BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » bellator 111 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for March 2014 https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-submission-of-the-month-for-march-2014.html https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-submission-of-the-month-for-march-2014.html#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:13:42 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-submission-of-the-month-for-march-2014.html With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from March 1-31. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for March 2014. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Submission of the Month.” * * * * * THE NOMINEES Eduardo Dantas def. Anthony Leone at Bellator 111 Bellator MMA bantamweight champion  Eduardo Dantas (16-3 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) defended his belt for the second time with a slick rear-naked choke of Anthony Leone (13-7 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) at Bellator 111. When Leone was hugging a leg of a single-leg takedown attempt, the champion stepped over to the back and immediately went to work. It only took the blink of an eye from the time Dantas took the back to when he trapped his opponent’s arm, took the neck and got the tapout

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-submission-of-the-month-for-march-2014.html/feed 0 Video: Bellator 111 highlights with Dantas’ ‘Submission of the Year’ candidate https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-highlights-with-dantas-submission-of-the-year-candidate.html https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-highlights-with-dantas-submission-of-the-year-candidate.html#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2014 07:27:38 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-highlights-with-dantas-submission-of-the-year-candidate.html Check out the video highlights from Bellator 111, including bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas ‘ early “Submission of the Year” candidate over Anthony Leone . Friday’s event, which aired on Spike TV from WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., also included the opening round of the Season 10 heavyweight tournament. Watch the highlights above, or check out a full Bellator 111 recap . For full coverage of Bellator 111 , stay tuned to the MMA Events section of the site. Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News Tagged: Anthony Leone , Bellator 111 , Eduardo Dantas

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-highlights-with-dantas-submission-of-the-year-candidate.html/feed 0 Bellator 111 results: Champ Eduardo Dantas defends with slick submission https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-results-champ-eduardo-dantas-defends-with-slick-submission.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-results-champ-eduardo-dantas-defends-with-slick-submission.html#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:57:31 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-results-champ-eduardo-dantas-defends-with-slick-submission.html Bellator MMA bantamweight titleholder Eduardo Dantas  joined some rare company with a second successful defense of his belt, this time against Anthony Leone  in Friday’s Bellator 111 headliner. Dantas (16-3 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) became just the fifth fighter in organizational history to defend his belt twice after securing a second-round submission win over Leone (13-7 MMA, 2-4 BMMA) in the Spike TV-telvised main event at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. While Dantas entered the championship affair as a massive betting favorite, the fight was actually a little more difficult than expected for the Brazilian. He was stuck on the bottom defending ground-and-pound for almost the entirety of the first round

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-results-champ-eduardo-dantas-defends-with-slick-submission.html/feed 0 Eduardo Dantas looking to become latest Nova Uniao fighter with legacy of greatness https://www.badmma.com/eduardo-dantas-looking-to-become-latest-nova-uniao-fighter-with-legacy-of-greatness.html https://www.badmma.com/eduardo-dantas-looking-to-become-latest-nova-uniao-fighter-with-legacy-of-greatness.html#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:59:35 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/eduardo-dantas-looking-to-become-latest-nova-uniao-fighter-with-legacy-of-greatness.html While UFC champions Jose Aldo and Renan Barao have become the face of Brazilian supercamp Nova Uniao, Bellator MMA bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas  toils away with them in the training room every day. Now he wants to establish a reputation as respected as his colleagues. “Renan Barao is a great friend of mine,” Dantas told MMAjunkie through an interpreter. “I’ve known him for about eight years, and we train together at Nova Uniao. He helped me prepare for many of my big fights and, of course, I also help him to get ready for his

