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Grove To Halsey & Doubters: 'I'm Going To Prove You Wrong!' – EXCLUSIVE

bjpenndotcom - May 15, 2015

Friday night on Spike TV, Bellator 137 goes down featuring a main event title fight between middleweight champion Brandon Halsey and Kendall Grove.

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Bellator Champ Misses Weight & Will Be Stripped of Title -- Grove Can Still Win Belt

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2015

Bellator Middleweight Champion Brandon Halsey was originally scheduled to defend his title against Kendall Grove at Bellator 137, but it looks like plans have changed.

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Grove and Halsey Took Out of Compeition Drug Tests Before Bellator 137

BJPENN.COM News - May 13, 2015

Kendall Grove and Brandon Halsey are set to duke it out in the main event of this Friday’s “Bellator 137” in Temecula, California. Before they could step into the cage, though, they were forced to take out of compeition drug tests to make the bout official.

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Shamrock: 'Kimbo Slice Isn't Even In My League'

BJPENN.COM News - May 13, 2015

UFC legend Ken Shamrock will be going head-to-head with Kimbo Slice at Bellator 138 and he can’t wait to put Slice in his place.

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3x College Wrestling Champ Wants His Own Sponsors, Signs With Bellator

bjpenndotcom - May 11, 2015

A major MMA prospect has decided to sign with Bellator instead of the UFC and the Reebok deal may have had something to do with it.

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Bellator President Scott Coker On UFC/Reebok Deal: 'They've Got A Situation On Their Hands'

bjpenndotcom - May 11, 2015

The UFC/Reebok deal is grabbing the attention of everyone in the MMA world. Mainly because of the negative backlash stemming from fighters who claim to be losing a lot of money with the new deal.

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SHUT DOWN! Bellator Denies Patricky Freire A Fight With Melvin Guillard

bjpenndotcom - May 10, 2015

Former UFC and WSOF fighter Melvin Guillard has now made his way to Bellator.

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Bellator's Bobby Lashley Is Concerned About CM Punk's First Fight

BJPENN.COM News - May 7, 2015

Former professional wrestler Phil Brooks, formerly known as CM Punk, will be gracing the octagon with his presence this year in his first mixed martial arts fight… ever. Punk will be walking into the octagon with a record of 0-0 and this couldn’t make former WWE champion Bobby Lashley any more uncomfortable.

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Bellator Champ Will Brooks Wants Crossover Event with WSOF

BJPENN.COM News - May 6, 2015

This weekend, Resurrection Fighting Alliance and Legacy will be having a rare co-promotion event where the best fighters from each organization will face off in a neutral cage. Bellator Lightweight Champion Will Brooks likes the idea so much that he wants to bring World Series of Fighting into the mix and scrap with them!

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Bellator Fighter Admits to Smoking Weed Before Title Fight

BJPENN.COM News - May 6, 2015

Puff, puff, pass. Former Bellator Middleweight Champion Emanuel Newton lays down the facts about why he failed his drug test after his Bellator 134 title defense against Liam McGeary. Newton was recently a guest on Fightbook.com’s podcast and admitted to smoking weed days before the fight!

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SIGNED! Melvin Guillard Signs Multi-Year Contract With Bellator

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2015

UFC, WSOF and now Bellator. It seems as though lightweight fighter Melvin Guillard is still trying to find the right fit for him.

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"MR. WONDERFUL" vs. Four UFC Strawweights -- Still No Takedown!

BJPENN.COM News - May 1, 2015

Phil Davis often impresses with his physique at weigh-ins, but we rarely get to see a display of power outside of the cage from “Mr. Wonderful”!

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Cheick Kongo vs. Alexander Volkov set to headline Bellator 139

Chris Taylor - April 23, 2015

A heavyweight bout between Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov will headline June’s Bellator 139 event in Mulvane, Kansas. Bellator officials made the announcement earlier today.

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Ken Shamrock Put a Guy in a Coma with Only 1 Punch

BJPENN.COM News - April 21, 2015

Ken Shamrock’s name may not have the same pull it once did in the world of mixed martial arts, but it’s undeniable that he has lived one hell of a life and has earned everybody’s respect.

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES -- Schilling Disputes Judges Decision

BJPENN.COM News - April 16, 2015

Joe Schilling may be the cusp of greatness in GLORY, but he seems to be facing controversy during his time with Bellator. At Bellator 136, Schilling lost a controversial split decision to Rafael Carvalho. Even though Schilling dealt a great deal of damage which included a couple knockdowns, the judges scored the fight in favor of Carvalho.

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Baroni Out! Glory Eyeing Title Shot For Schilling

BJPENN.COM News - April 16, 2015

Even though Joe Schilling and Phil Baroni’s beef with each other was out of the blue, it would have been interesting to see the two duke it out in a GLORY ring. Unfortunately, it looks like we will never see this fight materialize.