arlovski and a lightweight battle between Dustin Poirier and Joseph Duffy.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/tSHK1hejEKI Former champ Andrei Arlovski doesn’t play.    He is seen in this video destroying teammate and title contender John Dodson with the infamous “Sparta Kick” that offers a different visual to the famous phrase and kick.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/dZHaH2KWX8U UFC 195 co-main event will feature heavyweights Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski vs Stipe Miocic on January 2nd.   Arlovski is enjoying his second wind in his career with six straight.

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/c6STA4-rILE Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson shows off some agility with his “look mom no hands” technique.  Ferguson (20-3 MMA) is on a seven fight UFC win streak, his recent victory was over two weeks ago against Edson Barboza that ended in a Brabo choke submission in the second round.

Russell Ess - December 28, 2015

https://youtu.be/iYudrgbHw-4 RIZIN’s Dec. 29 card featuring the main event between Japanese MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba versus Shinya Aoki is ready to take place as all fighters weighed in for the event. Check out highlights of the weigh in above.

Russell Ess - December 27, 2015

// Nice KO!The UnderGround Bare-Knuckle SeriesAwesome battle between cardio and technique vs strength and size! More at: https://www.youtube.com/user/yungxcraven

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler sat down for an in depth interview before the fist fly at UFC 195 with Carlos Condit and Brendan Schaub on The Fighter and The Kid podcast.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/bKW72uVaxVQ Some of the greatest fights in combat sports history involved the quickest Ko’s and slick submissions that would make your head spin, these are not the fights where someone got caught seconds into the fight.  These are the warriors who prepared for battle and delivered with blood, sweat and tears.