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BJPENN.COM News - March 1, 2014

“I’ve had the same opinion on [TRT], and the same stance on it since the first time I asked the question. I just never felt that the controls were tight enough to be able to allow it to occur. When guys use it it’s an unfair advantage. If you’re going to equalize the playing field, the best way to equalize the playing field is to eliminate it in totality. I’ve never wavered on that…it is an unfair advantage when misused. Anybody who’s in this sport recognizes that people misuse it… It’s unfortunate for guys who have a legitimate physical defect. But they’re on the side of doing it right for everybody, and the vast majority are going to be able fight clean now and not have to fight against somebody who isn’t [on TRT]. So I think it’s a good move.” During his Bellator 110 post-fight media scrum, Bellator boss Bjorn Rebney, touched on Nevada’s recent ban of TRT.

BJPENN.COM News - March 1, 2014

“I knew I was never going to fight [Lawal] in any of the other organizations I was with, because I knew he wasn’t going to come. I think I can be 100-percent honest with you when I say that half the reason I signed with Bellator was because I was signing with Viacom — not just an MMA organization, but a whole big company — and that I could finally get a chance to beat the s–t out of ‘King Mo’ for all the stuff he said. But I forgive him.” In a recent interview with sherdog.com, former UFC light-heavyeight champ, ‘Rampage’ Jackson, explained his reasoning behind leaving the UFC for Bellator.

BJPENN.COM News - March 1, 2014

Following last night’s Bellator 110 main event, Rampage Jackson and King Mo got into a heated altercation inside the cage.

BJPENN.COM News - March 1, 2014

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BJPENN.COM News - March 1, 2014

MMA’s latest trilogy will occur on Saturday, May 17th as Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez will defend his title against Michael Chandler in one of the most highly anticipated fight of 2014, live on Pay-Per-View. Location and ticket information will be made available shortly.

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

Tonight from The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, Rampage Jackson returned to action in the Bellator 110 main event. The action kicked off at 3:30 PM PT for the prelims and 6 PM PT for the night’s main card.

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

If people were trying to decide on who to sign with, Bellator or the UFC, I would ask them to ask themselves what’s more important to them? Longevity in a career? Or just being able to tell your friends that you fought in the UFC?

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

“The funny thing is, I’m the victim here. There’s a girl on Twitter talking about a grappling match against Hughes. Then Hughes mentioned it. I said if we’re going to do it, I want to hit the guy. Then he says I have to lose weight. Look, I’m a ninja turtle, I’m at my school, and I’m training six days a week. But I like my pasta. I’ll put it down for the fight. I don’t need anyone make a name off me. I like a legit grudge match between two old champions. I’ll fight him for his job. What the heck does he do? Who’s going to talk to that guy if he has a problem? GSP with his issues, if I was in that job, he’d still be in there fighting.”

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.