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BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Hawaii’s “Just Scrap” Fight promotion is set to return to Maui for the third straight time next month with “Just Scrap Maui III” set for November 9.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

UFC 153 is scheduled to take place this evening from Rio’s HSBC Arena. Immediately following the main event the UFC will hold it’s post-fight press conference live from the same venue in Brazil.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Former Bellator lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, put an exclamation point on his time with the Bellator promotion last night when he stepped inside the cage on his final contracted bout against Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. It took the top lightweight a little bit of time, but he was able to hit the mark with a right high-kick to the face that put his opponent down and left him unconscious.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Yesterday the world of MMA took yet another blow. Strikeforce officials took to the media circuit yesterday to announce it would be cancelling its second straight show scheduled to air on Showtime.

BJPENN.COM News - October 12, 2012

bjpenndotcom - October 9, 2012

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2012

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Chris Taylor - October 8, 2012

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bjpenndotcom - October 7, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2012

The UFC wasn’t the only Mixed Martial Arts promotion to deliver fireworks in the past 24-hours. Emerging MMA promotion One FC returned to PPV last night and delivered in a major way. Not only did the card feature the return and victories of Jens Pulver and Shinya Aoki amongst others, it also gave us a highlight soccer kick KO.

BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2012

ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization impressed a sold-out Singapore Indoor Stadium with ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS. The largest MMA event held to date in Singapore proved to be a night of unforgettable action with a series of world class battles inside the famous ONE FC cage. The highly-anticipated debut of Japanese MMA superstar Shinya Aoki ended in success as the Japanese fighter defeated Arnaud “The Game” Lepont with a triangle choke submission in just 1:25 minutes of round 1. After suffering a setback in his last fights, Aoki looked to have regained his winning ways as he entered the cage with confidence and proceeded to dominate the fight early by bringing the on-rushing Frenchman to the ground and making him fight where Aoki is most dangerous. Once on the ground, Aoki applied a triangle choke to finish Lepont in impressive fashion.

BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2012

With all the recent talks of Anderson Silva vs. Every Other Champion In the UFC, one super-fight that actually has a better shot at transpiring is the Ronda Rousey vs. Cris “Cyborg” bout. The hang up in this fight is the weight-class. Ronda Rousey currently holds Strikeforce gold at 135 pounds. “Cyborg” on the other hand held onto her championship reign at 145 pounds before being stripped of her title for performance enhancing drugs.

BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2012

Last night on FX the UFC held a stellar card full of drama and upsets. From Jeremy Stephens remaining in jail and unable to perform, to Travis Browne blowing out his knee in the midst of a high kick, the UFC on FX event left us with many story lines this morning.

bjpenndotcom - October 2, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2012

UFC on FUEL TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic is set for today from the Capotal FM Arena in Nottingham, England Per our usual here at BJPENN.COM, we will be hosting a live stream of the post-fight press conference at the conclusion of today’s event.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2012

Just a few short weeks ago, life was good for Strikeforce lightweight contender Pat Healy. With a good training camp behind him that included time in Hawaii with MMA legend BJ Penn and former Strikeforce champion Josh Thomson, Healy was ready to shock the world and end the Melendez Hype.

Chris Taylor - September 27, 2012

By: Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor - September 27, 2012

By: Chris Taylor