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BJPENN.COM News - October 1, 2014

Bellator MMA will put an end to its weekly season schedule on Friday, October 24th as the promotion will return to Wichita, Kan., for Bellator 130 live on Spike TV. The night will feature “The Hardcore Kid” Emanuel Newton once again putting his title on the line against English native Linton Vassell, while Bobby Lashley faces Karl Etherington in a heavyweight clash. The night will also feature the Bellator debut of the top-ranked Marloes Coenen, who battles Italian newcomer Annalisa Bucci. And a Bellator return to Kansas wouldn’t be complete without “The Caveman” David Rickels, who will take on Brazilian Davi Ramos.

BJPENN.COM News - October 1, 2014

Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy exchange words backstage after their controversial fight at UFC 178.

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2014

Following his dominant win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, Conor McGregor went out to celebrate with friends, teammates and family. McGregor was shown a photo of his longtime coach John Kavanagh wearing one of his custom suits.

Chris Taylor - September 29, 2014

Former UFC heavyweight Sean McCorkle (17-7 MMA) was a guest on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” where he announced his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

This Saturday the UFC hits Stockholm Sweden for UFC Fight Night Stockholm. Sweden is quickly becoming a hotspot for MMA talent, including Alexander Gustafsson, Ilir Latifi, Tor Troeng and more. Check out the mini-documentary from the UFC.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

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BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

In honor of Conor McGregor’s UFC 178 win over Dustin Poirier, we take a look back at McGregor’s 2012 win over Ivan Buchinger at Cage Warriors 51 where he became a 2-division champion. The bout was McGregor’s last bout before being signed by the UFC, where he has since gone 4-0. Check out the brutal finish at the 6 minute mark.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

Following her return to the Octagon at UFC 178, it was announced that Cat Zingano would fight Ronda Rousey for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship in 2015. Miesha Tate spoke to Jonathan Shrager about who she thinks will take the bout.

BJPENN.COM News - September 29, 2014

Bellator 126 took place this past Friday, and a new middleweight champion was crowned when Alexander Shlemenko was defeated by Brandon Halsey. Below are the full fight highlights from the event:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

At UFC 178, Yoel Romero pulled off a seemingly miraculous comeback against Tim Kennedy, but the finish wasn’t without controversy (read about it HERE) UFC President Dana White joined Ariel Helwani on Fox Sports 1 to discuss the event, including the Romero-Kennedy controversy.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Following his dominant UFC 178 performance against Eddie Alvarez, Donald Cerrone joined the crew on Fox Sports 1 to discuss what he’s changed in his training camp, who he wants to fight next, and his desire to fight until he’s 56 years old. Check it out:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson proved once again why he’s not only the best flyweight in the world, but why he’s one of the pound for pound best in the world as well by defeating Chris Cariaso via submission in the 2nd round. After the bout, McGregor joined Ariel Helwani to discuss what went down.

bjpenndotcom - September 28, 2014

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BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Following Conor McGregor’s first round TKO win over Dustin Poirier, the Irish fans began celebrating in Vegas. Check out the video from the UFC’s Instagram.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Following a controversial period between the second and third round where Yoel Romero was left on the stool for an extra 25 seconds after nearly being KO’d at the end of the 2nd round, Yoel Romero went out and TKO’d Tim Kennedy. Kennedy, who was rightfully upset about the situation, confronted Romero backstage about the incident.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Last night Dominick Cruz returned from a nearly 3-year long absence from the Octagon in dominant fashion to destroy Takeya Mizugaki in 61 seconds. Cruz said in his post-fight speech that he was looking forward to beating up “Alpha Fails”. An insult directed at Urijah Faber’s “Team Alpha Male”.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

On the main card of UFC 178, Yoel Romero defeated Tim Kennedy in the third round via TKO. The bout wasn’t without controversy however, after nearly being KO’d at the end of the second, Yoel Romero was able to get an extra 20-30 seconds between rounds after too much Vaseline was applied to his cut on his eyebrow. At the start of the third round, Romero came out dominant and TKO’d Kennedy. Here’s the full fight highlights:

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2014

Last night to kick off the Pay-Per View card, ‘Alpha’ Cat Zingano made her successful return to the UFC. In the first round, Zingano was taken into deep waters, but stayed composed and fought back to ultimately pick up the TKO win in the third round. At the post-fight press conference it was announced that Zingano would next fight Ronda Rousey for the bantamweight title.