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BJPENN.COM News - October 2, 2015

Bellator MMA welterweight Paul Daley and GLORY kickboxing welterweight champion Nieky Holzken have been linked for a while. Currently, Holzken is waiting for his next challenger, which is supposed to be determined after the GLORY 25 MILAN Welterweight Contender Tournament. However, a fight between himself and Daley was rumored to be set up for the big Bellator ‘Dynamite,’ but ultimately did not happen.

BJPENN.COM News - October 2, 2015

The World Series of Fighting had to deal with a big situation recently, with the whole Jake Shields vs. Rousimar Palhares situation. After their welterweight title fight the promotion made the decision to strip Palhares of his belt and suspend him indefinitely. Palhares continually scratched at Shields’ eyes throughout the fight and then, when he locked up a fight ending submission he refused to release it even after Shields clearly tapped and after the referee tried to tell him the fight was over. So now, the promotion has a vacant welterweight belt. Many wondered if they would simply make the upcoming WW scrap between Jon Fitch and Yushin Okami a title fight. According to WSOF VP, Ali Abdelaziz, that won’t be the case.

BJPENN.COM News - October 1, 2015

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has barely been retired and he’s already messing with fans about him coming back. Let’s be clear, there are very few people out there who actually believe that the undefeated boxer will stay retired for very long. He beat Andre Berto easily in his 49th win and most believe that he’ll eventually come back to get that coveted 50th win. If he were to come back and win one more, he would break Rocky Mariciano’s record.

BJPENN.COM News - October 1, 2015

Everyone and their mother has come out in support of UFC fighter Nick Diaz following his controversial five-year suspension, handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. There’s a White House Petition still going around, steadily gaining more votes by the day, and then there are fighters who have decided to boycott Nevada, saying that they will not fight there because of the ruling.

BJPENN.COM News - October 1, 2015

This seems like maybe it could have been prevented by not wearing a hair peace into a cage fight, just a thought.

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2015

This past Friday, at Bellator 143, bantamweights Joe Warren and LC Davis fought in the night’s main event to determine the number one contender and the next time challenger. It was Warren, the former champ, who came out on top after three rounds of grinding grappling work. He got Davis down early and often and for the most part kept him there. However, pretty early on in the fight Davis suffered an eye poke from Warren. He took the usual time out and the referee continued to ask him if he was fine. It was noticeably red, but he said he could see and everything was good, so they continued to fight.

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2015

Chances are pretty good that you’ll feel the same way I did after watching the video above. It’s apparently a pilot episode of a new show called, ‘The Collective.’

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2015

Cris Cyborg has recently been calling for year-round testing so that she can prove to everyone, including UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, that she’s clean so they can stop using that excuse for why she shouldn’t fight the undefeated champ. Rousey has had no issues slamming the Invicta FC featherweight champ for testing positive for PEDs in the past, even though all her tests since then have been clean.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2015

Some fighters are extremely confident and walk into the cage and take care of business, then there’s those fighters who talk a big game, then go in the cage and get KTFO.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2015

At the recent Lion fight 24 event, it was full of so many brutal elbow strikes and KO’s that the commentators dubbed it ‘Elbow-fest 2015.’

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2015

We’ve all seen strange things, stuff that people try to pass as real when it’s clearly not. But still, sometimes people just aren’t sure. From people who faint and are cured in churches when a preacher touches them, to crazy acts of magic that are hard to wrap your brain around. There is stuff out there that just seems so preposterous, yet, people swear by it.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2015

Fedor Emelianenko caught the mixed martial arts world off guard when he announced he would be making his return to the sport in a new Japanese based promotion rather than UFC or Bellator. While details surrounding his fight have yet to be revealed, fans have been clamoring about who “The Last Emperor” will be stepping into the ring with. While it has not been announced, it was expected that there will be a brief talent exchange for the New Year’s Eve show where Fedor will be making his return. Of course, Kimbo Slice’s name was one of the first to pop up but Bellator’s Scott Coker was quick to rule that one out, claiming he has other plans for the former UFC fighter.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2015

