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BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2012

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will host a media conference call with the stars of the Dec. 8 UFC on FOX card this afternoon at 11 a.m. PT. UFC on FOX: HENDERSON vs. DIAZ takes place on Saturday, Dec. 8 from KeyArena in Seattle and will air live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. In the night’s main event, UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson defends his crown against the relentless Nate Diaz.

Chris Taylor - November 27, 2012

A welterweight match-up between Pascal Krauss (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Mike Stumpf (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been added to the UFC on Fox 6 card set for January 26th in Chicago.

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2012

Chris Taylor - November 27, 2012

With Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez out with an injury, #1 contender Pat Healy (28-16 MMA, 6-1 SF) will now face Jorge Masvidal (23-7 MMA, 5-1 SF) at the “Strikeforce: Champions” event set for January 12, 2013.

BJPENN.COM News - November 27, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn, checks in two weeks before fight night! Song courtesy of Orange Grove – Haffi Fall Down

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

Much has been made of the UFC’s decision to create the first ever female division. With WMMA’s leading lady, Ronda Rousey, leading the charge WMMA is expected to make it’s UFC debut in the first quarter of 2012.

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

“If you receive a bout agreement and can’t fight you should say something right away. He’s putting a lot of pressure on matchmakers because they’re trying to put on this final card. What are you doing to Zuffa when you’re pulling out and they’re spending weeks on promoting the fight? Now they have to find a replacement fight and he needs to fight. When you think about it he hasn’t fought in six months. So it’s not only about fighting for a title but also from a financial stand point. It’s frustrating. You signed to fight; you signed a bout agreement so let’s fight.” “For Luke, of course he wants to keep his title when he goes over to the UFC,” DeWitt said. “That’s going to be a bargaining chip when he restructures his contract for a UFC contract. I can see why this is a dangerous fight and obviously they don’t want to fight us.”

Chris Taylor - November 26, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 26, 2012

The final Strikeforce event set for January 12 has lost another bout to its roster. Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw due to a nagging wrist injury.

BJPENN.COM News - November 24, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 24, 2012

The highly-anticipated showdown between Remy Bonjasky (76-14, 40 KO’s) and Tyrone Spong (68-6-1 42 KO’s) will take place on Saturday, March 23 at the Excel Arena in London, England, it was announced today by Glory Sports International (GSI), parent company of the Glory World Series. The bout had previously been set for February 16 but with Bonjasky being set to participate in the GLORY 4 – TOKYO: GRAND SLAM 16-man mega-tournament on New Year’s Eve, it was decided that February would potentially be too soon for him to get back in the ring. He will now have several more weeks to recover from his tournament bouts and get in peak condition for his first-time meeting with Spong.

BJPENN.COM News - November 24, 2012

I got a lot of fights left in me. I’ve still got the competitive edge and that’s what it’s all about. And I still love the sport enough to want to compete. See? You can love the sport, but if you don’t love the sport enough to compete you better get out of there. It’s been really good, it’s been a blessing in disguise. When I started the team up, when I joined, JZ, Villefort and Jorge Santiago…we didn’t know what it was going to create, but whatever happened..this synergy or whatever, everybody just came together. And now the team that has come about because of it is amazing. And I’m just happy to be a part of all of it.

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

Yesterday, the official Nick Diaz Youtube channel received some new gems. Two video’s of UFC welterweight contender, NIck Diaz, taking it to the champion, Georges St-Pierre, prior to his UFC 154 bout with Carlos Condit.

BJPENN.COM News - November 23, 2012

“I’m looking at this guy. He’s not in shape at all. He has neglected his body. There’s no reason for me to judge him in the outside world. And people got upset at me for saying that because it was being blunt, or rude. Someone actually said that I was a ‘bully’ for doing that, so I felt that it should be addressed. …You have to be knowledgeable about martial arts, and you have to be able to physically separate people. You have to be able to move, and move very quickly. It’s a matter of the safety for all our fighters, and it’s very important.

Chris Taylor - November 22, 2012

A light heavyweight bout between Mike Kyle (19-8-1 MMA, 2-3-1 SF) and former champion Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2 MMA, 3-1-1 SF) is being targeted for January’s “Strikeforce: Champions” event.