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BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 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.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

Watch out MMA fighters, here comes a ten time BJJ World Champion. Marcus Almeida, or “Buchecha” as he’s more commonly known, is ready to make the move over to mixed martial arts and plans to do so asap. Buchecha told Combate that after suffering a knee injury, which kept him out of this years ADCC, he decided that he’d been putting off the move for too long and will now look to start his training as soon as he’s all healed up.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

The World Series of Fighting and Team Alpha Male fighter, Lance Palmer, will defend his featherweight title on Dec. 18 in Las Vegas, according to ‘The Party’ himself. Palmer broke the news on Thursday’s episode of Stud Radio, saying that he’s able to give the date and location, but does not know the opponent yet.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

This Saturday Bellator MMA will make history with ‘Dynamite’. They’ll feature both Bellator MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing fights in the same night, in the same venue, and at times going on at the same time. Also, we’ll get to see a one-night four-man light heavyweight tournament to determine the next title challenger. In the main event, that same title will be on the line when champ Liam McGeary takes on MMA legend Tito Ortiz.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

Back in May, Alexander Emelianenko was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison and fined approx. $1000 USD. The former MMA fighter was found guilty and convicted of sexual assault, kidnapping (via withholding a passport) and forcing the use “narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances”. He was convicted of doing all this to Polina Stepanova, who was his substitute housekeeper. Now, The Simonovsky Court in Moscow will review his appeal and reconsider his conviction.

bjpenndotcom - September 15, 2015

Some fighters are motivated by money, others are motivated by titles and and awards and some do it just for the competition, to prove that they are the best. Elvis Mutapcic fights for that last option. Mutapcic, a middleweight fighter who holds wins over UFC fighters Sam Alvey, Cezar Ferreira and Zak Cummings, spoke with BJPENN.COM and said that he’s looking to get his shot in the UFC so he can prove himself amongst the best fighters in the world, something he feels more than ready to do. So for Mutapcic, it really isn’t about the money, something he says he could make a good amount of in a different organization, and has.

Chris Taylor - September 15, 2015

The UFC’s new sponsorship deal with Reebok has resulted in many headlines during the 2015 calendar year. Most of those headlines were of a negative nature, as many fighters complained that they were actually losing money because of the new uniform deal.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

Following a second straight loss at this past Saturday’s Invicta FC 14, former strawweight champion Katja Kankaanpää has decided to hang up the gloves and retire from the sport of MMA. Katja won the title back at Invicta FC 8, when she defeated Stephanie Eggink in the fifth round via submission.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

Well, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is gone, supposedly. The boxer beat Andre Berto this past Saturday night and stuck to his word, retiring after the fight. Obviously only time will tell if it will stick.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

Probably known by a lot of MMA fans as the Jiu-Jitsu coach on TUF Brazil, with Wanderlei Silva, Gabi Garcia is now slimmed down and shredded. But, she still towers over heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko in this latest picture. Garcia posted the picture on her Instagram account, showing her standing with Fedor and his wife.

BJPENN.COM News - September 15, 2015

Donovan Ruddock was a top contender in his prime, fighting Mike Tyson twice and defeating other top boxers Michael Dokes and Mike Weaver, both via KO. But the keyword there is prime. Ruddock has been away from the game for 14 years but decided to make another run, why? Most likely financial reasons.

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

The Nevada State Athletic Commission were extremely busy Monday evening and will likely continue to be for the coming weeks as they field calls and e-mails for their verdict on the Nick Diaz case. Diaz was dealt a five year suspension for failing his post-fight UFC 183 drug test and was fined 33% of his purse as well. Rousimar Palhares and Caio Magalhaes, on the other hand, will have to wait to discover their fate as their hearings were both postponed.

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

Jacob “Stitch” Duran couldn’t help but take one last jab at his former boss before making his way to the punch-clock of their competitor. Bellator MMA will be holding a historic event on Friday evening when “Dynamite” takes place in San Jose, California. Bellator President Scott Coker is running a one-night four-man light heavyweight tournament that night and will be looking for the best cutman in the business to keep the fighters in top shape.

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

Andre Berto claims he tried his hardest to engage in a fight with Floyd Mayweather, but “Money” was having none of it. The undefeated “king” of boxing walked out of Las Vegas on Saturday night with an unblemished record and it will remain that way; Mayweather retired after his bout. Berto shared how frustrating it was for him to chase Mayweather around the ring, but he also explains that he understands it is Mayweather’s style of boxing. Mayweather is not so much of an knock-down drag ’em out brawler as he is a strategic, methodic counter puncher. Check out Berto break down his own game and his opponent’s in the video below!

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

Chael Sonnen is never one to hold back his thoughts on any topic, and he just unleashed a can of audio whoop-a** on PRIDE legend Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko recently announced he will be returning to the ring earlier this year and is rumored to announce where he will be fighting next. Fans are clamoring for the former heavyweight champion to make his way to the UFC while others guarantee he will simply be fighting in Russia. Sonnen recently shared his two cents on the return of “The Last Emperor” and they are controversial to say the least. “Fedor is terrible,” Sonnen told Submission Radio. “And Fedor is a very nice guy. I had the pleasure to meet him twice. The first time, I was in line with him at a Starbucks in a hotel in Los Angeles, and he just blended in. He was just a chubby bald guy, with a nerdy sweater, waiting for his latte like everybody else. And I thought, what a nice guy.”

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

August 1, 2015 was a historic and extremely busy night in the world of mixed martial arts. World Series of Fighting chose to rival Ultimate Fighting Championship by running “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” while Rousey headlined “UFC 190”. Of course, Rousey and company outdrew WSOF, but who would have thought WSOF would be talked about more than the “Rowdy”/Correia fight a month removed from the night? During the main-event of WSOF 22, Rousimar Palhares utilized cheap tactics such as eye gouging to secure an advantageous position on Jake Shields before he submitted him in the third round. In true Palhares fashion, he held on to the hold for too long which caused Shields to become irate and strike Palhares after the bell rung.

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

American Football fans rejoiced on Sunday afternoon when the National Football League made their return to a weekly schedule. The men and women of the octagon were excited to see their favorite teams return to the gridiron and spouted off their support through social media. Some fighters ended their night with a smile while others could no nothing but stare at the screen… check out the Tweets below! Gilbert Melendez showed his support for the Oakland Raiders, which is the coolest thing to happen to that team all Sunday as they put on an abysmal performance against the Cincinnati Bengals. They didn’t even get into enemy territory until the fourth quarter!

BJPENN.COM News - September 14, 2015

Even though he hasn’t stepped foot in a ring since June 2012, Fedor Emelianenko still remains to be one of the most popular fighters in the world today. The legend cemented his legacy as one of the best heavyweights in the sport when he dominated the competition in PRIDE Fighting Championship before making his transition to American soil with Strikeforce. “The Last Emperor” impressed in his win against Brett Rogers, but fans started to think his better years were behind him when he suffered three consecutive losses to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Dan Henderson. While the list of names IS impressive, it was difficult for many diehard fans to watch the legend lose.