Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - October 8, 2015

Well it’s official. We now know the name of the new MMA organization out of Japan, run by former PRIDE FC boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara. At a recent press conference it was announced that the promotion will be called ‘Rizin Fighting Federation.’ Many expected them to announce Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent at the press conference, but that wasn’t the case. Earlier in the week it was reported that his opponent will be a 1-0 MMA fighter named Jaideep Singh. So, we still don’t know 100% if that’s the case. At the presser they did announce that there will be a two night event called the Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2015. There are three days of action, but one of those days will serve as a fan event.

bjpenndotcom - October 7, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - October 7, 2015

Current Bellator MMA welterweight Paul Daley has his eye on gold, but not just MMA gold. The top 170-pound Bellator fighter is at the top of the division and has said before that he wants to win the title before a big rematch with Josh Koscheck takes place. However now he’s added a new goal and wants to fight the GLORY Kickboxing welterweight champion, Nieky ‘The Natural’ Holzken, as well. Pauly most recent scrap was in the GLORY ring, although it was as a Bellator contracted fighter during the special ‘Dynamite’ event. Now Daley wants to challenge the champ in an attempt to possibly hold a belt in both promotions. First step? Get both sides to agree on it.

bjpenndotcom - October 5, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - October 5, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - October 2, 2015

Bellator MMA welterweight Paul Daley and GLORY kickboxing welterweight champion Nieky Holzken have been linked for a while. Currently, Holzken is waiting for his next challenger, which is supposed to be determined after the GLORY 25 MILAN Welterweight Contender Tournament. However, a fight between himself and Daley was rumored to be set up for the big Bellator ‘Dynamite,’ but ultimately did not happen.

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2015

This past Friday, at Bellator 143, bantamweights Joe Warren and LC Davis fought in the night’s main event to determine the number one contender and the next time challenger. It was Warren, the former champ, who came out on top after three rounds of grinding grappling work. He got Davis down early and often and for the most part kept him there. However, pretty early on in the fight Davis suffered an eye poke from Warren. He took the usual time out and the referee continued to ask him if he was fine. It was noticeably red, but he said he could see and everything was good, so they continued to fight.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2015

Fedor Emelianenko caught the mixed martial arts world off guard when he announced he would be making his return to the sport in a new Japanese based promotion rather than UFC or Bellator. While details surrounding his fight have yet to be revealed, fans have been clamoring about who “The Last Emperor” will be stepping into the ring with. While it has not been announced, it was expected that there will be a brief talent exchange for the New Year’s Eve show where Fedor will be making his return. Of course, Kimbo Slice’s name was one of the first to pop up but Bellator’s Scott Coker was quick to rule that one out, claiming he has other plans for the former UFC fighter.

BJPENN.COM News - September 28, 2015

Randy Couture has not dawned a pair of gloves inside the cage since his last fight in the octagon with Lyoto Machida at UFC 129. The UFC Hall of Famer has since made his transition to a career in Hollywood along with partnering up with Bellator several times. Couture also helps his son train and corners him in Bellator where he is undefeated in the lightweight division. Fedor Emelianenko lit the mixed martial arts world on fire when he recently announced he would be coming out of retirement to fight in a new Japanese-based promotion on New Years Eve. While he will not be fighting for Viacom’s Bellator, it is believed there is will be a exchange partnership.

BJPENN.COM News - September 27, 2015

Fedor Emelianenko shocked the world when he announced his return to mixed martial arts at Bellator and GLORY’s “Dynamite” event earlier this month. “The Last Emperor” will not be fighting for Bellator, but rather a new Japanese promotion that will likely borrow Bellator’s talent for their first few shows. Emelianenko’s opponent remains unnamed, but fans are clamoring for a return to MMA for Randy Couture. UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has not stepped foot inside of a cage for a fight since his loss to Lyoto Machida in 2011. Machida sent Couture tumbling to the canvas after catching him off guard with a jumping front kick and Couture has turned his concentration to career in Hollywood since then.

BJPENN.COM News - September 26, 2015

Check out the video below showing a behind the scenes all access look at Bellator ‘Dynamite’ from this past weekend. In the main event we saw Tito Ortiz take on Liam McGeary. Ortiz looked good early but ended up getting trapped in an inverted triangle and tapped out.

BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015

Man, should we just get rid of top of the cage backflips? We recently saw a WSOF champ go for the victory backflip and almost blow his knees out, and now, on tonight’s Bellator 143 broadcast, we just saw another fighter go for it.

BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015

Bellator 142: Warren vs. Davis prelims are currently underway, right HERE, and we just saw a huge one punch KO. Heavyweights Dan Charles and Chase Gormley went to battle and it was quite the war. Both fighters landed some big shots.

BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015

On Friday night Bellator MMA returns with another event full of what are sure to be exciting fights. In the main event we will find out who the next bantamweight title challenger is when former champ Joe Warren takes on L.C. Davis.

BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2015

The Bellator 143 prelims will air right here on BJPENN.COM. They kick off at 6:30 PM ET and wills stream below. You cant watch all the action right here until the main card kicks off on Spike TV at 9PM.

BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015

All did not go well at today’s Bellator 143 weigh-ins. Actually everyone managed to make weight, except one. But that one missed weight by a lot, and I mean a lot. Nick Gonzalez, who was scheduled to fight Ryan Couture in a lightweight fight (lightweight!), ended up stepping on the scale and coming in at 172.75. To be clear, that’s missing weight for a welterweight fight as well. I mean, there’s bad weight cuts and then there’s not even giving a damn.

BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015

Are you trying to wrap your mind around Fedor’s decision to once again forgo a contract with the UFC? Well, it sounds like he had quite a few reasons to do so, like 2.5 million reasons to do so. According to a report from veteran and well trusted journalist Dave Meltzer, the fighter is set to earn $2.5 million for his fight in Japan, which will take place on New Years Eve.