Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2013

With all the recent news coming from Bellator FC, such as signing former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, you would think that the company wouldn’t let something like this happen at a time where traffic could be at it’s peak. But, here we are with a blank ‘GoDaddy.com’ page that informs us that the domain ‘Bellator.com’ has expired as of June 5th.

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2013

Along with the cavalcade of recent ‘Rampage’ news comes word of the former UFC light-heavyweight champion moving to Bellator’s heavyweight division.

bjpenndotcom - June 6, 2013

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has gone through what appears to be his own fountain of youth, revitalizing a career that he had stated was on its way out. A new deal with Bellator FC has opened up a number of doors for the 34-year old former UFC light-heavyweight champ and Rampage fully intends on opening every single one. Unhappy with his career in the UFC, Rampage was extremely vocal about leaving the promotion to take charge of his own well-being. In an interview with a MMA news outlet Jackson disclosed details on the new deal that could mean big things for Jackson, Bellator, Spike, TNA, and the world of MMA.

BJPENN.COM News - June 6, 2013

“I’m very excited to be a part of this family. You have no idea. This is something I’ve been dreaming about and waiting for years. I’ve been fighting for 12 years. I have a promoter that ‘gets it.’ He’s like one of the fighters. We put our life on the line and we entertain the fans. Sometimes, in the past with promoters, I just felt like I wasn’t appreciated. But, you guys get it. I’ve always wanted to be a pro wrestler. That’s why I got started in this, that’s why I started wrestling in high school. That’s why I used to fight the way I used to fight when I was younger, I used to slam people, power bombs and stuff like that. My dream has come true. I get to go to TNA and do some pro wrestling. I felt I could do this, be in front of cameras and not be shy. Like the “A-Team” movie, I want to be an action guy, I want to be a big kid and you guys are making my dreams come true. It makes me feel like all the hard work and all the things I did to my body in the past is all paying off now. I lost a lot of love for MMA when I was in the UFC. Honestly they just killed it, they drained it, but this new deal got me so excited and instantly brought the love back. It’s hard to explain the way I feel now. I’m happy to be a part of the team.”

BJPENN.COM News - June 4, 2013

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, the mixed martial arts icon and action-movie star has agreed to a monumental, multi-year partnership with Bellator MMA, TNA Wrestling and Spike TV as it was jointly announced today by Bjorn Rebney, Bellator CEO, Kevin Kay, Spike TV President, and Dixie Carter, TNA Wrestling President. The landmark partnership includes Jackson competing in Bellator MMA, along with joining the superstars of TNA’s “Impact Wrestling,” which includes fellow Bellator fighter “King Mo” Lawal. Spike TV will also create a special reality series featuring Rampage that will lead into his debut with Bellator, as well as other entertainment initiatives.

bjpenndotcom - June 4, 2013

bjpenndotcom - June 2, 2013

Join us this week on BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio as Anton Skoro and Denny Hodge jump back in the booth and bring you 4 of the top personalities in the sport of MMA. We have a man recently removed from his UFC Title shot, our second guest is no stranger to the show or to the Bellator microphone. Second hour we have the man who sat on the couch with his hand in his pants and taught us 25-40 year old men, what a man was, and wrapping up the show is a top level Black Belt in BJJ ready to break down the Metamoris 2. While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

bjpenndotcom - May 31, 2013

Join us this week on BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio as Anton Skoro and Denny Hodge jump back in the booth and bring you 4 of the top personalities in the sport of MMA. We have a man recently removed from his UFC Title shot, our second guest is no stranger to the show or to the Bellator microphone. Second hour we have the 155 lb. Bellator Champ, and wrapping up the show is a top level Black Belt in BJJ ready to break down the Metamoris 2. While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

bjpenndotcom - May 26, 2013

Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio This week Anton Skoro and Denny Hodge are back in the shop with a loaded guest list and even more MMA coverage, We will talk with a man who is set to take on Antonio Banuelos, another who is ready to become the next Bellator Champ, and then we turn our focus to Metamoris and will speak with the one half of the first women’s match in Metamoris history and then the main event.

bjpenndotcom - May 23, 2013

While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

bjpenndotcom - May 22, 2013

While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

BJPENN.COM News - May 20, 2013

With a division already boasting the likes of Ben Askren, Paul Daley, Douglas Lima, Ben Saunders, Andrey Koreshkov and Karl Amoussou, Matt Riddle knows he will be swimming in “Deep Waters” when he enters the Bellator Welterweight Tournament this Fall as Bellator has signed a long-term promotional agreement with the controversial Pennsylvania native. Riddle joins Bellator coming off four straight victories with the UFC, but was recently released as he failed his post-fight drug test after his victory over Che Mills. Known for his strong wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu background along with a stifling takedown defense, Riddle is ready to challenge himself against the best in the world inside the Bellator cage.

bjpenndotcom - May 17, 2013

While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

bjpenndotcom - May 15, 2013

While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed.

bjpenndotcom - May 12, 2013

Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio This week on BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio our guests cover three of the biggest topics in the sport at the current moment. Our first two guests will be talking Metamoris 2, while our third guest will be talking the new Bellator Reality show “Fight Master” & our last guest talking his new book “It’s Time!”

BJPENN.COM News - May 11, 2013

For the past week the Bellator promotion has been under fire. In the highly publicized contract dispute between themselves and Eddie Alvarez, the promotion hasn’t looked to good in the eyes of the public.

BJPENN.COM News - May 10, 2013

Former Bellator Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, has been in a legal dispute with the Bellator promotion for the past several months. Now another former champion, still signed with the promotion, has come out with an interesting tale that really portrays some questionable insight to how the Bellator promotion takes care of their fighters.

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2013