Category: MMA News

  • Fedor, Sakuraba And Shamrock To Attend Bellator Fan Fest

    Fedor, Sakuraba And Shamrock To Attend Bellator Fan Fest

    Bellator MMA president Scott Coker has announced that three of the biggest MMA legends will be in attendance for Bellator’s Fan Fast on Sept. 19 in San Jose, which is apart of their next major event, ‘Bellator: Dynamite 1’. Fedor Emelianenko, Kazushi Sakuraba and Frank Shamrock will all be apart of the proceedings. So does […]

  • Bellator MMA Announces Two New Signings –– Including Former King Of Pancrase

    Bellator MMA Announces Two New Signings –– Including Former King Of Pancrase

    Bellator MMA has announced the signing of two new fighters to their already impressive roster. In a press release, they revealed that they have signed Isao Kobayashi and Thiago Jambo Goncalves to multi-year, multi-fight contracts. There have not been any debut dates set for either of the fighters but we will keep you updated. Kabayashi […]

  • Danny Castillo bashes the idea of having PEDs being legal in MMA

    Danny Castillo bashes the idea of having PEDs being legal in MMA

    The day Dana White and Ultimate Fighting Championship started their battle against performance enhancing drugs in mixed martial arts, most fighters rejoiced. While some would eventually get popped for banned substances, it would be for the greater good in making the sport safer for the health of the fighters. MMA is not a non-contact sport […]

  • Cain Velasquez Talks Boxing, Breaks Down Floyd Mayweather’s Game

    Cain Velasquez Talks Boxing, Breaks Down Floyd Mayweather’s Game

    [ooyala code=”BhN2pzdjq4DvLAQssB4FW0UeXja1Ga6P” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez sits down with BJPENN.COM’S Layzie The Savage to discuss boxing, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. It’s an interesting take from a wrecking machine who prides himself in his own skills as a combat specialist. Cain Velasquez lost his UFC title to Fabricio Werdum […]

  • 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 […]

  • Bellator heavyweight puts Kimbo Slice on blast for dodging fight

    Bellator heavyweight puts Kimbo Slice on blast for dodging fight

    Long before Kimbo Slice signed the dotted lines to face veteran Ken Shamrock at Bellator 138, the heavyweight brawler was originally in talks to face an up and coming Bellator fighter. Lorenzo Hood claims he was supposed to be Slice’s first opponent in Bellator before “Slice/Shamrock” was announced. “I was in discussions to fight him […]

  • Fedor Emelianenko starts training camp for his comeback fight!

    Fedor Emelianenko starts training camp for his comeback fight!

    Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko is back on the mats getting ready for his return to action! Where “The Last Emperor” will end up is still undecided, but UFC, Bellator and World Series of Fighting have apparently all thrown their hats in the mix. Fedor Emelianenko has officially begun training camp for his return […]

  • Josh Thomson set to make explosive debut at Bellator’s “Dynamite” event

    Josh Thomson set to make explosive debut at Bellator’s “Dynamite” event

    Add Media Less than a week removed from his signing with the company, Bellator already has major plans for Josh Thomson. “The Punk” may be making his debut sooner than expected at Bellator’s “Dynamite” super-card in September. Thomson will be squaring off with fellow newcomer Mike Bronzoulis on September 19, 2015 at “Bellator 142: Dynamite”, […]

  • WATCH! Roy Jones Jr. picks up ANOTHER walk-off KO win

    WATCH! Roy Jones Jr. picks up ANOTHER walk-off KO win

    Roy Jones Jr. continues to prove that you can still find success in boxing despite getting old in age; All you need is a little bit of patience and a lot of technique. Jones squared off with Eric Watkins on Sunday evening at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut in a bout that lasted […]

  • Over 15 fighters turned down this undefeated bantamweight

    Over 15 fighters turned down this undefeated bantamweight

    Perfect record in mixed martial arts? Check. Several Brazilian-jiu-jitsu world championships to his name? Check. Intimidating nickname? Yep. It turns out there are SEVERAL reasons why over fifteen fighters pulled out of their fights after finding out just how bad of a man Augusto Mendes is. The name shouldn’t ring a bell to casual MMA […]

  • WATCH! Ben Askren shows off strength by CRUSHING watermelons!

    WATCH! Ben Askren shows off strength by CRUSHING watermelons!

    Ben Askren is arguably the best welterweight fighting outside of the octagon. He is a former Bellator champion, the reigning ONE Welterweight Champion, AND an olympian. His style of fighting may not be the most popular, but it surely gets the job done and his record proves it— he has NEVER lost a fight! When […]

  • WATCH! Did boxing’s best knockout of 2015 just happen?

    WATCH! Did boxing’s best knockout of 2015 just happen?

