Category: Exclusive MMA Interviews

  • All-Access! — UFC’s Ben Rothwell And Pat Miletich Goof Off Backstage

    All-Access! — UFC’s Ben Rothwell And Pat Miletich Goof Off Backstage

    [ooyala code=”AwN2pzdjryByIEAlM-K0bUfQ0tMQrkKz” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Top UFC heavyweight “Big” Ben Rothwell was giving BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage an interview when the man himself, UFC Hall-Of-Famer Pat Miletich, stepped up for story time. The two share a few brief moments with the camera, and if you’re an MMA fan this is stuff you can’t […]

  • Bas Rutten Answers — Richest or Toughest, Who’d You Rather Be?

    Bas Rutten Answers — Richest or Toughest, Who’d You Rather Be?

    [ooyala code=”JnN2pzdjrZpujxuEgQynXppOpM74z-6V” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] During a recent Q & A session former UFC champions BJ Penn and Bas Rutten sit down for a candid discussion, where anything goes. Bas was asked by Penn who he’d rather be, The Richest Man In The World, or The Toughest? Bas’ response probably won’t surprise any […]

  • MUST WATCH – Ronda Rousey Judo Throws Female Training Partner Repeatedly — Could You Hang?

    MUST WATCH – Ronda Rousey Judo Throws Female Training Partner Repeatedly — Could You Hang?

    [ooyala code=”lkYTBmdjqZb9Hed69VRKEmRPi9ncaMq4″ player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Ronda Rousey has taken the UFC torch, once held by several MMA greats, and ran all the way to the mainstream with it. The UFC champion, and Olympic Medalist, has captured the hearts of a generation, and in doing so cemented herself as the sport’s biggest draw. Watch […]

  • All-Access! — Backstage Penn Reaction To Hughes’ Induction Humor

    All-Access! — Backstage Penn Reaction To Hughes’ Induction Humor

    [ooyala code=”AyN2pzdjp7hLHhvzuive45INjaaR9X7t” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] While Matt Hughes was telling jokes on stage, during July’s UFC Hall-of-fame induction ceremony, BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage was backstage filming BJ Penn’s live reaction. It’s another epic all-access clip. Enjoy! UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — Must Watch! [ooyala code=”JpN2pzdjqWA8WOLaJwwNHph5i6sCiLAA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ […]

  • WATCH – The Elusive Nick Diaz Works On Balance At Venice Beach

    WATCH – The Elusive Nick Diaz Works On Balance At Venice Beach

    [ooyala code=”s3YzBmdjqVRP1P5p09mRwmp51YTtBpSZ” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Former Strikeforce welterweight champion and UFC title challenger Nick Diaz uses his off time to travel and enjoy life. Which is why it’s no surprise that BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage caught the UFC fighting icon getting a quick workout in on Venice Beach, a far shot from Stockton. […]

  • They’re Baaack! — More Story Time With BJ Penn And Matt Hughes

    They’re Baaack! — More Story Time With BJ Penn And Matt Hughes

    [ooyala code=”BjN2pzdjrX9puGJmrGvXg_dguob56ubM” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Back by popular demand, BJ Penn and Matt Hughes give us more candid back and forth banter about the duo’s historic rivalry while backstage at a UFC event. Their first video went viral, and BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage has done it again. The two former UFC champions, and […]

  • No Fight No Problem — Nate Diaz Stays Ready — Watch!

    No Fight No Problem — Nate Diaz Stays Ready — Watch!

    [ooyala code=”F5bDBmdjqOxabPO_PhqqzLgvNojN4CFg” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Opponentless Nate Diaz isn’t taking his time on the sidelines lightly. The popular UFC lightweight fighter is staying sharp in the gym, waiting his return to the cage. Watch the clip above, that’s already gone viral, of Nate Diaz working out with longtime boxing coach Richard Perez. – […]

  • #TBT — That One Time Ronda Rousey Submitted Luke Rockhold — Must Watch!

    #TBT — That One Time Ronda Rousey Submitted Luke Rockhold —  Must Watch!

    [ooyala code=”ZkODBmdjr7IXwHW3anGoOaPRzP35Gli3″ player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Awhile back UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was schooling UFC middleweight #1 Contender Luke Rockhold on her signature submission technique, and somehow BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage was there to capture this moment showing the champ submitting the promotion’s most feared 185’er. If you haven’t seen this clip yet, […]

  • Frankie Edgar vs. Daniel Cormier Head-To-Head Throwdown! — WATCH!

    Frankie Edgar vs. Daniel Cormier Head-To-Head Throwdown! — WATCH!

