Category: MMA News

  • Bellator Books ‘Kimbo vs. Shamrock’, Bout Official For June In St. Louis

    On October 4, 2008, a freak accident robbed the MMA world of one of the most anticipated fights in the history of the sport. On June 20, Bellator MMA will right that wrong. Street fighting legend and YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice and “The World’s Most Dangerous Man,” Ken Shamrock, have agreed to renew their rivalry […]

  • Rousey Blasts Cyborg: ‘Stop taking steroids’

    Rousey Blasts Cyborg: ‘Stop taking steroids’

    “She can make 135 (pounds). She definitely can. The thing is, someone that cheats and makes things easier for themselves is always going to try and make things easier for themselves. That girl needs to learn that you’re not always going to get advantages put in your favor. You need to learn a lesson that […]

  • WATCH! ‘Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet’ Weigh-Ins — Live At 7 PM ET

    WATCH! ‘Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet’ Weigh-Ins — Live At 7 PM ET

    Cris Cyborg returns to MMA tomorrow night in Los Angeles, and as such, the Invicta FC 11 weigh-ins go down today. Fight fans who can’t make today’s event live are encouraged to use BJPENN.COM’s live stream above, to catch the action. It all starts at 7:00 p.m. ET.

  • Throwback! Mike Tyson In His Prime, Destroying These Mits — WOW!

    Throwback! Mike Tyson In His Prime, Destroying These Mits — WOW!

    We often feature videos of UFC fighters hitting mits, or pads. It’s a popular feature amongst our readers on BJPENN.COM. But now there’s a new standard, and I’ve adorned it with our infamous #WOW moniker for this week’s #Throwback Thursday Post. When the WOW comes out you know it’s good! Here’s Iron Mike:

  • REPLAY! UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Fires Back At Arianny Celeste

    REPLAY! UFC Champ Ronda Rousey Fires Back At Arianny Celeste

    At UFC 184 workouts, Ronda Rousey discusses Arianny Celeste’s recent remarks, her hand wraps, her fans, and more Thursday.

  • Frank Mir: ‘I would crush Brock Lesnar Now’

    Frank Mir: ‘I would crush Brock Lesnar Now’

    “I think I would crush [Lesnar] standing up now. I think that on the ground and stuff, I’ve worked with [2X FILA World Champion] Ricky Lundell and stuff a lot and learned how to nullify the wrestling. I wrestled three rounds with Daniel Cormier who’s an Olympic level wrestler and he had a difficult time […]

  • WATCH! — “Stud Show Radio” Ep #045 — Live At 8PM PT

    WATCH! — “Stud Show Radio” Ep #045 — Live At 8PM PT

    Heads up Fight Fans! “Stud Show Radio” (Formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) is back tonight with another ‘can’t miss’ episode featuring the MMA World’s Fight Team of The Year. Strap in, buckle up, do whatever you have to do, just don’t miss “Stud Show Radio,” Episode #045. It all kicks off tonight at 8:00 PM […]

  • UFC 184 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 3

    UFC 184 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 3

    On episode #3 of UFC 184 Embedded, women’s bantamweights wrestle with both destiny and population density. Days before her Octagon debut, Albuquerque’s Holly Holm ventures from her hometown to Tinseltown. Already in LA, divisional champion Ronda Rousey and title challenger Cat Zingano put on their game faces for photo shoots and promo interviews building up […]

  • Wood Animation Goes UFC, With Rousey vs. Davis

    Wood Animation Goes UFC, With Rousey vs. Davis

    An amazing wood animation featuring Ronda Rousey vs. Alexis Davis, and it’s awesome! Enjoy!

  • UFC 184: Cat Zingano Believes She’s Best in the World

    UFC 184: Cat Zingano Believes She’s Best in the World

    At UFC 184 workouts, Cat Zingano talks about her screams in the UFC 184 promos, why she’s best in the world, and more.

  • AKA Thailand’s Build, From The Ground Up

    AKA Thailand’s Build, From The Ground Up

    Check out what it takes to build a world-class MMA training facility. It’s AKA Thailand. They explain: Welcome to AKA Thailand! We started construction only 19 months ago and this is where we are today. It’s been an incredible start and we would like to thank each and every one of you who have been […]

  • Connor McGregor’s Ride Through Venice

    Connor McGregor’s Ride Through Venice

    Venice Beach California is an iconic location filled with so much cultural and social diversity that even Conor McGregor is impressed. Check it: Post by Conor McGregor.

  • Invicta FC 11: Cris Cybog Says It’s Her Dream to Make 135

    Invicta FC 11: Cris Cybog Says It’s Her Dream to Make 135

    Cris Cyborg discusses her upcoming Invicta FC 11 fight and more.

  • UFC Rankings Report: Ronda Rousey Set To Defend Title Again

    UFC Rankings Report: Ronda Rousey Set To Defend Title Again

    The Rankings Report is a weekly UFC.com series that gives you, the fans, an in-depth look into the official UFC rankings. This week Matt Parrino and Forrest Griffin talk Frank Mir’s jump in the rankings and UFC 184 including Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano.

