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BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

Bellator light-heavyweight fighter, Emanual Newton, took time out of his schedule to discuss his recent upset victory over former Strikeforce champion, King Mo.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

UFC superstar BJ Penn has a new opponent lined up. Not in MMA, but in the Lavaman Waikoloa Hawaii Challenge on March 24th. It is a charity triathlon, and his competition; Professional Surfer Sunny Garcia. The two challengers are legends in their respected sports, and will not take each other lightly. The proceeds of the event will all given to charity, but make no mistake about it these two are competitive. They both will be gunning for victory, especially since the competition is being held in their home state of Hawaii; Garcia being born in Maili, which is on the Westside of Oahu and Penn who was born in Kailua.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

Chael Sonnen is a more than just a UFC Tonight analyst and fighter, he’s also a talented poet. In fact, Sonnen wrote a poem for Jon Jones that shows exactly what he’s got in store for him at UFC 159. I got a call one day from Dana, he said ‘Chael, I’m putting you to work.’ ‘You see, I overpaid for this light heavy, who I now realize is a jerk.’ ‘He’s been winning fights, but not with brains or with brawn. ‘And his matches and his one-armed cartwheels are making the whole crowd yawn. ‘I mean, nobody’s coming to see him in living rooms or in bars. ‘Why don’t you send this guy to Cirque de Soleil, or Dancing with the Stars?’ He handed me his wallet, his ATM card and pin number too. He said, ‘Chael, whatever’s in the account, take it, it’s all for you.’ I thought for a moment and I said, ‘I’ll tell you what, Uncle D. ‘For you and the fans, this one’s on me.’ So I went and did some homework, I got some tapes of his fights. I suggest you all give them a try, if you’re having trouble sleeping at night. They tell me he’s good, but I know that can’t be true, I saw him get armbarred by Vitor, and he’s 52! He’s so boring he made Machida fall asleep. The snoozefest he had against Rashad, or beating up on Bonnar, who’s older than God? Look, here’s the truth, believe me it is. Don’t even mention Ryan Bader, he lost to Tito Ortizz! Jon, I’m coming to New Jersey, because I’ve got a job to do. I’m a fully-loaded cannon, boy, and I’m pointed right at you. A little advice, go get in your car and hit another tree. Do whatever you gotta do to stay away Jon, you don’t want to fight me.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2013

The BJPENN.COM RADIO crew returns in it’s usual time-slot tonight at 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET with a stacked four-guest lineup. Hosts George Matthews and Pedro Carrasco will be joined by one current UFC Champion, one former title challenger and two top welterweight fighters.

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 19, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 19, 2013

TUF Smashes entrant, Michael Pastou, shows off his impressive collection of exotic cars. Something tells me this man found success outside of the cage!

BJPENN.COM News - March 19, 2013

Fedor Emelianenko recently hit the seminar circuit in Russia with a “Masters Class”. Here are some highlights:

Chris Taylor - March 19, 2013

Darren Elkins (16-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) improved to 5-0 as a UFC featherweight this past weekend at UFC 158, as he defeated Antonio Carvalho via first round TKO. Coming away victorious and unscathed in Montreal allowed Elkins to step in for the injured Clay Guida to now meet Chad Mendes (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at UFC on FOX 7 next month.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2013

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2013

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir is set to face Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion Daniel Cormier next month at UFC on FOX 7. Mir has left his home in Las Vegas in order to train with Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for this heavyweight showdown. One thing that he isn’t changing for this particular bout is his pre-fight trash talk.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2013

A flyweight bout between Jussier Formiga (14-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Chris Cariaso (14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is the latest addition to June’s UFC on FX 8 event in Brazil. Formiga (previously known as Jussier da Silva), fights for the first time since his UFC debut in October of last year. There, he suffered a TKO loss to recent title challenger John Dodson, which snapped a five-fight win streak for the world’s former top-ranked 125-pounder.