MMA News

bjpenndotcom - October 21, 2015

[ooyala code=”hzYndieDrKn-QRgs1ZFwSrfgIxdjX7fX” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Earlier today news broke that Joseph Duffy had been forced out of his ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ main event bout against Dustin Poirier after sustaining a concussion in training earlier this week.

bjpenndotcom - October 21, 2015

After 19 years of boxing professionally Floyd Mayweather has earned some serious hardware. Throughout the course of his historic boxing career Mayweather compiled a 49-0 record and won numerous championships, most notably the WBC championship in 5 different weight classes. ‘Money’ posted the following photo on Twitter showcasing his extensive collection of championship belts.

Russell Ess - October 21, 2015

https://instagram.com/p/9E2DSAiPD1/ UFC strawweight Angela Magana has some major assets, and we’re not talking about her car she is in getting her twerk on in!

Russell Ess - October 21, 2015

Thankfully Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and crew are back with their entertaining BMF Ranch blogs.

bjpenndotcom - October 21, 2015

This past Saturday former UFC welterweight title contender Jon Fitch squared off against Yushin Okami under the World Series of Fighting banner on NBC Sports. The fight went the distance, with Fitch ultimately being awarded the unanimous decision win, and another crack at the vacant WSOF welterweight championship.

Russell Ess - October 20, 2015

Ronda Rousey, the UFC bantamweight champion is training for the biggest fight of her life.

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2015

Sparring with The Russian Hammer! A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Oct 20, 2015 at 7:35pm PDT

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2015

While many have their doubts that a fight between UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg will ever take place, the odds of a potential fight have increased with Cyborg’s upcoming debut at 140 pounds. Cyborg is expected to fight at a catchweight of 140 pounds in her upcoming Invicta FC fight, however a date and opponent have yet to be announced.

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2015

Glory WS heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven tried his hand at MMA recently and delivered a surprisingly impressive performance!

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2015

https://youtu.be/W81APUPoZAo Fedor Emelianenko will return to a combat sambo world tournament, which takes place November 25th in Monaco. Emelianenko, a four-time world combat sambo champion looks to get back to competition before making a return to MMA on December 31st.

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2015

Recently Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller was arrested for attacking police officers who arrived at Mayhem’s house to resolve a dispute between the former UFC fighter and two women. Miller allegedly hurled a ceramic tile at the officer and threatened to use a fire extinguisher and metal pole as weapons.

bjpenndotcom - October 20, 2015

Following his unanimous decision win over Tom Marcellino at WSOF 24 this past weekend, ‘Notorious’ Nick Newell announced his retirement. In a backstage interview immediately after the fight, Newell cited numerous injuries as his reason for retiring despite being on a 2-fight win streak. Newell joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour on Monday to discuss his retirement, and further explain the injuries that forced him to retire.

Russell Ess - October 19, 2015

Conor McGregor is still under the skin of Donald Cerrone, and “Cowboy” talked about his attitude towards McGregor in a recent interview with the Orlando Sentinel promoting his upcoming lightweight title fight with Rafael Dos Anjos.

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2015

https://youtu.be/_nc5CU1V5os Halloween is one of those holidays that anybody can enjoy no matter what age they are. When you’re young, you get to dawn a costume and personality of someone you idolize and go trick or treating. As you grow up, however, Halloween becomes less about the trick or treating and more about simply buying Halloween themed candy and finding the scariest movie you possibly can.

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2015

Chael Sonnen has not stepped foot in the octagon since fighting Rashad Evans at UFC 167 nearly two years ago in November 2013. He was scheduled to clash with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 173, but one of Sonnen’s pre-fight random pre-fight drug tests forced him out of the fight when it came back positive for performance enhancing drugs. Sonnen quickly announced his retirement from mixed martial arts just before UFC terminated his contract and the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended him for two years. The two year suspension will expire in the summer of 2016, but it looks like he will stand by his original decision to retire.

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2015

With “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” in the books, World Series of Fighting has a major event creeping up on November 20, 2015. The lightweights will take center stage in the decagon at “WSOF 25” when they compete in an eight-man, one-night tournament to determine the next contender for Justin Gaethje’s WSOF Lightweight Championship. Luis Palomino, Brian Foster, Brian Cobb, Islam Mamedov, Jorge Patino, Mike Ricci, Joao Zeferino and Rich Patishnock will all clash for lightweight supremacy. WSOF recently announced the lineup for the event which revealed who would be facing whom in the quarterfinals:

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2015

“Notorious” Nick Newell stepped into the World Series of Fighting decagon for the final time at “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” as the lightweight decided to retire after picking up his final win. Newell amassed an impressive record of 13-1 throughout his six year mixed martial arts career. Just three years into his professional career, Newell earned gold when he defeated Eric Reynolds for the XFC Lightweight Championship. He then made the move to World Series of Fighting where he showcased his skills and ultimately earned a shot at Justin Gaethje’s championship.

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2015

https://youtu.be/RBAaAr7S-1E World Series of Fighting returned to the airwaves with “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” and it was a night filled with emotions after the inspirational Nick Newell announced his retirement after his fight.