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BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

Much has been made of the UFC’s decision to create the first ever female division. With WMMA’s leading lady, Ronda Rousey, leading the charge WMMA is expected to make it’s UFC debut in the first quarter of 2012.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

In a creative twist to the standard fight contract, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced today that his fight promotion will start implementing a championship rematch clause in their bout agreements. What this means is that at their discretion they can grant an automatic rematch to any champion dethroned by his title challenger.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

“If you receive a bout agreement and can’t fight you should say something right away. He’s putting a lot of pressure on matchmakers because they’re trying to put on this final card. What are you doing to Zuffa when you’re pulling out and they’re spending weeks on promoting the fight? Now they have to find a replacement fight and he needs to fight. When you think about it he hasn’t fought in six months. So it’s not only about fighting for a title but also from a financial stand point. It’s frustrating. You signed to fight; you signed a bout agreement so let’s fight.” “For Luke, of course he wants to keep his title when he goes over to the UFC,” DeWitt said. “That’s going to be a bargaining chip when he restructures his contract for a UFC contract. I can see why this is a dangerous fight and obviously they don’t want to fight us.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

The final Strikeforce event set for January 12 has lost another bout to its roster. Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw due to a nagging wrist injury.

BJPENN.COM News - November 24, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 24, 2012

“That’s why I laugh when people say ‘we’ve figured out your left hand.’ My boxing isn’t my strong point. It’s something I’ve only been doing for five years; I’ve only been striking for five years. I’ve done wrestling my whole entire life. So if anybody’s going to say anything, wrestling is my strong point. I feel my jiu-jitsu is better than my hands… I can only get better. Look at how much better I got in just three months of being able to focus on training. I’m still developing as a fighter; I’ve only had 14 fights in my career. I think once I hit 20 fights that’s where I’m going to be at my peak… Always improving, that’s the No. 1 goal of mine.” (Image courtesy The Las Vegas Sun)

BJPENN.COM News - November 24, 2012

The highly-anticipated showdown between Remy Bonjasky (76-14, 40 KO’s) and Tyrone Spong (68-6-1 42 KO’s) will take place on Saturday, March 23 at the Excel Arena in London, England, it was announced today by Glory Sports International (GSI), parent company of the Glory World Series. The bout had previously been set for February 16 but with Bonjasky being set to participate in the GLORY 4 – TOKYO: GRAND SLAM 16-man mega-tournament on New Year’s Eve, it was decided that February would potentially be too soon for him to get back in the ring. He will now have several more weeks to recover from his tournament bouts and get in peak condition for his first-time meeting with Spong.

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

Yesterday, the official Nick Diaz Youtube channel received some new gems. Two video’s of UFC welterweight contender, NIck Diaz, taking it to the champion, Georges St-Pierre, prior to his UFC 154 bout with Carlos Condit.

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

“My dream was to become champion, the heavyweight champion, and now my dream to break recordsI want to break all the records that I can.” “Cain Velasquez, he presents a lot of challenges for me. His cardio is the best cardio of the heavyweight division, he got really good skills fighting in the stand up. I think the best is his wrestling skills and his ground-and-pound.”

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

“I’m looking at this guy. He’s not in shape at all. He has neglected his body. There’s no reason for me to judge him in the outside world. And people got upset at me for saying that because it was being blunt, or rude. Someone actually said that I was a ‘bully’ for doing that, so I felt that it should be addressed. …You have to be knowledgeable about martial arts, and you have to be able to physically separate people. You have to be able to move, and move very quickly. It’s a matter of the safety for all our fighters, and it’s very important.

BJPENN.COM News - November 21, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - November 21, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - November 21, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - November 21, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - November 20, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 20, 2012