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BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

Building off a successful run in 2012 at Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE, the University of MMA has set four dates at the venue in 2013. Now rebranded as “University of MMA: Fight Night,” the first event of the year will take place on Sunday, March 3, with subsequent dates in May, August, and December. Tickets for the March 3 event go on sale at 10:00am, Thursday, January 31, at www.UofMMA.com or www.axs.com. “This is the next step for us in building a regular fight series at Club Nokia,” commented U of MMA founder Turi Altavilla. “We’ve said before that our goal is to be L.A.’s fight show both for fighters in the Southern California community and the fight fans.” University of MMA: Fight Night will mark the crowning of two new U of MMA champions, in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Both title quests began as four-man tournaments at U of MMA events in 2012.

BJPENN.COM News - January 31, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2013

UFC officials recently announced that a lightweight fight between Jim Miller (22-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and Strikeforce import Pat Healy (29-16 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been added to the UFC 159 event scheduled for April 27 in New Jersey.

BJPENN.COM News - January 30, 2013

After an explosive knockout victory in his Bellator debut, King Mo is set to return to the Bellator cage when he battles “The Hardcore Kid” Emmanuel Newton in a Light Heavyweight Semifinal fight on February 21st from Utah’s Maverik Center live on Spike TV. The night will also feature the long anticipated Featherweight Tournament Finals as Utah’s Own Rad Martinez battles the dynamic Russian striker Shahbulat Shamhalaev for a $100,000 Tournament prize and a guaranteed title shot. Tickets for the event start as low as $40 and can be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com, Bellator.com and the Maverik Center Box Office.

BJPENN.COM News - January 29, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 29, 2013

“A lot of people have been pushing me to retire, I’ve been a shell of myself these last couple years. I’ve been saying I’m definitely on the shelf, I’m semi-retired, I’m definitely on the shelf right now,” …

BJPENN.COM News - January 29, 2013

“The judge must not have done his homework if he’s agreeing that Spike TV and FOX are the same platforms,” exclaimed White. “They’re so f–king far apart, it’s not even funny. It’s two different f–king universes. “I saw in their argument where they said, ‘Oh, Spike launches pay-per-views.’ No, actually they don’t. That’s not true. We did. What they’re doing is, they’re saying — not as much Spike, as Viacom — has been saying, ‘We built the UFC.’ No you f–king did not. No you did not, you arrogant, pompous jackass. You did not build the UFC. We’ll see if you did.

BJPENN.COM News - January 29, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 29, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

BJPENN.COM News - January 28, 2013

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson spoke with UFC Tonight analyst Ariel Helwani after a disappointing loss to Brazilian phenom Glover Teixeira. What’s next for ‘Rampage’ after his final fight in the UFC?