MMA News
'King Mo' Slams Ortiz For Post Fight Speech: 'Tito Gets The D*ck Rider Of The Week Award'
BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015
Bellator light heavyweight ‘King Mo’ Lawal and MMA vet Tito Ortiz seem to have been at each others throats since Ortiz signed with the promotion. Most of it comes from the fact that Ortiz has not agreed to fight Mo, who starting calling for that fight a while ago. Mo claims Ortiz is ducking him, while Ortiz says that no one knows who he is, so why fight him.
Female Fighter Forced To Fight At Higher Weight Class Due To The Size Of Her Breasts
BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015
Brye Anne Russillo will fight on Oct. 3 at Aggressive Combat Championships. She will be battling for the 150 pound title. She goes into the fight with a 1-1 record, hoping to make it 2-1. Russillo, a pastry chef, recently spoke with mymmanews.com about her upcoming fight, why she started competing and about the negotiations she had to go through to agree on a weight class with her opponent.
REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #97 Ft. Joseph Benavidez And Andre Fili
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Stud Show Radio (formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) is a biweekly MMA podcast that airs Tuesday and Thursday right here on BJPENN.COM. The show features hosts Justin Buchholz and Chris Carlino aka Sir Studboy talking to callers and guests about all the latest stories in MMA and beyond. Guests from Team Alpha Male appear on the show regularly, including UFC champion T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, Joseph Benavidez, Chad Mendes and many, many more.
Bellator Scraps Bout After Fighter Comes In Nearly 17 Pounds Overweight
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
All did not go well at today’s Bellator 143 weigh-ins. Actually everyone managed to make weight, except one. But that one missed weight by a lot, and I mean a lot. Nick Gonzalez, who was scheduled to fight Ryan Couture in a lightweight fight (lightweight!), ended up stepping on the scale and coming in at 172.75. To be clear, that’s missing weight for a welterweight fight as well. I mean, there’s bad weight cuts and then there’s not even giving a damn.
'Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis' Weigh-In Results –– 1 Fighter Misses Weight
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
On Friday night, live on Spike TV, Bellator 143 will go down and feature a main event between two top bantamweights, with former champ Joe Warren taking on L.C. Davis. The fight could very well determine the next title challenger. In the co-main we are likely in for a war when former UFC fighters Kendall Grove and Joey Beltran meet in the Bellator cage.
Ryan Couture: 'I Don't Think There's Any Secret How I Like To Fight'
bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2015
Ryan Couture may have simply been known as “the son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture” when he made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2010, but the lightweight is starting to step out of his father’s shadow and create a unique following of his own. While his father competed mainly for the UFC, Ryan has become a bit of a journeyman in MMA, learning lessons while fighting for both Strikeforce and UFC. Couture now calls Bellator his home and will be fighting for the promotion this Friday at “Bellator 143” when he steps into the cage to square off with Nick Gonzalez.
REPLAY! 'Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis' Weigh-Ins
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
On Friday night, Bellator returns with another evening of fights. Bellator 143 goes down from the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, TX. In the night’s main event, former bantamweight champion Joe Warren will take on L.C. Davis in what could very well be a number one contender match. Warren is eager to return to the top of the division and reclaim his title, while Davis hopes to get his own shot at the gold.
Scott Coker On Tito's Future: 'Maybe He'll Fight Fedor'
bjpenndotcom - September 24, 2015
At Bellator ‘Dynamite’ MMA legend Tito Ortiz took on undefeated light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary in the night’s main event. Early in the fight it looked like everything was going Tito’s way. He got a quick takedown and started working his top game. It seemed like might be another Tito Ortiz ground and pound clinic, then he got caught.
Urijah Faber: 'This Is The Last Time I'll Talk About Duane Ludwig'
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Urijah Faber is ready to put all of this Duane Ludwig nonsense behind him. The Team Alpha Male fighter appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Stud Show Radio and said that it would be the last time he talks about all of. Faber explained how it felt good to finally get it all off his chest. Check out some of what he said below, but watch the full clip in the video below, it’s definitely worth the listen.
Joe Warren warns Bellator 143 opponent L.C. Davis: 'Get ready for an a** beating!'
