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Paul Daley’s Business Plan –- Win Title, Take Out Koscheck!
As soon as it was announced that Bellator MMA had signed former UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck the only fight anyone could talk about was a rematch between him and Paul Daley. Their first fight is of course a memorable one, mostly just for what happened after the final bell. In that fight Daley came up […]
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‘King Mo’ Goes Off On Ortiz: ‘He’s A Clown, F*ck Tito!’
Bellator MMA light heavyweights Tito Ortiz and ‘King Mo’ Lawal really don’t care for each other. The two have gone back and forth before and during Thursday’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ media event, it was no different. While talking to BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, Lawal went off on Ortiz, calling him a clown and saying ‘f*ck him.’ […]
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Phil Davis On Accepting Tournament Offer –– ‘I Don’t Know How To Say No’
Light heavyweight fighter Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut on the promotions biggest card yet, this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis will be one of four fighters competing in the one-night tournament to determine the next title challenger. In his first fight he will be facing former champ Emanuel Newton. If he […]
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Watch Today’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ Weigh-Ins Live At 8PM ET
The historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event is only a day away. Saturday night we’ll get to see just how all the craziness will play out. We’ll have a cage and a kickboxing ring next to each other, with fights in both happening at the same time (for the prelims), a one-night four-man tournament and a light […]
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“Every Good Man Has A Good Woman” — Ortiz Talks Dream Relationship With Amber Nichloe
Before he enters the Bellator cage on Saturday to challenge for the light heavyweight title, MMA legend Tito Ortiz spoke with the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Ortiz talked about a wide range of topics, as usual at a media event, and one of those was his relationship with Amber Nichole Miller. Tito talked […]
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Thomson On Bellator’s Future –– ‘Rome Wasn’t Built In One Day’
American Kickboxing Academy’s Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson is all set to make his Bellator MMA debut in San Jose, CA, at the historic ‘Dynamite’ event, which will feature both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing in one venue, with the cage and ring right next to each other. Thomson will be fighting in front of a […]
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“Semtex”: ‘I’ll always have love for fighters like Ronda Rousey’
Bellator MMA’s Paul Daley is preparing for his fight on Saturday night, at the gigantic ‘Dynamite’ event going down in San Jose, CA. Daley will be competing in a kickboxing match, against Fernando Gonzalez, inside the GLORY ring. Ahead of the scrap, ‘Samtex’ spoke with BJPENN.COM.’s Layzie The Savage about some of the hottest topics […]
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Emanuel Newton Doesn’t Need A Nutritionist –– Cutting Weight’s ‘All Mental’
Bellator MMA’s Emanuel Newton is set to fight former UFC fighter Phil Davis in the first round of the four-man, one-night tournament, going down at the big ‘Dynamite’ event this Saturday. Newton was the former light heavyweight champion before losing to current champ Liam McGeary back in Feb. Now he’s ready to get back to […]
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‘King Mo’ Lawal: ‘Pro Wrestling’s Where It’s At!’
Bellator MMA light heavyweight ‘King Mo’ Lawal will compete in Saturday night’s four-man, one-night tournament at the giant ‘Dynamite’ event. He’ll meet Linton Vassell in the first fight and if he gets past him then he’ll go up against the winner of Phil Davis vs. Emanuel Newton. Ahead of all that, Lawal spoke with BJPENN.COM’s […]
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Ortiz Fires Back At ‘King Mo’ –– ‘I’m the star, no one knows who you are’
Legendary MMA fighter Tito Ortiz will once again challenge for a world title on Saturday night when he takes on Bellator’s undefeated light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary in the ‘Dynamite’ main event. Ortiz is coming into the fight with a two fight in streak, over Stephan Bonnar and former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. He’ll be […]
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Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley: ‘UFC’s IV Ban Not Safe For Fighters’ — WATCH NOW!
Bellator welterweight Paul Daley will compete at this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event, but it won’t be in an MMA fight. ‘Samtex’ will take on Fernando Gonzalez in a kickboxing match, which is possible due to the unique setup of the historic event. ‘Dynamite’ will hold both MMA and kickboxing bouts throughout the night, with a cage […]
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How Would Bellator Handle Diaz, And REEBOK? The Boss Breaks His Silence On That And More — WATCH NOW!
Ahead of this Saturday’s historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event, President Scott Coker spoke with BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Coker of course talked about Fedor Emelianenko, but said he hasn’t spoken with him about signing with Bellator, however did mention that after his first few fights back if he still wants to fight then they would revisit […]
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Newly Signed Bellator Fighter Phil Davis Happy With New Home, Ready For Debut — WATCH NOW!
Light heavyweight Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut at the biggest event the promotion has ever put together in a tournament the likes of which he’s never been apart of before, and he couldn’t be more excited. The former UFC fighter talked to the media on Thursday, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The […]
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Politics? Who Doesn’t Vote, Who Wants Trump? MMA’s Best Discuss — WATCH NOW!
