MMA News

Chris Taylor - May 13, 2013

Georges St. Pierre (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC) is the long-time UFC welterweight champion, the biggest draw in the promotion, and has millions of fans. During a recent interview with Inside MMA, the welterweight champ was asked how he normally feels when walking to the cage, about to face off with someone else that wants to take his belt and everything he’s worked so hard for?

bjpenndotcom - May 12, 2013

Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio This week on BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio our guests cover three of the biggest topics in the sport at the current moment. Our first two guests will be talking Metamoris 2, while our third guest will be talking the new Bellator Reality show “Fight Master” & our last guest talking his new book “It’s Time!”

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

“I’m keeping this belt for a long time.” Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez plans to use his quickness to defeat Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in their main event matchup at UFC 160.

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

Earlier today on the opposite side of the pond, former UFC contender, Paul Daley returned to action and did so in dramatic and devastating fashion. Rodrigo Ribeiro tried his best to stay on the outside of the British fighters power strikes but after a grazing uppercut stunned the Brazilian, Daley took over and turned the lights out in gruesome fashion.

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

The American Kickboxing Academy is in the midst of a phenomenal run. Josh Thomson recently took out a top lightweight contender and former title challenger with relative ease. Daniel Cormier reeled off an impressive UD victory over a two-time former champion and of course, there is Cain Velasquez, who recently exacted vengeance over the only man to defeat him and he recaptures his UFC title in the process.

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

Fresh off the heels of his UFC release, fan favorite brawler, Leonard Garcia has inked a new deal with a new fighting home. The Greg Jackson trained fighter took to twitter with the news.

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

For the past week the Bellator promotion has been under fire. In the highly publicized contract dispute between themselves and Eddie Alvarez, the promotion hasn’t looked to good in the eyes of the public.

Chris Taylor - May 10, 2013

The New York Bad Ass, Phil Baroni, is set to take on Japanese knockout artist Nobutatsu Suzuki at ONE FC: “Rise To Power” in Manila on May 31st. The bout with Suzuki will mark Baroni’s 3rd with the asian based promotion. Phil’s first fight came at ONE FC’s inaugural show against Yoshiyuki Yoshida, who more or less held onto Baroni for the duration of the fight, earning a lack luster decision win.

BJPENN.COM News - May 10, 2013

Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens just posted up a new blog for his upcoming UFC 160 fight. He makes his debut at a featherweight in just two-weeks!

BJPENN.COM News - May 10, 2013

These video’s keep popping up, and as long as they do we will post them here. In the latest clip we get to listen to the corners of Matt Hamill, Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone and more.

BJPENN.COM News - May 10, 2013

Former UFC heavyweight champion, Bock Lesnar, recently made an appearance on the WWE platform. In the clip he trashes Triple H’s office with a sledgehammer and breaks pretty much everything and anything he can get his hands on.

BJPENN.COM News - May 10, 2013

Knockout artists Glover Teixeira and James Te Huna will be looking to add another finish to their impressive resumes when they meet inside the Octagon at UFC 160.

BJPENN.COM News - May 10, 2013

Former Bellator Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, has been in a legal dispute with the Bellator promotion for the past several months. Now another former champion, still signed with the promotion, has come out with an interesting tale that really portrays some questionable insight to how the Bellator promotion takes care of their fighters.

Chris Taylor - May 10, 2013

Leonard Garcia (15-11-1 MMA, 2-7 UFC) knew what was at stake when he stepped into the octagon at UFC 159 against Cody McKenzie. After losing 4 consecutive fights, Garcia knew that his job would be on the line if he did not prove victorious. Unfortunately for “Bad Boy”, things just didn’t go his way at UFC 159 in New Jersey, as he lost his 5th fight in a row via unanimous judges decision.

Chris Taylor - May 10, 2013

Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (25-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was recently forced to withdraw from a scheduled UFC on FOX 7 bout with Matt Brown, this after it was discovered that he had a heart-related problem in which he basically has two heart beats. The syndrome, known as Wolff-Parkinson White pattern or “Wolf Heart”, is a heart disorder that can lead to rapid heart rate, low blood pressure and even heart failure. Although the news was  anything but good, it’s not all bad either, because according to the Brit, he hasn’t quite been diagnosed with the actual syndrome just yet. Dan visited a cardiologist and was told he would have to undergo ablation surgery, so that doctors may be able to study his heart and see if they can remedy the issue.

BJPENN.COM News - May 9, 2013

Well known combat sports industry leaders, including popular Strikeforce matchmaker Rich Chou, have formed a new promotion that will make its debut on the Northern California scene next month at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California on June 15. With both Mixed Martial Arts and Muay Thai fights scheduled for action the “Arise Fighting Championships” debut is sure to deliver fireworks in an area that has long been considered a hotbed for both sports.

BJPENN.COM News - May 9, 2013

From RVCA.COM: VITOR BELFORT HAS WON 14 WORLD TITLES IN TWO MMA MAIN EVENTS ON THE PLANET, EIGHT TIMES WINNER OF THE UFC (ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP) IN THE UNITED STATES, FIVE TIME WINNER OF THE PRIDE IN JAPAN AND CHAMPION OF CAGE RAGE IN LONDON IN DECEMBER 2005, AND IN 2006 BEGAN HIS PROFESSIONAL BOXING CAREER WINNING THE FIRST VICTORY IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT EVENT IN SALVADOR MINOTAURO FIGHT III.