MMA News

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2013

Last night on an episode of UFC Tonight: Fight Edition, Chael Sonnen talked about his upcoming fight with Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, and said he knew of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira’s injury well in advance, as was the case (according to him) when Dan Henderson injured his knee prior to UFC 151:

BJPENN.COM News - June 10, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - June 10, 2013

Jon Anik and Kenny Florian recap a record-breaking night of submission wins at UFC On FUEL TV 10. Fabricio Werdum rose to the occasion, submitting Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira with a beautiful armbar in the second round.

Chris Taylor - June 10, 2013

Former lightweight contender Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is set to face off with UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo (22-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 163 this August in Brazil.

BJPENN.COM News - June 8, 2013

The most outstanding MMA promotion in Europe KSW opens the summer season with fantastic mixed martial arts extravaganza in the most beautiful venue in Poland – Ergo Arena in Sopot/Gdańsk on June 8th 2013. KSW 23 features the greatest MMA warriors in this part of the world in seven spectacular match-ups. The show is available live worldwide on online PPV on www.kswtv.com.

BJPENN.COM News - June 8, 2013

Immediately following tonight’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event, BJPENN.COM will be broadcasting a live feed of the night’s post-fight festivities. Tune in using the player below to catch the post-fight press conference:

BJPENN.COM News - June 8, 2013

Former UFC fighter, turned WSOF headliner, Jon Fitch told the media recently that he would consider using Testosterone Replacement Therapy if he reaches age 40 with a desire to still compete. This is a 180 stance from his traditional motto of ‘natural only’ however the context in which he made this proclamation is such that he can justify the use, if everyone in the sport is still using.

bjpenndotcom - June 8, 2013

Yeah you read that right, FIST-ta-CUFF Radio will not be broadcasting a live episode this Sunday. The fellas from the show will be out in L.A. covering the whole Metamoris experience and bringing back some interviews you won’t want to miss with some of the biggest names in the sport. The show will return to it’s normal time on Sunday June 16, 2013 at 7:30 PM PST. Stay tuned to BJPenn.com for all of the interviews the FIST-ta-CUFF crew will be doing and listen to all of the last few weeks episodes with some huge names in the sport and the most Metamoris coverage you will find on the web.

BJPENN.COM News - June 7, 2013

UFC stars predict who they think will win Saturday’s main event between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum.

BJPENN.COM News - June 7, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - June 7, 2013

Chris Taylor - June 7, 2013

You knew it was only a matter of time before Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White responded to anti-UFC comments made by former UFC fighters Jon Fitch and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2013

With all the recent news coming from Bellator FC, such as signing former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, you would think that the company wouldn’t let something like this happen at a time where traffic could be at it’s peak. But, here we are with a blank ‘GoDaddy.com’ page that informs us that the domain ‘Bellator.com’ has expired as of June 5th.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2013

A bantamweight bout between Chico Camus (12-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and kyung Ho Kang (11-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the latest addition to UFC 164 in Milwaukee. Chico Camus, who was born and raised in Milwaukee and trains under Duke Roufus, will be looking to rebound from his first promotional loss when he enters the cage August 31st. Camus was forced to tapout in the third round of his fight against Dustin Kimura at UFC 156 due to a rear-naked choke. Prior to the loss, Camus was riding a 4-fight win streak, which included a unanimous decision win over Duston Pague in his promotional debut at UFC 150 in Denver.

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2013

Along with the cavalcade of recent ‘Rampage’ news comes word of the former UFC light-heavyweight champion moving to Bellator’s heavyweight division.

Chris Taylor - June 6, 2013

Brandon Thatch (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his UFC debut on August 28 when he squares off with fellow welterweight Justin Edwards (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC). The Colorado-based fighter, Thatch, signed with the promotion a month ago and is currently riding an 8-figth win streak, with all eight wins coming by form of 1st round stoppage. Thatch’s lone pro loss came back in 2008 under the Strikeforce banner, where he lost a close split-decision to Brandon Magana.

BJPENN.COM News - June 6, 2013

From Youtube: MMA champion Georges St-Pierre doesn’t take crap from director. Watch this video with your eyes. Share it with your computer machine.

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2013

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has gone through what appears to be his own fountain of youth, revitalizing a career that he had stated was on its way out. A new deal with Bellator FC has opened up a number of doors for the 34-year old former UFC light-heavyweight champ and Rampage fully intends on opening every single one. Unhappy with his career in the UFC, Rampage was extremely vocal about leaving the promotion to take charge of his own well-being. In an interview with a MMA news outlet Jackson disclosed details on the new deal that could mean big things for Jackson, Bellator, Spike, TNA, and the world of MMA.