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RIP ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper––Wrestling Legend Dies At 61
Professional wrestling icon and the man who gave UFC champion Ronda Rousey her ‘Rowdy’, Roddy Piper, has died. According to TMZ Sports, the wrestling superstar passed away on Thursday night in his home due to cardiac arrest. Roderick George Toombs, his real name, was found in his home on Friday. He was 61 years-old. In […]
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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 […]
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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! […]
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WSOF 22 Will Feature A Live Music Act
Venezuelan superstar and eOne music artist DJ Zardonic will be in Las Vegas this Saturday night, August 1st for the World Series of Fighting 22 event, live on NBC Sports Network from the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino. The WSOF has put together a special treat for fans as the world-renowned DJ will put his […]
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Palhares: ‘I Don’t Need To Talk Trash, I Just Do Work’
“I’m here for work. It doesn’t matter what the guy puts on social media.” I’m prepared for the fight, and I’m a champion. It doesn’t matter what the other guy says or writes on Twitter. “Everybody talks a lot, but what’s important for me is to do work, and I know on Saturday, I’ll show […]
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Bellator MMA Signs Heavyweight Justin Wren
Fighter signing news came out today from Bellator MMA, who just inked a deal with heavyweight Justin Wren. Wren hasn’t fought in 5 years, after leaving the sport, but has returned and looks forward to starting things back up in the Bellator cage. Via Bellator Press Release: Justin Wren walked away from a promising […]
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Jake Shields: ‘The Reebok Deal Really Hurt A lot Of People’
“I’m definitely glad I’m not dealing with this right now. It’s nice to be getting sponsors at WSOF. The situation is good for guys like me because it means there are more sponsors available outside of the UFC, but it sucks for all of my friends in the UFC. A lot of guys are barely […]
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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 […]
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Shields Opens As Favorite Over Champion Palhares Ahead Of WSOF 22
With just a few days to go until WSOF 22 goes down, on Saturday night, early betting lines have come out and revealed that Jake Shields is the early favorite at -175, with champion Rousimar Palhares as the +135 underdog. It’s not that big of a surprise though, Shields does have wins over Dan Henderson […]
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Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami Set To Headline WSOF 24
According to sources close to the situation, welterweights Jon Fitch and Yushin Okami will face off in the main event of WSOF 24, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 17 at Foxwoods Resort and Casino Also expected on the card is a light heavyweight fight between Vinny Magalhaes and Matt Hamill. And that’s not […]
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WSOF President Ray Sefo Talks WSOF 22, Signing Fedor And Competing With UFC 190
World Series of Fighting 22 takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas, NV. The prelims will kick things off at 8 PM ET and the main card will air at 11 PM ET. Of course, an obvious observation is that the event lands on the same night as one of the UFC’s biggest PPV […]
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Bellator Adds Four Fights To ‘Guillard vs. Girtz’ Event
Bellator 141, which will feature former UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard’s promotional debut, has added four new bouts to the fight card. Bellator 141 goes down on Aug. 28 and here are the four new fights added to the preliminary portion of the card, via a Bellator press release: The preliminary portion of the “Bellator 141: […]
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WSOF Appoints New CEO Effective Immediately
The World Series of Fighting announced today, via press release, that they have appointed a new CEO. Carlos Silva will step up and take the position effective immediately. Check out the press release: World championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has appointed sports media executive […]
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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, […]
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Thiago Silva Reacts To Being Pulled From WSOF
Watch as Thiago Silva breaks the news that he’s been pulled from WSOF 22a and talks about the NSAC’s decision. BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, & Frank Trigg Talk Fighting… Eachother — EPIC! – AMAZING! – MUST WATCH!
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King Mo: ‘F*ck Tito, F*ck Rampage And F*ck Bjorn Rebney’
https://youtu.be/WaSNnYXBEaI Bellator MMA light heavyweight King Mo recently did a Q&A on Periscope and went off on just about everyone! BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, & Frank Trigg Talk Fighting… Eachother — EPIC! – AMAZING! – MUST WATCH!
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Regional Highlights Include KOs And Submissions
Check out all these fight finishes from around the MMA scene! BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, & Frank Trigg Talk Fighting… Eachother — EPIC! – AMAZING! – MUST WATCH!
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REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #80 Ft. TJ Dillashaw And Danny Castillo
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 on […]
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Thiago Silva Out Of WSOF 22, Replacement Already Booked
Looks like former UFC light heavyweight and current WSOF fighter Thiago Silva will not be competing at this Saturday’s WSOF 22. Silva was all set to face Mike Kyle in the featured light-heavyweight fight of the night, but now it looks like Clifford Starks will step in against Kyle instead. This comes directly from WSOF, […]
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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 […]
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Roger Huerta Returns To The Cage
Yes, former UFC lightweight and the first MMA fighter to appear on a Sports Illustrated cover, Roger Huerta, will be stepping back into action. Huerta last fought in Aug. of last year, where he defeated Christian Holley via first round TKO. Huerta is scheduled to compete at ONE: “Dynasty of Champions” on Sept. 1, 2015, […]
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GGG Will Return In October, Headline HBO PPV
Hard-hitting boxer Gennady Golovkin will enter the ring in October against David Lemieux. The two have agreed to a bout that will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 17 and will air on HBO PPV. Golovkin is 33-0 with 30 of those wins coming via KO. His last decision […]
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OUCH! John Cena Eats Flying Knee, Breaks Nose On Live TV
Is professional wrestling scripted? Obviously. But you can’t deny the physical abuse WWE start John Cena endured during live television, taking a flying knee right to the face and breaking his nose. Check it out! https://instagram.com/p/5qrGI8AFJH/ BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, & Frank Trigg Talk Fighting… Eachother — EPIC! – AMAZING! – MUST WATCH!
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KO! Muay Thai Fighter Lands Front Kick From Hell
https://youtu.be/FQ5DvOJLljM Watch as this muay thai fighter lands a beautiful walk off front kick KO!! BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, & Frank Trigg Talk Fighting… Eachother — EPIC! – AMAZING! – MUST WATCH!
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There May Be Charges Against Leben, But Domestic Violence Is Not One Of Them
Domestic violence in mixed martial arts has become a hot-button topic since HBO’s “Real Sports” did a feature on the issue. While some athletes, men and women, from different sports backgrounds do have a past with domestic violence, former UFC fighter Chris Leben is NOT part of that group. The “Ultimate Fighter” alumni was arrested in […]
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REPLAY! “UFC 190 Rousey vs. Correia” Conference Call (Full)
Ronda Rousey is set to defend her UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship this Saturday at “UFC 190”! Bethe “The Pitbull” Correia will have her chance to prove she can back up the trash she talked leading up to this title fight. Also on the card are former UFC champions Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Shogun Rua. Check […]
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UFC 190 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 1
On Episode 1 of UFC 190 Embedded, dominant bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey chases perfection in the gym and makes the media rounds in Rio de Janeiro. Across the nation in Natal, title challenger Bethe Correia gets in some beach training and beauty treatments ahead of her home-country bout. UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video […]
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WATCH! UFC Fighters Predict Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia
Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia are set to clash in the main event of this weekend’s “UFC 190” which will take place on the challenger’s soil in Brazil. UFC fighters throw in their two cents on who they think will pull off the big win and face Miesha Tate in the next fight! BJ Penn, […]