Exclusive MMA Interviews News

Javier Mendez Breaks Down Cain vs. Werdum II -- 'We don't change anything for this fight'
bjpenndotcom - October 10, 2015
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Rafael Cordeiro: Werdum Will Keep The Belt - We Don't Make Excuses Here
bjpenndotcom - October 10, 2015
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Rafael dos Anjos: 'No way a guy like Cerrone takes my belt'
bjpenndotcom - October 9, 2015
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On The Road -- BJ Penn Visits Kings MMA
bjpenndotcom - October 8, 2015
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Tito's Advice To McGeary? Take Some Public Speaking Classes, Work On Your PR!
bjpenndotcom - October 7, 2015
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Training For a Comeback -- Bethe Correia's First Day At AKA
bjpenndotcom - October 7, 2015
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"Mr. Wonderful" Discusses Recent Bellator Tournament Win
bjpenndotcom - October 5, 2015
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Coker Ready To Book Tito Ortiz Another Scrap
bjpenndotcom - October 5, 2015
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Phil Davis' 'Panic Switch' Went Off After Last Second Change In Tourney Final
BJPENN.COM News - September 24, 2015
Former UFC light heavyweight and current Bellator MMA fighter Phil Davis made quite the debut this past weekend at the massive ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis was one of four fighters in the one-night tournament. Davis took out former champ Emanuel Newton in the first fight, advancing to the final. In the other first round fight, ‘King Mo’ Lawal came out on top. So, Davis knew he would be fighting Lawal in the night’s co-main event. That is, until a last-minute change occurred.

Fedor Covers All The Hot Topics –– Talks Rousey, Mayweather And Favorite Fighter
BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015
Fedor Emelianenko, the man, the myth, the legend, was in attendance at Bellator MMA’s ‘Dynamite’ media day. ‘The Last Emperor’ was there as a guest and a part of the Fan Fest, along with other legends like Randy Couture, Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock and Sakuraba. Fedor talked to the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, who asked Fedor about all the biggest topics in MMA.

Kendall Grove: 'If Tito Plays His Game He'll Win The Title'
bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA middleweight Kendall Grove won’t be fighting at ‘Dynamite’ this Saturday, but instead will take on Joey Beltran on next week’s Bellator 143 card. Grove did however help Tito Ortiz train for his title fight against Liam McGeary, which will go down in the main event this Saturday.

Paul Daley's Business Plan –- Win Title, Take Out Koscheck!
bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015
As soon as it was announced that Bellator MMA had signed former UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck the only fight anyone could talk about was a rematch between him and Paul Daley. Their first fight is of course a memorable one, mostly just for what happened after the final bell.

Phil Davis On Accepting Tournament Offer –– 'I Don't Know How To Say No'
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Light heavyweight fighter Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut on the promotions biggest card yet, this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis will be one of four fighters competing in the one-night tournament to determine the next title challenger. In his first fight he will be facing former champ Emanuel Newton. If he can get past Newton he’ll meet the winner of ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs. Linton Vassell in the final.

"Every Good Man Has A Good Woman" -- Ortiz Talks Dream Relationship With Amber Nichloe
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Before he enters the Bellator cage on Saturday to challenge for the light heavyweight title, MMA legend Tito Ortiz spoke with the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Ortiz talked about a wide range of topics, as usual at a media event, and one of those was his relationship with Amber Nichole Miller.

Thomson On Bellator's Future –– 'Rome Wasn't Built In One Day'
bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015
American Kickboxing Academy’s Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson is all set to make his Bellator MMA debut in San Jose, CA, at the historic ‘Dynamite’ event, which will feature both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing in one venue, with the cage and ring right next to each other. Thomson will be fighting in front of a home crowd on Saturday night and he couldn’t be more excited. Thomson talked to BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage a week before his debut and said he’s good to go and can’t wait to see what the future holds for Bellator.

“Semtex”: ‘I’ll always have love for fighters like Ronda Rousey’
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA’s Paul Daley is preparing for his fight on Saturday night, at the gigantic ‘Dynamite’ event going down in San Jose, CA. Daley will be competing in a kickboxing match, against Fernando Gonzalez, inside the GLORY ring. Ahead of the scrap, ‘Samtex’ spoke with BJPENN.COM.’s Layzie The Savage about some of the hottest topics in MMA.

'King Mo' Lawal: 'Pro Wrestling's Where It's At!'
bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015
Bellator MMA light heavyweight ‘King Mo’ Lawal will compete in Saturday night’s four-man, one-night tournament at the giant ‘Dynamite’ event. He’ll meet Linton Vassell in the first fight and if he gets past him then he’ll go up against the winner of Phil Davis vs. Emanuel Newton.

Ortiz Fires Back At 'King Mo' –– 'I'm the star, no one knows who you are'
BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015
Legendary MMA fighter Tito Ortiz will once again challenge for a world title on Saturday night when he takes on Bellator’s undefeated light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary in the ‘Dynamite’ main event. Ortiz is coming into the fight with a two fight in streak, over Stephan Bonnar and former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. He’ll be taking on the 10-0 champ, who has finishes in 9 of those fights. Still, Ortiz told BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage that he knows he’s the big underdog and actually hopes he’s an even bigger one as the fight grows closer. He mentioned how he was a 6-1 underdog going into his fight with Ryan Bader, a fight he won in under two minutes when he forced Bader to tap.