    Premier Boxing Championship may have just given fight fans the best boxing knockout of the year. PBC’s strategy of showcasing their fights on several different networks seems to be paying off as more eyes are watching their product than ever before. Marco Huck failed to defend his cruiserweight championship this past weekend against Krysztof Glowacki, […]

  • Khan: Mayweather is afraid to fight me because he knows I will win

    Khan: Mayweather is afraid to fight me because he knows I will win

    “I really believe Mayweather thinks I will beat him… And he definitely is scared. That’s the reason this fight isn’t happening. I really know how to beat him.” “You need to be physically bigger than Floyd Mayweather as well. And I am. I think Floyd knowing all these advantages I have, he’s probably thinking, ‘I’ve […]

  • Former MMA flyweight champion shot and killed in the Philippines

    Former MMA flyweight champion shot and killed in the Philippines

    A former Pacific Xtreme Combat flyweight champion was gunned down in Davao City for unknown reasons on August 16th, 2016. Davao City Police Department confirmed the tragic shooting of Ale Cali but have yet to give out any details surrounding the situation. PXC’s Chief Operating Officer JP Calvo released a statement on the matter: “We […]

  • MMA fighter wins title while 12 weeks pregnant

    MMA fighter wins title while 12 weeks pregnant

    Every now and then, a story pops up that is equally as amazing as it is terrifying. Today’s case and point is the story of a fighter named Kinberly Novaes who actually won a championship while twelve weeks pregnant! Novaes went toe-to-toe with Renata Baldan in the inaugural Noxxi event to decide the fate of […]

  • Eddie Bravo Invitational 4 Results: Eddie Cummings Wins Big!

    Eddie Bravo Invitational 4 Results: Eddie Cummings Wins Big!

    “Eddie Bravo Invitational IV” pit sixteen of the world’s best featherweight grapplers in a one-night tournament to decide who truly is the best of the best. Eddie Cummings proved to be the king of the featherweights this weekend as he submitted all four of his opponents en route to his big win. Not only is […]

  • WATCH! Floyd Mayweather Sr. takes young boxing prodigy to school

    WATCH! Floyd Mayweather Sr. takes young boxing prodigy to school

    Floyd Mayweather Sr.’s has been in the boxing game for a LONG time, so it takes an incredible amount of potential to blow him away. The legendary trainer ran into young boxing prodigy Remeses Williams and taught him a lesson in hand speed; Mayweather Sr. was able to dodge Williams’ punches six times before he […]

  • Scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson majored in kicking a** at Harvard!

    Scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson majored in kicking a** at Harvard!

    World renowned astrophysicist and cosmologist Neil DeGrasse Tyson  is one of the most well-known scientists in the world. He is the voice of “Cosmos” on FOX and wrote the planet-shattering “The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet”, but what most people don’t know is that he can probably kick your a**! […]

  • Phil Davis Compares UFC Exit To Breaking Up With A Girlfriend

    Phil Davis Compares UFC Exit To Breaking Up With A Girlfriend

    Former UFC light heavyweight and current Bellator MMA fighter Phil Davis, recently took part in a media day in Los Angeles and of course the topic of leaving the UFC came up. Davis didn’t shy away from talking about it and instead gave a pretty unique analogy for how he felt after leaving the promotion he […]

  • ‘Bellator 145: Vengeance’ Headlined By Two Title Fights

    ‘Bellator 145: Vengeance’ Headlined By Two Title Fights

    The next ‘tentpole’ event for Bellator MMA will go down on Nov. 6, with ‘Bellator 145: Vengeance.’ The event will feature two title fights, in the co-main and main event. Will Brooks will defend his lightweight title against Marcin Held before bantamweight champ Patricio Freire takes on challenger Daniel Straus for the third time. The […]

  • 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. […]

  • Comedian Completely Wrecks Heckler With ‘Spartan’ Kick –– MUST WATCH!

    Comedian Completely Wrecks Heckler With ‘Spartan’ Kick –– MUST WATCH!

    So apparently the heckler in this video is well known around the Las Vegas stand-up community and likes to screw up acts all the time. Looks like this comedian had enough and straight up ‘300’-style kicked this guy to hell!! Check it out! UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — […]

  • Bellator Champions Go At Each Other––’I’ll Slap You In The F*cking Mouth’

    Bellator Champions Go At Each Other––’I’ll Slap You In The F*cking Mouth’

    Another day, another Twitter war. In what’s starting to become common practice, two Bellator champions engaged in a heated back and forth on the good ol’ 140 characters or less platform. Bellator bantamweight champ Patricio Freire kicked things off by poking lightweight champion Will Brooks with a jab about their placement on the Bellator 145 […]

  • 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 […]

  • ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS (SHANGHAI) Ep. 1––WATCH NOW!

    ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS (SHANGHAI) Ep. 1––WATCH NOW!

    Episode 1: The ONE Middleweight World ChampionshipWATCH THIS: Get your adrenaline pumping for ONE: DYNASTY OF CHAMPIONS (SHANGHAI) on 1 September! #ONEFightNight Posted by ONE Championship on Thursday, August 13, 2015 Check out the first episode in the lead up series to ONE: Dynasty of Champions (Shanghai). The event goes down on Sept. 1 and […]