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  • WSOF 9 Fight Card Complete With Addition Of Burkman vs. Stinson, Plus Two More

    WSOF 9 Fight Card Complete With Addition Of Burkman vs. Stinson, Plus Two More

    The five-fight, NBCSN-televised main card for World Series of Fighting 9 is now complete with the addition of three new contests, including welterweights Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (26-10) vs. Tyler “The Evolution” Stinson (27-9), lightweights Ozzy Dugulubgov (5-1) vs. Johnny Nunez (4-0) and featherweights Mike Corey (12-3-1) vs. Shane Kruchten (11-2). The three new […]

  • Anthony Johnson: Pay us like MLB stars and we won’t have to use PED’s

    Anthony Johnson: Pay us like MLB stars and we won’t have to use PED’s

    Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is set to make his second stint with the UFC when he returns to face Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis at April’s UFC 172 event in Baltimore, Maryland. Johnson was a recent guest on SiriusXM’s ‘TapouT Radio,’ where he discussed the hot topics of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s) and Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) in […]

  • “World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell” set for Feb. 21

    “World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell” set for Feb. 21

    World Series of Fighting Canada will crown its first Canadian welterweight champion, as one of Canada’s best, Edmonton, Alberta’s own Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford (21-4) takes on the KO artist Joel Powell (7-3) of Hamilton, Ontario. The bout headlines “World Series of Fighting Canada: Ford vs. Powell,” which takes place Friday, Feb. 21 at […]

  • Two world title fights headline World Series of Fighting 9 on March 29

    Two world title fights headline World Series of Fighting 9 on March 29

    The World Series of Fighting returns home to the fight capital of the world for “World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares.” World Series of Fighting, the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion, returns to The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on March 29 with a pair of championship titles […]

  • Bellator Responds to World Series of Fighting’s Challenge

    Bellator Responds to World Series of Fighting’s Challenge

      The World Series of Fighting laid down a challenge to Bellator. The challenge was this: A cross-promotional pay-per-view event where fighters from both organizations would fight each other, winner-takes-all. Finally after no response from Bellator and a deadline given by WSOF, we have our answer. On Monday, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney spoke with MMAFighting.com […]

  • World Series of Fighting Issues Deadline to Bellator

    World Series of Fighting Issues Deadline to Bellator

      Recently, the World Series of Fighting promotion sent a challenge to Bellator. They proposed a 10-fight cross promoted Pay-Per-View event featuring fighters from both organizations going up against each other. When Bellator didn’t respond, AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon jumped in and said that they would be willing to meet WSOF’s challenge. In […]

  • FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Kalib Starnes Wins With Brilliant K.O. Via Elbows At WSOF 7 Event

    FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Kalib Starnes Wins With Brilliant K.O. Via Elbows At WSOF 7 Event

    Your browser does not support iframes. The Notorious, former UFC middleweight, Kalib Starnes made his return to big MMA action last weekend and did so with an impressive knock out via elbows from the clinch. Enjoy the highlight.

  • WSOF Aims to Hold 8-10 Events Next Year, 2 of Which May Air on NBC

    WSOF Aims to Hold 8-10 Events Next Year, 2 of Which May Air on NBC

    World Series of Fighting held their inaugural show in November of 2012 on NBC Sports Network. With established names like Andrei Arlovski and prospects like Tyrone Spong fighting for them, the future looked promising for their promotion. They would go on to hold six events in 2013, crowning their featherweight and welterweight champions in the […]

  • Watch Tonight’s WSOF 7 Event Live on BJPENN.COM (3P.M. PT)

    Watch Tonight’s WSOF 7 Event Live on BJPENN.COM (3P.M. PT)

    The World Series Of Fighting promotion returns to action tonight with WSOF 7. WSOF 7 marks the promotions Canadian debut and puts their inaugural featherweight title up for grabs. Starting at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET viewers can catch the fights right here on BJPENN.COM. International viewers will be able to view tonight’s […]

