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Putin Grants Roy Jones Jr. Russian Citizenship
Back in August, boxer Roy Jones Jr. personally met with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and asked to be granted Russian citizenship. Well, it looks like Putin thought it was a great idea and it was announced on the Kremlin website that Putin had indeed granted the boxer what he asked for. The website, LifeNews.ru, said that […]
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OUCH! Invicta FC Fighter Is Unrecognizable With Massive Hematoma
This brings back memories of that giant hematoma that Mark Hominick suffered during his title fight with Jose Aldo. Tonight at Invicta FC 14, in the very first fight of the night, Rachel Wiley made her pro debut and left with something she’ll probably never forget. In round one her opponent, Felicia Spencer, put the […]
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‘King Mo’: ‘Mayweather vs. Berto Will Be Exciting’
Bellator light heavyweight ‘King Mo’ Lawal isn’t sure why everyone is dismissing Saturday night’s Mayweather vs. Berto fight. The fighter, who will be competing in Bellator’s four-main one-night tournament, taking place on their ‘Dynamite’ event on Sept. 19, told the Three Amigos Podcast that he’s excited for the Mayweather fight and thinks it’s for sure […]
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Mayweather Throws Blame At Pacquiao –– ‘He Didn’t Give Fans A Good Fight’
In case you didn’t know, which it seems like a lot of people don’t, Floyd Mayweather will be fighting tonight (Saturday) against Andre Berto, live on Showtime PPV. The fighters weighed in yesterday and made things official. After the weigh-in, Mayweather did a short interview and was asked about his fight with Berto. Mayweather’s response? […]
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Kyra Gracie: ‘I Can’t Say I’ll Never Fight MMA’
Kyra Gracie is a three-time ADCC gold medalist and five-time jiu-jitsu world champion, and considered one of the best grapplers in the world. So, will she ever take her skills into the cage and compete in MMA? Maybe. Gracie, who just premiered a new show on Fight Pass, joined The MMA Hour and said that […]
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WATCH! Brutal Head Kick Turns Fight Into A Bloodbath
At Legacy 45, which took place on Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Okla, we got to see some truly exciting fights. One of which turned extremely bloody when a shin connected with a nose. During the fight between Bilal Williams and Canaan Grigsby, Williams landed a nasty kick that […]
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REPLAY! Kyle Snyder Becomes Youngest U.S. World Wrestling Champion
At only 19 years-old, Ohio State wrestler Kyle Snyder is now the youngest U.S. world champion. Snyder won the gold medal on Friday night at the United World Wrestling Championships 2015 in Las Vegas. Going in Snyder was ranked 15th in the world and pulled a big upset in the final match, defeating defending world […]
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REPLAY! Invicta FC Fighter’s Brutal KO That Went Viral
Invicta FC’s Jinh Yu Frey will fight tonight at the promotions latest event when she takes on Liz McCarthy, but everyone’s still talking about a fight of hers that took place in 2013. Before she made her way into Invicta, Frey took on Darla Harris at SCS 18, on July 27, 2013. I’m sure she […]
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WATCH! Things Get Real When Trained Grappler Fights On BBall Court
You hear about this a lot, someone trying to be tough and starting a fight with a stranger, then find out really quick that the stranger is a trained fighter. The lesson there is, don’t try to be a tough guy. Case in point, this video below. We see a guy get pretty upset over […]
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WATCH! Tito Delivers Another Cringeworthy Promo
Yes, this happened live a few weeks ago, at the live Bellator event, but man, it just is too good not to share with you guys. Whenever someone hands Tito Ortiz a mic, just sit back, throw up you legs and relax, because you’re about to get something special. And by special I mean, probably […]
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WATCH! Herschel Walker: ‘Martial Arts Has Always Been My First Love’
Two time NFL pro bowler Herschel Walker made a run in pro MMA and had some success. In this new interview, seen below, Walker, who’s now retired from MMA, says martial arts has always been his first love. Walker also talked about a potential return to the cage. Check it out! ‘Heisman winner and former […]
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Bellator’s ‘King Mo’ Isn’t Worried About Fighting Twice In One Night
Bellator ‘Dynamite’ is set to make history on Sept. 19. It will be the first event of its kind, featuring both MMA fights and GLORY Kickboxing fights in the same night, with a cage and a ring in the same arena. During the prelims some fights will even be going on at the same time. […]
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WATCH! Mayweather And Berto Face Off And Things Get Intense
Today at the weigh-ins for Mayweather vs. Berto, the two boxers stepped off the scale and faced off one final time before they do it in the ring tomorrow night, on Showtime PPV. It’s pretty evident that there isn’t a lot of hype going into this fight, even thought it’s supposedly Mayweather’s last fight. The […]
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‘Invicta FC 14’ Weigh-In Results –– 4 Fighters Miss Weight, Title Fight Canceled
Well, things didn’t go very well at the ‘Invicta FC 14’ weigh-ins. Four fighters missed weight, including both fighters in the main event, which was supposed to be for the bantamweight title. Champ Tonya Evinger and Pannie Kianzad missed the mark, which means it will no longer be a title fight. DeAnna Bennett and […]