    [ooyala code=”A2N2pzdjreI0CHf5_spzOLMMNiBjNMQ_” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] The always competitive UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier took on an equally game former UFC champion Frankie Edgar, recently while in Las Vegas, and BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage was there to catch it all unfold. Notice the winners humble attitude following victory… lol. Daniel Cormier is set to […]

  • Expert Advice – MMA is not for you if…

    Expert Advice – MMA is not for you if…

    Professional fighting is a sport not made for everyone. Sure, fighters get fame, money, girls, and glory, but they also get hit in the face, a lot! During last night’s Stud Show Radio broadcast, UFC Veteran and Team Alpha Male coach/cornerman Justin Buchholz told a story about the Gracie family’s MMA test. “I was talking […]

  • Does Joe Rogan Show Bias In Commentary?

    Does Joe Rogan Show Bias In Commentary?

    Joe Rogan has been teaching the ‘Average Joe’ MMA fan what to watch for inside the Octagon for over a decade. The UFC’s commentator is an expert in all things martial arts, and he shares that expertise with every man, woman, and child sitting in front of a television on fight night. The one knock […]

  • UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — Must Watch!

    UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — Must Watch!

    [ooyala code=”JpN2pzdjqWA8WOLaJwwNHph5i6sCiLAA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] BJ “The Prodigy” Penn was inducted into the UFC hall-of-fame’s Modern Era wing this past July in Las Vegas. Cementing his legacy as one of the sport’s greatest fighters of all time, Penn’s story is best told by his fighting peers. Thanks to BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage and […]

  • All Access! — Legends Bas Rutten And BJ Penn Talk Story Backstage! — Epic!

    All Access! — Legends Bas Rutten And BJ Penn Talk Story Backstage! — Epic!

    [ooyala code=”A0N2pzdjoGMuElfcd7895cVwKLF2_QE_” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Once again, BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage delivers candid behind-the-scenes footage of legends of Mixed Martial Arts. UFC hall-of-famers Bas Rutten and BJ Penn talk story during UFC fight week. The two former UFC champions were recently inducted into the UFC hall-of-fame for their contributions to the sport. Enjoy! […]

  • All Access! — Hanging Backstage With Cuban, Fertitta, And Penn

    All Access! — Hanging Backstage With Cuban, Fertitta, And Penn

    [ooyala code=”BlN2pzdjpyaaNJPrSo7rtlzHbzRDfxu3″ player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Self-made billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has long been a supporter of Mixed Martial Arts. Formerly CEO of popular T.V. channel HDNet, Cuban invested heavily into broadcasting regional scene action to a national audience. Seen in the video (above), shot by BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, we see Cuban hanging […]

  • WOW! — 3-Minutes of Hilarious Trash Talk With Luke And D.C. — AKA All Access!

    WOW! — 3-Minutes of Hilarious Trash Talk With Luke And D.C. — AKA All Access!

    [ooyala code=”A4N2pzdjpsLmDW4gZHlii26WWWSnJyGR” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] What’s it like inside the walls of AKA headquarters in San Jose? BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage delivers the answer to that question with the latest AKA All Access clip, featuring UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and UFC middleweight #1 contender Luke Rockhold. Cormier faces Alexander Gusftafsson in the […]

  • ALL ACCESS — Hanging Out With BJ Penn And Clay Guida

    ALL ACCESS — Hanging Out With BJ Penn And Clay Guida

    [ooyala code=”RkN2lzdjqU6ujfDjlHhxZ21iTljJ2zvJ” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Who doesn’t like fan favorites Clay Guida and BJ Penn? Now, thanks to BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, you can enjoy both of the UFC greats in this clip, as they hang out during UFC international fight week. Catch our full All Access episode below. ALL ACCESS — Go […]

  • ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

    ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

    [ooyala code=”w2aHFwdjr22EEGhgac8QJfRqzUOarSwy” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”640″ height=”360″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Following his historic two-division two-time championship UFC career, BJ “The Prodigy” Penn was recently awarded the sports biggest honor, a UFC Hall-Of-Fame induction. On July 11, 2015 Penn was inducted into the UFC’s Modern Era wing for his contributions to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Having made […]

  • Bas Rutten Details The Time He Broke A Man’s Shin In Half

    Bas Rutten Details The Time He Broke A Man’s Shin In Half

    [ooyala code=”UwaGZzdjqL-mHVP_V622hjl3ng77cneI” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] UFC hall-of-famer Bas Rutten details the time he broke a man’s shin in half, and learned the dangers of submissions in the process. Rutten, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was inducted into the UFC Hall-Of-Fame in July, 2015 alongside Matt Hughes, Frank Trigg, BJ Penn, and Jeff Blatnick. […]