  • WSOF 7 LIVE RESULTS THREAD

    WSOF 7 LIVE RESULTS THREAD

    Tonight BJPENN.COM will be providing live results of the ‘WSOF 7: Karakhanyan vs. Palmer’ event. We invite our international audience to watch our free live stream of the event in full RIGHT HERE. (U.S. audience must watch the main card on NBC Sports, but can still use THIS LINK to catch our prelims broadcast.) ‘WSOF […]

  • WSOF Boss Ray Sefo Issues Warning To Rousimar Palhares

    WSOF Boss Ray Sefo Issues Warning To Rousimar Palhares

    “I will not tolerate any of that nonsense that happened before. I’m pretty sure if he does it here, he won’t have somewhere else to go. I was one of the people that said the same thing, that I wasn’t interested. I don’t want to see someone get hurt … because of some silliness. Nogueira gave […]

  • Broken Pinky Toe Reshapes WSOF 7 Event

    Broken Pinky Toe Reshapes WSOF 7 Event

    The World Series of Fighting 7 light heavyweight showdown between Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Mike “MAK” Kyle has been canceled after Kyle suffered a broken toe in training and was forced to withdraw from the contest. The new main event will be a previously announced five-round bout for World Series of Fighting’s inaugural featherweight title […]

  • World Series of Fighting signs top ranked strawweight female fighter Jessica Aguilar

    World Series of Fighting signs top ranked strawweight female fighter Jessica Aguilar

    The World Series of Fighting has announced that top-ranked female fighter at 115 pounds, Jessica Aguilar (16-4), has signed a multi-year deal with the Las Vegas-based fight promotion and will make her debut appearance in the decagon in early 2014. “Women’s mixed martial arts is now a very big part of the sport and has […]

  • WSOF 7 prelims take shape with addition of Kalib Starnes, Two More Bouts

    WSOF 7 prelims take shape with addition of Kalib Starnes, Two More Bouts

    World Series of Fighting’s first-ever Canadian fight continues to fill out, as three new preliminary contests have been booked for World Series of Fighting 7, including a light heavyweight matchup of Dwayne “D-Bomb” Lewis (13-8) vs. Kalib Starnes (15-8-1)(pictured), a featherweight contest of Shawn Albrecht (9-5) vs. Josh Machan (11-4) and welterweights Michael “The Messenger” […]

  • World Series of Fighting Sets its Sights on Japan for Global Expansion; Partnership with Pancrase

    World Series of Fighting Sets its Sights on Japan for Global Expansion; Partnership with Pancrase

    (Andrei Arlovski vs. Mike Kyle at WSOF 5)   The World Series of Fighting (WSOF) has been making a name for themselves, putting on solid shows with a nice roster of talents and names alike. This past weekend, it held its first ever title fight in the welterweight division and plans on more in the […]

  • FREE STREAM | ‘WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl’ Fight Card Live (3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET)

    FREE STREAM | ‘WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl’ Fight Card Live (3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET)

    The full preliminary card from tonight’s ‘WSOF 6: Burkman vs. Carl’ will air live right here on BJPENN.COM to stateside fans. Due to lack of television options, International audiences can watch the prelims and main card here. Tune in starting at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET to catch all the action live, right […]

  • EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | BJPENN.COM All Access: Josh Burkman’s Road To The WSOF Title (Episode 4)

    EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | BJPENN.COM All Access: Josh Burkman’s Road To The WSOF Title (Episode 4)

    Top welterweight, Josh Burkman has been surging through the ranks with notable wins over Jon Fitch and Aaron Simpson. He now embarks on a quest for the WSOF title at WSOF 6 and is documenting his ‘Road to the title, through these exclusive video blogs with BJPENN.COM.

  • EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | BJPENN.COM All Access: Josh Burkman’s Road To The WSOF Title (Episode 3)

    EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | BJPENN.COM All Access: Josh Burkman’s Road To The WSOF Title (Episode 3)

    Top welterweight, Josh Burkman has been surging through the ranks with notable wins over Jon Fitch and Aaron Simpson. He now embarks on a quest for the WSOF title at WSOF 6 and is documenting his ‘Road to the title, through these exclusive video blogs with BJPENN.COM.

