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Dustin Poirier: ‘Walking away from fighting hasn’t been easy on me’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:02:11 +0000

On Sunday, June 21, Atlanta police were called to a disturbance at the airport involving former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier .

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Dustin Poirier: ‘Walking away from fighting hasn’t been easy on me’ – MMA Weekly

‘Diamonds are forever’: Pros react to Dustin Poirier’s retirement after fantastic UFC 318 main event

BAD MMA News — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Dustin Poirier closed out UFC 318 in style and wrapped up his career his way. He didn’t have his hand raised in his final fight, but Poirier still felt the love from a packed Smoothie King Center in New Orleans following another thrilling five-round fight with career rival Max Holloway .

‘Diamonds are forever’: Pros react to Dustin Poirier’s retirement after fantastic UFC 318 main event – MMA Fighting

That’s nuts! Anthony Pettis reveals crazy detail about ‘Showtime’ kick vs. Benson Henderson

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:01:41 +0000

Any true fan of mixed martial arts is very familiar with Anthony Pettis ’ legendary “Showtime” kick against Benson Henderson during their WEC 53 lightweight title fight in December 2010, but did you know that Henderson isn’t the only man who got kicked by Pettis that night? It turns out that, while he jumped and pushed off the cage with his right foot, Pettis also kicked the cageside cameraman right in the nuts, a detail he revealed during a recent episode of “The HJR Podcast” ( via Instagram ): View this post on Instagram A post shared by The HJR Podcast (@hjrpodcast) What a legend. And I’m talking about the cameraman, of course. He still got the shot perfectly in frame!

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Video: Is MMA’s newest player, the Global Fight League, set to fail or succeed?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:40:07 +0000

There appears to be a new player in town. That’s right, a new MMA promotion has emerged, and it’s looking to put on fights at the top level. Global Fight League announced its launch last week, revealing that it will begin operations in early 2025 and will feature numerous notable names in the sport.

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Weight gains: Jorge Masvidal added nearly 30 pounds overnight before Nate Diaz boxing match

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:57:58 +0000

Jorge Masvidal weighed almost 15 pounds more than Nate Diaz on fight night. In California, fighters have their weights checked on the day of their fights – not just when they have to hit their marks on the scale. In 2017, the California State Athletic Commission put a plan in place to try to cut back on excessive weight cutting. Within those rules was a cap on how much a fighter could gain from the official weigh-ins to the fight. If a fighter gained more than 10 percent back before the bout, the commission then could make a recommendation that he or she move to a higher weight class

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Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal medical suspensions: Both former UFC stars unscathed after boxing match

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 18:54:34 +0000

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal went 10 hard rounds during their boxing match Saturday, but they aren’t much worse for the wear, according to California State Athletic Commission physicians. In the main event of “ Last Man Standing ” in Anaheim, Diaz (1-1) defeated Masvidal (0-1) by majority decision. While each man absorbed solid shots from the other, neither was significantly rocked or knocked down.

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Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis at Diaz vs. Masvidal: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 05:01:10 +0000

Check out these photos from Chris Avila ’s unanimous decision boxing victory over Anthony Pettis at Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (Photos by Esther Lin, Fanmio) Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis – boxing Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis – boxing Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis – boxing Chris Avila def

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Chris Avila upsets former UFC champ Anthony Pettis on scorecards in high-volume affair

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 05:01:10 +0000

Stockton, Calif. was heavily represented Saturday at the “Last Man Standing” boxing event in Anaheim as Chris Avila took one home for the city. In a somewhat surprising result to many viewers, Avila (6-1) defeated former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (1-1) via unanimous decision (58-56, 59-55, 59-55) in a six-round 175-pound affair on the main card of the Nate Diaz vs

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UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action July 5-6

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:42:01 +0000

This week, the UFC is idle following UFC 303 in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena featured a light heavyweight title rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing July 5-6. Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.

UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action July 5-6 – MMA Junkie

Unfortunate circumstances: 15 unforeseen injuries that ended UFC main events

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 01:46:56 +0000

While the term “freak injury” might not be appropriate to use when discussing a sport that is inherently dangerous, 14 UFC main events have ended in unforeseen injuries – broken legs, separated shoulders, eye pokes, etc. – that don’t typically come in the sequence of MMA combat. Scroll below to see a chronology of UFC main events that ended in that nature

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Unfortunate circumstances: 15 unforeseen injuries that ended UFC main events – MMA Junkie