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BJ Penn statement: ‘Unethical’ writer was fired, trying to ‘extort’ him

BJ Penn’s website has issued a statement regarding the allegations recently levied against him. B.J. Penn’s website has issued a statement in behalf of the fighter, in response to the recent sexual assault allegations that have been mad…

BJ Penn’s website has issued a statement regarding the allegations recently levied against him.

B.J. Penn’s website has issued a statement in behalf of the fighter, in response to the recent sexual assault allegations that have been made by a former employee of his website.

“The allegations that Pedro and his girlfriend are making against BJ Penn simply aren’t true. Penn trusted Pedro to run his website for almost a decade and considered him family. He was fired last year for unethical behavior and was provided a severence (sic) that ended on February 16, 2016.”

“One day later allegations appeared in a one sided Twitter rant which happen to be many months after the alleged date in question (August of 2015).”

“There are many holes in Pedro’s story. In the almost 15 years that Penn has been a champion fighter there has not ever been any incident or allegation in regards to his conduct with women. He is family man and father of two young daughters with a known long term girlfriend. It is unfortunate that someone that BJ considered family is trying to extort him.”

The UFC has also begun an internal investigation after a police report was filed with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office in the state of Ohio, and said report was forwarded to the Hilo Police Department in Hawaii.

As usual, we will continue to follow the developments of this situation as they happen. In the meantime, the former two-division champion’s return to the Octagon has been postponed indefinitely.

BJ Penn statement: ‘Unethical’ writer was fired, trying to ‘extort’ him

BJ Penn’s website has issued a statement regarding the allegations recently levied against him.

B.J. Penn’s website has issued a statement in behalf of the fighter, in response to the recent sexual assault allegations that have been made by a former employee of his website.

“One day later allegations appeared in a one sided Twitter rant which happen to be many months after the alleged date in question (August of 2015).”

As usual, we will continue to follow the developments of this situation as they happen. In the meantime, the former two-division champion’s return to the Octagon has been postponed indefinitely.

It’s always showtime for ‘Cowboy’ at open workouts

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A lot of fighters just go through the motions at open workouts. But as UFC fans know, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is not like most fighters and fans in attendance at the Fight Night Pittsburgh Open Workouts in the Stout Training gym on Friday got exactly what they came for.First came an all-out performance, flinging powerful leg kicks at the bags during his workout. Then, of course, were the sound bites. “If they put my name on the headline I better go out and give some deliverance,” Cowboy said. “I’m here to be an entertainer first and I have to give t … Read the Full Article Here

Ken Shamrock: “Legends Division” Is MMA’s Next Big Thing

At Thursday’s Bellator 149 press conference in Houston, TX, event headliner Ken Shamrock discussed working on a “legends division” in MMA for older fighters. Shamrock said fans still want to see seasoned veterans of the octagon in action, but that it’s…

“I’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Shamrock told MMA Fighting. “A legends division, because the fans want to still see those guys. It was unique. It’s different now because everybody does the same thing, but there were those 10 years of MMA that just were very unique, and the fans locked on to them. There were a lot of legends that were created during that time, and a lot of those guys are still capable of getting into the ring and fighting. Obviously not fighting for a world title, but there are guys who, fighting other guys who are basically the legendary status, they will still pack the house because people want to see them. Royce (Gracie) did it, I did it, many other ones have done it, (Pat) Miletich has done it — there’s guys who have kept themselves in tremendous shape and can still go.

“We don’t have the recovery or the reaction time we used to, so we’re not going to compete with the guys who are young. But we could compete with the guys around our time who the fans want to see fight again, and I think there’s a huge market for that. Scott Coker has bitten into that, and I think he has bitten into something very unique. If he keeps going with this, he’s going to see this thing really blow up.”

Shamrock explained some of the motivation to head up a legends division, citing his passion for the sport, and that veteran fighters would be in for bigger paydays now than earlier in their careers.

