Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Douglas Lima dominated this title fight and became the first new Bellator Welterweight Champion since 2010.

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Bellator 117 took place in Council Bluffs, IA at the Mid-America Center this past Friday night! The main-event crowned a new welterweight champion for the first time since Ben Askren won it at Bellator 33 in 2010. If you missed the fights, check out the results below! Douglas Lima def. Rick Hawn by way of TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3:19 of Round 2 Marcin Held def. Derek Anderson by way of Submission (Triangle) 3:09 of Round 2 Karl Amoussou def. David Gomez by way of Split Decision Patricky Pitbull def. Derek Campos by way of TKO (Strikes) :52 of Round 2 Martin Brown def. Jared Downing by way of Unanimous Decision Larue Burley def. Cliff Wright Jr. by way of Unanimous Decision Joe Vedepo def. Ben Crowder by way of Verbal Submission (Leg Injury) :48 of Round 1 Anthony Smith def. Victor Moreno by way of Submission (Triangle) :59 of Round 2 Julio Cesar Neves def. Josh Arocho by way of TKO (Elbows) 2:37 of Round 2 Jordan Parsons def. Tim Bazer by way of KO (Punches) :04 of Round 2

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Douglas ‘The Phenom’ Lima is the new Bellator Welterweight Champion. Rick Hawn came to fight with a specific strategy in mind and that was his eventual downfall. Despite repeatedly getting kicked in the leg, he refused to adapt his gameplan to that of Lima’s and continued to press forward, attacking without checking the leg kicks.

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Being aware of where your head and neck are after you land a takedown is key. Victor Moreno will not forget that after tonight’s fight with Anthony Smith.

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

Jordan Parsons kicked off the fights at Bellator 117 with a knockout that’s going to be hard to top.

bjpenndotcom - April 18, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - April 14, 2014

By Evan Stoumbelis

BJPENN.COM News - April 14, 2014

Before her crushing defeat over Sarah McMann, UFC President Dana White called, Ronda Rousey MMA’s biggest star.

Chris Taylor - April 12, 2014

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (16-11 MMA) will once again attempt to make his debut for Bellator Fighting Championships, as it was announced yesterday that he is scheduled to face the promotions current middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko at the Bellator 120 pay-per-view this May.

bjpenndotcom - April 11, 2014

Knockout enthusiasts thought their day peaked when Roy Nelson knocked out legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira with a devestating right hand at ‘UFC Fight Night 39’. They were in for a treat when Alexander Volkov introduced his foot to Mighty Mo’s head at Bellator 116 later that night!

BJPENN.COM News - April 11, 2014

Former UFC light-heavyweight champion and current Bellator fighter, Tito Ortiz, has been cleared to fight once again.

bjpenndotcom - April 4, 2014

Sinjen Smith made quick work of Jason Powell on the preliminary portion of ‘Bellator 115: Minakov vs. Kongo’.

bjpenndotcom - April 4, 2014

Tonight, BJPENN.COM will be providing live results of Spike TV’s ‘Bellator 115: Minakov vs. Kongo’ event. The card kicks off at 4:00pm PT, although, in typical Bellator fashion,  the card it tape-delayed on the west coast.

BJPENN.COM News - April 2, 2014

On a recent episode of ‘Toe-to-Toe With Trigg’ UFC veteran and Bellator fighter, Vladimir Matyushenko, announced his intentions to retire following his upcoming bout against Joey Beltran. “Last fight Trigg, last fight. Doesn’t matter win or lose. That’s it,” said the aging light-heavyweight.

BJPENN.COM News - March 22, 2014

“I know I’m going to beat the shit out of Pitbull, so I know for a fact I’m going to see Straus for a fourth time,” Curran boldly stated. “I’m not worried about ‘Pitbull.’ I know he’s a dangerous fighter, but I beat him before and I’m going to beat him even worse this time around. I’m going to completely outclass him this time and I’m a dangerous fighter and a completely different fighter this time around and he is going to see that, you guys are going to see that. By the end of it, he is going to wish he never stepped in the cage with me.” In a recent interview with Bloodyelbow.com, Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran, dishes on his next opponent, Bellator tournament winner Pitbull Freiri.

BJPENN.COM News - March 21, 2014

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2014

“I just see Bellator definitely surpassing UFC. It’s already happening. [The UFC] is not very personable with the fighters. They don’t really have the fans understanding what the fighters went through, understanding their camps. I think Bellator does that very well. They really follow the fighters, so it makes the fans fall in love more — kinda like the WWE, the soap opera storyline, but this is not fake. Fighters aren’t coming out of the woodwork from nowhere, and all of a sudden being spectacular fighters. You watch Bellator shows and you know there’s always finishes. You watch UFC and sometimes it’s just boring. Granted, the UFC can put on a lot of good fights too, but I’d much rather watch Bellator than UFC.” Bellator’s interim light-heavyweight champion, Emanuel Newton, is doing his best at playing company man when comparing his employer to, MMA’s leading promotion, the UFC.

BJPENN.COM News - March 20, 2014

“I’m going to continue to come forward. That’s what I do. Eddie is going to continue to try to be slick and use his footwork, but I will get my hands on him and I will finish this fight. That’s my goal. I think I continue to prove to everybody that if you leave it in the hands of judges anything can happen. Bad things can happen… I think Eddie didn’t believe he won the fight. I think his coaches didn’t believe he won the fight. I think his family there in the stands didn’t believe he won the fight. You could tell by everyone’s reaction. His coaches told him he had to finish me going into that fifth round so they believed he was down on the scorecards.” In a recent interview with Sherdog.com, former Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, discussed his upcoming trilogy bout against current champ, Eddie Alvarez.