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Pacquiao Demands A Rematch With Mayweather
Earlier in the week a report came out stating that Floyd Mayweather Jr. used a banned IV the day before his fight with Manny Pacquiao. The report also points to a strange situation where the United States Anti-Doping Agency knew he did it, then allowed him a TUE exemption for it, 20 days after the […]
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Mayweather Took Massive Pay Cut For Berto Fight
It looks like we might need to take up a donation plate for Floyd Mayweather Jr. because he’s reportedly take a massive pay cut in his fight with Andre Berto. Instead of making $250 million, like he did against Manny Pacquiao, he’ll only be pulling in $32 million for his fight with Andre Berto, according […]
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Here Are The Rules For Bellator’s ‘Dynamite’ Tournament
Bellator MMA has announced the rules for their four-man, single-night light heavyweight tournament, which takes place at “Bellator 142: Dynamite” next week in California. The tournament includes former UFC standout Phil Davis taking on former Bellator title holder Emanuel Newton, as well as former Strikeforce champ Muhammed Lawal squaring off with Linton Vassell. In […]
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WATCH! Mayweather Refuses To Answer When Reporter Badgers Him With Rousey Questions
Looks like Floyd Mayweather might be getting tired of answering questions about UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In a recent interview, on OTR, or Off The Record, host Michael Landsberg, who’s known for having pretty heated interviews on his show from time to time, asks Folyd if he’d ever fight Rousey. Mayweather sort of dodges […]
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Promoter: ‘Manny Pacquiao Will Fight Amir Khan Next’
Longtime promoter of Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, said that his fighter is more than willing to accept a fight with Amir Khan, who’s been vocal about this desire to fight the Filipino. According to Latin Post, Arum said that he can make that fight happen and he knows that Pacquiao will fight Khan, now it’s […]
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FLASHBACK! Werdum Shocks The World –– Submits Fedor In First Round
Back in 2010, heavyweight Fabricio Werdum entered the Strikeforce cage in what was the biggest fight of his career. He was set to take on MMA legend, Fedor Emelianenko, in the night’s main event. Fedor had not lost in 10 years and was considered to be unbeatable. Werdum was on a two fight win […]
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Cyborg’s Looking Slim –– 135 Debut Coming?
Cristiane Cyborg might me making a real attempt to make it to 135 lbs. It’s still unclear what the plan is, fight at featherweight again, or look to drop to 140 or 135 for her next fight. We know that she will need to fight at least once at bantamweight in Invicta FC before coming […]
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WATCH! Carlson Gracie Takes On Waldemar Santana In Classic Vale Tudo Match
Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Back to 1955, when Carlson Gracie took on Waldemar Santana in a classic Vale Tudo fight. Carlson Gracie and Waldemar Santana are reported to have fought each other several times, upwards of six, with Gracie winning two and the rest ending a draw. One of those epic fights […]
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WATCH! So This Happened Today
The ‘Invicta FC 14’ weigh-ins were today and they were kind of odd. For one, there were four fighters who missed weight, including the two main event fighters, although later on Tonya Evinger managed to hit the mark. Another reason was the unique costumes used, including a full on Mortal Kombat reenactment. Fighter Roxanne Modafferi […]
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Kimbo Slice Returns
The last time we saw Kimbo Slice was in June, when he took out Ken Shamrock in the Bellator cage. Well, according to the promotion, he’ll be returning at Bellator’s ‘Dynamite’ event. The promotion released the information on Thursday, saying the fighter would be making an appearance at the event, signing autographs and taking […]
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REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #93
Stud Show Radio (formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) is a biweekly MMA podcast that airs Tuesday and Thursday right here on BJPENN.COM. The show features hosts Justin Buchholz and Chris Carlino aka Sir Studboy talking to callers and guests about all the latest stories in MMA and beyond. Guests from Team Alpha Male appear […]
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WSOF Sign A Superhero’s Brother And A Bellator Vet
On Thursday, the World Series of Fighting announced the signing of two new fighters with Caros Fodor and Cory “The One” Devela. Caros is a veteran and also the brother of Phoenix Jones, the masked MMA superhero who’s already signed to the WSOF. Devela is also a vet who comes in riding a four fight […]
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‘Crazy PRIDE Lady’ Will Return For Bellator ‘Dynamite’
In a major announcement, Bellator MMA revealed on Thursday that Lenne Hardt, aka ‘The Crazy PRIDE Lady’ will be lending her unique voice to their big ‘Dynamite’ event. If you aren’t familiar with Hardt, she was the announcer for PRIDE back in the day and had a very interesting voice. Basically she sounded crazy […]
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Manny Pacquiao Slams Mayweather Over ‘Banned IV’ Report
By now you’ve probably heard about the report, stating that Floyd Mayweather Jr. used a banned IV the day before the Manny Pacquiao fight and all the other weird details regarding USADA. If not, check it out HERE. Mayweather had since responded, along with USADA who claim the report is mostly false. Now, it’s […]