Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - April 4, 2014

Tonight, BJPENN.COM will be providing live results of Spike TV’s ‘Bellator 115: Minakov vs. Kongo’ event. The card kicks off at 4:00pm PT, although, in typical Bellator fashion,  the card it tape-delayed on the west coast.

BJPENN.COM News - April 2, 2014

On a recent episode of ‘Toe-to-Toe With Trigg’ UFC veteran and Bellator fighter, Vladimir Matyushenko, announced his intentions to retire following his upcoming bout against Joey Beltran. “Last fight Trigg, last fight. Doesn’t matter win or lose. That’s it,” said the aging light-heavyweight.

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2014

“I know I’m going to beat the shit out of Pitbull, so I know for a fact I’m going to see Straus for a fourth time,” Curran boldly stated. “I’m not worried about ‘Pitbull.’ I know he’s a dangerous fighter, but I beat him before and I’m going to beat him even worse this time around. I’m going to completely outclass him this time and I’m a dangerous fighter and a completely different fighter this time around and he is going to see that, you guys are going to see that. By the end of it, he is going to wish he never stepped in the cage with me.” In a recent interview with Bloodyelbow.com, Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran, dishes on his next opponent, Bellator tournament winner Pitbull Freiri.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2014

“I just see Bellator definitely surpassing UFC. It’s already happening. [The UFC] is not very personable with the fighters. They don’t really have the fans understanding what the fighters went through, understanding their camps. I think Bellator does that very well. They really follow the fighters, so it makes the fans fall in love more — kinda like the WWE, the soap opera storyline, but this is not fake. Fighters aren’t coming out of the woodwork from nowhere, and all of a sudden being spectacular fighters. You watch Bellator shows and you know there’s always finishes. You watch UFC and sometimes it’s just boring. Granted, the UFC can put on a lot of good fights too, but I’d much rather watch Bellator than UFC.” Bellator’s interim light-heavyweight champion, Emanuel Newton, is doing his best at playing company man when comparing his employer to, MMA’s leading promotion, the UFC.

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2014

“I’m going to continue to come forward. That’s what I do. Eddie is going to continue to try to be slick and use his footwork, but I will get my hands on him and I will finish this fight. That’s my goal. I think I continue to prove to everybody that if you leave it in the hands of judges anything can happen. Bad things can happen… I think Eddie didn’t believe he won the fight. I think his coaches didn’t believe he won the fight. I think his family there in the stands didn’t believe he won the fight. You could tell by everyone’s reaction. His coaches told him he had to finish me going into that fifth round so they believed he was down on the scorecards.” In a recent interview with Sherdog.com, former Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, discussed his upcoming trilogy bout against current champ, Eddie Alvarez.

BJPENN.COM News - March 19, 2014

At 13-0 and the undefeated Bellator Heavyweight World Champion, Russian knockout connoisseur Vitaly Minakov is ready to extend his reign as “The New Emperor” and defend his world title against Cheick Kongo live on Spike TV Friday, April 4th from Nevada’s Reno Events Center. The night will also feature the Bellator Middleweight and Welterweight Semifinals, along with a full card of local talent.

BJPENN.COM News - March 18, 2014

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Rampage Jackson, and former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion, ‘King Mo’, are set to fight on Bellator’s first ever pay-per-view event this May.

BJPENN.COM News - March 17, 2014

The Bellator Light Heavyweight World Title will be settled on Friday, March 21st from the Kansas Star Arena, live on Spike TV as Attila Vegh will fight “The Hardcore Kid” Emmanuel Newton in a highly anticipated clash at 205 pounds.

BJPENN.COM News - March 15, 2014

Bellator MMA

BJPENN.COM News - March 14, 2014

Yesterday, Bellator featherweight champion, Daniel Straus, failed to make weight during his first attempt at the official Bellator 112 weigh-ins.

BJPENN.COM News - March 13, 2014

The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Chicago’s Horseshoe Casino in preparation for Bellator MMA’s March 14th event, which will showcase the Featherweight World Title fight and the opening rounds of the Bellator Season 10 Welterweight Tournament. Bellator MMA will take place from Horseshoe Casino on Friday, March 14th with the first fight taking place at 5:45 p.m. CST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 8:00 p.m. CST and will air LIVE on Spike TV.

bjpenndotcom - March 7, 2014

The ‘People’s Champion’ and ‘Rampage’ characters may have to wait a bit longer to make their next public appearances as Tito Ortiz and Quinton Jackson prepare for a different kind of fight than they are used to: Legal Battle.

BJPENN.COM News - March 7, 2014

The story title really has two different subject matters in it. For that I apologize, I just didn’t see the need to make two stories about War Machine today.

BJPENN.COM News - March 4, 2014

Bellator money must be good! Or maybe it’s UFC Money? Maybe even PRIDE FC Money or perhaps even some A-Team Money?

BJPENN.COM News - March 4, 2014

Things got very serious between Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at the Bellator 110 Post Fight Conference.

BJPENN.COM News - March 3, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 1, 2014

“I’ve had the same opinion on [TRT], and the same stance on it since the first time I asked the question. I just never felt that the controls were tight enough to be able to allow it to occur. When guys use it it’s an unfair advantage. If you’re going to equalize the playing field, the best way to equalize the playing field is to eliminate it in totality. I’ve never wavered on that…it is an unfair advantage when misused. Anybody who’s in this sport recognizes that people misuse it… It’s unfortunate for guys who have a legitimate physical defect. But they’re on the side of doing it right for everybody, and the vast majority are going to be able fight clean now and not have to fight against somebody who isn’t [on TRT]. So I think it’s a good move.” During his Bellator 110 post-fight media scrum, Bellator boss Bjorn Rebney, touched on Nevada’s recent ban of TRT.