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BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

“For the most part, I commend the UFC for making the fights happen that the people love to see. But as a fighter, I was like, ‘man, what’s it gonna take for me to get a chance to get back up in there?’ I wanted to fight Anderson, but it didn’t end up happening because they said I needed one more fight to be a contender at middleweight. But I guess it’s not the same for everybody.” “I was hoping in December, by the end of the year, but it looks like it’s not going to happen. Maybe in February or March. But who am I going to fight, that’s the big question. I can’t go down in weight class after a loss to Jones unless it’s a special event, unless it’s something that really beckons for my calling, and then I’ll do it.”

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - October 18, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2012

Earlier today the UFC and FX held a special tele-conference with Jon Jones, Chael Sonnen and Dana White to discuss the next season of the UFC’s reality series, “The Ultimate Fighter.” If you missed our live broadcast of the event, have no fear, you can find the archived audio in the player above.

BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2012

Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen was announced just yesterday for not only an April 17 showdown but also as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter” season 17. This hype video came out almost two weeks before the bout was announced, check it out:

BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2012

“I’m looking forward to that fight. Hopefully December we’re gonna get it, beginning of January. My side of the deal is signed. (I’m) just waiting on him while his shoulder is rehabbed. There’s been a lot of shit talking back and forth, so it’s gonna be fun. It’s gonna be for the fans. I think it’s gonna be Fight of the Night for sure. He’s well-rounded. I think my wrestling is better than his but if we go to the ground he’s good on the ground, if we stay standing he’s good there. It’s gonna be a helluva fight. I’m packing a lunch. I’m ready for three rounds of hell. I’ll fight him on an undercard, I don’t care.” In an interview with MMAInterviews.tv, top lightweight fighter, Donald Cerrone discusses his upcoming battle with Anthony Pettis and the rivalry between the two standouts.

BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2012

Master Steven Seagal made waves in the MMA world when taking credit for such victories as Lyoto Machida over Randy Couture and Anderson Silva over Vitor Belfort, but has rarely been given the chance to explain himself. Now in a one-hour one-on-one, the martial arts expert sits down with AXS TV’s Michael “The Voice” Schiavello to discuss everything in his martial arts lifestyle.

BJPENN.COM News - October 17, 2012

Mike Goldberg is an awesome guy, so our posting of this highlight video is in no way a dig at the UFC ringside commentator. He does however say some interesting things and last weekend at UFC 153 he left many onlookers scratching their head.

BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2012

“I think it’s good to have goals. For some reason I caught a lot of slack when I said I wanted to break Anderson Silva’s record and people were saying, ‘Oh, you’re ridiculous for thinking that. You can’t beat Anderson Silva’s record. You haven’t defended your belt one time. You’re silly. What are you talking like that for?” It’s like wow guys, you guys are really mad at me for having longterm goals? I want to be the best ever and one of my goals is to break Anderson’s record for title defenses. I’m sorry, I apologize if I offended you somehow, but I do have longterm goals, I like to set my goals high and then go out and get them done. If you want to be a Mundial champion, if you want to be a black belt and win the Pan-Ams, you want to win the worlds, win the Europeans, then you should bust your butt and train like it,” Henderson said. While a guest on MMA Weekly Radio, UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson went on the record to defend his comments pertaining to beating Anderson Silva’s win streak and title defense records so that he can be considered the greatest of all-time.

BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2012

In his third fight of the night at the UA: King of the Mountain welterweight tournament, a 19-year-old and undefeated Nick Diaz would fall to the strikes of Jeremy Jackson in forty-nine seconds. It would mark the only time he would ever be stopped in his career. Ten months later, Diaz would step into the ring in defend his IFC United States welterweight title for the first time against the man who first defeated him. This time, the King of the 209 would get his revenge, and we have the never-before-seen video of this fight from July, 2003. Don’t ask us how we got this footage, because we don’t know. It showed up on our Youtube account watermarked and with a simple message in the notes: ‘this is really rare.’ It’s true, very few people have seen this fight.

BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2012

“I don’t have an opponent. But with the two-month delay, hopefully Frank Mir is healed up and ready to go. I haven’t been told I’m fighting for sure, but if they’re promising a stacked card, I’m hoping I’m one of the guys they look at and you put [me] on the card and it becomes a little bit better. This last Strikeforce fight was never a negative to me. It’s what I owe to that organization and Showtime for all they’ve done for me. It wasn’t a negative. But now it’s drifting along, drifting along. I’m ready for it to get done… January’s show is happening. Let’s not lose interest in Strikefore. It’s a great organization.” Check out the full video interview provided by AXS.TV below:

BJPENN.COM News - October 16, 2012

UFC middleweight fighter, Cung Le, stars in the latest Tarantino flick titled, “The Man in the Iron Fists.” Le stars alongside such popular actors as Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu. Check out the trailer below:

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

This past weekend the University of Hawaii had their homecoming game and honored during the opening ceremony was our very own BJ Penn. Check out the full video below:

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

This past weekend, MMA Legend, BJ Penn paid the boys on the University of Hawaii football team a visit before their game to offer words of motivation and encouragement. Check out what the former UFC champion had to say in the video clip featured below:

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

As it would seem, “The Count” is not without a heart after all. In this featured video clip Bisping weighs in on the current state of his former foe, Jason “Mayhem” Miller and admits to feeling bad for “The Bully Beatdown” host.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

Before Stephan Bonnar’s epic showdown with Forrest Griffin and before Lyoto Machida wore UFC gold around his waste, the two light-heavyweight fighters faced off at Jungle Fights. To check out this historic throwback from 2003 hop to page 2 and brush up on your history!

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

Anderson Silva has a hero in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. That hero’s name is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.