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/eduardo-dantas-looking-to-become-latest-nova-uniao-fighter-with-legacy-of-greatness.html/feed 0 Bellator 111′s Lavar Johnson: This is my last shot to make it happen https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111s-lavar-johnson-this-is-my-last-shot-to-make-it-happen.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111s-lavar-johnson-this-is-my-last-shot-to-make-it-happen.html#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:59:35 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-111s-lavar-johnson-this-is-my-last-shot-to-make-it-happen.html As a man who once survived a drive-by shooting, Lavar Johnson  knows a thing or two about adversity. But as he currently sits on a three-fight losing streak, Johnson realizes his fighting career may soon come to a close. “I’ve had a good career but I’m at the end of my stretch, and it’s all or nothing this time,” Johnson told MMAjunkie. “This is it.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111s-lavar-johnson-this-is-my-last-shot-to-make-it-happen.html/feed 0 Bellator 111 live results and fight recaps https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-live-results-and-fight-recaps.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-live-results-and-fight-recaps.html#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:12:59 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-live-results-and-fight-recaps.html Bellator MMA’s 10th season continues tonight with Bellator 111. Join us for live results and fight recaps beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT)

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-111-live-results-and-fight-recaps.html/feed 0 ‘Mighty Mo’ bringing the one-hitter quitter: ‘I’m the shark – those guys are bait’ https://www.badmma.com/mighty-mo-bringing-the-one-hitter-quitter-im-the-shark-those-guys-are-bait.html https://www.badmma.com/mighty-mo-bringing-the-one-hitter-quitter-im-the-shark-those-guys-are-bait.html#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2014 02:05:32 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/mighty-mo-bringing-the-one-hitter-quitter-im-the-shark-those-guys-are-bait.html At 43 years old and with a career mark of just 5-2 in the sport, Siala-Mou Siliga  might not seemed destined for MMA greatness. But “Mighty Mo” believes he’s peaking as an athlete, and his eyes are on championship gold. “Before, I drank a lot and didn’t take it too seriously because I was knocking everyone out,” Siliga told MMAjunkie. “I’d just catch them with my overhand right. I was celebrating and partying too much. Everything is different now.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mighty-mo-bringing-the-one-hitter-quitter-im-the-shark-those-guys-are-bait.html/feed 0 Anthony Leone on Bellator 111 title offer: ‘I almost pooped my pants’ https://www.badmma.com/anthony-leone-on-bellator-111-title-offer-i-almost-pooped-my-pants.html https://www.badmma.com/anthony-leone-on-bellator-111-title-offer-i-almost-pooped-my-pants.html#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:09:14 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/anthony-leone-on-bellator-111-title-offer-i-almost-pooped-my-pants.html Anthony Leone remembers when he was a kid and he’d sit on the couch and watch boxing with his grandfather. He was horrified by what he watched. “I was thinking, why would anybody want to do this?” he said. “And that was just with boxing – with big gloves and punches only. So I think that kid would think, damn I grew up to be a bad motherf—er.” Leone (13-6 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) remembers that early introduction to combat sports and laughs. But now a successful MMA bantamweight – one who fights reigning champion Eduardo Dantas (15-3 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) in Friday’s Bellator 111 headliner – he’s still as loose and wide-eyed as ever

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/anthony-leone-on-bellator-111-title-offer-i-almost-pooped-my-pants.html/feed 0 Video: Bellator 111 live and official weigh-in results at 6 p.m. ET https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-live-and-official-weigh-in-results-at-6-p-m-et.html https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-live-and-official-weigh-in-results-at-6-p-m-et.html#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:22:58 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-live-and-official-weigh-in-results-at-6-p-m-et.html Bellator 111 weigh-ins take place today, and you can watch a live video stream and get live text results here beginning at 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-111-live-and-official-weigh-in-results-at-6-p-m-et.html/feed 0 Friday’s Bellator 111 lineup finalized, weigh-ins slated for Thursday in Oklahoma https://www.badmma.com/fridays-bellator-111-lineup-finalized-weigh-ins-slated-for-thursday-in-oklahoma.html https://www.badmma.com/fridays-bellator-111-lineup-finalized-weigh-ins-slated-for-thursday-in-oklahoma.html#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:29:55 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/fridays-bellator-111-lineup-finalized-weigh-ins-slated-for-thursday-in-oklahoma.html After impressive ratings for its season debut this past week, Bellator MMA returns to Spike TV on Friday with an 11-bout Bellator 111 lineup. The event takes place at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. A four-bout main card airs on Spike TV following seven prelims on Spike.com. Bellator kicked off its 12-week 10th season on Feb

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