Bellator News

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

Bellator’s massive cross-promotional event ‘Dynamite’ goes down tonight in San Jose, California and will feature both MMA fights in the cage and GLORY kickboxing matches in the ring, which will be right next to each other. For the most part the fights will take place one after the other, but for a few on the prelims we’ll get to see simultaneous action going in the cage and the ring.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

The night is finally here. Bellator MMA’s ‘Dynamite 1’ event is set to take place tonight in San Jose, CA. In what is sure to be an exciting and interesting night of fights, we will finally see what it’s like to see MMA and kickboxing going on in the same night, in the same venue, right next to each other. One cage, one ring and a ton of exciting fights.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. MMA legends Royce Gracie and Fedor working out together, trying to keep up with their fitness. The two greats were in San Jose, CA as a part of the Bellator ‘Dynamite’s’ Fan Fest. Other guests included Randy Couture, Sakuraba, Frank Shamrock and Cung Le.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

Fedor Emelianenko, the man, the myth, the legend, was in attendance at Bellator MMA’s ‘Dynamite’ media day. ‘The Last Emperor’ was there as a guest and a part of the Fan Fest, along with other legends like Randy Couture, Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock and Sakuraba. Fedor talked to the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, who asked Fedor about all the biggest topics in MMA.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

What do you expect from a Tito Ortiz fight? Today at the Bellator ‘Dynamite’ weigh-ins all the fighters stepped on the scale and made weight, making tomorrow night official. There were some pretty good staredowns between the fighters, but only one delivered like the main event between light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary and MMA legend Tito Ortiz.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Tomorrow night history will be made with Bellator ‘Dynamite.’ Not only will there be a stacked line-up of MMA fights, but we’ll also get a night of action packed GLORY kickboxing fights with the cage and the ring set up right next to each other. On the Bellator side we’ll see a four-man, one-night light heavyweight tournament featuring Phil Davis, Emanuel Newton, ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Linton Vassell.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator MMA middleweight Kendall Grove won’t be fighting at ‘Dynamite’ this Saturday, but instead will take on Joey Beltran on next week’s Bellator 143 card. Grove did however help Tito Ortiz train for his title fight against Liam McGeary, which will go down in the main event this Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

As soon as it was announced that Bellator MMA had signed former UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck the only fight anyone could talk about was a rematch between him and Paul Daley. Their first fight is of course a memorable one, mostly just for what happened after the final bell.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Light heavyweight fighter Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut on the promotions biggest card yet, this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis will be one of four fighters competing in the one-night tournament to determine the next title challenger. In his first fight he will be facing former champ Emanuel Newton. If he can get past Newton he’ll meet the winner of ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs. Linton Vassell in the final.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

The historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event is only a day away. Saturday night we’ll get to see just how all the craziness will play out. We’ll have a cage and a kickboxing ring next to each other, with fights in both happening at the same time (for the prelims), a one-night four-man tournament and a light heavyweight title fight between Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz. Before any of that can happen the fighters have to step on the scale and make weight. So tune in and watch the live Bellator ‘Dynamite’ weigh-ins right here on BJPENN.COM at 8PM ET.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Before he enters the Bellator cage on Saturday to challenge for the light heavyweight title, MMA legend Tito Ortiz spoke with the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Ortiz talked about a wide range of topics, as usual at a media event, and one of those was his relationship with Amber Nichole Miller.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

American Kickboxing Academy’s Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson is all set to make his Bellator MMA debut in San Jose, CA, at the historic ‘Dynamite’ event, which will feature both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing in one venue, with the cage and ring right next to each other. Thomson will be fighting in front of a home crowd on Saturday night and he couldn’t be more excited. Thomson talked to BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage a week before his debut and said he’s good to go and can’t wait to see what the future holds for Bellator.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator MMA’s Emanuel Newton is set to fight former UFC fighter Phil Davis in the first round of the four-man, one-night tournament, going down at the big ‘Dynamite’ event this Saturday. Newton was the former light heavyweight champion before losing to current champ Liam McGeary back in Feb. Now he’s ready to get back to the title and will do so if he becomes the tournament champion.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator MMA light heavyweight ‘King Mo’ Lawal will compete in Saturday night’s four-man, one-night tournament at the giant ‘Dynamite’ event. He’ll meet Linton Vassell in the first fight and if he gets past him then he’ll go up against the winner of Phil Davis vs. Emanuel Newton.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Legendary MMA fighter Tito Ortiz will once again challenge for a world title on Saturday night when he takes on Bellator’s undefeated light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary in the ‘Dynamite’ main event. Ortiz is coming into the fight with a two fight in streak, over Stephan Bonnar and former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. He’ll be taking on the 10-0 champ, who has finishes in 9 of those fights. Still, Ortiz told BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage that he knows he’s the big underdog and actually hopes he’s an even bigger one as the fight grows closer. He mentioned how he was a 6-1 underdog going into his fight with Ryan Bader, a fight he won in under two minutes when he forced Bader to tap.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator welterweight Paul Daley will compete at this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event, but it won’t be in an MMA fight. ‘Samtex’ will take on Fernando Gonzalez in a kickboxing match, which is possible due to the unique setup of the historic event. ‘Dynamite’ will hold both MMA and kickboxing bouts throughout the night, with a cage and a ring right next to each other.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Light heavyweight Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut at the biggest event the promotion has ever put together in a tournament the likes of which he’s never been apart of before, and he couldn’t be more excited. The former UFC fighter talked to the media on Thursday, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, who he spoke to about the controversial Nick Diaz suspension and what he did to prepare for such a demanding night of competition.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator ‘Dynamite’ goes down on Saturday night and will be the biggest event in the promotions history, with both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing fights going on throughout the night. Ahead of the event BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage caught up with a bunch of the night’s fighters and picked their brains on the current presidential election.