“Hey, I want to do it. I fight for fun. I enjoy it. Shoot me. I’m doing what I love doing. And now I’m starting to see it turn around. I’m starting to see people embrace it. I’m starting to see guys coming out of the woodwork, like Miletich just the other day, saying I want to fight the winner. Dan Severn wants to fight.

“For me, to see these guys come out and continue to fight, and be able to dip in to some of the things that are happening today, with the money that’s being made for some of these fighters — not anything like they should be making, but they’re making some money now. More than we were doing at the time. And so to see these guys come out and actually get a piece of that pie, it makes me happy for them,” Shamrock says. “They deserve it.”

Ken Shamrock fights Royce Gracie at Bellator 149 in Houston, TX on Friday, February 19th.

Ken Shamrock: “Legends Division” Is MMA’s Next Big Thing

“I’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Shamrock told MMA Fighting. “A legends division, because the fans want to still see those guys. It was unique. It’s different now because everybody does the same thing, but there were those 10 years of MMA that just were very unique, and the fans locked on to them. There were a lot of legends that were created during that time, and a lot of those guys are still capable of getting into the ring and fighting. Obviously not fighting for a world title, but there are guys who, fighting other guys who are basically the legendary status, they will still pack the house because people want to see them. Royce (Gracie) did it, I did it, many other ones have done it, (Pat) Miletich has done it — there’s guys who have kept themselves in tremendous shape and can still go.

“We don’t have the recovery or the reaction time we used to, so we’re not going to compete with the guys who are young. But we could compete with the guys around our time who the fans want to see fight again, and I think there’s a huge market for that. Scott Coker has bitten into that, and I think he has bitten into something very unique. If he keeps going with this, he’s going to see this thing really blow up.”

Shamrock explained some of the motivation to head up a legends division, citing his passion for the sport, and that veteran fighters would be in for bigger paydays now than earlier in their careers.

“Hey, I want to do it. I fight for fun. I enjoy it. Shoot me. I’m doing what I love doing. And now I’m starting to see it turn around. I’m starting to see people embrace it. I’m starting to see guys coming out of the woodwork, like Miletich just the other day, saying I want to fight the winner. Dan Severn wants to fight.

“For me, to see these guys come out and continue to fight, and be able to dip in to some of the things that are happening today, with the money that’s being made for some of these fighters — not anything like they should be making, but they’re making some money now. More than we were doing at the time. And so to see these guys come out and actually get a piece of that pie, it makes me happy for them,” Shamrock says. “They deserve it.”

Ken Shamrock fights Royce Gracie at Bellator 149 in Houston, TX on Friday, February 19th.

Scott Coker Says Bellator Passed On Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem recently signed a new contract with the UFC. Earlier this week, Overeem said he did not talk to any other companies aside from the UFC, but now Bellator president Scott Coker says otherwise. Coker told MMAFighting that Bellator MMA passed on making an offer to Overeem when he was a free agent.

“I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but, of course, there were negotiations going on,” Coker told MMAFighting. “It’s true that Alistair wasn’t talking to me directly because his agent or manager or lawyer was talking to me. I think that’s kind of what the story is, and negotiations went back and forth, and at the end of the day, we chose not to make an offer. And really what it came down to was a value proposition of what he wanted and what he thought was the market value for him. So that’s what it really comes down to.”

Overeem says he’ll be headlining UFC Fight Night 87 on May 8th.

“I don’t want to make a big deal out of it, but, of course, there were negotiations going on,” Coker told MMAFighting. “It’s true that Alistair wasn’t talking to me directly because his agent or manager or lawyer was talking to me. I think that’s kind of what the story is, and negotiations went back and forth, and at the end of the day, we chose not to make an offer. And really what it came down to was a value proposition of what he wanted and what he thought was the market value for him. So that’s what it really comes down to.”

Overeem says he’ll be headlining UFC Fight Night 87 on May 8th.