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BJPENN.COM News - October 11, 2013

Rousimar Palhares should be celebrating his 31-second victory over Mike Pierce right now! Instead, he is paying the price for his decision-making inside the cage last Wednesday night in Brazil.

BJPENN.COM News - October 11, 2013

Not only has Rousimar Palhares lost out on his $50,000 ‘Submission of the Night” bonus and his job with the UFC, the welterweight submission artist now has to sit out on the sidelines due to a suspension. The Brazilian Athletic Commission informed BJPENN.COM that they are suspending Palhares for his ‘anti sportsmanship attitude’ and will force him on the sidelines for 120 days.

BJPENN.COM News - October 11, 2013

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While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

bjpenndotcom - October 10, 2013

Last night, Brazilian submission specialist Rousimar Palhares made his welterweight debut, at UFC Fight Night 29, after stringing together consecutive losses at his previous weight class, middleweight.

Chris Taylor - October 10, 2013

Louis “Petit Pain” Fisette (6-1 MMA) is one of the youngest talents in MMA’s rich 135-pound division. The 23 year-old Canadian bantamweight is a contestant on this season of (TUF:18) The Ultimate Fighter: Tate vs. Rousey.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

GSP will no doubt go down as one of the greatest Mixed Martial Artist’s in history.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

Watch the full fight between Jessamyn Duke and Raquel Pennington from last night’s TUF that many are calling the best female fight in MMA history.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

In November 2011, Junior dos Santos ripped Cain Velasquez’ heavyweight title away in a 64-second blitz on live TV (shown above). A year later, Velasquez paid his rival back over twenty-five record-setting, career-defining minutes.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

After a night of partying, Anthony annoys the whole house and a short-fused Rocky ends the madness.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

“If the UFC was able to go from what it was back in ’93 to what it is today in only 20 years, if we were able to accomplish what we have in the last 12 years, the next 20 years is going to be the most interesting part. The history’s great and we’ll always have it; that’s what makes the UFC what it is, but the more exciting part is where we’re going now.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

“I broke my hand in the first round of my last fight and fought two more rounds, so my bone shattered. I did one surgery but had to do another with the same hand later. It was a slow recovery, but I’m completely healed now. I’ve started to become a more complete fighter, training more ground game and wrestling. I’ve been training hard for a long time. I did my preparation in Belem, Brazil, but now I’m going to Manchester with Lyoto. After his fight [with Mark Munoz] I’ll finish my preparation in California. I’ve seen [Houghton’s] fights already. He’s a Muay Thai fighter, likes to stand and fight, but I couldn’t see how his ground game is. It’s an MMA fight. Maybe I’ll have the opportunity to take him down, and I don’t see any problems with that — but I want to fight him standing.” “The UFC is the biggest promotion in the world, that’s where the best fighters are, but I’ll have to show what I can do to get there. It doesn’t matter if I’m Lyoto’s brother, he did his career and I’m doing mine. I’ll have to win fights to get in the UFC, and that’s why I’m training and fighting for.” Chinzo Machida, Brother of the UFC’s personal ‘Karate Kid’, Lyoto Machida, is hoping that a few wins on the regional circuit will serve its purpose and get him a UFC contract alongside his bro.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

“I think [the Maia win] puts me really high back up. Demian Maia was ranked number four in the world (and was on) a four-fight win streak. I already have wins over Carlos Condit, Robbie Lawler, top contenders. So I want another shot at GSP. Whether I have to fight Rory MacDonald, Carlos Condit, any of the top contenders, I just want to fight people at the top right now.” Make no mistake about it, despite the complaints coming from Maia, Jake Shields won a very strategic fight last night in Brazil.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

Top UFC light-heavyweight fighter, Thiago Silva picked up a decision victory over Matt Hamill last night during the UFC Fight Night 29 main card on FOX Sports 1. It was a less than perfect performance and now, after a missed weight the day before, Silva finds himself under fire from the UFC boss himself.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

“I don’t understand the judges. My strategy going into the fifth round was to defend the takedowns and score points standing, so I thought the fight was 3-2 to me. I think the judges should make their criteria more clear and the judges should go public. A decision like this can change a fighter’s life and these guys never show up. They need to show up. They need to know the responsibility they have with judging, and they should clarify the rules.” Add Demian Maia to the growing list of fighters and MMA’s insiders who think the current state of judging in the sport is a joke!

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013

Check out the controversial submission win of Rousimar Palhares last night. Did he hold it too long? r

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2013