Bellator News
Rampage Jackson: 'Tito Ortiz Dodged A Bullet'
BJPENN.COM News - February 10, 2014
In a recent interview, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, talked about his new fighting home at Bellator, Tito Ortiz and more.
Rampage Fed Up With Pro Wrestling Haters
BJPENN.COM News - February 6, 2014
“People don’t understand how tough it is. It hurts. It hurts hitting the ropes. Getting slammed… All that stuff hurts. It’s like being a live stunt man… I saw a guy get hurt. I saw it with my own two eyes. The guy got hurt and he still had to keep going. He got hurt for real and then later they put him back stage and took him to the hospital. You have to trust the other guy not to hurt you. I’m second-guessing, what if that shit happened to me and then I have to go fight?” “I really respect those guys. A lot of people hate on pro wrestling. They say ‘that’s fake.’ It’s not really fake. It’s entertainment. It’s not really fake, but if they want to hate on pro wrestlers and call it fake then they shouldn’t watch any action movies at all. Action movies are the fakest things.”
Silva Injured, Anthony Leone Steps Up To Face Eduardo Dantas For Bellator Title
BJPENN.COM News - February 5, 2014
Bantamweight Title contender Rafael Silva has suffered an knee injury and will be unable to compete is his scheduled March 7th title fight against reigning Bellator Champion Eduardo Dantas. While the injury will force Silva out of the cage, Former Bellator Tournament Finalist Anthony Leone will now step in and face Dantas for the Bantamweight Title on March 7th from WinStar World Casino, live on Spike TV.
Bellator 112 Fight Card Finalized With 12 Bouts, War Machine, Riggs Plus Straus vs. Curran III
BJPENN.COM News - February 4, 2014
The Bellator Featherweight Title is on the line in one of the biggest rematches of 2014 as reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus defends his crown against former Bellator Champion and Crystal Lake, Illinois native Pat Curran on Friday, March 14th from Chicago’s Horseshoe Casino live on Spike TV at Bellator 112. The night will also showcase the Bellator Welterweight Tournament opening rounds and a full card of local talent.
Bellator 110 Fight Card Finalized With 12 Bouts
BJPENN.COM News - January 29, 2014
Bellator MMA returns to Spike TV in explosive fashion as the promotion kicks off its tenth season Friday, February 28 at 9pm EST/PST. The event features MMA superstar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in a Light Heavyweight opening round battle with former World Champion Christian M’Pumbu, while King Mo Lawal returns to face Russian submission ace Mikhail Zayats. The night will also feature the start of the Season 10 Featherweight Tournament and a card full of local talent. Bellator 110 will broadcast live at 9 p.m. EST/ 8 p.m. CST on Spike TV. The preliminary card will be streamed live and free on Spike.com beginning at 7 p.m. EST/ 6 p.m. CST.
Freire Issues Statement On His Disgust For Bellator's Matchmaking
BJPENN.COM News - January 24, 2014
“Never in my entire career have I felt so disrespected and disappointed. @BellatorMMA announces their tournament brackets and in all of them they only have the champion, on the Featherweight one they have @PatCurranMMA as well. I don’t have anything against Curran himself, what I don’t like is the clear way he’s being favored. I have all the desire in the world to fight and beat him again, not letting it to the judges this time. The issue is not this one. It’s how the entire division is overlooked because of him. What is fair is fair, the only ones who can fight for Bellator’s Featherweight belt are me and Frodo, if Frodo can’t, then it’s me. But the disrespect now goes beyond just the Featherweight division. Why is @kongo4real not there? Why is @MikeChandlerMMA not there? @PhenomLima and @RickHawnMMA will define the champion, I get that. But why is Curran worth of being on the image and the other challengers aren’t? And why do you have it like the tournament winner will fight the winner of @DanielStraus vs Curran? There is a line and it’s being ignored. And what about your champion? Daniel Straus deserves respect. I miss the time when Bellator’s “title shots are earned, not given” were true. Also I miss the time when champions were respected. I want to be respected when I am champion and I think Daniel Straus should get respect for what he achieved. How can I be motivated to fight if I know the people I fight for and I have defended all these years want me to lose? How would you feel if you were me?”
Move Over WSOF, NBC Tries To Get In Bed With Bellator
BJPENN.COM News - January 22, 2014
By Evan Stoumbelis
QUICK TWITT | Ortiz Says Doctors Have Cleared Him For Training
BJPENN.COM News - January 22, 2014
Fresh off the heals of Bjorn Rebney’s critical comments on the future of Tito Ortiz, Tito himself has come out and squandered those assumptions.
Douglas Lima Faces Rick Hawn for Vacant Welterweight Title April 18th
BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014
The Main Event is set for Bellator 117 as Douglas Lima and Rick Hawn will headline a packed night of fights from Iowa’s Mid-American Center on April 18th as the two clash in a Bellator Welterweight Title fight live on Spike TV.
WSOF calls Rebney a Candyass for turning down challenge
BJPENN.COM News - January 21, 2014
By Evan Stoumbels
Bjorn Rebney discusses Tito Ortiz's return to MMA & DUI
bjpenndotcom - January 21, 2014
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz hasn’t fought since 2012, where he lost to Forrest Griffin by unanimous decision. Following that loss, Ortiz retired from MMA only to come out of retirement about a year later to fight former training partner Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the Bellator cage. Unfortunately Ortiz pulled out of that fight about a week before due to a neck injury.
Bellator Responds to World Series of Fighting's Challenge
bjpenndotcom - January 21, 2014
Rampage Jackson Returns to Bellator Feb. 28 Against M'Pumbu
BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014
Bellator MMA returns to Spike TV with a bang as the promotion kicks off its tenth season Friday, February 28 at 9pm ET/PT. The star-studded card includes the tournament debut of MMA superstar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
Joe Riggs: "Nick Diaz is a f**king mongoloid"
BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014
“Nick Diaz is a f**king mongoloid. He doesn’t even know what he talks about. He’s a guy who will see a word in the dictionary and just regurgitate the word and put it to no use. It makes no sense what he’s talking about. I’d love to beat the sh*t out of him. Actually, I’d like to box him because he thinks he has good hands, but that’s besides the point.” True, Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs have a storied history. And despite besting the older Diaz brother in their one and only meeting at UFC 57, Joe Riggs still holds a grudge.
QUIK TWITT | Rampage Jackson Blasts Former Sponsor Reebok For Lack Of 'Hook Up'
BJPENN.COM News - January 20, 2014
Former UFC light-heavywewight champion, Rampage Jackson, has had a falling out with his sponsor, Reebok Shoes.
Kongo Set For Bellator Title Shot This April
BJPENN.COM News - January 17, 2014
At 13-0 and the undefeated Bellator Heavyweight World Champion, Russian knockout connoisseur Vitaly Minakov is ready to extend his reign as “The New Emperor” and defend his world title against Cheick Kongo live on Spike TV Friday, April 4th from Nevada’s Reno Events Center. The fight will headline Bellator 115.
Bellator Denies Freire Title Shot - Freire Wants Out of Contract
BJPENN.COM News - January 14, 2014
By Evan Stoumbelis Yesterday Bellator announced former featherweight champion Pat Curran would be granted a rematch with the man who took his title from him in November at Bellator 106, Daniel Straus.
World Series of Fighting Issues Deadline to Bellator
bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2014