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Costello van Steenis reacts to Johnny Eblen’s call for rematch, ‘lucky’ comments after viral submission to win PFL title

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Costello van Steenis and Johnny Eblen | Matt Ferris, PFL New PFL champion Costello van Steenis knows he’ll fight Johnny Eblen again after his Hail Mary submission win at PFL Africa , but it may not be next—and if Eblen had survived those final 10 seconds, van Steenis feels the rematch storyline would look much different on Eblen’s side. Van Steenis choked Eblen unconscious in the final seconds of their main event championship fight this past Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa

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Costello van Steenis reacts to Johnny Eblen’s call for rematch, ‘lucky’ comments after viral submission to win PFL title – MMA Fighting

Morning Report: Alexander Volkanovski says Max Holloway deserves Ilia Topuria rematch

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Alexander Volkanovski thinks Max Holloway has earned another crack at Ilia Topuria . On Saturday, Holloway rebounded from his featherweight title loss to Topuria last year, winning a unanimous decision over Dustin Poirier to retain his ‘BMF’ title in the main event of UFC 318 .

Morning Report: Alexander Volkanovski says Max Holloway deserves Ilia Topuria rematch – MMA Fighting

Morning Report | Israel Adesanya doesn’t care Dustin Poirier never won undisputed title: ‘He is a champion no matter what’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Dustin Poirier | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Israel Adesanya has a special bond with Dustin Poirier . Ahead of Poirier’s final fight this Saturday at UFC 318 , the tributes have been pouring in for “The Diamond,” one of the most beloved figures in all of MMA.

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Morning Report | Israel Adesanya doesn’t care Dustin Poirier never won undisputed title: ‘He is a champion no matter what’ – MMA Fighting

PFL Africa lineup, broadcast details finalized

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Dakota Ditcheva | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images PFL Africa is just days away and now fans know where they can find it.

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PFL Africa lineup, broadcast details finalized – MMA Fighting

Town Hall Q&A with PFL’s Jonathan Coachman

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 23:30:00 +0000

Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images PFL spokesperson and broadcaster Jonathan Coachman joins us for a special town hall with the MMA Fighting community. Heading into 2025, the promotion made significant changes to the format, while also parting ways with a number of highly-touted fighters and former world champions such as Patricio Pitbull , Patchy Mix , and Aaron Pico

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Town Hall Q&A with PFL’s Jonathan Coachman – MMA Fighting

The Ultimate Fighter 33: Daniel Cormier vs. Chael Sonnen Episode 7 results

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Daniel Cormier is losing his patience. For the second week in a row on The Ultimate Fighter 33 , Cormier had to watch one of his fighters fall flat, much to the former two-division champion’s dismay.

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The Ultimate Fighter 33: Daniel Cormier vs. Chael Sonnen Episode 7 results – MMA Fighting

MMA Divisional Rankings: Which dominant UFC champion is most at risk of losing their title?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Dricus du Plessis | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC gold has never held more weight. That’s not exactly a revelation given that for the better part of the past two decades, it was widely accepted that being UFC champion means you’re the No. 1 fighter in your weight class

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MMA Divisional Rankings: Which dominant UFC champion is most at risk of losing their title? – MMA Fighting

Corey Anderson: ‘Everything I have in an adult life, it came because of Ben Askren’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Corey Anderson | Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When Corey Anderson first met Ben Askren , he was a college wrestler already racking up plenty of accolades. He had no idea how that encounter would change his entire life. Impressed by Anderson’s mentality and the way he approached competition, Askren—a two-time National Champion wrestler and 2008 Olympian—invited Anderson to train with him and suggested he pursue a career in mixed martial arts.

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Corey Anderson: ‘Everything I have in an adult life, it came because of Ben Askren’ – MMA Fighting

The Ultimate Fighter 33: Daniel Cormier vs. Chael Sonnen Episode 6 results

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Daniel Cormier ’s team took a loss and then Cormier lost his patience on this week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 33 . The third welterweight fight of the season pitted Team Cormier’s Alex Sanchez (Mexico) against Chael Sonnen ’s Matt Dixon (U.S.) and it was Dixon who emerged victorious via first-round knockout as he put the pressure on Sanchez early and never let up

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The Ultimate Fighter 33: Daniel Cormier vs. Chael Sonnen Episode 6 results – MMA Fighting