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BJPENN.COM News - February 2, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 2, 2013

“Tito “Ortiz came out the other day and said, ‘What has Ronda Rousey done? Ronda Rousey hasn’t even proven herself yet. She hasn’t proven herself'” said White. “What the f—! Tito was a junior college wrestler. Ronda is an Olympic-level athlete who won a f—ing medal at the Olympics. Ronda Rousey’s first nine fights have gone nine minutes and 28 seconds. Tito Ortiz’s first nine fights went 40 minutes and 45 seconds. “What the f— are you talking about, Tito? She blows you out of the water when it comes to accomplishing things at the same point in your age and career. She smokes you. She buries you. She’s in another universe. I get it–he’s a manager now and he’s got to get out there and say some goofy s—. But c’mon. Do your homework, Tito.”

BJPENN.COM News - February 1, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 1, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 1, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 1, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 1, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 1, 2013

Today the UFC is holding the official UFC 156 weigh-ins ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. If you can’t make it live, BJPENN.COM will be streaming the event at 7pm ET today using the player below.

BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

Next month the “Just Scrap” fight promotion is making its highly anticipated return to the War Memorial Center with “Just Scrap Maui IV” on March 15th. The promotion last touched down in Maui with “Just Scrap Maui III” which featured a main event between local fan favorite, Kendall Grove and Chris Cisneros on November 9.

BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

Building off a successful run in 2012 at Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE, the University of MMA has set four dates at the venue in 2013. Now rebranded as “University of MMA: Fight Night,” the first event of the year will take place on Sunday, March 3, with subsequent dates in May, August, and December. Tickets for the March 3 event go on sale at 10:00am, Thursday, January 31, at www.UofMMA.com or www.axs.com. “This is the next step for us in building a regular fight series at Club Nokia,” commented U of MMA founder Turi Altavilla. “We’ve said before that our goal is to be L.A.’s fight show both for fighters in the Southern California community and the fight fans.” University of MMA: Fight Night will mark the crowning of two new U of MMA champions, in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Both title quests began as four-man tournaments at U of MMA events in 2012.

BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2013

UFC officials recently announced that a heavyweight bout between Cheick Kongo (18-7-2 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC) and Roy Nelson (18-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has been added to the UFC 159 event scheduled for April 27.

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

After an explosive knockout victory in his Bellator debut, King Mo is set to return to the Bellator cage when he battles “The Hardcore Kid” Emmanuel Newton in a Light Heavyweight Semifinal fight on February 21st from Utah’s Maverik Center live on Spike TV. The night will also feature the long anticipated Featherweight Tournament Finals as Utah’s Own Rad Martinez battles the dynamic Russian striker Shahbulat Shamhalaev for a $100,000 Tournament prize and a guaranteed title shot. Tickets for the event start as low as $40 and can be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com, Bellator.com and the Maverik Center Box Office.