Bellator News

BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015

“I’ve been doing this a long time. I would love to go to an event, see some great MMA, see a tournament, see some kickboxing at the highest level and be fully entertained. So I said, ‘Why don’t we just do this?’ We had a couple hurdles trying to set up the venue with both apparatuses. We went and actually set it up to make sure the sight lines were good and then called (California State Athletic Commission Executive Director) Andy Foster and asked, ‘Can we do this with the rules and regulations?’ Couldn’t be an eight-man tournament. Because we originally wanted an eight-man tournament.

BJPENN.COM News - June 23, 2015

“The thing is, what are they going to ask me? The same questions you’re all going to ask me now? If people want, they can just paste and copy my quotes.”

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

The drama surrounding the main event of Bellator 138 is endless, but there seems to be a reasonable explanation for everything. Before Kimbo Slice was taken down by Ken Shamrock with the greatest of ease, fans could hear them talking while in a tie-up. Slice recently explained that he was simply talking trash to hype himself up.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Bellator 138 aired live from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and featured a main event bout between the popular Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock. Slice defeated Shamrock by way of TKO in the opening round after nearly getting submitted in the opening minutes of the contest.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Kimbo Slice stepped into the cage for the first time since 2010 last Friday and blasted through Ken Shamrock in less than five minutes. By the time the bout ended, some fans on social media and even UFC commentator Joe Rogan questioned the legitimacy of the result. What caused them to think the fight was fixed?

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Bellator released a major announcement that they plan to run a joint show with GLORY Kickboxing in September which will air on Spike TV. Featured on the card will be a bout between Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. The bout will be for the championship, but Ortiz almost took a different fight before he signed the ink with McGeary.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Kimbo Slice proved to still be a major draw in the sport of mixed martial arts last Friday night when he brutally knocked Ken Shamrock out at Bellator 138. Slice was excited about the win and always had intentions of knocking Shamrock out cold.

BJPENN.COM News - June 22, 2015

Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock’s main event fight, regardless of how athletic it was, has done wonders for Bellator. Bellator CEO Scott Coker predicts it will be one of the company’s most watched fights in history on SPIKE. Fans are starting to recreate the fight, and this Instagram user parodied the fight in claymation!

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Kimbo Slice stepped into the cage on Friday night with victory on his mind, and he walked out with his hands held high. It wasn’t without issues, however. His opponent, MMA icon Ken Shamrock, took Slice down in the opening minutes and locked in a tight rear naked choke.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Strikeforce was most known for putting on some of the most bizarre fights in mixed martial arts. After PRIDE closed their doors, Strikeforce was one of the last major organizations to give fighters who would usually have to start out on bottom a major stage to showcase their skills.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Ken Shamrock is not taking too kind to the fact that some people seem to think the “fix” was in for his bout with Kimbo Slice. Joe Rogan recently questioned the validity of Slice’s victory on his podcast, and some fans thought it was fishy the moment it happened.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Tito Ortiz was once one of the most feared men to step foot inside the octagon. In April 2000, Ortiz defeated Wanderlei Silva to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He would go on to defend the championship five times before losing it to Randy Couture. Now, for the first time in twelve years, Ortiz has another opportunity to sling gold over his shoulder.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock’s fight last Friday night could go down as the most viewed event in Bellator history, but there is a chance they will break that record with their upcoming September super-card.

BJPENN.COM News - June 21, 2015

It’s not often we see Fedor Emelianenko smiling. It’s even rarer we see Nick Diaz pose and crack a smile with another fighter in the picture. Both of them smiling in the same picture, at the same time? This is the Holy Grail on MMA photos. Two of mixed martial arts’ most iconic fighters were recently backstage at Bellator’s event on Friday and snapped a legendary shot PRIDE and Strikeforce fans would enjoy!

BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2015

During Bellator 138 president Scott Coker dropped a bomb on viewers when he announced that in September the promotion will be going to San Jose, CA and will putting on one of its biggest events in history.

BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2015

If you watched the Bellator 138 event on Spike TV then you probably saw the live announcement they did during the broadcast, announcing the event in September that will feature a title fight between the champ and Tito Ortiz and a cross promotion with GLORY kickboxing.

BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2015

The fight last night was entertaining to say the least. From the walkouts to the stoppage. After escaping what looked like an extremely tight rear naked choke, Kimbo got to his feet and started unloading on Ken Shamrock, eventually dropping him, then the referee stepped in and stopped the fight.

BJPENN.COM News - June 20, 2015

Watch as Kimbo survives an early choke and then goes after Shamrock with vengeance. check it out!