MMA News
MMA Legend Royce Gracie Hits Instagram Heavy With 'Dynamite' Pics
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Here’s something you don’t see everyday. MMA legends Royce Gracie and Fedor working out together, trying to keep up with their fitness. The two greats were in San Jose, CA as a part of the Bellator ‘Dynamite’s’ Fan Fest. Other guests included Randy Couture, Sakuraba, Frank Shamrock and Cung Le.
WSOF Fighter Ignores Referee Stoppage And Kicks Opponent In The Face
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Last night at World Series of Fighting 23 there were some pretty exciting finishes, including a 32 second KO and a pretty awesome leg scissor submission. Not to mention lightweight champion Justin Goethe and Luis Palomino’s rematch that delivered and was a wild slugfest until Gaethje ended it in the second. One of the not-so-great highlights of the night happened after the referee had already stopped the fight. Reminiscent of the Rousimar Palhares incident, where he held onto a fight ending submission after the referee clearly stopped the fight.
Fedor Covers All The Hot Topics –– Talks Rousey, Mayweather And Favorite Fighter
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Fedor Emelianenko, the man, the myth, the legend, was in attendance at Bellator MMA’s ‘Dynamite’ media day. ‘The Last Emperor’ was there as a guest and a part of the Fan Fest, along with other legends like Randy Couture, Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock and Sakuraba. Fedor talked to the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, who asked Fedor about all the biggest topics in MMA.
When Celebratory Backflips Go Wrong –– OUCH!
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Last night at WSOF 23, lightweight champion Justin Gaethje once again defeated Luis Palomino in the night’s main event to retain his title. It was a rematch from their previous fight, which Gaethje won via TKO in round 3. This time around it ended in the second when Gaethje landed a massive right hand that dropped Palomino.
Promoter: 'Mayweather's Drug Test Smells Fishy'
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Top Rank Promotion’s Bob Arum seems to always have something to say about Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny Pacquiao’s promotor, Arum, recently gave an interview and is calling into question some of Mayweather’s recent drug test results. Arum, via Fight Hub, said that the IV situation is a concern, but he has an even bigger concern, which is that Mayweather’s testosterone levels came back extremely low.
Tito Has A Message For The Haters –– 'They Can F*ck Off!'
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
MMA legend Tito Ortiz will once again fight for a world title when he steps into the cage tonight at Bellator ‘Dynamite’ and fights undefeated champ Liam McGeary in the main event. Ortiz is currently on a two fight win streak, with wins over Stephan Bonnar and former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko.
Cyborg Talks Openly About Past PED Use And Potential Fight With Rousey
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Cris ‘Cyborg’ is expected to to drop to 140 pounds for her next Invicta FC fight, which is the next step in eventually getting a fight with UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Ahead of that, Cyborg sat down and talked to ESPNW about her past PED use and about her future plans to fight Rousey in the UFC.
REPLAY! WSOF Champ Justin Gaethje KO's Palomino To Retain Title
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Friday night at WSOF 23 fans were treated to another slugfest in the night’s main event. The first fight between lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Luis Palomino was an epic war until Gaethje ended it in the third round with brutal leg kicks and punches. This time around he ended things a little quicker and dropped Palomino in the second round with a massive punch.
'WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino 2' Results
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
The World Series of Fighting 23: Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino goes down tonight and takes place at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix. There will be two titles on the line in the co-main and main event of the evening. The inaugural light heavyweight title will be up for grabs when current middleweight champion David Branch takes on Teddy Holder.
REPLAY! Tito And McGeary Refuse To Look Away During Intense Staredown
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
What do you expect from a Tito Ortiz fight? Today at the Bellator ‘Dynamite’ weigh-ins all the fighters stepped on the scale and made weight, making tomorrow night official. There were some pretty good staredowns between the fighters, but only one delivered like the main event between light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary and MMA legend Tito Ortiz.
Bellator 'Dynamite' 1 Weigh-In Results
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Tomorrow night history will be made with Bellator ‘Dynamite.’ Not only will there be a stacked line-up of MMA fights, but we’ll also get a night of action packed GLORY kickboxing fights with the cage and the ring set up right next to each other. On the Bellator side we’ll see a four-man, one-night light heavyweight tournament featuring Phil Davis, Emanuel Newton, ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Linton Vassell.
Kendall Grove: 'If Tito Plays His Game He'll Win The Title'
bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA middleweight Kendall Grove won’t be fighting at ‘Dynamite’ this Saturday, but instead will take on Joey Beltran on next week’s Bellator 143 card. Grove did however help Tito Ortiz train for his title fight against Liam McGeary, which will go down in the main event this Saturday.
'King Mo' Goes Off On Ortiz: 'He's A Clown, F*ck Tito!'
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and ‘King Mo’ Lawal really don’t care for each other. The two have gone back and forth before and during Thursday’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ media event, it was no different.
Phil Davis On Accepting Tournament Offer –– 'I Don't Know How To Say No'
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Light heavyweight fighter Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut on the promotions biggest card yet, this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis will be one of four fighters competing in the one-night tournament to determine the next title challenger. In his first fight he will be facing former champ Emanuel Newton. If he can get past Newton he’ll meet the winner of ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs. Linton Vassell in the final.
Watch Today's Bellator 'Dynamite' Weigh-Ins Live At 8PM ET
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
The historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event is only a day away. Saturday night we’ll get to see just how all the craziness will play out. We’ll have a cage and a kickboxing ring next to each other, with fights in both happening at the same time (for the prelims), a one-night four-man tournament and a light heavyweight title fight between Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz. Before any of that can happen the fighters have to step on the scale and make weight. So tune in and watch the live Bellator ‘Dynamite’ weigh-ins right here on BJPENN.COM at 8PM ET.
"Every Good Man Has A Good Woman" -- Ortiz Talks Dream Relationship With Amber Nichloe
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Before he enters the Bellator cage on Saturday to challenge for the light heavyweight title, MMA legend Tito Ortiz spoke with the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Ortiz talked about a wide range of topics, as usual at a media event, and one of those was his relationship with Amber Nichole Miller.
“Semtex”: ‘I’ll always have love for fighters like Ronda Rousey’
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA’s Paul Daley is preparing for his fight on Saturday night, at the gigantic ‘Dynamite’ event going down in San Jose, CA. Daley will be competing in a kickboxing match, against Fernando Gonzalez, inside the GLORY ring. Ahead of the scrap, ‘Samtex’ spoke with BJPENN.COM.’s Layzie The Savage about some of the hottest topics in MMA.
Emanuel Newton Doesn't Need A Nutritionist –– Cutting Weight's 'All Mental'
bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA’s Emanuel Newton is set to fight former UFC fighter Phil Davis in the first round of the four-man, one-night tournament, going down at the big ‘Dynamite’ event this Saturday. Newton was the former light heavyweight champion before losing to current champ Liam McGeary back in Feb. Now he’s ready to get back to the title and will do so if he becomes the tournament champion.