MMA News

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2013

Our last guest is closing out the show and next week is hoping to close out the Bellator Tournament with a win and nice big check in his hands. Saad Awad is stepping back in the cage March 28 for the Lightweight Final. Saad is set to take on David Rickels and you know we will talk his journey to the finals, his current 6 fight win streak, and how he got into the sport. This is not Saad’s first tournament inside the sport or his first time in front of the camera. Saad has tried out for The Ultimate Fighter and fought for Bellator, but this is a differant Saad. Get ready to find out about his journey and where he goes from here. You can follow Saad on Twitter @SAADMMA

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2013

We kick off the second hour of BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio with a guest that’s last name almost packs as much punch as she does in the cage. Amanda “Powerhouse” Lucas is on the show and ready to talk MMA, Robot Combat League, and so much more. Amanda has been around the bright lights and cameras since a young girl and why would anything change now that she is a woman. Amanda is riding a 5 fight win streak after losing her pro debut and I’m sure she will tell us she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. We will talk with Amanda about what got her into MMA, how her dad felt, and of course her time on the show Robot Combat League. I hope you guys are ready for the Powerhouse cause this is going to be a great segment on FIST-ta-CUFF Radio. Follow Amanda on Twitter @amandalucasmma

bjpenndotcom - March 22, 2013

Our next guest is known around the MMA world not only for his insight, but for his great writing style. Danny Acosta is back in the shop and ready to talk about the sport of MMA. This episode we will talk to Danny about all the news in the sport of Women’s Mixed Martial Arts from Cyborg, the current issue with Fallon Fox, and everything that is women’s MMA. We will also talk the current season of TUF and where it stacks up with previous seasons, and I’m sure some Invicta FC talk will come up. Get your questions ready for us and we hope you call in with your thoughts on the topics we have laid out for Danny. You can follow Danny on Twitter @AcostaIsLegend

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2013

In this video we see the UFC’s Senior VP of Business and Legal Affairs and Assistant general Counsel, Michael Mersh, discuss with the Diaz camp a last-minute changing of the weigh-in rules, which he confirms is only applicable for the GSP vs. Diaz fight and no other fighters on the card. While some of the clip is hard to hear, it is clear that this man conveys to Diaz that the commission has allotted a 0.9lb weigh-in allowance for both fighters. Something that is not common for a title fight. Additionally, he says that the two fighters have an additional hour to make their contracted weight of 170 pounds.

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2013

Headline heavyweights Tyrone Spong (68-6-1 42 KO’s) and Remy Bonjasky (77-15, 40 KO’s) got nose-to-nose at today’s official weigh-ins for GLORY 5 London. Their face-off had an extra level of intensity added to it as Spong arrived late for the weigh-in and kept Bonjasky standing around waiting. The decorated veteran felt he had not been af! forded the respect he deserved and Spong received a good dose of evil eye as he finally strolled in to take the scales.

Chris Taylor - March 22, 2013

An injury has forced Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (25-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC) to pull out of his scheduled bout with Matt Brown (16-11 MMA, 6-5 UFC) at UFC on FOX 7 next month. Stepping in to fill the void will be Canadian welterweight Jordan “Young Gun” Mein (27-8 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who makes a quick return to action, fresh off his UFC debut win over Dan Miller at UFC 158.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

The Ultimate Fighter Finale headliner, Scott Jorgensen, joined BJPENN.COM RADIO last night to dive in on what it takes to fight his good friend Urijah Faber. Check out the full interview in the player below: You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL RIGHT HERE!

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

Last night we aired an exclusive interview with top UFC welterweight fighter Martin Kampmann. If you missed the live broadcast, check out the interview in it’s entirety in the player below. You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL RIGHT HERE!

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

Check out the full replay of last night’s BJPENN.COM Radio segment with UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson in the player below. You can also check out the full archive from the great BJPENN.COM RADIO CHANNEL RIGHT HERE!

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

If you missed last night’s live broadcast of BJPENN.COM RADIO. Here is the full replay featuring UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson, Martin Kampmann, Mike Pyle & Scott Jorgensen.  

Julien Solomita - March 21, 2013

Invicta FC featherweight, Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos has spoken out on the issue of transgender ‘female’ MMA fighter Fallon Fox. Fox, who used to be a genetic male, is now a transgender female and is campaigning (with plenty rightful resistance) to fight females. Joe Rogan was vocal about her not fighting and brought up the fact that Fox has the bone structure and testosterone of a male.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

The Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio crew caught up with Bellator tournament finalist, Saad Awad, to get his take on the evolution of his career and fighting for the Bellator promotion.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

Bellator light-heavyweight fighter, Emanual Newton, took time out of his schedule to discuss his recent upset victory over former Strikeforce champion, King Mo.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

UFC superstar BJ Penn has a new opponent lined up. Not in MMA, but in the Lavaman Waikoloa Hawaii Challenge on March 24th. It is a charity triathlon, and his competition; Professional Surfer Sunny Garcia. The two challengers are legends in their respected sports, and will not take each other lightly. The proceeds of the event will all given to charity, but make no mistake about it these two are competitive. They both will be gunning for victory, especially since the competition is being held in their home state of Hawaii; Garcia being born in Maili, which is on the Westside of Oahu and Penn who was born in Kailua.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2013

bjpenndotcom - March 21, 2013

Our first guest this week is a man who has frequented the show during this season of the Ultimate Fighter. Clint Hester was the first pick of the season and a member of Team Jones. We have been without Clint for a few weeks which only means that we have tons to talk about. We will talk with Clint about his fight during round one, the wild card pick by Team Jones, and of course his thoughts on the rest of the season. This last week was a wild one for Clint and the rest of the team as we saw the wildcard fight go down, with a result that I don’t think we have ever seen in TUF history. Get ready for Clint to get you caught up on the last few weeks of The Ultimate Fighter and make sure to follow him on Twitter @ClintHester