BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Arizona State https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 John Moraga’s UFC on FOX 8 fight with champ: ‘Battle with my own impatience’ https://www.badmma.com/john-moragas-ufc-on-fox-8-fight-with-champ-battle-with-my-own-impatience.html https://www.badmma.com/john-moragas-ufc-on-fox-8-fight-with-champ-battle-with-my-own-impatience.html#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:15:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/john-moragas-ufc-on-fox-8-fight-with-champ-battle-with-my-own-impatience.html (This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) When it comes to his name recognition among MMA fans, John Moraga isn’t kidding himself. The flyweight has fought twice in the UFC, finishing his opponents inside the distance both times, but “only the hardcore fans really know who I am or have seen me fight,” Moraga told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Maybe that’s because Moraga (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a two-time All-America wrestler at Arizona State, has yet to appear on the main card of a UFC event. Instead he’s been relegated to the prelims, kicking off the show in the middle of the afternoon, when most fight fans are more concerned with gathering snacks for that evening’s festivities than they are with one no-name undercard fighter facing another on the UFC’s Facebook stream. Moraga also is a member of the UFC’s smallest weight class, which has had trouble gaining traction with fans

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John Moraga’s UFC on FOX 8 fight with champ: ‘Battle with my own impatience’ – MMA Junkie

]]> https://www.badmma.com/john-moragas-ufc-on-fox-8-fight-with-champ-battle-with-my-own-impatience.html/feed 0 John Moraga on Demetrious Johnson: “I Think He’s Boring… I Don’t Think He Tries to Finish Fights” https://www.badmma.com/john-moraga-on-demetrious-johnson-i-think-hes-boring-i-dont-think-he-tries-to-finish-fights.html https://www.badmma.com/john-moraga-on-demetrious-johnson-i-think-hes-boring-i-dont-think-he-tries-to-finish-fights.html#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:30:05 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/john-moraga-on-demetrious-johnson-i-think-hes-boring-i-dont-think-he-tries-to-finish-fights.html At UFC 160, UFC flyweight contender John Moraga talked to the media about his upcoming title tilt against Demetrious Johnson at UFC on FOX 8 on July 27. After only two fights inside the Octagon, Moraga finds himself on the brink of championship gold. Hear the former two-time All-American from Arizona State discuss his long and arduous road to the UFC, and why he thinks “Mighty Mouse” lacks a fan-friendly style. Check out MMAWeekly.com’s John Moraga media scrum video… Be sure to  Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook  and  Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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John Moraga on Demetrious Johnson: “I Think He’s Boring… I Don’t Think He Tries to Finish Fights” – MMA Weekly

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