BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » adam martinez https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Brandon Royval, Jerome Rivera rematch for flyweight title in LFA 78 main event https://www.badmma.com/brandon-royval-jerome-rivera-rematch-for-flyweight-title-in-lfa-78-main-event.html https://www.badmma.com/brandon-royval-jerome-rivera-rematch-for-flyweight-title-in-lfa-78-main-event.html#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:17:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/brandon-royval-jerome-rivera-rematch-for-flyweight-title-in-lfa-78-main-event.html The vacant flyweight title will be on the line when LFA returns to Colorado in October. Brandon Royval (9-4) is set to take on Jerome Rivera (8-2) in a rematch for the 125-pound belt in the LFA 78 main event, the promotion recently announced. The pair first fought at LFA 39 in May 2018, but Rivera suffered a freak injury just 40 seconds into the fight for a TKO win for Royval. The LFA 78 co-main event will be a welterweight bout between Anthony Adams (8-1) and Kassius Kayne (13-6).

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/brandon-royval-jerome-rivera-rematch-for-flyweight-title-in-lfa-78-main-event.html/feed 0 LFA 65 results: Brandon Royval taps out UFC vet Joby Sanchez https://www.badmma.com/lfa-65-results-brandon-royval-taps-out-ufc-vet-joby-sanchez.html https://www.badmma.com/lfa-65-results-brandon-royval-taps-out-ufc-vet-joby-sanchez.html#comments Sat, 04 May 2019 03:56:22 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/lfa-65-results-brandon-royval-taps-out-ufc-vet-joby-sanchez.html This past November, Brandon Royval (9-4) lost his opportunity to advance to the UFC by suffering a decision loss to Casey Kenney, but on Friday, he extracted some revenge against octagon veteran Joby Sanchez (12-5). The flyweight bout served as the main event of LFA 65, which aired live on AXS TV from Dobson Arena in Vail, Colo. Royval took the center to start the fight, but Sanchez stood firm in his face and returned fire. As the two exchanged strikes, neither man took firm control of the fight, but Sanchez did suffer a cut on his left temple

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/lfa-65-results-brandon-royval-taps-out-ufc-vet-joby-sanchez.html/feed 0 LFA 10 video highlights: Watch the move Ian Heinisch thinks should get him into the UFC https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-video-highlights-watch-the-move-ian-heinisch-thinks-should-get-him-into-the-ufc.html https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-video-highlights-watch-the-move-ian-heinisch-thinks-should-get-him-into-the-ufc.html#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:31:13 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-video-highlights-watch-the-move-ian-heinisch-thinks-should-get-him-into-the-ufc.html Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured Videos , News , Videos Ian Heinisch has not made his troubled past a secret , hoping he can use it to inspire people to turn their lives around. But that past had little to do with the sick shoulder lock Heinisch (8-0) dropped on Lucas Rota (12-7) on Friday in the LFA 10 main event. Heinisch looked outstanding in front of his hometown fans to submit the Brazilian around the midway point of the first round. After the win, Heinisch said he’s ready for a chance to compete in the UFC’s middleweight division.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-video-highlights-watch-the-move-ian-heinisch-thinks-should-get-him-into-the-ufc.html/feed 0 LFA 10 results: Ian Heinisch shoulder locks Lucas Rota into submission in debut https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut-2.html https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut-2.html#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:42:10 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut-2.html It was the perfect combination of power and technique. That’s the best way to describe Ian Heinisch ’s LFA debut as he was superior in every way during his first-round submission win over Lucas Rota in the main event of LFA 10, which took place Friday at Massari Arena in Pueblo, Colo., and aired on AXS TV “This feels so good,” Heinisch said. “I stayed calm, I fought my fight, I did what I was supposed to do.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut-2.html/feed 0 LFA 10 results: Ian Heinisch shoulder locks Lucas Rota into submission in debut https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut.html https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut.html#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:42:10 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut.html It was the perfect combination of power and technique. That’s the best way to describe Ian Heinisch ’s LFA debut as he was superior in every way during his first-round submission win over Lucas Rota in the main event of LFA 10, which took place Friday at Massari Arena in Pueblo, Colo., and aired on AXS TV “This feels so good,” Heinisch said. “I stayed calm, I fought my fight, I did what I was supposed to do. I took care of business. Heinisch (8-0) came out nimble on his feet and displayed his power early, even if he was just a bit off, as an overhand right just missed landing flush on Rota (12-7)

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/lfa-10-results-ian-heinisch-shoulder-locks-lucas-rota-into-submission-in-debut.html/feed 0 Main card finalized for LFA 10 in Colorado, including Heinisch-Rota main, Royval-Urso co-main https://www.badmma.com/main-card-finalized-for-lfa-10-in-colorado-including-heinisch-rota-main-royval-urso-co-main.html https://www.badmma.com/main-card-finalized-for-lfa-10-in-colorado-including-heinisch-rota-main-royval-urso-co-main.html#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:50:07 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/main-card-finalized-for-lfa-10-in-colorado-including-heinisch-rota-main-royval-urso-co-main.html Lucas Rota The main card is set for LFA’s trip to Colorado next month. LFA 10 will be headlined by a previously announced middleweight fight between Ian Heinisch (6-0) and Lucas Rota (12-6).

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/main-card-finalized-for-lfa-10-in-colorado-including-heinisch-rota-main-royval-urso-co-main.html/feed 0 RFA 26 results: Gilbert Smith taps out Benjamin Smith to take welterweight title https://www.badmma.com/rfa-26-results-gilbert-smith-taps-out-benjamin-smith-to-take-welterweight-title.html https://www.badmma.com/rfa-26-results-gilbert-smith-taps-out-benjamin-smith-to-take-welterweight-title.html#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2015 04:40:44 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/rfa-26-results-gilbert-smith-taps-out-benjamin-smith-to-take-welterweight-title.html Gilbert Smith All it took was one mistake from Benjamin Smith , and RFA had a new welterweight champion. In the third round of the RFA 26 welterweight title main event, when Benjamin Smith tried to push off the cage and reverse position on Gilbert Smith , Gilbert snatched his arm, cranked, waited for the tap – and then got the 170-pound title wrapped around his waist. Gilbert, a UFC and “TUF 17″ veteran, got the tapout at the 3:27 mark of the third frame.

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