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BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

Anderson Silva has a hero in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. That hero’s name is Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

The wait is over: UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre makes his eagerly anticipated return to the Octagon on Saturday, November 17th in a five-round battle for the undisputed crown. Check out the newly released UFC 154 hype video titled “GSP is back” on page 2.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

“We saw something tonight that you might not f**king ever see again as long as you live. What that guy does — like that spinning back kick where he steps to the side and then steps back — and he just kind of laid in there, took some shots, let him hit him, he was moving his head and then playing with him. And then, the minute he said, ‘I’m done,’ it was done. It’s just unbelievable — nobody does that. Nobody. Nobody in this sport is able to do that. That’s why when I get these guys sometimes who say, ‘I don’t know, Anderson Silva might not be the best …’ Are you out of your fucking mind? Nobody can do what this guy can fucking do. He’s the greatest of all time. And I think he’s the greatest in any combat sport. I’m a huge Mike Tyson fan, and in Tyson’s heyday when he was executing people, and you were just wondering how long it was going to be before he knocked someone out — he had that power and mean-ness that people were afraid of. Anderson Silva just does amazing things that nobody else can do…. I’m telling you right now: Watch every fight that he has, enjoy every moment that he’s here because when he’s gone you’re going to fucking regret it. You’re going to wish you watched more. It’s like [Michael] Jordan — even the games he played that didn’t mean a lot — he still did a lot of great shit. Anderson Silva is the guy who you want to watch when he’s fighting because you’re going to see some shit you’ve never seen before in your life.” UFC president Dana White has nothing but kind words for his middleweight champion and Brazilian superstar, Anderson Silva.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

“I want to fight whoever wants to fight. I want to fight ‘Rampage’ if he comes in top shape. I don’t want to fight him if he’s not motivated to fight. I want to fight guys like [Fabio Maldonado], guys who want to fight and make careers in the UFC. Quinton’s got too much money already! He’s been talking all this time that I disrespected him — I never disrespected Quinton Jackson. That’s my idol. That guy was incredible. And now he tells me that I disrespected him? I didn’t disrespect him at all, but I’m not afraid of any man, either, you know? (Full video interview on next page)” The highly touted Glover Teixeira tells the UFC on FUEL TV crew that he wants to fight former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Rampage Jackson.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

Following Saturday’s UFC 153 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White talked about a variety of different topics with select media. To watch the UFC boss discuss what’s next for guys like Alistair Overeem, Anderson Silva and Jon Fitch hop to page 2.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

UFC 153 played host to another near perfect performance from the man dubbed the “pound-for-pound king.” If you missed the latest from Anderson Silva as he went in front of a sold out HSBC Arena and easily dispatched Stephan Bonnar than you owe it to yourself to check out the video on page 2.

BJPENN.COM News - October 15, 2012

Last weekend’s UFC 153 was full of spectacular finishes. On the pay-per-view portion of the fight card only one of six bouts went the distance and it was awarded “Fight of the Night” honors. If you missed the UFC resturn trip to Rio turn the page and check out the full video highlight package.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Hawaii’s “Just Scrap” Fight promotion is set to return to Maui for the third straight time next month with “Just Scrap Maui III” set for November 9.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Former Bellator lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, put an exclamation point on his time with the Bellator promotion last night when he stepped inside the cage on his final contracted bout against Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. It took the top lightweight a little bit of time, but he was able to hit the mark with a right high-kick to the face that put his opponent down and left him unconscious.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Yesterday the world of MMA took yet another blow. Strikeforce officials took to the media circuit yesterday to announce it would be cancelling its second straight show scheduled to air on Showtime.

BJPENN.COM News - October 13, 2012

Strikeforce announced yesterday it is planning its next card set to air live on Showtime in January 2013. Further information on the fight card and location will be announced shortly. Strikeforce also announced the cancellation of its Nov. 3 event at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., due to injuries sustained by main event star Frank Mir and co-main event star Luke Rockhold. Refunds for tickets purchased are available at point of sale.

BJPENN.COM News - October 12, 2012

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Chris Taylor - October 8, 2012

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BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2012

ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization impressed a sold-out Singapore Indoor Stadium with ONE FC: RISE OF KINGS. The largest MMA event held to date in Singapore proved to be a night of unforgettable action with a series of world class battles inside the famous ONE FC cage. The highly-anticipated debut of Japanese MMA superstar Shinya Aoki ended in success as the Japanese fighter defeated Arnaud “The Game” Lepont with a triangle choke submission in just 1:25 minutes of round 1. After suffering a setback in his last fights, Aoki looked to have regained his winning ways as he entered the cage with confidence and proceeded to dominate the fight early by bringing the on-rushing Frenchman to the ground and making him fight where Aoki is most dangerous. Once on the ground, Aoki applied a triangle choke to finish Lepont in impressive fashion.

BJPENN.COM News - October 6, 2012

With all the recent talks of Anderson Silva vs. Every Other Champion In the UFC, one super-fight that actually has a better shot at transpiring is the Ronda Rousey vs. Cris “Cyborg” bout. The hang up in this fight is the weight-class. Ronda Rousey currently holds Strikeforce gold at 135 pounds. “Cyborg” on the other hand held onto her championship reign at 145 pounds before being stripped of her title for performance enhancing drugs.