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BJPENN.COM News - February 18, 2014

Ronda Rousey sharpens her jiu-jitsu sword at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California. In this video, previously released by FightHub.com, Ryron and Rener explain what she’s learning, why she’s so quick to absorb information, and how good her armbars really are. Enjoy!

BJPENN.COM News - February 18, 2014

MMA’s top fighters give their prediction for this weekend’s UFC 170 main event between Ronda Rousey and Sarah McMann. Enjoy!

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

There’s a new player in the MMA world of promoting and they are no longer being shy about their long-term goals and ambitions.

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

Cheick Kongo is hitting the straight to DVD market with a new film titled, ‘Attila’. True, the DVD cover falsely states he is a UFC Champion, but if you can look past that slight exaggeration the trailer looks pretty cool.

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

While we wait for this weekend’s main event between Sarah McMann and Ronda Rousey, let’s enjoy McMann’s Octagon debut against Sheila Gaff.

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

Over the weekend former WEC Champ, Miguel Torres, notched a much-needed win under his belt.

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

Check out highlights of Lyoto machida’s victory over Gegard Mousasi. See more highlights from Fight Night 36 HERE.

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

Watch highlights of Jacare Souza’s unanimous decision win over Francis Carmont. See more highlights from Fight Night 36 HERE.

BJPENN.COM News - February 17, 2014

Watch highlights of Erick Silva’s win over Takenori Sato at UFC Fight Night on FOX Sports 1. See more highlights from Fight Night 36 HERE.

BJPENN.COM News - February 15, 2014

Invicta Fighting Championships has announced the signing of fifteen women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes to the Kansas City based promotion. The fifteen new athletes are spread across all five of the current weight classes in the women’s world championship MMA promotion and represent the next chapter in the history of Women’s MMA. Since the inaugural Invicta FC live event in April 2012, Invicta has maintained its goal of showcasing current stars of Women’s MMA, but also building the stars of the future. To date over a dozen athletes have made their professional debuts fighting for Invicta FC, a trend that continues with the signings announced today.

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2014

Anderson Silva’s recovery is coming along well. As seen in this recent Vine video posting, ‘The Spider’, is hitting up the treadmill while rehabbing that nasty leg break suffered in his last fight against Chris Weidman.

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2014

At 22-3, Gilbert Melendez sits atop the UFC’s lightweight division. With victories over Josh Thomson, Diego Sanchez, Shinya Aoki and Jorge Masvidal, “El Nino” is ready for a new crop of challengers as the Santa Ana native has agreed to a multi-fight, multi-year deal structure with Bellator that can pit Melendez against some of MMA’s best, including Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler, Will Brooks, Dave Jansen and a host of top lightweights from around the world.

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2014

In anticipation of tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 36 event, going down at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, BJPENN.COM and the UFC bring you this free and live stream of today’s weigh-ins event. Tune in using the player below at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET to catch all the action.

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2014

Daniel Cormier gets into a heated exchange with former sparring partner and UFC newcomer Patrick Cummins.

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2014

In a recent interview at Kings MMA, Team Machida discussed the state of the UFC’s middleweight division and what they would like to see in the future for Lyoto. The guys think a Weidman vs. Machida title fight will sell better than a Machida vs. Belfort fight.