BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » baneil dariush https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 10 reasons to watch UFC Fight Night 98, and they’re not all dos Anjos and Ferguson https://www.badmma.com/10-reasons-to-watch-ufc-fight-night-98-and-theyre-not-all-dos-anjos-and-ferguson.html https://www.badmma.com/10-reasons-to-watch-ufc-fight-night-98-and-theyre-not-all-dos-anjos-and-ferguson.html#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2016 16:32:12 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/10-reasons-to-watch-ufc-fight-night-98-and-theyre-not-all-dos-anjos-and-ferguson.html Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Yes, everyone’s looking forward to Nov. 12, when the UFC makes its long-awaited return to New York and its debut at Madison Square Garden. But before the promotion hits Midtown Manhattan for UFC 205, it’s in Mexico City for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 98 event. In the main event, highly ranked lightweight contenders Rafael dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson face off in a bout that means a lot to the 155-pound division. Just how much it means will become more evident after UFC 205 plays out and we find out if lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez retains that title or if featherweight champ Conor McGregor leaves New York City with two UFC belts over his shoulder. In UFC Fight Night 98’s co-main event, Diego Sanchez welcomes former Bellator title contender Marcin Held , who was 12 when Sanchez won the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” to the UFC.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/10-reasons-to-watch-ufc-fight-night-98-and-theyre-not-all-dos-anjos-and-ferguson.html/feed 0 Baneil Dariush on training with Rafael dos Anjos: ‘We literally beat the sh-t out of each other’ https://www.badmma.com/baneil-dariush-on-training-with-rafael-dos-anjos-we-literally-beat-the-sh-t-out-of-each-other.html https://www.badmma.com/baneil-dariush-on-training-with-rafael-dos-anjos-we-literally-beat-the-sh-t-out-of-each-other.html#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 19:49:16 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/baneil-dariush-on-training-with-rafael-dos-anjos-we-literally-beat-the-sh-t-out-of-each-other.html Baneil Dariush At an event filled with impressive performances, Baneil Dariush ’s dismantling of Daron Cruickshank stood out enough at UFC 185 to earn him a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus. Dariush (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) managed to win the striking battle with Cruickshank (16-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) before submitting him with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their fight this past Saturday, which aired on the FX preliminary card portion of the event at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The night’s main event saw Dariush’s teammate, Rafael dos Anjos, walk away as the newly crowned UFC lightweight champion. Dariush said the two of them getting to spend time together preparing for fights brings out the best in both. “Let me tell you, man,” Dariush told MMAjunkie Radio.

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