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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for September 2014

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:07:18 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best knockouts in September. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for the month. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Knockout of the Month.” * * * * The Nominees Tamdan McCrory def. Brennan Ward at Bellator 123 Tamdan McCrory ’s (12-3) decision to return from a five-year break from competition was clearly the right one. “The Barncat” starched former Bellator title challenger Brennan Ward (9-3) in a mere 21 seconds for a highlight-reel knockout

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In his own words: Patricio Freire recounts injuries that nearly scrapped Bellator title win

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:03:54 +0000

Earlier this month, 27-year-old Brazilian Patricio Freire (22-2 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) finally captured the Bellator featherweight title he had been chasing since 2010. And while he’s largely denied the rumors that surrounded the contest in the days and weeks before his win over Pat Curran, “Pitbull” now admits the fight almost didn’t happen. Wanting to tell his side of the story, Freire wrote down his recollection of the days before Bellator 123. The following is his side of the story, translated from his native Portuguese into English. On injuries and fight being briefly canceled A few people came at me asking about it, but I denied back then

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Melvin Manhoef talks Doug Marshall, getting tricked into fighting Mark Hunt

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:52:01 +0000

Newly signed Bellator MMA middleweight Melvin Manhoef has knocked out a few people in his time. There’s one, however, that sticks out in his memory. It happened six years ago in the now-defunct Japanese promotion DREAM, one year before he made his debut in the similarly shuttered Strikeforce, and it was one of those fights that almost didn’t happen. He had just been submitted by Gegard Mousasi in the semifinals of DREAM’s middleweight grand prix, and he wasn’t exactly getting ready for his next fight. “I was eating chocolate cake and (my manager) called me, ‘Hey, do you want to fight Mark Hunt ?’” he told MMAjunkie. Manhoef didn’t even need to put down his cake to do the math on fighting “The Super Samoan.” “I said, ‘Man, that guy is like 140 kilos (300-plus pounds) or something

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Mohegan commission fines Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, looking at curbing staredowns

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:15:45 +0000

The Mohegan Department of Athletic Regulation is taking administrative action against one-high profile fighter and evaluating a rule change for others following Bellator 123. MDAR director Michael Mazzulli today told MMAjunkie the commission is fining Muhammed Lawal $2,500 for cursing and flipping off the crowd following his win over Dustin Jacoby at the event this past Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Additionally, Mazzulli said the commission is looking into changing its regulations to disallow staredowns in the cage following a publicity stunt from Stephan Bonnar and Justin McCully at the event. “If a faceoff occurs by accident, we’re going to make the promoter liable as much as the fighters,” Mazzulli said. Earlier this week, MMAjunkie requested a response from the commission on the shoving match between Bonnar, McCully and Tito Ortiz , who is set to fight Bonnar at Bellator 131 on Nov

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Video: ‘Bellator 123: Uncut’ with ‘Barncat’ on five-year layoff, dazzling return

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:48:49 +0000

The latest installment of “Bellator: Uncut” offers a behind-the-scenes look at Bellator 123, which took place this past Friday and kicked off the organization’s 11th season. Check out the full episode. The event, which aired on Spike TV from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., featured the crowning of a new featherweight champion Patricio Freire, a win for “King” Muhammed Lawal, the promotional debut of Bobby Lashley and more. However, the star of “Uncut” is arguably Tamdan McCrory , a former UFC fighter who returned from a five-year layoff for a dazzling Bellator debut. Check it out above.

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #1800 with Stephan Bonnar, Justin McCully, Tecia Torres

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:23:39 +0000

Stream or download Tuesday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Stephan Bonnar , Justin McCully , and Tecia Torres . Bonnar and McCully stopped by the studio to talk about Bellator 131, which pits Bonnar vs. former McCully teammate Tito Ortiz. McCully will be aligned with Bonnar for the fight. Torres called in to promote her appearance on Season 20 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which debuts Wednesday on FOX Sports 1. She’s a strawweight competing for the first UFC 115-pound title

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Stephan Bonnar: I’m just sorry Scott Coker is getting blamed for publicity stunt

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:33:33 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos Stephan Bonnar today apologized to Bellator MMA president Scott Coker for drawing negative attention toward the promotion in the wake of a publicity stunt designed to drum up interest in his fight with Tito Ortiz at Bellator 131. “Scott Coker, I apologize to you,” Bonnar told MMAjunkie Radio. “It never crossed my mind that you would get blamed for it. I thought people would realize it’s me from the get-go.” Bonnar (15-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) said Coker and Spike TV played no part in a scripted attack at Ortiz (17-11-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) inside the cage at this past Friday’s Bellator 123 that resulted in a minor melee that to some looked entirely staged and brought Coker to the promotion’s defense .

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Justin McCully says unpaid debt prompted him to align with Stephan Bonnar

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 19:38:34 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , MMAjunkie Radio , News , Videos Semi-retired MMA fighter and coach Justin McCully said he was the guy behind the mask – figuratively – when it came to this past weekend’s bizarre faceoff at Bellator 123. McCully adamantly denied the physical part of the confrontation was staged, but happily admitted to scripting a scene where he revealed himself behind a two-part disguise and joined Stephan Bonnar in calling out Tito Ortiz . “We stamped our name on the game one more time,” McCully told MMAjunkie Radio. “We went out there and shocked the world and did something that nobody’s done, and it worked like a charm.” The idea for donning the mask came to McCully when Bonnar (15-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) asked him to join his camp for Ortiz in preparation for Bellator 131, which takes place Nov. 15 in San Diego with Bonnar and Ortiz (17-11-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in the main event. “I thought about it overnight, and at that point, I really started to think about loyalty and how close I am to Tito still, and I thought to myself, ‘Well, not very,’” he said.

MMAjunkie Radio (noon ET): Tito Ortiz, Justin McCully and Tecia Torres

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:20:39 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with guests Tito Ortiz, Justin McCully and Tecia Torres. Ortiz and McCully (who’s in studio) will discuss this past weekend’s in-cage confrontation at Bellator 123. Torres is a cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 20,” which debuts Wednesday on FOX Sports 1

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‘On my father’s grave,’ Scott Coker didn’t expect Tito Ortiz-Stephan Bonnar brawl

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:22:44 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News Following the recent in-cage (and seemingly scripted) scuffle between upcoming opponents Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar , Bellator MMA President Scott Coker has made a promise to fans: “We are not going into the pro wrestling business.” Coker, the former Strikeforce head who took over Bellator in June, today spoke to MMAjunkie three days after Friday’s bizarre incident. During a break in action at the Spike TV-televised Bellator 123 event in Connecticut, Coker entered the cage and announced Ortiz (17-11-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will fight fellow UFC vet Bonnar (15-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) on Nov. 15 in Bellator 131’s headliner

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