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BJPENN.COM News - September 12, 2015

Kyra Gracie is a three-time ADCC gold medalist and five-time jiu-jitsu world champion, and considered one of the best grapplers in the world. So, will she ever take her skills into the cage and compete in MMA? Maybe. Gracie, who just premiered a new show on Fight Pass, joined The MMA Hour and said that she really can’t rule out ever transitioning into MMA, but right now she’s just to busy.

BJPENN.COM News - September 12, 2015

At Legacy 45, which took place on Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Okla, we got to see some truly exciting fights. One of which turned extremely bloody when a shin connected with a nose.

BJPENN.COM News - September 12, 2015

At only 19 years-old, Ohio State wrestler Kyle Snyder is now the youngest U.S. world champion. Snyder won the gold medal on Friday night at the United World Wrestling Championships 2015 in Las Vegas. Going in Snyder was ranked 15th in the world and pulled a big upset in the final match, defeating defending world champion, Russia’s Abdusalam Gadisov.

BJPENN.COM News - September 12, 2015

Invicta FC’s Jinh Yu Frey will fight tonight at the promotions latest event when she takes on Liz McCarthy, but everyone’s still talking about a fight of hers that took place in 2013. Before she made her way into Invicta, Frey took on Darla Harris at SCS 18, on July 27, 2013. I’m sure she didn’t know she would be leaving that night with a viral video on her hands.

BJPENN.COM News - September 12, 2015

Yes, this happened live a few weeks ago, at the live Bellator event, but man, it just is too good not to share with you guys. Whenever someone hands Tito Ortiz a mic, just sit back, throw up you legs and relax, because you’re about to get something special.

BJPENN.COM News - September 12, 2015

Two time NFL pro bowler Herschel Walker made a run in pro MMA and had some success. In this new interview, seen below, Walker, who’s now retired from MMA, says martial arts has always been his first love. Walker also talked about a potential return to the cage.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

Bellator ‘Dynamite’ is set to make history on Sept. 19. It will be the first event of its kind, featuring both MMA fights and GLORY Kickboxing fights in the same night, with a cage and a ring in the same arena. During the prelims some fights will even be going on at the same time.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

Today at the weigh-ins for Mayweather vs. Berto, the two boxers stepped off the scale and faced off one final time before they do it in the ring tomorrow night, on Showtime PPV. It’s pretty evident that there isn’t a lot of hype going into this fight, even thought it’s supposedly Mayweather’s last fight.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

Earlier in the week a report came out stating that Floyd Mayweather Jr. used a banned IV the day before his fight with Manny Pacquiao. The report also points to a strange situation where the United States Anti-Doping Agency knew he did it, then allowed him a TUE exemption for it, 20 days after the fight happened. Manny Pacquiao has spoken up and told reporters, according to Yahoo Sports, that he want’s there to be a punishment for Mayweather and he also wants a rematch with the undefeated boxer, who is facing off with Andre Berto on Saturday night, a fight he says is his last.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

It looks like we might need to take up a donation plate for Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he’s reportedly take a massive pay cut in his fight with Andre Berto. Instead of making $250 million, like he did against Manny Pacquiao, he’ll only be pulling in $32 million for his fight with Andre Berto, according to the figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. That’s right, ONLY $32 million.

Chris Taylor - September 11, 2015

  Bellator MMA has announced the rules for their four-man, single-night light heavyweight tournament, which takes place at “Bellator 142: Dynamite” next week in California.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

Looks like Floyd Mayweather might be getting tired of answering questions about UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In a recent interview, on OTR, or Off The Record, host Michael Landsberg, who’s known for having pretty heated interviews on his show from time to time, asks Folyd if he’d ever fight Rousey.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

  Back in 2010, heavyweight Fabricio Werdum entered the Strikeforce cage in what was the biggest fight of his career.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

Cristiane Cyborg might me making a real attempt to make it to 135 lbs. It’s still unclear what the plan is, fight at featherweight again, or look to drop to 140 or 135 for her next fight.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Back to 1955, when Carlson Gracie took on Waldemar Santana in a classic Vale Tudo fight.

BJPENN.COM News - September 11, 2015

The ‘Invicta FC 14’ weigh-ins were today and they were kind of odd. For one, there were four fighters who missed weight, including the two main event fighters, although later on Tonya Evinger managed to hit the mark.

BJPENN.COM News - September 10, 2015

  Stud Show Radio (formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) is a biweekly MMA podcast that airs Tuesday and Thursday right here on BJPENN.COM.

BJPENN.COM News - September 10, 2015

On Thursday, the World Series of Fighting announced the signing of two new fighters with Caros Fodor and Cory “The One” Devela. Caros is a veteran and also the brother of Phoenix Jones, the masked MMA superhero who’s already signed to the WSOF.