SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to BJ Penn prior to his UFC 127 fight against Jon Fitch about how his win over Matt Hughes rejuvenated his career, whether or not “the old BJ Penn” is back and how he expects the fight to play out.
SYDNEY — MMA Fighting spoke to BJ Penn prior to his UFC 127 fight against Jon Fitch about how his win over Matt Hughes rejuvenated his career, whether or not “the old BJ Penn” is back and how he expects the fight to play out.
Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, MMA Video Games, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosThe MMA Hour returns on Wednesday (delayed due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday) with another two-hour live show.
The MMA Hour returns on Wednesday (delayed due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday) with another two-hour live show.
* We will be joined by Strikeforce light heavyweight Roger Gracie, who faces Trevor Prangley on Jan. 29.
* MMA trainer and manager Cesar Gracie will stop by to preview Nick Diaz’s next title defense against Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos and to discuss other news.
* Matt Mitrione will return to deliver “The Mitrione Minute” and to discuss his final preparations before his Jan. 22 fight against Tim Hague.
* “The Veteran Voice of the Octagon” Bruce Buffer will talk about his illustrious career announcing UFC fights.
* MMA manager Lex McMahon of Alchemist Management will talk about his background and what’s coming up for his fighters.
* And UFC welterweight Charlie Brenneman will preview his Fight for the Troops 2 bout against Amilcar Alves.
And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.
Watch the show live below beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes here.
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UFC Undisputed 2010 and EA MMA may be getting all the attention, but there’s another MMA video game in production that could have a big impact among idiots. The game is called Supremacy MMA, and you can check out the trailer…
UFC Undisputed 2010 and EA MMA may be getting all the attention, but there’s another MMA video game in production that could have a big impact among idiots. The game is called Supremacy MMA, and you can check out the trailer above. You will see:
– MMA described with the words "illegal, unauthorized, brutal" – Barbed wire – Pitbulls – Snakes – Skulls – Wolves – X-rays of broken bones – Ring girl asses – Spiders – A mushroom cloud – Exactly three frames of gameplay footage, which are edited in so quickly that you might miss them if you’re not paying attention
All that, and a generic thrash-metal soundtrack. Basically, you have every visual signifier of MMA meathead culture, with zero substance to speak of. A Gamepro article posted yesterday offers these additional facts: