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Seven Bouts Added To 'Bellator: Pitbull vs. Strauss'

BJPENN.COM News - January 9, 2015

A seven-bout preliminary card for Bellator MMA’s first event of 2015, “Bellator: Pitbull vs. Straus,” is now official with the middleweights Dustin Jacoby(10-4) vs. John Salter (10-3), a 220-pound catchweight contest of Hector Carillo (5-6) vs. Everett Cummings (8-0), lightweights Steve Kozola (4-0) vs. Jonathan Rivera (4-0), lightweights Derek “The Barbaric” Anderson (11-1) vs. Danny Navarro (12-4), featherweights Fabricio Guerreiro(20-3) vs. Nick “No Limit” Piedmont (10-5-1), bantamweights Fabian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. Albert Morales (0-0), and middleweights Luc Bondole (4-0-1) vs. Chris “The Crusher” Herrera (2-1). The seven new contests will serve as the Spike.com-streamed preliminary card of “Bellator: Pitbull vs. Straus,” which takes place Jan. 16 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif.

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Bellator MMA Top Moments of 2014: Biggest Knockouts

BJPENN.COM News - January 6, 2015

Time to review 2014’s biggest moments including the year’s top knockouts with Jimmy Smith! Some of the best include KOs from Mike Richman, Emanuel Newton & more!

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REPORT: Tito Ortiz Gets In NYE Street Fight

BJPENN.COM News - January 4, 2015

This is only one side of the story, though multiple eye witnesses attest some kind of fight did take place, no one credible and unbiased gave any account — so lets not bash tito, and make that clear to the reader.

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BJPENN.com Radio Replay With Pat Curran, and Chris Beal

BJPENN.COM News - December 29, 2014

Last night BJPENN.com Radio returned with the last episode of 2014, and what a great episode it was.

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BJPenn.Com Radio Live at 7 P.M. PST Pat Curran & Chris Beal

bjpenndotcom - December 28, 2014

LISTEN LIVE HERE Tonight’s show is kicked off by Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran. The Former 2 time Bellator Featherweight Champion is joining us to talk his path back to the belt and how Daniel Weichel is standing in his way on February 13th. Pat is set to take on Daniel at Bellator 133. We will discuss this fight, his desire to get the belt back, and much more. Don’t miss Pat and make sure to get over to Twitter and follow Pat @PatCurranMMA

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Freire: 'The Media Overvalues UFC Fighters'

BJPENN.COM News - December 28, 2014

Bellator MMA champion Patricio Freire is currently gearing up for his January 16th title defense against Daniel Straus.

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First Lesnar, Now Fedor! Coker Going After Everyone

BJPENN.COM News - December 27, 2014

Bellator President Scott Coker is hoping to land some “big fish” in 2015. Coker has already reached out to former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, to let him know he should weigh his options before signing on any dotted lines.

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Coker Reacts To UFC Lawsuit: 'Bellator isn't minor league'

BJPENN.COM News - December 27, 2014

“Labeling a league based on the past can be misleading, because the fighters that are here today fighting for us are gonna be the next Luke Rockholds, the next Daniel Cormiers. They’re going to be the next stars of MMA. “Do I think Bellator is a minor league? The answer is no.”

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Bellator Going After Brock Lesnar, Will Fight For All Top Fighters

BJPENN.COM News - December 26, 2014

“There hasn’t been any serious dialogue. But when the time comes to have serious dialogue, we’ll be right there. There’s not going to be a fighter on the planet we can’t afford and have access to. I think one of the things we were really able to do bring is back the casual fan,” Coker said. “Those casual fans seemed to have jumped away from MMA for a little bit. Names like Ortiz and Bonnar brought them back. If fighters like that are available, you can be sure we’ll make a run at them.”

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Bellator "Reaching Out" To WWE Talent Too

BJPENN.COM News - December 23, 2014

In an interesting move, it would appear as if the Bellator MMA promotion is seeking a suitable competitor to the UFC’s CM Punk.