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bjpenndotcom - February 28, 2014

Both light heavyweights were quick to meet in the middle of the cage and get the fight underway. M’Pumbu was content with being patient and picking his shots which upset ‘Rampage’. Jackson controlled the center of the cage and worked M’Pumbu’s back up against the cage. Jackson worked for a takedown, but it was going nowhere and the referee reset the action in the middle of the cage.

bjpenndotcom - February 28, 2014

King Mo Lawal showed improvements since his last outings in the Bellator cage. He kept his hands high in anticipation of Zayats’ shots and was more aggressive in controlling where the fight would go. King Mo did a good job in landing shots early on in the fight, but Zayats started to find his range toward the end of the first round.

bjpenndotcom - February 28, 2014

Matt Bessette will be joining Desmond Green in the semi-finals of the featherweight tournament.

bjpenndotcom - February 28, 2014

Mike Richman and Desmond Green kicked off the tenth season of Bellator tonight with their first-round featherweight tournament bout.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

After World Champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis surprised El Presidenté with a cheap shot during a past photo shoot, El Presidenté is out for revenge.

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

“The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently altered its policy and no longer will permit testosterone use exemptions and will not permit a TRT program. As other jurisdictions may follow suit, I am going to drop my TRT program and compete in MMA without it. Given the time constraints involved between now and my proposed next bout in May, I have determined not to apply for a license to fight in Nevada at this time.”

BJPENN.COM News - February 28, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Mohegan Sun Arena in preparation for Bellator MMA’s February 28th event, which will showcase the Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Semifinals and the Bellator Featherweight Opening Rounds.

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

Is a grudge match underway? Did Aldo just cross the line?

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

“It almost killed me. I don’t explain it to people. I downplayed the whole thing. They didn’t know how bad it was. People would text me, and I was in the hospital texting them back like nothing happened. I battled back from it. It messed my body up. My body is still getting healthy from that. “I’m almost there. I feel it now when I’m training with American Top Team doing strength training. I feel it, I feel my body coming back. It’s a good feeling. I think it’s a matter of time, because I’ve still got a few things screwed up with my blood and my red blood count was pretty bad, so now they’re filling me back up. I’ve got to take vitamin C, iron. I’m almost there, man. I’m almost back to where I need to be.” Approximately two-years ago, ‘King Mo’ came down with a sever bout of Staph. It hospitalized him, forced him on the MMA sidelines and according to his recent testimony to MMAFighting.com, he’s still recovering from it.

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

Ahead of his UFC 171 bout against Diego Sanchez, California native Myles Jury, takes us through his life, just two-weeks prior to his lightweight showdown.

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

“My foot is almost 100 percent now. It’s doing okay. I have to recover soon because I want to dance again. I know I just have two fights at 185, and Jacare has more, but I can fight against him. I have no problem with that. I don’t want to wait for long time. I can do one more fight before I fight for the title. I have no problem fighting them. I can fight Jacare or Vitor.” Ascending rapidly through the UFC middleweight rankings, former light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, discussed last night his future in the division and what he thinks of them crowded top of the middleweight ranks.

BJPENN.COM News - February 27, 2014

World Series of Fighting Canada’s first fight card of 2014 airs this Friday, Feb. 28, at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT on NBCSN. The two-hour broadcast features six action-packed contests from “World Series of Fight Canada: Ford vs. Powell,” including Ryan Ford vs. Joel Powell for the World Series of Fighting Canada welterweight title, Steve Mocco vs. Smealinho Rama, Michael Hill vs. Ryan Dickson, Adam Lorenz vs. Josh Machan, Brandt Dewsbery vs. Mark Drummond and Will Romero vs. Lenny Wheeler.

BJPENN.COM News - February 26, 2014

Christian O’Connell and Gareth A Davies chat to UFC president Dana White about the latest UFC talking points, including the controversial topic of TRT, and the UFC’s upcoming event in London.

Chris Taylor - February 26, 2014

Invicta FC Featherweight Champion, Cris Cyborg, recently made headlines when she announced her plans to drop down to 135-pounds in order to retire current UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.

BJPENN.COM News - February 26, 2014

Last week we learned that former UFC welterweight title challenger, Dan Hardy, would lead a new group of commentators for UFC Fight Pass broadcasts.

BJPENN.COM News - February 26, 2014

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BJPENN.COM News - February 26, 2014

See Renato “interview” combat sports celebrities such as Kenny Florian, Bas Rutten, Rener Gracie, and more…