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Ilia Topuria breaks silence following upset loss at UFC Freedom 250

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:44:36 +0000

Ilia Topuria has released a statement in the wake of his defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250. ‘El Matador’ plays a risky game with the confidence he exudes in the build-up to each of his fights, and it all caught up to him under the lights at the White House.

UFC Winnipeg Bonuses: Headliner hauls it in

BAD MMA News — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:39:12 +0000

UFC Winnipeg is in the books. The 12-bout event took place on Saturday at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The fight card was headlined by a welterweight bout between former title challenger Gilbert Burns and rising Canadian star Mike Malott .

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UFC champion gives Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 prediction

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:21:52 +0000

The UFC ‘s symbolic BMF title bouts pit fighters known to put it all on the line each time out against each other for fan-friendly scraps that are nearly impossible to disappoint.

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UFC champion gives Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira 2 prediction – MMA Weekly

Joe Rogan explains why Islam Makhachev is better than Khabib Nurmagomedov

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:15:39 +0000

Joe Rogan has long been a huge fan of Khabib Nurmagomedov and is an advocate for him being one of the greatest of all time. Despite his admiration of Khabib, Rogan has revealed why he believes Islam Makhachev to be the better fighter.

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Robert Whittaker interested in boxing after UFC career

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:35:03 +0000

The era of influencer boxing has drawn a lot of criticism from pugilist purists. Some believe it’s been a black eye on the sport, but it’s extended the careers of some mixed martial artists. Jake Paul alone has faced former UFC fighters Ben Askren , Nate Diaz , Mike Perry , and former UFC champions Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva

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Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:13:07 +0000

In what appeared to be a gigantic mismatch from its booking, influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul faced Olympic gold medalist and former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday in Miami, Florida. Paul was originally expected to face Gervonta “Tank” Davis in an exhibition bout on Nov. 14, but the fight promotion and Netflix canceled the match after a lawsuit was filed against Davis alleging domestic violence.

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Robert Whittaker goes off about referee stand-ups in UFC 319 main event

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:07:36 +0000

Khamzat Chimaev thoroughly dominated Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC 319 main event last weekend in Chicago to capture the middleweight championship. He repeatedly put the South African on his back and controlled “Stillknocks” on the ground for nearly the entire five-round fight. In the final round, referee Marc Goddard stood the fighters up after 22 minutes of Chimaev’s grappling dominance

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Dricus Du Plessis throws out first pitch at Wrigley Field

BAD MMA News — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:24:41 +0000

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis puts his title on the line in the UFC 319 main event on Aug.

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Manager: Magomed Ankalaev rematch with Alex Pereira ‘probably in October’ and ‘it’s going to be worse’ for Pereira

BAD MMA News — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Magomed Ankalaev has been anxiously awaiting the chance to defend his UFC light heavyweight title, and it appears his expected rematch against Alex Pereira is likely to take place later this year. On Thursday, Ankalaev’s longtime manager, Ali Abdelaziz, revealed that he anticipates the Russian returning to action in October and running it back with Pereira for a second time. There are currently two pay-per-view events scheduled that month, with UFC 320 on Oct.

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Manager: Magomed Ankalaev rematch with Alex Pereira ‘probably in October’ and ‘it’s going to be worse’ for Pereira – MMA Fighting

Cory Sandhagen expects Sean O’Malley to climb the ranks again, but ‘can’t be a one-trick pony anymore’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC Cory Sandhagen had a vested interest in the rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley at UFC 316 because he always expected to face the winner in a title fight later this year. Dvalishvili vanquished O’Malley for a second time, but he was even more dominant after controlling the action through the first two rounds before sinking in a fight-ending choke in the third round. It was an understandably tough loss for O’Malley, who rocketed to stardom as one of the most magnetic draws in the UFC, but now finds himself stuck in no man’s land when it comes to the bantamweight title after suffering two losses to the current champion

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Cory Sandhagen expects Sean O’Malley to climb the ranks again, but ‘can’t be a one-trick pony anymore’ – MMA Fighting