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GFL draft results: Former UFC champions surprise with unexpected entries

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:53:51 +0000

It’s not every day there’s an MMA draft, but Friday there was The 2025 GFL Draft took place virtually with a live stream on MMA Junkie. Six teams, each representing a major city, drafted from a pool of approximately 500 fighters, including big-name free agents and rising prospects. One-hundred-twenty athletes were be selected across 10 weight classes (heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight, women’s bantamweight, women’s strawweight, and women’s atomweight).

GFL draft results: Former UFC champions surprise with unexpected entries – MMA Junkie

Transparency defined: Inside the California State Athletic Commission’s post-Bellator 290 debriefing

BAD MMA News — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:18:26 +0000

Calls for transparency and accountability from judges is a constant thing in MMA. After all, it’s a big responsibility given the livelihoods of fighters depend on judges “getting it right.” And yet, state athletic commissions who hire these officials never make them available to the media – until now. At Bellator 290 on Feb. 4, the California State Athletic Commission allowed MMA Junkie to attend its immediate post-event debriefing, where judges and referees discussed their decisions with CSAC executives

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Transparency defined: Inside the California State Athletic Commission’s post-Bellator 290 debriefing – MMA Junkie

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 11-17)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:05:42 +0000

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator. Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Sept

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Sept. 11-17) – MMA Junkie

Bellator 290 gains: What all 28 fighters weighed on fight night

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:47:24 +0000

At Bellator 290 on Feb. 4 in Inglewood, Calif., 16 of the 28 fighters on the card gained more than 10 percent of their weight back. Two of those 16 exceeded the 15 percent threshold. MMA Junkie obtained a list of fight-night weights Monday from California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster. In California, fighters have their weights checked on fight day – not solely when they have to hit their marks on the scale. The extra procedure was instituted in 2017 as part of the commission’s efforts to cut back on excessive weight cutting

Bellator 290: Best photos from Inglewood

BAD MMA News — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:47:00 +0000

Check out these photos from Bellator 290, which took place at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA)

Bellator 290: Best photos from Inglewood – MMA Junkie

Bellator 290 post-event facts: Ryan Bader keeps perfect rematch record

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 18:03:31 +0000

The first Bellator event of 2023, Bellator 290 , went down Saturday at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and it marked a monumental occasion for both the promotion and the sport. In addition to being the organization’s debut showcase on CBS, the card marked the retirement fight of legendary former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko (40-7 MMA, 4-3 BMMA), who suffered a first-round TKO loss to heavyweight titleholder Ryan Bader (31-7 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) in their main event rematch.

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Bellator 290 salaries: Ryan Bader, Johnny Eblen lead disclosed purses

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 05:02:48 +0000

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Twenty-eight fighters competed Saturday at Bellator 290 with the titleholders leading all disclosed payouts. California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive director Andy Foster released a full list of fighter payouts Saturday to MMA Junkie.

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Bellator 290 salaries: Ryan Bader, Johnny Eblen lead disclosed purses – MMA Junkie

Video shows tense moment between Bellator 290 cornermen, security involved

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 02:42:27 +0000

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Two members of the same corner were caught on camera arguing with each other at Bellator 290, leading to a tense moment that required security to separate them. The incident happened between two men in Ali Isaev ’s corner during his heavyweight bout with Steve Mowry on Saturday night at Kia Forum. The corner camera video showed one man stand up to the other while a third man tried to play peacemaker

Ali Isaev doesn’t regret late MMA start, has sights on Bellator title

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 15:16:11 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Ali Isaev got a late start in MMA, but he’s made the most of his opportunities so far. In 2019, Isaev won the first heavyweight season in PFL history – and the $1 million prize that went with it. But despite several tries to get back to work after that, he’s been out of action since the end of 2019. Given the Russian just turned 39, and he started his career well into his 30s, it’d be safe to presume he doesn’t have a lot of time to spare.

Ali Isaev doesn’t regret late MMA start, has sights on Bellator title – MMA Junkie

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 2-8)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:27:59 +0000

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Jan. 2-8) – MMA Junkie