  • The World Series of Fighting 5 Main Card Live Play-by-Play and Results

    The World Series of Fighting 5 Main Card Live Play-by-Play and Results

    The World Series of Fighting returns to Atlantic City, and with it a middleweight tournament capped off by a heavyweight main event. The Preliminary bouts begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and the Main card begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT BJPENN.com will be providing live Play-by-Play for the entire main card as […]

  • World Series of Fighting 5 Preview: A Card Not to be Overlooked

    This Saturday, the World Series of Fighting holds its fifth major event in the United States and in a surprise move, it is scheduled in a coinciding time slot to perhaps the biggest boxing PPV draw of all time. It’s headlined by two UFC veterans in former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski and Mike Kyle. […]

  • WSOF 4 Payouts: Headliner Tyrone Spong Tops Salaries With $31K

    WSOF 4 Payouts: Headliner Tyrone Spong Tops Salaries With $31K

    This past Saturday, World Series of Fighting put on their fourth event in Ontario, California at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. The payouts and salaries have just been made public today by the California State Athletic Commission and, as expected, Tyrone Spong is the top earner at $31,000. Gerald Harris and Ray Sefo weren’t far […]

  • World Series of Fighting 4 Injuries and Medical Suspensions

    World Series of Fighting 4 Injuries and Medical Suspensions

    The California State Athletic Commission has released the list of fighters who will be suffering medical suspensions after competing on WSOF 4 “Spong vs. DeAnda”. The card took place this past Saturday on August 10th and saw several fighters take a decent beating. As a result of all the punishment, six fighters have been suspended […]

  • ‘World Series Of Fighting 4: Spong vs. DeAnda’ Results

    ‘World Series Of Fighting 4: Spong vs. DeAnda’ took place tonight from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. In the main event the two fighters battled back and forth but it was the striking experience of Spong that prevailed in the end. Full Results: Main Card: Tyrone Spong def. Angel DeAnda via unanimous […]

  • Ray Sefo Takes Temporary Leave as WSOF President

    Ray Sefo Takes Temporary Leave as WSOF President

    With a return to active competition on the horizon, World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo has officially elected to take a temporary leave from his executive role. “I’m looking forward to another chance to step into the cage, but before I do, I felt taking a temporary leave from my executive duties was the […]

  • UFC President Dana White responds to ‘delusional’ Jon Fitch & Rampage Jackson

    You knew it was only a matter of time before Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White responded to anti-UFC comments made by former UFC fighters Jon Fitch and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson. During the World Series of Fighting: “Fitch vs. Burkman” media call on Thursday, Fitch made it clear that there were more hard feelings between […]

  • Ex-XFC Champ Nick Newell Signs with World Series of Fighting

    Ex-XFC Champ Nick Newell Signs with World Series of Fighting

      Former XFC lightweight champion Nick Newell (9-0) has announced a deal with the World Series of Fighting. Newell is undefeated with 8 of his 9 wins coming by finish. Now, Newell has a chance to fight against upper-echelon level talent in a new organization that touts several big-name stars. Here, Newell announces his new […]

  • World Series of Fighting 2: Main Event Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News

    World Series of Fighting 2: Main Event Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News

      The World Series of Fighting takes place at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 23rd. The main event features a clash of two dangerous strikers, former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski and former UFC welterweight, Anthony Johnson. Andrei Arlovski vs. Anthony Johnson Round 1: Both heavyweight strikers came out strong. […]

  • World Series of Fighting 2: Main Card Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News

    World Series of Fighting 2: Main Card Play-By-Play and Results | MMA News

      The World Series of Fighting takes place at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 23rd. The main event features a clash of two dangerous strikers, former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski and former UFC welterweight, Anthony Johnson. JZ Calvancante (16-6) vs. Justin Gaethje (7-0) Round 1:  Keeping up with […]