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UFC veterans in MMA, boxing, karate, and bareknuckle MMA action Nov. 13-16

BAD MMA News — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:03:38 +0000

This week, the UFC returns to The Big Apple for a massive pay-per-view event. UFC 309 takes place at UFC Apex and features a welterweight bout between Neil Magny and Carlos Prates.

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14 former UFC fighters added to Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA event in Mississippi

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:02:49 +0000

Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA is back for the second time in 2024 – and its current lineup has more names with UFC notoriety than anything the promotion has put on to date. This iteration of Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA takes place Nov. 15 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. The promotion is headed by “Gambred” himself, former UFC star Jorge Masvidal, along with longtime combat sports promoter Dean Toole. Over a dozen former UFC fighters have been confirmed the event with eight fights officially announced by the promotion.

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Bellator’s Alessio Sakara signs multifight deal with BKFC

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 20:41:32 +0000

Another MMA veteran is headed down the bareknuckle boxing route. Former UFC fighter and current Bellator competitor Alessio Sakara has signed a multifight deal with BKFC. No opponent or date has been determined for his debut

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Bellator parts ways with 18 fighters: Daniel Straus, Tywan Claxton, Liam McGeary included

BAD MMA News — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:51:37 +0000

Eighteen fighters are no longer on the Bellator roster. Among those who have parted ways includes former featherweight champion Daniel Straus, former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary, boxer-turned-MMA-fighter Heather Hardy, and former UFC fighter Bec Rawlings. The list also includes two fighters who never got to compete after signing with the promotion because of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 post-event facts: Melvin Manhoef gets 26th first-round KO

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 20:00:12 +0000

Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 took place on Saturday in Milan, Italy, and it was yet another split-card event. Although the lineup didn’t carry the biggest names, there were some notable results. For more on the numbers, check below for 16 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 * * * * General Betting favorites improved to 10-5 (with two no contests and one draw) in Bellator main events this year. Total fight time for the nine-bout Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 main cards was 1:30:03. Bellator 230 Vadim Nemkov ’s (11-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak in light heavyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division

Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 post-event facts: Melvin Manhoef gets 26th first-round KO – MMA Junkie

MMA Junkie Radio #2992: Unpacking UFC on ESPN+ 19, PFL Playoffs 1, more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:22:38 +0000

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here! On Episode 2,992 of the podcast, the guys unpack a busy weekend in MMA, first and foremost the results of UFC on ESPN+ 19, as well as PFL Playoffs 1, Bellator Europe 5/230, and Rizin FF 19. The rundown Yes, Joanna Jedrzejczyk won by unanimous decision over Michelle Waterson nearly by clean sweep on the judges’ scorecards, but she certainly didn’t run away with it. The UFC on ESPN+ 19 headliner is hard to describe, actually. As for Jedrzejczyk’s fight with the scale prior to the matchup, what was that all about anyway?

Watch Alessio Sakara dismantle his opponent in 23 seconds at Bellator Europe 5

BAD MMA News — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 23:18:01 +0000

Alessio Sakara was not messing around Saturday night in Milan. Though it only lasted 23 seconds, the popular Italian fighter put on quite the show for his home country fans by destroying Canaan Grigsby with leg kicks and a flurry of punches. Canaan came out throwing a leg kick that only seemed to anger Sakara, who retaliated with one of his own, and then another one before letting his hands go. All Canaan could do was cover up as Sakara’s punches came in quick succession, but Sakara measured a perfect body shot that crumpled Grigsby to the canvas. It was all over a moment later

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Bellator 230/Bellator Europe 5 predictions: Manhoef or Bahati, Carvalho or Nemkov?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 21:19:29 +0000

Manhoef vs. Bahati Paterno vs. Reece Grigsby vs. Sakara Macedo vs. Mousah Carvalho vs. Nemkov Barros vs.

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4 burning questions heading into Bellator Europe 5/Bellator 230

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:30:25 +0000

The Bellator cage stops off in Milan, Italy for the fifth of the organization’s six European Series events in 2019 as the Allianz Cloud gets set to stage a triple-card event, with the beautiful Italian city playing host to Bellator Europe 5, Bellator 230 and Bellator Kickboxing 12. It promises to be a fights for Italian fans, and we’ve picked out four burning questions ahead of Saturday night’s event in Italy.

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Bellator Milan confirmed for October with Alessio Sakara set to feature

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 21:04:00 +0000

Gallery Photos: Best of Alessio Sakara view 30 images The Bellator cage is heading back to Italy, and the promotion is bringing a familiar face along with it. Bellator Milan, which eventually will have an event number assigned to it, will take place Oct. 12 at the city’s new 5,400-capacity Allianz Cloud arena. And there already is one fighter confirmed for the card. Italian stalwart Alessio Sakara is confirmed for the event and will compete in a light heavyweight feature bout against an opponent to be announced at a later date

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