Bellator ‘Dynamite’ goes down on Saturday night and will be the biggest event in the promotions history, with both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing fights going on throughout the night. Ahead of the event BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage caught up with a bunch of the night’s fighters and picked their brains on the current presidential […]
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WATCH! Bellator ‘Dynamite’ Media Day Staredowns
This Saturday, in San Jose, CA, Bellator will put on a show unlike anything we’ve seen before. At Bellator ‘Dynamite’ we’ll see both a cage and a kickboxing ring next to each other in the same venue. We’ll have GLORY kickboxing matches and Bellator MMA fights going on all night long, leading up to a […]
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Josh Thomson: ‘It’s Tough’ Being A Clean Athlete In This Sport
Current Bellator MMA lightweight Josh Thomson will get to make his promotional debut in front of his home crowd when he fights this Saturday at the ‘Dynamite’ event taking place in San Jose, CA. Thomson will fight Mike Bronzoulis in his first Bellator scrap, but before that he spoke with BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. When […]
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WATCH! Bellator ‘Dynamite’ Open Media Workouts Highlights
Before Saturday’s massive Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event, the fighters stepped on the mat and got in some last minute workouts in front of the media. ‘Dynamite’ will feature both MMA fights, in the Bellator cage, and GLORY kickboxing matches, which will take place in the ring. Both of which are located on the same floor, next […]
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Joey Beltran: “I’m Not Fighting My Buddy Halsey For Chump Change!”
Mixed Martial Arts veteran Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) made his middleweight debut at April’s Bellator 136 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Brian Rogers. “The Mexicutioner” is set to return to action later this month when he battles Kendall Grove in the co-main event of Bellator 143. With a win over Grove […]
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WATCH! Ortiz Ready To “Defy The Odds” In Upcoming Title Fight
MMA legend Tito Ortiz will once again fight for a world title. This Saturday at Bellator ‘Dynamite’ ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ will look to capture the light heavyweight title from the current champ, Liam McGeary. Ortiz is currently riding a two fight win streak, with wins over Stephan Bonnar and former Bellator middleweight champion […]
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Infamous Manager Mike Kogan “Shocked” Over Diaz Fiasco
Everyone has an opinion on UFC fighter Nick Diaz’s controversial five year suspension, handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The support for Diaz has been impressive to say the least. Just about every fighter has come out and shown that they think it’s ridiculous that he was given such a harsh punishment. Even […]
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Joey Beltran: “I’m Opening The Flood Gates On All These Fools At 185!”
Mixed martial arts veteran Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) made his middleweight debut at April’s Bellator 136 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Brian Rogers. “The Mexicutioner” is now set to face Kendall Grove in the co-main event of Bellator 143, which goes down September 25 live from State Farm Arena in Texas. […]
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Behind-The-Scenes Look At Bellator ‘Dynamite’ Setup
Bellator’s history making ‘Dynamite’ event is just around the corner and will go down this Saturday night on Spike TV. A lot of people have been wondering exactly what it’s going to look like having a Bellator cage and a GLORY kickboxing ring on the same floor in the same venue. That question has now […]
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LEGENDS! Sakuraba And Royce Gracie Tie-Up At Bellator Event
Talk about star power. Bellator ‘Dynamite’ goes down on Saturday night and will be the first of it’s kind, with a massive night of MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing matches going on in the same venue. The promotion didn’t hold back and brought out all the big guns to help promote the event. At recent […]
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Scott Coker Wants Bellator To Be Like Pride –– But Better!
Bellator MMA president Scott Coker just wants his promotion to be better than Pride FC, is that too much to ask? Coker spoke with media earlier this week, ahead of this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. When asked about his plans and expectations for the future of Bellator, he said simply: “I want it to be like […]
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Bellator ‘Dynamite’ Tournament Fighters Pass Out-Of-Competition Drug Tests
Good news, all the fighters in this Saturday’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ tournament have passed their out-of-competition drug tests. The news comes from California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster. The tournament will include Phil Davis, King Mo Lawal, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell. The winner of the tournament will be crowned tournament champ and […]
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If Not For Scott Coker, Josh Thomson Might Be Retired Right Now
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson most recently fought for the UFC. Now, in his next fight, he’ll be in the Bellator MMA cage. Thomson fought four times in the UFC but will now test the waters in a new promotion. There was some controversy surrounding his departure from the UFC. The promotion came out […]
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King Mo: ‘MMA’s Entertainment, Not A Sport’
This topic seems to be up for debate. There are fighters and fans who call MMA a sport and believe that it is so. Then there are those who disagree with that terminology and say MMA is entertainment, not a sport. Bellator’s ‘King Mo’ Lawal sides with the latter. He recently spoke with MMAFighting and […]
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Joey Beltran: “After The Newton Fight, My Wife Really Wanted Me To Retire”
Bellator middleweight standout Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) is busy preparing for his September 25 battle with Kendall Grove, which will serve as the co-main event for Bellator 143. “The Mexicutioner” recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed a number of topics, including leaving the sport of mixed martial arts on his own terms. […]