Bellator News
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.”
Phil Davis "All The Way Happy" He Left UFC For Bellator
BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015
Phil Davis has no complaints when it comes to being a Bellator fighter.
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.
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.”
Kimbo Slice Was Choked Out 3 Times Training for Shamrock Fight
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
The drama surrounding the main event of Bellator 138 is endless, but there seems to be a reasonable explanation for everything. Before Kimbo Slice was taken down by Ken Shamrock with the greatest of ease, fans could hear them talking while in a tie-up. Slice recently explained that he was simply talking trash to hype himself up.
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.
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.
Kimbo Slice: 'I Was Talking Trash to Shamrock During Our Fight'
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
Kimbo Slice proved to still be a major draw in the sport of mixed martial arts last Friday night when he brutally knocked Ken Shamrock out at Bellator 138. Slice was excited about the win and always had intentions of knocking Shamrock out cold.
WATCH! Slice/Shamrock Reenacted in Claymation
BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015
Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock’s main event fight, regardless of how athletic it was, has done wonders for Bellator. Bellator CEO Scott Coker predicts it will be one of the company’s most watched fights in history on SPIKE. Fans are starting to recreate the fight, and this Instagram user parodied the fight in claymation!