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USA TODAY: 11 years later, UFC 164′s Josh Barnett resumes title mission

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:05:00 +0000

Josh Barnett isn’t shy about his standing in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Despite an 11-year absence from the promotion, the 35-year-old thinks he’s picking up right where he left off when he beat Randy Couture in 2002 and won the title.

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For Holly Holm, chasing MMA passion worth passing on six-figure boxing payday

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:30:00 +0000

Holly Holm had her reasons for walking away from a successful boxing career after 11 years, several world titles, and nearly 40 professional fights. Money wasn’t one of them. “She’s turned down a lot of money,” Holm’s longtime coach, Mike Winkeljohn, told MMAjunkie.com (mmajunkie.com). “I’ll throw a figure out there: She turned down a quarter-million dollars, because she had decided, hey, I want to do MMA.” The question is, why? Why would such a decorated boxer leave the sport she knows best in order to devote herself to one she’d previously only dabbled in

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For Glover Teixeira, UFC Light Heavyweight Title Shot on the Line Against Ryan Bader

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:30:29 +0000

Brazilian light heavyweight Glover Teixeira has been a professional mixed martial artist since debuting almost 11 years ago, in June 2002. Amassing a 21-2 record over that time period, Teixeira only recently made his UFC debut in 2012 at UFC 146, submitting Kyle Kingsbury, but he already has a title shot within his sights. Over that 10-year period, Teixeira became an enigma of sorts. Fighting sporadically over the early years of his career, the Brazilian brawler earned a devilish reputation for his work inside the cage. Trained out of the legendary Pit Fight Team in Arroyo Grande, Calif., under famed trainer John Hackleman, Teixera has long been a fighter to watch for many of the diehard MMA fans all across the globe. Currently riding a four-fight winning streak in the Octagon, with one win being an impressive dismantling of former division champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson , Teixeira is set to square off with Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 28 on Sept.

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After working past ‘lose-lose situation,’ Bellator’s Joe Riggs hitting stride

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:50:00 +0000

Once upon a time, Joe Riggs (39-14 MMA, 0-1 BFC) was MMA’s version of a cautionary tale. But now, as a cast member of Bellator MMA’s new reality show “Fight Master,” the 30-year-old Riggs said he’s primed for a second run to prominence. “My ass kicking has just begun in my career,” Riggs recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I’m hitting my second stride.” Riggs already boasts nearly 11 years of professional MMA experience, but he’s best known for an eight-fight UFC run followed by seven appearances under the Strikeforce banner.

After working past ‘lose-lose situation,’ Bellator’s Joe Riggs hitting stride – MMA Junkie

Rosi Sexton on UFC 161 slot: An opportunity ‘I didn’t think I’d ever have’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

It was a week after the first women’s fight in UFC history that Rosi Sexton ‘s coach asked her what she was up to these days. What he meant was, did she want to put on 10 pounds and try to fight in the octagon? “I thought, OK,” Sexton (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) with a tone of mock skepticism. “We could run with it.” That’s just what said manager did. A call to UFC matchmakers led to a call in April with an invite to compete at UFC 161 against Alexis Davis (13-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC). After 11 years of fighting on the regional circuit and just beneath the biggest fight promotion on the planet, Sexton had arrived

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UFC on FUEL TV 10 results: Leonardo Santos wins ‘TUF: Brazil 2′ title

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:40:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Leonardo Santos has come a long way since a loss to Takanori Gomi in his MMA debut 11 years ago. On Saturday, Santos became the latest winner of Brazil’s version of “The Ultimate Fighter” – at 33 years old – when he submitted William Macario with a second-round arm-triangle choke. The welterweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook. Santos, a teammate at Nova Uniao of UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, helped set a UFC record with the submission – it was the seventh on the card. After the win, Santos jumped into the crowd to find Aldo, who was moved to tears by his friend and teammate’s victory

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Who Would Matt Serra Want to Fight If He Stepped Back in the UFC Octagon One More Time?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:00:08 +0000

Courtesy of Damon Martin and official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . It’s been nearly three years since Matt Serra last fought in the UFC , and everyone was curious if the Renzo Gracie black belt was retired or just taking some serious time off from the sport. Serra’s career zig-zagged over 11 years with most of his fights taking place in the Octagon, but following his last bout against Chris Lytle in 2010, the writing was on the wall, and truth be told, he was okay if his career was at an end. Like a lot of athletes, however, using the word “retirement” is almost taboo. “It was like a couple of years ago after my fight with Chris Lytle, I just never felt the need to make it official,” Serra told MMA ‘s Great Debate Radio recently. “I’ve had a great career I feel.

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