  • Palhares: ‘Fitch the cheater got what he deserved’

    Palhares: ‘Fitch the cheater got what he deserved’

    Following Jon Fitch’s WSOF title bout against Rousimar Palhares, it was revealed that Fitch failed his post-fight drug test, for an undisclosed substance. The failed drug test was one that Palhares found quite interesting, given that Fitch called Palhares a dirty fighter prior to the fight. Palters spoke to MMAFighting about the irony of the […]

  • California Says Weight Cutting At Forefront of MMA’s Problems

    California Says Weight Cutting At Forefront of MMA’s Problems

    There has recently been much talk regarding the dangers of weight cutting. With fighters cutting absurd amounts of weight to fight at lower weight classes, the dangers of weight cutting are being discussed more and more. At UFC 183 alone, John Lineker missed weight by 4 pounds, marking the fourth time he’s missed weight in […]

  • Cat Zingano Shows Her Championship Contending Moves

    Cat Zingano Shows Her Championship Contending Moves

    #UFC184 headliner @AlphaCatZingano puts on a show for the fans @UFCGYM for Open-Workouts! A video posted by ufc (@ufc) on Feb 25, 2015 at 1:24pm PST During today’s UFC 184 open workouts, Cat Zingano showed off some impressive moves. You can catch the action packed open workout video clip above.

  • Lyoto Machida Hitting Heavy

    Lyoto Machida Hitting Heavy

    A video posted by Lyoto Machida (@lyotomachidafw) on Feb 24, 2015 at 11:43am PST As Lyoto Machida gears up for his UFC on FOX 15 bout against Luke Rockhold on April 18th, ‘The Dragon’ is looking deadly in this video, where we can see him hitting a heavy bag.

  • REPLAY! Raquel Pennington vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (FULL)

    REPLAY! Raquel Pennington vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (FULL)

    To get ready for UFC 184 this Saturday, where Raquel Pennington will face Holly Holm in the co-main event, look back at Pennington’s last fight, where she put Ashlee Evans-Smith to sleep at UFC 181.

  • UFC Fighters React To The Josh Neer Gym Beatdown Video

    UFC Fighters React To The Josh Neer Gym Beatdown Video

    Recently, UFC veteran Josh Neer posted a video online of himself brutally beating a man who has since be identified as Patrick Martin. Neer explained that Martin had harassed him continually via Facebook, and finally he offered Martin a challenge to spar, which Martin accepted. At this point there are two very different stories being […]

  • Hendo Grants Fan’s Dark Autograph Request

    Hendo Grants Fan’s Dark Autograph Request

    Recently, Dan Henderson was approached by a fan with an autograph request to sign his picture of Michael Bisping unconscious after Dan Henderson landed his famous ‘H-Bomb’ at UFC 100. Hendo grabbed a picture of the autograph, which he uploaded to Twitter. First time signing this pic for a fan. Haha pic.twitter.com/gCWnHB65Tv — Dan Henderson […]

  • VICTIM? Man says Neer jumped him unexpectedly

    VICTIM? Man says Neer jumped him unexpectedly

    Recently, a graphic, and brutal video surfaced of UFC veteran Josh Neer beating up a man who he identified as someone who had harassed him via Facebook for some time (See that HERE). The man, who has been identified at Patrick Martin, is now telling his side of the story, which is rather different from […]

  • Scott Emelianenko and Fedor Coker… Together Again

    Scott Emelianenko and Fedor Coker… Together Again

    Bellator MMA President Scott Coker, and former PRIDE FC kingpin Fedor Emelianenko appear to have a great business relationship. Emelianenko fought for Coker 4 times under the Strikeforce banner throughout his storied MMA career. That, on top of recent images of the pair together, including Emelianenko visiting the Spike TV headquarters in New York (See […]

  • Askren: ‘I am the king of lay and pray’

    Askren: ‘I am the king of lay and pray’

    Ben Askren is widely believed to be one of, if not the single best, welterweight outside of the UFC. Askren, the ONE FC champion, is most well known for his very elite level wrestling skills. When a fan proposed a fight between Askren and former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre to find out who […]

  • REPLAY! “Stud Show Radio” Ep. #044, Benavidez

    REPLAY! “Stud Show Radio” Ep. #044, Benavidez

    “Stud Show Radio” (Formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) returned Tuesday night with another can’t miss podcast episode. Team Alpha Male Radio runs every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00 PM PT on BJPENN.COM. Watch past episodes at the official Team Alpha Male Radio Youtube Channel, or visit TeamAlphaMaleRadio.com for more information. Fight fans are also encouraged […]

  • Fedor Emelianenko Visits Spike TV HQ

    Fedor Emelianenko Visits Spike TV HQ

    ‘The Last Emperor’ Fedor Emelianenko hasn’t fought in an MMA Bout since 2012, when he defeated Pedro Rizzo under the M-1 Global banner. After the fight, Emelianenko retired from MMA, however there has been talk recently of ‘what if’. Below, you can see a picture of Emelianenko at the Spike TV headquarters in New York […]

  • Gym Instructor: Josh Neer ‘Beatdown’ Blown Out Of Proportion

    Gym Instructor: Josh Neer ‘Beatdown’ Blown Out Of Proportion

    Recently, a video surfaced of Josh Neer landing brutal ground and pound shots on a man who was clearly not defending himself. After a few seconds of nasty elbows, several men step in to pull Neer off the man, who has been identified of Patrick Martin, at which point Neer soccer kicks the man in […]

  • FULL CONTACT! UFC’s Joe Rogan Spars With Kickboxing Legend

    FULL CONTACT! UFC’s Joe Rogan Spars With Kickboxing Legend

    UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has a well known past in TaeKwonDo, and continues to train pad work frequently (See that HERE). In the above-video, we can see Rogan and Muay Thai legend John Wayne Parr lightly sparring after some pad work. Skip to the 4:05 mark to see the sparring.