Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

On the online preliminary fights of Bellator 144, Matt Secor put on an impressive Jiu-Jitsu display as he scored a 2nd round submission win via heel hook. The win bumps Secor’s professional record to 7-2.

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

Marius Enache showed that at 40 years old he still has ‘it.’ Enache secured a key-lock while in side control and ultimately injured his opponents arm with a floating americana lock, earning him the 2nd round submission win! The win is the 3rd of Enache’s professional career.

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

Bellator 144 is currently underway! To kick the night off Sam Watford made his professional debut, where he showcased his dominance en route to a unanimous decision win over TJ Hepburn.

bjpenndotcom - October 23, 2015

Unable to catch the Bellator 144 action live on Spike TV tonight? BJPenn.com has you covered! Check back to this article throughout the night for live updates! MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET) Brandon Halsey vs. Rafael Carvalho – Rafael Carvalho wins via TKO (Body kick) Dennis Olson vs. Brennan Ward – Brennan Ward wins via 1st round TKO Isao Kobayashi vs. Goiti Yamauchi – Goiti Yamauchi wins via 3rd round submission Charlie Ontiveros vs. Michael Page – Michael Page wins via 1st round TKO

Russell Ess - October 22, 2015

Officials announced today that the initial Dec. 11 date for Bellator 147 has been changed to take place a week earlier, on Dec. 4, according to MMA Junkie. Fighters already scheduled on the card include lightweights in former Strikeforce champion/UFC vet Josh Thomson (21-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs. Pablo Villaseca (10-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) as well as featherweights Daniel Weichel (35-9 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1 MMA, 2-2 BMMA).

BJPENN.COM News - October 19, 2015

https://youtu.be/_nc5CU1V5os Halloween is one of those holidays that anybody can enjoy no matter what age they are. When you’re young, you get to dawn a costume and personality of someone you idolize and go trick or treating. As you grow up, however, Halloween becomes less about the trick or treating and more about simply buying Halloween themed candy and finding the scariest movie you possibly can.

Chris Taylor - October 13, 2015

Kimbo Slice (5-2 MMA) returned to the cage for the first time in over five years this past June, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over MMA legend Ken Shamrock in the main event of Bellator 138. Kimbo recently joined The MMA Hour to talk about his successful return to MMA, including when he will fight next, and the slight controversy that surrounded his last fight with Shamrock:

Chris Taylor - October 12, 2015

Champion wrestler and mixed martial arts heavyweight contender Bobby Lashley (13-2 MMA) recently talked about the differences between his two current professions.

BJPENN.COM News - October 11, 2015

The self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren’s plans for a run at Bellator’s bantamweight championship were pushed to the side after he failed a drug test for marijuana. Now, Marcos Galvao is left opponent-less once again for his fight at Bellator 144. Eduardo Dantes was originally supposed to fight Galvao at Bellator 144, however he was forced out of the fight with an injury. Galvao was informed he would be facing Warren instead, but plans for the fight were scrapped shortly thereafter when the promotion found out about his failed drug test.

BJPENN.COM News - October 10, 2015

Alright MMA fanboys, try not to go to crazy, but Quinton “Rampage” Jackson says he’d like to fight on that NYE card in Japan. That’s right, the new promotion, ‘Rizin Fighting Federation,’ which will feature the return of Fedor Emelianenko, might be Rampage’s next stop. The former UFC champ said, during a live Twitch stream, that the UFC have given him the OK to settle with Bellator, which means he could end up fighting for them again. Jackson seems cool with that, but said he has his eyes set on the upcoming Japan event.

BJPENN.COM News - October 9, 2015

It looks like former Bellator bantamweight and featherweight champion Joe Warren tested positive for marijuana following his win over LC Davis at Bellator 143. That’s according to a report from themmareport.com. The report says that Warren failed his post fight drug test, barely going over the allowed marijuana metabolite limit. In fact his level was 53 ng/ml and the legal limit in the state of Texas, where the event took place, is 50 ng/ml. So he was only over by 3 ng/ml. It might be worth noting that WADA’s limit for marijuana is 150 ng/ml.

bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - October 7, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - October 7, 2015

Current Bellator MMA welterweight Paul Daley has his eye on gold, but not just MMA gold. The top 170-pound Bellator fighter is at the top of the division and has said before that he wants to win the title before a big rematch with Josh Koscheck takes place. However now he’s added a new goal and wants to fight the GLORY Kickboxing welterweight champion, Nieky ‘The Natural’ Holzken, as well. Pauly most recent scrap was in the GLORY ring, although it was as a Bellator contracted fighter during the special ‘Dynamite’ event. Now Daley wants to challenge the champ in an attempt to possibly hold a belt in both promotions. First step? Get both sides to agree on it.

BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2015

Fan favorite and flashy striker Michael ‘Venom’ Page now has an opponent locked down for the upcoming Bellator 144 event. It was announce by the promotion that the undefeated fighter will be taking on Charlie Ontiveros. The welterweight scrap will take place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on October 23. The main event for that card will be a bantamweight title fight between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas.

bjpenndotcom - October 5, 2015

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BJPENN.COM News - October 2, 2015

Bellator MMA welterweight Paul Daley and GLORY kickboxing welterweight champion Nieky Holzken have been linked for a while. Currently, Holzken is waiting for his next challenger, which is supposed to be determined after the GLORY 25 MILAN Welterweight Contender Tournament. However, a fight between himself and Daley was rumored to be set up for the big Bellator ‘Dynamite,’ but ultimately did not happen.

BJPENN.COM News - September 30, 2015

This past Friday, at Bellator 143, bantamweights Joe Warren and LC Davis fought in the night’s main event to determine the number one contender and the next time challenger. It was Warren, the former champ, who came out on top after three rounds of grinding grappling work. He got Davis down early and often and for the most part kept him there. However, pretty early on in the fight Davis suffered an eye poke from Warren. He took the usual time out and the referee continued to ask him if he was fine. It was noticeably red, but he said he could see and everything was good, so they continued to fight.