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Romulo Barral Shows Off 'Neck Punch' Choke

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

BJJ legend Romulo Barral shows off one of his extremely deadly submissions from top position, the ‘neck punch’. Check it out:

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Ben Askren's High Level Grappling Broken Down

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Ben Askren has long sisnce preached about his ‘Funk’ wrestling moves, here we can see Askren’s head & arm lock to back take broken down with his use of the gable grip to bypass his opponents whizzer attempt. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));

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Fighter Breaks Leg, Ends Up Winning The Match VIA Submission

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

In this Russian MMA organization called Full Contact Fighting, a man gets his leg snapped in half, and twisted the wrong way, but then proceeds to win the fight via rear-naked choke.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Shows Off Impressive Judo Skills

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

Who knew Russian President Vladimir Putin held a black belt in Judo? The President started training in competitive Sambo back when he was just 14 before transitioning to Judo.

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PHOTO | Politician Sarah Palin Is An MMA Fan

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

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ONE Championship

Ben Askren Disses Hendricks (Again), Explains Why He Dislikes Big Rigg

BJPENN.COM News - September 8, 2014

The saga between Ben Askren and the UFC continues, this time with Askren throwing some harsh allegations at the UFC welterweight champion.

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Boxing Legend: 'My Daughter Would Destroy Rousey'

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

Boxing legend Anne Wolfe went off on a media member who asked her about Ronda Rousey. Wolfe went as far as to offer Rousey a matchup against her daughter in the boxing ring.

ONE Championship

AXS TV Fights Boss Apologizes To Ben Askren For Being Kicked Off Show

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

After Kenny Rice kicked Ben Askren off of Inside MMA for dissing the UFC, Askren took to Twitter to express his frustration.

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Get To Know TUF 20 Contestant Felice Herrig

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

To prep fight fans for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will crown the inaugural women’s strawweight champion, the UFC is continuing to relase ‘get to know’ videos, to familiarize fans with contestants.

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QUICK TWITT: Stephan Bonnar Admits To WWE Style Promo To Hype Fight With Tito Ortiz

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

At Bellator 123, multiple time steroid abuser, Stephan Bonnar along with a masked man, who was later revealed to be Tito Ortiz’ former coach Justin McCully took to the Bellator cage to confront Tito Ortiz in a match of words. After trading verbal shots, McCully took off his mask, and revealed his identity. Ortiz took the mic and said some heated words back to Bonnar, before shoving The American Psycho.

ONE Championship

Askren Kicked Off Air For Dissing UFC

bjpenndotcom - September 7, 2014

Ben Askren was a guest on “Inside MMA” which airs on AXS TV and began to talk about how he believes the UFC is monopolizing the mixed martial arts industry.

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SPIKEFORCE! Coker Isn't Counting Out Fedor vs. Couture Bout

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

“You know, that’s a fight I personally would love to see, but I just don’t know if it’s going to happen,”

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Lashley Looking For Activity, Open To Kongo Bout

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

Following his impressive return to the cage after a 10-month layoff, TNA champion Bobby Lashley wants a quick turnaround, and another bout inside Bellator’s cage as soon as possible.

UFC NEWS

Ratings Report: UFC/Bellator Go Head-To-Head, Here's The Numbers

BJPENN.COM News - September 7, 2014

The UFC scheduled an event on the same night, in the same town, as Bellator did. UFC Fight Night 50 and Bellator 123 went head to head on Friday night. Here are the preliminary ratings for each event.

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Coker & Chou Bring Magic Back To Friday Night Fights with Bellator 123

BJPENN.COM News - September 6, 2014

Friday September 5th was an amazing night to be a fan of mixed martial arts. On an evening that played host to over twenty MMA fights between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator, the biggest winners were backstage at Bellator in Connecticut.

Invicta FC

Invicta FC 8 Results: 'Karate Hottie' Waterson Mauls Tamada, Defends Atomweight Title

bjpenndotcom - September 6, 2014

Some questioned whether the eighteen month layoff would effect Michelle Waterson’s performance in the cage. She would go on to lay those questions to rest by giving Yasuko Tamada the worst beating of her life tonight at “Invicta FC 8”.

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Invicta FC 8 Results: Kankaanpaa Wins Strawweight Title, Submits Eggink in Round 5

bjpenndotcom - September 6, 2014

The Invicta FC Strawweight Championship was on the line in the co main-event tonight and it was a highly competitive contest. Eggink (Pictured) showed the world why she was champion, but Kankaanpaa proved to the world she was the better woman tonight.