UFC NEWS
Gracie Breakdown of UFC 181
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Following a submission-packed night of fights at UFC 181, including the first ever two bulldog choke event, and Gilbert Melendez being submitted by Anthony Pettis, Rener Gracie as well as personal trainer and Gracie JiuJitsu brown belt Mike Saffaie broke down the chokes.
Askren on CM Punk signing: 'It was a shock'
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Ben Askren is never one to shy away from speaking his mind, and when the UFC announced the signing of CM Punk at UFC 181 Askren quickly took to Twitter to speak out against the UFC’s newest fighter (See that HERE).
Johnny Case vs. Francisco Trevino set for UFC Fight Night Boston
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Johnny Case will no longer be facing Paul Felder January 18th at UFC Fight Night Boston, but will instead be fighting Francisco Trevino.
Overeem on Struve: "I'm really not that impressed by him"
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
As Alistair Overeem prepares for a potential win or be cut situation this Saturday when he faces Stefan Struve, he is planning on knocking out The Skyscraper in the first 30 seconds of the bout.
Anderson Silva discusses being bullied as a child
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva opened up in a recent interview. In the interview, The Spider talked about growing up with his aunt and uncle in Curitiba, doing ballet as a child, his views on racism, and more in this incredible interview.
Hughes: 'Hendricks was trying to win rounds'
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
At UFC 181, Johny Hendricks noticeably faded in the 4th and 5th rounds of the fight, clinching Robbie Lawler against the cage and stalling several times.
UFC Exec. "Pretty confident" GSP will return in 2015
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
2015 is shaping up to be a huge year for the UFC, arguably the biggest in UFC history. With several high profile bouts to kick off the new year, and several champion fighters returning from injury, the UFC can potentially have a massive year.
Watch Lyoto Machida get the taste smacked out of his mouth by Antonio Inoki
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
In this throwback video we see a very young Lyoto Machida getting brutally smacked multiple times by Antonio Inoki following a unanimous decision win over Kengo Watanabe in his MMA debut. In Japan being smacked by Inoki is a great honor, and is sort of a ‘good luck’ charm that means the fighter will be successful.
BJPENN.com Radio Replay with Ricardo Lamas, John Moraga, and Lance Palmer
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
BJPENN.com Radio was back this week with another star studded lineup.
Faber on Rivera rematch: "I don't really make those decisions"
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
In the main event of the preliminary card for UFC 181, Urijah Faber scored a submission win over Francisco Rivera. The choke came after an unintentional eye poke, that many are unfairly calling intentional.
Duffee: 'I saw blood and was happy to be in a fight'
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Todd Duffee returned to the UFC this past weekend at UFC 181 after a 2-year long layoff. For Duffee however, the moment he recalls from the fight was not when he KO’d his opponent in just 33 seconds, it was when he saw both men had blood on them.
Robbie Lawler tops UFC 181 payroll with $220,000
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
The UFC 181 payroll is in, and unsurprisingly Robbie Lawler, who left the evening as the champion, was the highest paid fighter on the card, followed by Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez, who were both tied with $200,000.
QUICK TWITT: Jones reacts to UFC 182 promo
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
During UFC 181, the UFC aired a promotional video for UFC 182, which used footage from the Jones-Cormier brawl, as well as from the heated exchange between the two men which occurred while they thought they were off air.
Conor McGregor promises to K.O. Siver within 2 minutes
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Ahead of his UFC Fight Night Boston bout on January 18th, Conor McGregor is promising to KO Dennis Siver within 2 minutes.
PHOTO | Raquel Pennington shows off nasty injury courtesy of Ashlee Evans-Smith
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Prior to submitting Ashlee Evans-Smith at the last second of the 1st round at UFC 181, Raquel Pennington ate a nasty knee from Evans-Smith that opened up a cut on her forehead.
QUICK TWITT: Hughes considers putting belt on Lawler one of his greatest memories
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
At UFC 181, when announcer Bruce Buffer read the judges decision for the main event between Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks that declared Lawler the winner, and champion, former champions Matt Hughes and Pat Miletich joined Lawler and his team in the Octagon to celebrate.
Lawler: 'Years of hard work in the gym paid off'
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
This past weekend at UFC 181, Robbie Lawler upset Johny Hendricks in their rematch to claim the welterweight championship.
CABMMA responds to PED testing accusations
BJPENN.COM News - December 8, 2014
Following UFC 179, which took place in Brazil at the end of October, Chad Macias came forward to discuss his findings, and said the Brazilian Commission (CABMMA) did not drug test Phil Davis for HGH or EPO. Macias argued that Davis hadn’t been blood tested, which is the only way to test for HGH, and EPO.