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Watch The 'Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis' Prelims Live At 6:30 PM ET
BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015
The Bellator 143 prelims will air right here on BJPENN.COM. They kick off at 6:30 PM ET and wills stream below. You cant watch all the action right here until the main card kicks off on Spike TV at 9PM.
'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.
Report: Fedor Guaranteed $2.5 Million For NYE Fight In Japan
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Are you trying to wrap your mind around Fedor’s decision to once again forgo a contract with the UFC? Well, it sounds like he had quite a few reasons to do so, like 2.5 million reasons to do so. According to a report from veteran and well trusted journalist Dave Meltzer, the fighter is set to earn $2.5 million for his fight in Japan, which will take place on New Years Eve.
'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.
Phil Davis' 'Panic Switch' Went Off After Last Second Change In Tourney Final
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Former UFC light heavyweight and current Bellator MMA fighter Phil Davis made quite the debut this past weekend at the massive ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis was one of four fighters in the one-night tournament. Davis took out former champ Emanuel Newton in the first fight, advancing to the final. In the other first round fight, ‘King Mo’ Lawal came out on top. So, Davis knew he would be fighting Lawal in the night’s co-main event. That is, until a last-minute change occurred.
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.
Joe Warren: 'The Desire To Win Is Still There'
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Former Bellator bantamweight champion Joe Warren lost his title to Marcus Galvao in March, when he verbally tapped to a knee bar in the second round. Now he’s set to return to action this weekend against L.C. Davis in the main event of Bellator 143. Ahead of that scrap Warren talked to MMAFighting and said that he was obviously upset after the loss to Galvao, but he got over it, got back in the gym and says the desire to reclaim his title is still there.
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.
Fedor: I'm Very Happy To Come Back And To Fight In Japan
BJPENN.COM News - September 23, 2015
There was a strange feeling in the air when Bellator said they wold have a major announcement during their live broadcast this past Saturday. With Fedor Emelianenko in attendance many wondered if it had anything to do with him, even though both him and Bellator president Scott Coker had said he will not be signing with the promotion. Well, it turns out they were telling the truth, sort of. The announcement did have to do with Fedor and Bellator, but technically he isn’t signed with the promotion, he’s signed with the former boss of PRIDE FC, Nabuyuki Sakakibara, and will headline an event in Japan on New Years Eve, which will be cross promoted by Bellator and will air on Spike TV.
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.