MMA News

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Bellator 117 took place in Council Bluffs, IA at the Mid-America Center this past Friday night! The main-event crowned a new welterweight champion for the first time since Ben Askren won it at Bellator 33 in 2010. If you missed the fights, check out the results below! Douglas Lima def. Rick Hawn by way of TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3:19 of Round 2 Marcin Held def. Derek Anderson by way of Submission (Triangle) 3:09 of Round 2 Karl Amoussou def. David Gomez by way of Split Decision Patricky Pitbull def. Derek Campos by way of TKO (Strikes) :52 of Round 2 Martin Brown def. Jared Downing by way of Unanimous Decision Larue Burley def. Cliff Wright Jr. by way of Unanimous Decision Joe Vedepo def. Ben Crowder by way of Verbal Submission (Leg Injury) :48 of Round 1 Anthony Smith def. Victor Moreno by way of Submission (Triangle) :59 of Round 2 Julio Cesar Neves def. Josh Arocho by way of TKO (Elbows) 2:37 of Round 2 Jordan Parsons def. Tim Bazer by way of KO (Punches) :04 of Round 2

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima is the new Bellator Welterweight Champion. Rick Hawn came to fight with a specific strategy in mind and that was his eventual downfall. Despite repeatedly getting kicked in the leg, he refused to adapt his gameplan to that of Lima’s and continued to press forward, attacking without checking the leg kicks.

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Being aware of where your head and neck are after you land a takedown is key. Victor Moreno will not forget that after tonight’s fight with Anthony Smith.

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Julio Cesar Neves has what it takes to get it done in the cage AND the dance floor.

BJPENN.COM News - April 18, 2014

Comedians cross the line for a good laugh. I’m pretty sure that was the intent here.

BJPENN.COM News - April 18, 2014

If you missed today’s live broadcast of the ‘UFC on FOX 11: Werdum vs. Browne’ Weigh-ins, here’s the replay. Enjoy!

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - April 18, 2014

The Ultimate Fighting Championship and BJPENN.COM are bringing you a live and free stream of today’s UFC on FOX 11 pre-fight weigh-ins.

BJPENN.COM News - April 18, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - April 18, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

A few year’s back, BJ Penn, The Ultimate Fighter season 19 coach and multiple time UFC champion, went viral with a video of himself doing an impressive jump out of a pool. Today,Chad Mendes, a Team Alpha Male trained UFC featherweight contender, showed off his own pool hops and paid homage to ‘The Prodigy’ in the process.

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

Following last night’s TUF Finale event, UFC President Dana White told FOX Sports that he believes Gina Carano will return to Mixed Martial Arts. “Gina [Carano] and I had a good meeting. I’m very confident that she does want to come back and she does want to fight. We do not have a deal but we might [soon].”

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

“In the last two years it just became so huge, since we changed the policy for management and training of only 5%,” said Alves. “So if you want to have top quality training and the best management out there, we only charge 5%. All the other camps out there are usually 10% for management and another 10% for training. So if you got talent and if you need a new camp, come to us, we’ll take care of you.”

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

KJ Noons returned to action last night in Canada with a 30-second KO over Sam Stout.

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014

It’s a busy week in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. We’re still coming off the TUF Nations Finale High from last night, and already, we need to divert our attention to this weekend’s UFC on FOX 11 fight card.

BJPENN.COM News - April 17, 2014