Fans of mixed martial arts fans know there are moments within our sport where you just have to scratch your head and give it a shot. When Bellator announced they signed Kimbo Slice and would be putting him into the cage with Ken Shamrock, it was a confusing decision to say the least. However, it was simply a fun fight and brought a lot of new eyes to the lesser-known talent on the rest of the card. For all we know, two-on-two mixed martial arts could be the next big thing. Past prototype events like “Hip Show: Arena Combat” have proven it to be a work in progress, but the people behind “Arena Combat: American Battleground” have proven it to be a successful idea. The first ever sactioned team-based MMA event took place on American soil on Saturday evening and featured UFC and Bellator veterans Rodney Wallace and Adrian Miles.

BJPENN.COM News - September 27, 2015

Fedor Emelianenko shocked the world when he announced his return to mixed martial arts at Bellator and GLORY’s “Dynamite” event earlier this month. “The Last Emperor” will not be fighting for Bellator, but rather a new Japanese promotion that will likely borrow Bellator’s talent for their first few shows. Emelianenko’s opponent remains unnamed, but fans are clamoring for a return to MMA for Randy Couture. UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has not stepped foot inside of a cage for a fight since his loss to Lyoto Machida in 2011. Machida sent Couture tumbling to the canvas after catching him off guard with a jumping front kick and Couture has turned his concentration to career in Hollywood since then.

BJPENN.COM News - September 27, 2015

“UFC Fight Night 75” was an event built around the head coaches and students of “Road to UFC: Japan”. While Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson both dished out some punishment in the card’s main event, it was Uriah Hall who stole the show at the Saitama Super Arena. Gegard Mousasi was originally supposed to square off with Roan Carneiro on Saturday night, but an injury forced Carneiro off the card. Instead, Hall was given the opportunity to shine against the former DREAM champion and took the fight on just over one month’s notice. When the fight started, it almost looked as if Mousasi was going to control the fight and finish Hall with a choke.

BJPENN.COM News - September 27, 2015

Mixed martial arts is a bizarre sport where fighters can be forced to pull out of the fight at any moment. Renan Barao passed out while cutting weight which delayed his UFC 177 fight with TJ Dillashaw. Jose Aldo cracked his rib and was forced out of UFC 189. Now, Resurrection Fighting Alliance has one of the more interesting injuries in recent memory. Undefeated Grant Dawson was set to make his RFA debut last Friday, but was forced to pull out due to hot tub complications two days before his fight with Clayton Wimer. Dawson was told by doctors that he suffered first degree burns and the onset of “hot tub folliculitis” which is an extreme hot tub rash.

BJPENN.COM News - September 27, 2015

The undefeated and self proclaimed “king” of boxing hasn’t gained many fans with his recent pair of fights, and will continue to struggle in doing so with his most recent statement. Floyd Mayweather has been accused of being greedy and fighting safe so he can take home a guaranteed paycheck, but “Money” should not be blamed for his approach in fighting or attitude on pay. Mayweather has walked into his last two fights with Manny Pacquiao and Andre Berto and walked out millions of dollars richer breaking records in the process. During those fights, he took minimal damage while dictating the pace of the fight in the fashion of a true ring general. It is understood that fans do not think his style of fighting is as exciting as Mike Tyson’s was back in the early 1990s, but that isn’t the type of fighter Mayweather is.

BJPENN.COM News - September 27, 2015

Sergio Pettis is finally stepping out of the shadow cast by his older brother Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. It was a shadow that was not deserved; Sergio impressed long before he made his way into the octagon and won his debut with an impressive decision win against Will Campuzano. Sergio was just twenty years old at the time of his debut and still has plenty of time to be just as successful, if not moreso, than “Showtime”. Check out Sergio’s fight with Matt Hobar, his most impressive win and his first “Fight of the Night”! https://youtu.be/7Gj3902g_Ag