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BJPENN.COM News - February 20, 2013

I admit, I’m a little late on this fad. However, after slumming around youtube for the better part of this morning I finally get what this Harlem Shuffle thing is all about. I have compiled a few of my favorite MMA Related video’s below:

bjpenndotcom - February 20, 2013

One of the biggest characters in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts is making his official BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio debut and we have tons to talk about. Eddie Bravo is a man known for a few things, his rubber guard, his work at Abu Dhabi, and the 10th Planet gym. Eddie is about to be known for something else as well and that thing is the Subs Only Worlds that will be taking place March 30th, at the TapOut L.A. Training Center. We will talk to Eddie about the tournament from who will be competing, to what made him want to go out and put the tournament on, and rules. We will of course talk to Eddie about the recent fights and BJJ inside the world of MMA. Hold on cause the shop is about to get enlightened by one of the best. Follow Eddie on twitter @EddieBravo

BJPENN.COM News - February 20, 2013

Take an exclusive, in-depth look into the camps of UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and challenger Liz Carmouche as the prepare for their groundbreaking title fight at UFC 157.

BJPENN.COM News - February 19, 2013

It seems a month doesn’t go by where we don’t hear of at least one positive test for banned substances in Mixed Martial Arts. Lots of different opinions on what needs to be done to clean the sport up float around but not much gets done in the way of change to the current norms. Some say that better testing is the key to stopping PED use in the sport. Experts on the subject like Victor Conte have criticized current testing saying that they are more of an IQ test rather than a test to catch cheaters. Another opinion circulating is that if penalties for offenders were harsher that it would curve the willingness for fighters to risk suspension or a lifetime band. Finally a small portion of the peanut gallery is of the mind, “let all those brutes take anything they want”. Throw in the current state of TRT which is not helping bring any clarity to a subject more controversial than wrestling being ousted from the Olympics and the PED problem in Mixed Martial Arts is in dire need of being addressed. First I’d like to give my opinion on TRT; even as a fighter who could benefit from TRT, on the wrong side of thirty, who got into combat sports at a relatively late age, I do not agree with it. It gives fighters in their late thirties and early forties a huge advantage over younger fighters. Now not only do these more mature fighters have a wealth of experiences in fight preparation, fights and number of repetitions put in during years of training but they are operating with the same vitality as someone half their age while on TRT. As a maturing fighter you know that as pure physical ability starts to diminish the ability to be able to call upon a wealth of knowledge becomes increasingly more important. Now in the case of a fighter like Vitor Belfort who has over a decade of UFC experience, has had a black belt for longer than most 20 year olds have been training and now add the fact that he is allowed to enhance his training so that he can function like a 18 year old, how is that fair? It totally takes away the factors that would make the fight even between that type of fighter and a fighter in their early twenties. If someone mentions the Jones fight to me Ill scream because really how many of those types of fighters are walking the earth.

BJPENN.COM News - February 18, 2013

Tito Ortiz held a press conference announcing the future plans of his lone client, Cyborg Santos. Use the poll below to cast your opinion on the performance of the former UFC light-heavyweight champion and sound off in the comments section.

BJPENN.COM News - February 18, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 18, 2013

Real Sports 191: Ronda Rousey Ronda Rousey has quickly become the most publicized MMA Fighter in the world. In this clip we get a lok at her HBO special with Bryant Gumbel. `

BJPENN.COM News - February 18, 2013

We’ve been training from day one, when she took the title, for this fight. We just finally got the opportunity.” Liz Carmouche Faces Ronda Rousey this weekend in Anaheim at UFC !57.

bjpenndotcom - February 18, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 16, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 16, 2013

We just got word that female striking phenom, Cris Cyborg, has a new promotional home over at the all female promotion of Invicta FC. In her first contracted bout she will face unbeaten Brazilian Grappling sensation Ediane Gomez.

bjpenndotcom - February 15, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 15, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 15, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2013

Today is Valentines Day, a holiday for lovers to show their appreciation for one another. My Woman has made me a lucky man today, but what about those of you who are still on the hunt for your Valentine or just plain old want a popular MMA Figure on your arm.

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2013

“It’s up to him,” he said. “He’s a big boy. He’s been around a long time. He kind of flies by the seat of his pants, anyway. I mean, even after he won the [UFC] title, imagine if Josh Barnett stayed in the UFC his whole career, what he could have accomplished, the money he could have made, and all the things that could have happened. But he’s his own guy, he wants to do his own thing. I got no problem with that.” …

BJPENN.COM News - February 14, 2013

UFC history will be made when Ronda Rousey defends her UFC bantamweight title against Liz Carmouche. Plus, Dan Henderson takes on former champ Lyoto Machida and Urijah Faber battles Ivan Menjivar.

bjpenndotcom - February 12, 2013

Anthony “Showtime” Pettis’ coach, Duke Roufus, talked with Luke Thomas on the differences of Pettis’ striking compared to other lightweights, as well as featherweight Champ Jose Aldo in an in-depth interview over the weekend. Pettis is looking to dethrone the UFC Featherweight Champ this August and Roufus believes Anthony has the Edge one needs to beat the long reigning champion. He believes ‘Showtime’ in his experience from Tae Kwon Do at 5 years old, to the Muay Thai and Dutch Style Kickboxing he trains today, has an advantage over any fighter he encounters in the octagon. Just his leg dexterity alone is enough to make the former K1 Fighter confident in his student’s striking stating, “Wherever Anthony kicks is going to do damage,” as we saw in his last bout when he demolished Donald Cerrone with kicks to the liver on his way to a KO over the ‘Cowboy’, a feat we have never seen against the WEC and UFC veteran. But its not just the kicks that Pettis’ coach thinks makes him the better striker, its the punches as well. Roufus emphasizes on the importance of setting up kicks with punches and how Pettis is better equipped to do so with a smooth style, throwing a hard punch and using his momentum to change stances to deliver a kick the opponent would have never seen coming. When asked if a fighter would be better suited for MMA having better punches or kicks Roufus felt a fighter would need a good mixture of both kicks and punches and know how and when to use them saying “I think kicking is cool but if you don’t have punches to set it up it isn’t a pragmatic style.”