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Douglas Lima Faces Rick Hawn for Vacant Welterweight Title April 18th

BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014

The Main Event is set for Bellator 117 as Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn will headline a packed night of fights from Iowa’s Mid-American Center on April 18th as the two clash in a Bellator Welterweight Title fight live on Spike TV.

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Bjorn Rebney discusses Tito Ortiz's return to MMA & DUI

bjpenndotcom - January 21, 2014

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz hasn’t fought since 2012, where he lost to Forrest Griffin by unanimous decision. Following that loss, Ortiz retired from MMA only to come out of retirement about a year later to fight former training partner Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the Bellator cage. Unfortunately Ortiz pulled out of that fight about a week before due to a neck injury.

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Rampage Jackson Returns to Bellator Feb. 28 Against M'Pumbu

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

Bellator MMA returns to Spike TV with a bang as the promotion kicks off its tenth season Friday, February 28 at 9pm ET/PT. The star-studded card includes the tournament debut of MMA superstar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.

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Joe Riggs: "Nick Diaz is a f**king mongoloid"

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

“Nick Diaz is a f**king mongoloid. He doesn’t even know what he talks about. He’s a guy who will see a word in the dictionary and just regurgitate the word and put it to no use. It makes no sense what he’s talking about. I’d love to beat the sh*t out of him. Actually, I’d like to box him because he thinks he has good hands, but that’s besides the point.” True, Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs have a storied history. And despite besting the older Diaz brother in their one and only meeting at UFC 57, Joe Riggs still holds a grudge.

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QUIK TWITT | Rampage Jackson Blasts Former Sponsor Reebok For Lack Of 'Hook Up'

BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014

Former UFC light-heavywewight champion, Rampage Jackson, has had a falling out with his sponsor, Reebok Shoes.

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Kongo Set For Bellator Title Shot This April

BJPENN.COM News - January 17, 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 fight will headline Bellator 115.

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Bellator Denies Freire Title Shot - Freire Wants Out of Contract

BJPENN.COM News - January 14, 2014

By Evan Stoumbelis Yesterday Bellator announced former featherweight champion Pat Curran would be granted a rematch with the man who took his title from him in November at Bellator 106, Daniel Straus.

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Strauss vs. Curran III Set To Headline Bellator 112

BJPENN.COM News - January 13, 2014

The Bellator Featherweight Title will once again be on the line in one of the biggest rematches of 2014 as reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus defends his crown against former Bellator Champion and Crystal Lake, Illinois native Pat Curran on Friday, March 14th from Chicago’s Horseshoe Casino live on Spike TV at Bellator 112.