b.j. penn Stories - Bloody Elbow
OH: B.J. Penn Fires Back at Cesar Gracie
Over the course of the past couple days, B.J. Penn tweeted a long rant about being upset with Nick Diaz trying to muscle him against the fence and that he was fighting "like glass-jaw Jon Fitch." Taking advantage of an opponent that is notorious for his lack of conditioning? What a concept! No...
October 2011 MMA Recap: GSP Hurts Knee, Nick Diaz Beats Up B.J. Penn, Chael Sonnen Returns
As 2011 began to rumble toward its wintry end, one of the best fighters in the world and an all-time great was faced with a serious injury, a former champion was battered in what could be his last fight and the final part of a trilogy was as good as advertised. October 2011: Of Knee-Jerk...
Monday Morning Head Kicks: February 21st to 27th
Banner image provided by Anton Tabuena Monday Morning, time for your Head Kicks. It actually ended up being a much busier week than I realized it would be last Monday when first getting my bearings on everything coming up. A whole lot of notable mixed martial arts action this weekend, and not a...
MMA Live Highlights and Analysis From 'UFC 123: Jackson vs. Machida'
MMA Live feasts on UFC 123 for Thanksgiving. A recap of Quinton Jackson's split-decision win over Lyoto Machida and B.J. Penn's 21-second KO of Matt Hughes. Phil Davis stops by to discuss his submission victory, and a preview of Strikeforce: St. Louis.
B.J. Penn Wins for His Home, Not for Himself to Finish Hughes Trilogy
B.J. Penn looked like the Penn of old, rushing out of the corner and swarming Matt Hughes with an attack reminiscent of his UFC 34 battle with Caol Uno. Penn dropped Hughes with a right hand and then savaged him with shots on the ground. After the fight, over in seconds, an amped up Penn attempted...
A History of Violence : Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn
It's been nearly seven years since B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes first stepped into the octagon together at UFC 46. Since then, both men have experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in their careers. This Saturday, they will meet to find out who really is the better fighter, as they...
Why B.J. Penn Is Fighting Matt Hughes at UFC 123
I've been meaning to write about this match up since it was announced. Initially I took it as a clear indicator that the UFC was giving up on B.J. as a factor in the light weight division and consigning him to the "senior circuit". But this MMA Junkie interview with Penn shows it wasn't quite that...
Snapshot of the Day - UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida Poster
Full card after the jump. Lyoto Machida (16-1) vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (30-8) B.J. Penn (15-7-1) vs. Matt Hughes (45-7) Joe Lauzon vs. George Sotiropoulos Phil Davis (7-0) vs. Tim Boetsch (12-3) Rory MacDonald (10-1) vs. Matt Brown (11-9) Mark Munoz (8-2) vs. Aaron Simpson (7-1) ...
Second UFC Gym set to open this Saturday (Sept. 18) in Rosemead, CA
Just over a month after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) opened the doors to its brand new, state-of-the-art fitness gym in Concord, Calif., the world's largest fight promotion already set its sights set on a second facility in Rosemead. Now the wait is over. The UFC Gym enterprise, a...
Shinya Aoki Loathes American Wrestlers Too
The debate about wrestling's place in mixed martial arts used to be confined to various message boards around the Internet. Now fighters are using the medium of interviews to flame each other back-and-forth. MMA Fighting provides the latest cannon fodder: "The American wrestling style - punching a...
Showing 1 - 10 of 310 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
