MMA News

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/FTQ4HwNYm50 Watch the elegant grace of the Chi Back Spin?   Well heavyweight champ hasn’t quite yet created his own martial arts but he gives a pretty good visual on what that would look like.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

I remember as a kid watching WWE as a kid (they called it WWF back then) and wondering why would some of these guys enjoy getting boo’d at.   It’s only when you realize that not everyone can be champ and regardless if it’s pro wrestling or combat sports in general, having a unique identity is part of the sports entertainment package.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey had a busy year in and out of the octagon.   The 14 second defeat is the 2nd fastest in title history and just like a blazing hook or thunderous uppercut KO, a submission can end fights equally as fast.    Cat Zingano had only one fight in 2015.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/-JUxZisMJaI When your the women’s bantamweight champion their are no days off.  Not just the fact there are no days off for the Holly Holm, but the fact she can multi-task and take time out of her day to remember her fans out there.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/3HuTBOuOXl0 Former champ Jose Aldo is seen on the soccer field rushing over to provide help to but opens up a lane for the forward to set up an easy goal.   It’s good to see the former champ staying active with a sport he loved playing as a kid in Brazil.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

Welterweight champion Robbie Lawler is less than a week away from defending his title for the second time since winning the belt in December last year against  Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

Former champ Chuck Liddell was spotted by TMZ reporters and had a few words on Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo leading up to the massive event.

bjpenndotcom - December 27, 2015

https://youtu.be/Nig0N8bNqzs Fight fans who have UFC Fight Pass have yet another reason to have the service when Joe Duffy vs Dustin Poirier headlines on Fight Pass.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

In this video we see David Fernandez, who competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Judo, take on a Muay Thai practitioner in an MMA fight. It’s a classic matchup of contrasting styles like we saw in the early days of MMA.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

https://youtu.be/CfvwgAfrS9w When we see incredible fighters such as Jon Jones, Demetrious Johnson, or Conor McGregor, many fans assume that these men are given an extraordinary talent which has been carefully groomed over the years in order to make them the superstars they are today.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

BFF A video posted by Dee Devlin (@deedevlin1) on Dec 25, 2015 at 4:37pm PST

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

https://youtu.be/mACq_5RpEME First card of the year sets off 2016 with a wave of fights that should build the momentum into a tsunami by this summers projected largest event at UFC 200.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

Leading up to our first event of the year is UFC 195 featuring Condit vs Lawler in the main event in Las Vegas NV.   Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit will be looking to make it two in a row on January 2nd.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

Most of us in our lifetime have done a job that required physical strength to some degree, but when your Anthony “Rumble” Johnson he’s been making his money by putting the hurt on not just fighters but patrons too?

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

Michael “The Count” Bisping and Kenny Florian give us their picks on the most devastating flying knees in the business.   These are the flying knees that changed and evolved the stand up fight game that brought down many a foe.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

https://youtu.be/FqdZp4mZiL4 It’s that time of year when the fighters get many wishes from fans across the world during the holiday season.  Social media completely changed the game with fighters interacting not just with other fighters, but fans as well.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

Throughout time,  boxing has entertained fans all over the world with historic bouts from any decade.    Boxing  took center stage in the largest venues in combat sports history and provided a platform for MMA today.

bjpenndotcom - December 26, 2015

Fabricio Werdum vs Fedor Emelianenko in San Jose, CA on June 26, 2010. #DWCOTD pic.twitter.com/BV2q3AEf7C — Dana White (@danawhite) December 26, 2015