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
“The Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren has his sights set on what he feels is rightfully his: The Bellator Bantamweight Championship. First, Warren will have to make his way through former WEC fighter L.C. Davis this Friday in the main-event of Bellator 143 in Hidalgo, Texas. Long before names like Josh Thomson, Phil Davis and Kimbo Slice made their way to Bellator, Joe Warren was one of the foundations of the young company. The Olympian made his promotional debut back at Bellator 13 in 2010 with a dominant victory over Eric Marriott. Since then, he has gone on to capture the attention of fans and media alike with his unique pre-fight talk. While some would call his pre-fight banter “trash talk”, Warren states it’s more of a warning of fact than anything.
BJJ's Gabi Garcia Will Make MMA Debut At NYE Show In Japan
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
BJJ practitioner and competitor Gabi Garcia is set to make her MMA debut. Most fans probably know Garcia from her appearance on TUF Brazil, where he acted as a coach on Wanderlei Silva’s team. The thing that caught fan’s eyes during the show was the size of Garcia. She towered over Silva and at the time could have been mistaken for a body builder. Well since then she’s shed just about all of her body fat and is looking completely ripped. Recently, Garcia talked to GNP TV 1 and said that she’s training at Kings MMA and already has a debut set. She couldn’t say much but did say it will be at the NYE card in Japan. Unless it’s a crazy coincidence, it sounds like she’ll be fighting on the same card Fedor will be headlining.
Kendall Grove On Diaz Suspension: 'It's Basically A Death Sentence'
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Former UFC fighter and TUF alum, Kendall Grove, now fights for Bellator MMA and will go against Joey Beltran this Friday at Bellator 143. Ahead of that fight Grove talked about the hottest topic in MMA, the controversial five year suspension handed to Nick Diaz by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Fedor Hangs With Pole Dancing Instructor
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Fedor Emelianenko was in the house at this past Saturday’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event in San Jose, California and apparently took photos with everyone in the arena. I mean, it’s not everyday you run into an MMA legend like Fedor, so of course you’re going to ask to take a picture. One of the photos making its way around the web is of Fedor standing next to Cris Cyborg’s pole dancing instructor.
Josh Thomson: Bellator Feels Like Family, UFC Not So Much
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Former UFC lightweight and Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson made his promotional debut for Bellator MMA this past Saturday in front of his home crowd. It was a winning effort and afterwards Thomson had nothing but great things to say about his new boss and new promotion, which he considers to be like a family, something that was missing from the UFC.
Former Pride Boss: 'Fedor's Opponent Will Mean Something For Future Of MMA'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
At this past Saturday’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event it was announced that Fedor Emelianenko will be headlining an event in Japan, put one by the former boss of PRIDE FC, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, on New Years Eve. The card will air on Spike TV. It seemed like the popular thought was that he’d finally sign with the UFC, but everyone was duped.
Bellator 'Dynamite' Salary Report: Tito Ortiz Earns $300K Payday While Other's Make $1,750
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
This past weekend, at Bellator ‘Dynamite’, fans who tuned in were treated to fireworks, Crazy Pride lady, kickboxing and MMA. We also saw a one-night light heavyweight tournament, featuring four of the promotions best 205’ers. Former UFC fighter Phil Davis ended up winning the whole thing and will now face the champ, Liam McGeary, next.
Paul Daley A Two-Sport Champion? –– 'If They Give Me The Chance I'll Do It'
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
Bellator MMA welterweight Paul Daley fought in the GLORY kickboxing ring this past Saturday at ‘Dynamite.’ He took on Fernando Gomez, who put up a tough fight but ultimately lost to Daley via unanimous decision. Daley is already in line for a shot at Bellator’s welterweight title but recently said he’d be more than willing to challenge for the GLORY belt as well, if the promotions let him.
Bellator 'Dynamite' Medical Report: Nine Fighters Face Possible 6 Month Suspensions
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
This past Saturday we finally got to see what Bellator’s ‘Dynamite’ event would actually look like. There were a lot of questions leading into the cross promoted event, featuring both MMA fights in a cage and GLORY kickboxing matches in a ring. The night also featured an old school one-night tournament in which former UFC fighter Phil Davis ended up winning. In the night’s main event champ Liam McGeary took on MMA vet Tito Ortiz. Ortiz seemed to have control of the fight, taking Liam down and working from top position, but eventually got trapped in an inverted triangle and tapped out.