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BJPENN.COM News - August 2, 2015

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva picked up his first win since 2013 last night at “UFC 190” at the expense of Soa Palelei! Palelei tried his hardest to escape the power of “Bigfoot” by taking the fight to the ground in the first round, but he would eventually catch some big shots in the second round that put him on the ground. Check out the highlights in the video above!

BJPENN.COM News - August 2, 2015

Jessica Aguilar’s UFC debut did not go as she had planned, thanks to Claudia Gadelha. Gadelha systematically picked apart Aguilar for three rounds, taking her down at will and ultimately picking up a unanimous decision victory. The win earned Gadelha another shot at “Joanna Champion”… who do you think will come out on top in that encounter?

BJPENN.COM News - August 2, 2015

Glaico Franca and Fernando Bruno battled for the top spot in the “Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” lightweight tournament. Franca repeatedly took down and trapped Bruno in a rear naked choke, but Bruno was able to escape every time up until the final round. Franca locked in one last rear naked choke with seconds to go in the fight and Bruno had no choice but to tap. Check out the highlights above!

BJPENN.COM News - August 2, 2015

Reginaldo Vieira and Dileno Lopes left it all in the octagon in the final bantamweight bout of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” last night at “UFC 190”. Vieira may have walked out of the bout with his hands raised, but both of these fighters deserve respect for bringing the crowd back to life after a lackluster start to the main card. Check out the highlights of their war above!

BJPENN.COM News - August 2, 2015

Ronda Rousey proved to the world why the bookies were not crazy when they labeled her the heaviest favorite in UFC history at “UFC 190”. Rousey only needed thirty-four seconds to dispose of Bethe Correia in Brazil, and she did it by knocking her out! Check out Rousey’s backstage interview after the card wrapped up in the video above!

BJPENN.COM News - August 2, 2015

Ronda Rousey proved to the world why she truly is the most dominant athlete on the planet when she knocked Bethe Correia out in just thirty-four seconds. Hear what the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion had to say about her big win at the “UFC 190” post fight press conference!

BJPENN.COM News - August 1, 2015

World Series of Fighting rivaled UFC on Saturday night with “WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields” in one of the most controversial fights in company history. It is well known that Palhares has the reputation amongst the fight community that he holds onto submission holds too long and tonight was no different; After Shields had submitted to a kimura in the third round, Palhares torqued the hold one last time before letting go!

BJPENN.COM News - August 1, 2015

World Series of Fighting 22 is set to take place at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada! WSOF Welterweight Champion Rousimar Palhares will finally get to step into the ring with Jake Shields to prove who the better grappler truly is. Marlon Moraes will also defend his bantamweight championship against Sheymon Moraes in the co main-event of the evening!

BJPENN.COM News - August 1, 2015

On Episode 5 of UFC 190 Embedded, women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia maintains a frenetic pace in the hours leading up to weigh-in, while champion Ronda Rousey takes a more sedate approach. The stars of the card are joined at the hotel by featherweight champion and local hero Jose Aldo. After one last round of check-ins and glove fittings, everyone heads to HSBC Arena for the official weigh-in, which is capped by one very heated staredown. UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the championship grudge match at UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia, Saturday, August 1 on Pay-Per-View.

BJPENN.COM News - August 1, 2015

Three champions graced the stage in Brazil for a question and answer session with the fans. Hear what UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo, UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum had to say to the fans in the replay above!

BJPENN.COM News - July 31, 2015

Professional wrestling icon and the man who gave UFC champion Ronda Rousey her ‘Rowdy’, Roddy Piper, has died.

bjpenndotcom - July 31, 2015

Former UFC Champion and multiple time title challenger Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort is coming off a devastating title fight loss to Chris Weidman. With that defeat fresh on his mind, Belfort only wants one thing… To make one more title run.

BJPENN.COM News - July 31, 2015

Venezuelan superstar and eOne music artist DJ Zardonic will be in Las Vegas this Saturday night, August 1st for the World Series of Fighting 22 event, live on NBC Sports Network from the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino.

BJPENN.COM News - July 31, 2015

“I’m here for work. It doesn’t matter what the guy puts on social media.”

BJPENN.COM News - July 31, 2015

BJPENN.COM News - July 31, 2015

“I’m definitely glad I’m not dealing with this right now. It’s nice to be getting sponsors at WSOF. The situation is good for guys like me because it means there are more sponsors available outside of the UFC, but it sucks for all of my friends in the UFC. A lot of guys are barely getting by anyway and they need that extra money, so to have that cut really hurts a lot of people.”

BJPENN.COM News - July 30, 2015

With just a few days to go until WSOF 22 goes down, on Saturday night, early betting lines have come out and revealed that Jake Shields is the early favorite at -175, with champion Rousimar Palhares as the +135 underdog.

BJPENN.COM News - July 30, 2015

According to sources close to the situation, welterweights Jon Fitch and Yushin Okami will face off in the main event of WSOF 24, which is scheduled to take place Oct. 17 at Foxwoods Resort and Casino