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Video: Watch Thursday’s PFL 6 ceremonial weigh-ins live (7 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:51:13 +0000

2024 PFL 6 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Thursday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D

Renan Ferreira awaiting Francis Ngannou fight finalization: ‘A win against him puts me at the very top’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:04:18 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – PFL champion Renan Ferreira is playing the waiting game for Francis Ngannou .

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Renan Ferreira awaiting Francis Ngannou fight finalization: ‘A win against him puts me at the very top’ – MMA Junkie

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 18: Undefeated Tatsuro Taira takes a leap

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:41:44 +0000

Following UFC on ESPN 58 and 2024 PFL 4 , the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. The PFL event in Uncasville, Conn., saw the rapidly rising Dakota Ditcheva stop her opponent, Chelsea Hackett, in the first round. The undefeated flyweight is making waves and enters the honorable mentions for the first time. In the feature bout of the UFC event in Las Vegas, undefeated flyweight Tatsuro Taira picked up the biggest win of his career thus far in a TKO over Alex Perez. Entering the week at No. 11, the 24-year-old from Japan leaps up to No.

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Tim Johnson reflects on absurd low blow at 2024 PFL 4: ‘I haven’t been hit in the groin like that ever’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 01:36:43 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Tim Johnson clinched a playoff spot in abrupt fashion at 2024 PFL 4 . Johnson (18-9) scored a first-round TKO of Danilo Marques on Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena, but had to deal with some adversity first

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Tim Johnson reflects on absurd low blow at 2024 PFL 4: ‘I haven’t been hit in the groin like that ever’ – MMA Junkie

2024 PFL 4 winner Sumiko Inaba: ‘Maui’s been through a lot and I feel like we all won in that fight’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:30:02 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Sumiko Inaba was happy to put on for her island at 2024 PFL 4 . Inaba (7-1) defeated Saray Orozco by split decision in a flyweight bout this past Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The 33-year-old Maui-based fighter rebounded from her first-career loss to Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 301 . “It feels so good,” Inaba told MMA Junkie and other reporters after the fight at Mohegan Sun Arena. “After that last one, like, coming in here and just getting that win especially for back home

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2024 PFL 4 winner Sumiko Inaba: ‘Maui’s been through a lot and I feel like we all won in that fight’ – MMA Junkie

Taila Santos surprised by 2024 PFL 4 win over Jena Bishop: ‘I wasn’t expecting her to be as good’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:56:36 +0000

Taila Santos admits she might’ve underestimated her opponent this past Thursday at 2024 PFL 4 . The former UFC title challenger fought and defeated Jena Bishop by split decision. Santos (21-3) had plenty of success in the first two rounds, but then was pushed in the grappling department by Bishop in the third. Although victorious and off to the playoffs, Santos didn’t expect to have that much difficulty with Bishop. “Maybe I wasn’t considering her that high level before fighting her, but now feeling it and fighting her and understanding what she’s about, she’s one of the best out there,” Santos told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight at 2024 PFL 4. “The best?

Taila Santos surprised by 2024 PFL 4 win over Jena Bishop: ‘I wasn’t expecting her to be as good’ – MMA Junkie

Liz Carmouche knew finishing Kana Watanabe had to happen to ensure PFL playoff spot

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:08:28 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Liz Carmouche went a little above and beyond to be in the field anyway, so she wasn’t about to start resting on her laurels against Kana Watanabe. Carmouche (22-7), Bellator’s women’s flyweight champion, submitted Watanabe (13-3-1) with just seven seconds left in their fight at PFL 4 this past Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena. With just 3 points from her opening fight of the season, Carmouche knew the difference between a 4-point finish in the third round and a 3-point decision could be the difference between fighting for $1 million and a title in August and November, or sitting home

Liz Carmouche knew finishing Kana Watanabe had to happen to ensure PFL playoff spot – MMA Junkie

Linton Vassell might get over playoff miss if PFL booked him vs. Ryan Bader

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:18:21 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – It’s not often an upset win in a nationally televised main event is bittersweet, but that’s what it likely felt like for Linton Vassell this past Thursday. Vassell (24-9) outworked Valentin Moldavsky (13-4) in the PFL’s heavyweight headliner for a decision win and 3 points. But because he lost his first fight of the regular season, Vassell fell short of the four-man playoffs – where $1 million is up for grabs

Aww, nuts! Tim Johnson’s playoff-preceding shot in the mommy-daddy parts included in PFL Week 4 highlights

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:36:18 +0000

The 2024 playoff push got underway in the PFL on Thursday, and the first two sets of brackets are set. Heavyweights and women’s flyweights were on tap at PFL Week 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the playoffs will have names both new and familiar. Check out the video highlights from Thursday’s ESPN broadcast in the video above

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Aww, nuts! Tim Johnson’s playoff-preceding shot in the mommy-daddy parts included in PFL Week 4 highlights – MMA Junkie

Aww, nuts! Tim Johnson’s playoff-preceding shot in the mommy-daddy parts part of PFL Week 4 highlights

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 17:31:16 +0000

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