Bellator News
CSAC Suspends Former Champ For 3 Years Following Failed PED Test
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
Bad news for the former champion who got busted with a field drug test.
Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock Fight Peaks At 2.4 Million Viewers
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
It’s official, Kimbo vs. Shamrock broke records this past Friday night.
Four Suspended Following Bellator 138
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
Following Bellator 138: Kimbo vs. Shamrock, four fighters have been suspended.
Tito Ortiz: 'I Turned Down The Freak Show For A Title Shot'
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
“The fans don’t want to see that. The fans want to see me as champion. I came to Bellator to become a champion and I’m gonna make it happen.”
Scott Coker Explains Bellator's "Big Top" Fight Card Strategy
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
Bellator 138: Kimbo vs. Shamrock was a major success and it has primarily to do with president Scott Coker’s strategy for building fight cards.
Bellator Champ McGeary Won't Mind Ortiz's Attempts of Trash Talk
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
“I don’t care about his pushing around, unless you’re racist to me – then I’ll be annoyed. But other than that, there’s not much that gets me going.”
Coker Wanted 8 Man Tourny, Settled On An Epic 4
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
“I’ve been doing this a long time. I would love to go to an event, see some great MMA, see a tournament, see some kickboxing at the highest level and be fully entertained. So I said, ‘Why don’t we just do this?’ We had a couple hurdles trying to set up the venue with both apparatuses. We went and actually set it up to make sure the sight lines were good and then called (California State Athletic Commission Executive Director) Andy Foster and asked, ‘Can we do this with the rules and regulations?’ Couldn’t be an eight-man tournament. Because we originally wanted an eight-man tournament.
'King Mo' Is Going Silent, Won't Talk Before Bellator Tournament
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
“The thing is, what are they going to ask me? The same questions you’re all going to ask me now? If people want, they can just paste and copy my quotes.”
Ratings Report: Kimbo Slice on Bellator 138 Breaks Records
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
Bellator 138 aired live from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and featured a main event bout between the popular Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock. Slice defeated Shamrock by way of TKO in the opening round after nearly getting submitted in the opening minutes of the contest.
Referee Big John: Kimbo Slice Did Not Tap in Ken Shamrock Fight
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock concluded Friday’s “Bellator 138” broadcast with a bit of controversy in their main-event bout. Slice was taken down immediately in the opening round and it seemed like Shamrock had locked in an inescapable rear naked choke.
Was Kimbo/Shamrock Fixed? Bellator Commentator Addresses Rumors
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
Kimbo Slice stepped into the cage for the first time since 2010 last Friday and blasted through Ken Shamrock in less than five minutes. By the time the bout ended, some fans on social media and even UFC commentator Joe Rogan questioned the legitimacy of the result. What caused them to think the fight was fixed?
Tito Ortiz Turned Down Fight with Frank Shamrock, 'Fans Don't Want to Watch That'
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
Bellator released a major announcement that they plan to run a joint show with GLORY Kickboxing in September which will air on Spike TV. Featured on the card will be a bout between Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. The bout will be for the championship, but Ortiz almost took a different fight before he signed the ink with McGeary.