Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Ahead of this Saturday’s historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event, President Scott Coker spoke with BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Coker of course talked about Fedor Emelianenko, but said he hasn’t spoken with him about signing with Bellator, however did mention that after his first few fights back if he still wants to fight then they would revisit that decision.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Light heavyweight Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut at the biggest event the promotion has ever put together in a tournament the likes of which he’s never been apart of before, and he couldn’t be more excited. The former UFC fighter talked to the media on Thursday, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, who he spoke to about the controversial Nick Diaz suspension and what he did to prepare for such a demanding night of competition.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator ‘Dynamite’ goes down on Saturday night and will be the biggest event in the promotions history, with both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing fights going on throughout the night. Ahead of the event BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage caught up with a bunch of the night’s fighters and picked their brains on the current presidential election.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

This Saturday, in San Jose, CA, Bellator will put on a show unlike anything we’ve seen before. At Bellator ‘Dynamite’ we’ll see both a cage and a kickboxing ring next to each other in the same venue. We’ll have GLORY kickboxing matches and Bellator MMA fights going on all night long, leading up to a main event title fight between light heavyweight champ Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Before Saturday’s massive Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event, the fighters stepped on the mat and got in some last minute workouts in front of the media. ‘Dynamite’ will feature both MMA fights, in the Bellator cage, and GLORY kickboxing matches, which will take place in the ring. Both of which are located on the same floor, next to each other in the same venue. It will be the first show of it’s kind and will especially be interesting to watch during the prelims when there will be both MMA and kickboxing fights happening at the same time.

Chris Taylor - September 18, 2015

Mixed Martial Arts veteran Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) made his middleweight debut at April’s Bellator 136 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Brian Rogers. “The Mexicutioner” is set to return to action later this month when he battles Kendall Grove in the co-main event of Bellator 143.

bjpenndotcom - September 17, 2015

MMA legend Tito Ortiz will once again fight for a world title. This Saturday at Bellator ‘Dynamite’ ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ will look to capture the light heavyweight title from the current champ, Liam McGeary. Ortiz is currently riding a two fight win streak, with wins over Stephan Bonnar and former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko.

bjpenndotcom - September 17, 2015

Everyone has an opinion on UFC fighter Nick Diaz’s controversial five year suspension, handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The support for Diaz has been impressive to say the least. Just about every fighter has come out and shown that they think it’s ridiculous that he was given such a harsh punishment. Even UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey took a moment during her big UFC 193 press conference to go off on the NSAC about their decision.

BJPENN.COM News - September 17, 2015

Bellator’s history making ‘Dynamite’ event is just around the corner and will go down this Saturday night on Spike TV. A lot of people have been wondering exactly what it’s going to look like having a Bellator cage and a GLORY kickboxing ring on the same floor in the same venue.

BJPENN.COM News - September 17, 2015

Talk about star power. Bellator ‘Dynamite’ goes down on Saturday night and will be the first of it’s kind, with a massive night of MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing matches going on in the same venue. The promotion didn’t hold back and brought out all the big guns to help promote the event. At recent media event, MMA legends Royce Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba posed for pictures, and even tied up, giving the fans a ‘Did that just happen’ moment!

BJPENN.COM News - September 17, 2015

Bellator MMA president Scott Coker just wants his promotion to be better than Pride FC, is that too much to ask? Coker spoke with media earlier this week, ahead of this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. When asked about his plans and expectations for the future of Bellator, he said simply:

BJPENN.COM News - September 17, 2015

Good news, all the fighters in this Saturday’s Bellator ‘Dynamite’ tournament have passed their out-of-competition drug tests. The news comes from California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster. The tournament will include Phil Davis, King Mo Lawal, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell. The winner of the tournament will be crowned tournament champ and will be next in line for a shot at the light heavyweight title.