  • Cris Cyborg Discusses Her Relationship With Dana White… Sort of

    Cris Cyborg Discusses Her Relationship With Dana White… Sort of

    [ooyala code=”YycWdzdjrOVzpRMzL_Y7TMEk3kT1lo9J” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Female wrecking machine, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off her eighth straight title victory via stoppage. Which is why it comes as no surprise to learn that she is of a rare breed of ZUFFA fighter not fighting under the UFC banner. But how is her relationship with her […]

  • Vitor Belfort — ‘1 More Title Run… Maybe I’ll Go To 170’

    Vitor Belfort — ‘1 More Title Run… Maybe I’ll Go To 170’

    Former UFC Champion and multiple time title challenger Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort is coming off a devastating title fight loss to Chris Weidman. With that defeat fresh on his mind, Belfort only wants one thing… To make one more title run. At the ripe young age for 38, Brazil’s Belfort talked to BJPENN.COM’s  Layzie The Savage […]

  • Tyron Woodley — ‘The UFC’s Welterweight Division Is Full Of Killers’

    Tyron Woodley — ‘The UFC’s Welterweight Division Is Full Of Killers’

    BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage gets into a one-on-one with top UFC welterweight Tyron Woodley. Woodley, who is expected to fight former UFC Champion Johny Hendricks in the coming months, breaks down the UFC’s welterweight division, his weird win over Carlos Condit, and more. BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, & Frank Trigg Talk Fighting… Eachother — EPIC! […]

  • Taylor vs. Baroni | UFC 190 Edition‏

    Taylor vs. Baroni | UFC 190 Edition‏

    UFC 190 goes down this Saturday live from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The pay-per-view event is headlined by a women’s bantamweight title fight featuring current champion Ronda Rousey taking on top contender Bethe Correia. In the evening’s co-main event slot, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will battle Antonio […]

  • Lorenz Larkin Beat Robbie Lawler Once And Wouldn’t Mind Doing It Again––EXCLUSIVE

    Lorenz Larkin Beat Robbie Lawler Once And Wouldn’t Mind Doing It Again––EXCLUSIVE

    Just over three years ago today, Lorenz Larkin (16-4 MMA) was standing in the middle of the Strikeforce cage having his hand raised by referee John McCarthy after earning a unanimous decision victory over Robbie Lawler. At the time (July 2012), the undefeated Larkin was considered to be one of the middleweight divisions rising stars, […]

  • Lorenz Larkin: “Fighters popped for Steroids should be banned for life!”

    Lorenz Larkin: “Fighters popped for Steroids should be banned for life!”

    UFC welterweight slugger Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin (16-4 MMA) recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor to discuss a number of topics, one of those being the UFC’s revamped drug policy. Larkin is happy that the UFC has implemented year-round drug testing for fighters but doesn’t feel the penalty for those caught on steroids is […]

  • REPLAY! BJPenn.com Radio with Tiffany Van Soest

    REPLAY! BJPenn.com Radio with Tiffany Van Soest

    Check Out Sports Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with BJPenncom Radio on BlogTalkRadio Our first guest tonight is joining us fresh off the scales weighing in for his fight against Bryan Caraway at UFC on Fox 16. Eddie Wineland is back inside the octagon and ready to do work tomorrow night. We will talk with […]

  • Werdum Talks Rematching dos Santos, Doesn’t Count Out Cain Velasquez Comeback

    Werdum Talks Rematching dos Santos, Doesn’t Count Out Cain Velasquez Comeback

    UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is currently taking a small break, then plans on returning to defend his belt against the likes of Junior Dos Santos, Andrei Arlovski, Stipe Miocic or maybe even a rematch with Cain Velasquez. When Werdum spoke with BJPENN.COM’s  Layzie The Savage, he said he wasnt sure who he would be […]

  • REPLAY! BJPenn.com Radio with Jake Shields, Tony Ferguson, and Jacob “Stitch” Duran

    REPLAY! BJPenn.com Radio with Jake Shields, Tony Ferguson, and Jacob “Stitch” Duran

    Check Out Sports Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with BJPenncom Radio on BlogTalkRadio Our first guest is expected to face Rousimar Palhares on August 1, 2015 at WSOF 22. That’s right Jake Shields is our first guest and we will be discussing his upcoming match, his future going forward in the sport, life outside the […]

  • Tourny? Werdum Wants Top 4 To Fight It Out And Earn Their Shot Against Him

    Tourny? Werdum Wants Top 4 To Fight It Out And Earn Their Shot Against Him

    Newly minted UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum has had quite the journey as a Mixed Martial Artist. After going 2-2 in his first UFC bid, dropping contests to Andrei Arlovski and Junior dos Santos, Werdum returned resurgent as a Strikeforce heavyweight where he dethroned Fedor Emelianenko. Unbeaten inside his second stint with the UFC, and […]