MMA News

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

The inspirational story of undefeated 23-year-old bantamweight Cody Garbrandt’s unbreakable bond with 9-year-old cancer survivor Maddux Maple. Cody Garbrandt will be stepping into the octagon to face Enrique Brinoes on July 11th at UFC 189.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Kimbo Slice stepped into the cage for the first time since 2010 last Friday and blasted through Ken Shamrock in less than five minutes. By the time the bout ended, some fans on social media and even UFC commentator Joe Rogan questioned the legitimacy of the result. What caused them to think the fight was fixed?

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Cuban Olympic wrestling silver medalist Yoel Romero makes his debut in the UFC against the equally dangerous Clifford Starks at UFC on FOX 7, from San Jose, California. Yoel Romero battles Lyoto Machida this weekend at Fight Night Hollywood, Florida.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Bellator released a major announcement that they plan to run a joint show with GLORY Kickboxing in September which will air on Spike TV. Featured on the card will be a bout between Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. The bout will be for the championship, but Ortiz almost took a different fight before he signed the ink with McGeary.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Host Jon Anik ventures to South Florida’s American Top Team for a hard hitting interview with UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who reveals his ambitious plans for staying on top. Lawler is set to defend his title against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189 in July in the co main-event. Who do you have walking out as champion?

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Kimbo Slice proved to still be a major draw in the sport of mixed martial arts last Friday night when he brutally knocked Ken Shamrock out at Bellator 138. Slice was excited about the win and always had intentions of knocking Shamrock out cold.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Father’s Day has come and gone and the fighters of the UFC talk about what it meant to them to spend time with their families on the special day. Anthony Pettis, Luke Rockhold, Ben Rothwell, Cain Velasquez, Matt Mitrione, Rafael dos Anjos, Eddie Alvarez, and Daniel Cormier talk about what Father’s Day means to them.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

UFC 189 will host Mike Swick’s highly anticipated return to the octagon. Fans have not seen Swick since his tough loss to Matt Brown at “UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz” in 2012, and with good reason.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Avid Ultimate Fighting Championship fan Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently took to Twitter to call out Fabricio Werdum to say he’s going to take him OUT… to lunch. The Rock thanks his family in the UFC offices for hyping his newest TV show “Ballers”.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Dana White and the UFC have spent hundreds and thousands of dollars on commercials and trailers to hype Jose Aldo’s meeting with Conor McGregor at UFC 189. However, sometimes fan made promos get the job done! ‘Scareface’ mashed up with “UFC 189” seems like a match made in heaven.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Mismatches happen in every single sport. Whether it’s The Cleveland Cavaliers (or what was left of them) getting whooped by Golden State Warriors in Game 6 or someone like Nate Quarry getting brutally knocked out by Rich Franklin, mismatches are fun to watch! Check out some of the biggest mismatches in mixed martial arts history!

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock’s main event fight, regardless of how athletic it was, has done wonders for Bellator. Bellator CEO Scott Coker predicts it will be one of the company’s most watched fights in history on SPIKE. Fans are starting to recreate the fight, and this Instagram user parodied the fight in claymation!

bjpenndotcom - June 21, 2015

Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock could go down as one of the best rivalries from the earlier days in UFC. Gracie made quick work of Shamrock in the first UFC ever when he submitted him in just fifty-seven seconds.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Kimbo Slice stepped into the cage on Friday night with victory on his mind, and he walked out with his hands held high. It wasn’t without issues, however. His opponent, MMA icon Ken Shamrock, took Slice down in the opening minutes and locked in a tight rear naked choke.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Strikeforce was most known for putting on some of the most bizarre fights in mixed martial arts. After PRIDE closed their doors, Strikeforce was one of the last major organizations to give fighters who would usually have to start out on bottom a major stage to showcase their skills.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Conor McGregor brought an interview to light in the spirit of Father’s Day where he tells Jose Aldo who is truly in charge! It seems to have been lost in translation, but Aldo’s face once he realizes what McGregor saying is priceless.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

What do you get when you have Forrest Griffin, Luke Rockhold, Paige VanZant, Demetrious Johnson, Bruce Buffer, and other UFC superstars in an elevator with a fight fan? One hell of an awkward commercial, of course! UFC International Fight Week returns to Las Vegas July 7-12th. Will you be going?

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Things are looking up for Anderson “Spider” Silva. It was recently announced by the commission that they will be testing his secondary urine samples after discovering inconsistencies with his initial test results.