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Bellator 149′s Emanuel Newton: ‘Stupid’ pre-fight sex contributed to Phil Davis loss

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:01:10 +0000

Emanuel Newton before Bellator 142 vs. Phil Davis Fighters explaining the circumstances around a loss is commonplace in MMA. Emanuel Newton ’s reasoning for his most recent defeat might be a new one, though

MMAjunkie’s top 5 submissions of 2015: Rousey, Werdum or ‘Mighty Mouse’?

BAD MMA News — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 13:39:47 +0000

Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from 2015. Here are the top five, including the winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Year.” At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Submission of the Year.” * * * * Honorable mentions: Vicente Luque def.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for September: Four promotions, five sick subs

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:04:39 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from September. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for September. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

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Phil Davis recounts ‘awesome night’ winning Bellator 142 tournament

BAD MMA News — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:23:03 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , Videos Phil Davis didn’t disappoint in his first trip to the Bellator cage after winning a one-night four-man light-heavyweight tournament at Bellator 142 to earn his way into a future title shot against Liam McGeary . Davis (15-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), the No. 6 ranked fighter in the NOS Energy Drink MMA light heavyweight rankings , made the jump from the UFC to Bellator and ran through former champion Emanuel Newton in the first round of the Sept. 19 tournament and torched replacement opponent Francis Carmont by knockout in the finals to earn the No

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‘Bellator 142: Uncut’ video: Behind the scenes of groundbreaking ‘Dynamite’ in San Jose

BAD MMA News — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 18:50:55 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Videos In the latest edition of the behind-the-scenes “Bellator: Uncut” series, go inside the promotion’s first “Dynamite” event – featuring a one-night tournament, Lenne Hardt, and kickboxing and MMA going on at the same time under one roof. “Bellator 142: Uncut” brings an insider’s look at the Sept. 19 Spike-televised event at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The video looks at the main-card participants, from backstage to the cage to the post-fight reactions. In the main event, light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary (11-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) submitted former UFC champion and Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz (18-12-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) late in the first round to defend his belt. Just before that, Phil Davis (15-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) capped off a highly successful first night of his Bellator career by winning the four-man, one-night light heavyweight tournament with a knockout of (24-11 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2050 with Paige VanZant, Phil Davis, Chris Gruetzmacher, Sammy the Squid

BAD MMA News — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:46:43 +0000

Stream or download Thursday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Paige VanZant , Phil Davis , Chris Gruetzmacher and Sammy the Squid. VanZant called in to talk about her first headlining bout, which takes place Dec. 10 against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night 80 in Las Vegas. Davis won the one-night, four-man light heavyweight tournament at Bellator 142 this past weekend to get a title shot against champion Liam McGeary

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MMAjunkie Radio (1 p.m. ET): Paige VanZant, Phil Davis, Sammy the Squid, Randy from San Fran

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:03:07 +0000

Paige VanZant MMAjunkie Radio kicks off at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m.

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After successful debut, Josh Thomson says Bellator is family, unlike UFC

BAD MMA News — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:47:51 +0000

Josh Thomson Lightweight veteran Josh Thomson has fought for most of the major promotions in MMA’s history, and he said the vibe in Bellator is a lot different than the UFC. Thomson (21-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who earned a third-round submission win over Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) in his Bellator debut this past Saturday, feels more respected behind the scenes with the Viacom-owned promotion. Coupled with an open-ended contract that allows him to fight for other promotions, Thomson said he feels more motivated to stay busy rather than move toward retirement. “The walkouts, the whole presentation – it has that PRIDE feel,” Thomson told MMAjunkie Radio about his appearance at this past Saturday’s Spike-televised “Bellator 142: Dynamite” event at SAP Center in San Jose. “If you look at all the exciting fights they did and the relationship with (Nobuyuki) Sakikibara for a new Japanese fighting organization, I think it’s going to be huge

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Bellator 142 salaries: Tito Ortiz ($300K), Phil Davis ($130K) earn top disclosed payouts

BAD MMA News — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:38:16 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos Headliner and MMA vet Tito Ortiz was the top MMA earner at this past Saturday’s Bellator 142 event. Ortiz took home $300,000 in disclosed pay despite his first-round title loss to reigning light-heavyweight titleholder Liam McGeary (11-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA), who earned a flat $50,000 with no win bonus. MMAjunkie recently requested and today obtained the official disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission. The night’s other top earner, Phil Davis (15-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), picked up victories over replacement Francis Carmont (24-11 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) and Emanuel Newton (25-9-1 MMA, 8-3 BMMA) to win the organization’s single-night light-heavyweight tournament. Davis, fighting for the first time since leaving the UFC, earned $130,000.

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Bellator 142 salaries: Tito Ortiz ($300K), Phil Davis ($130K) earn top disclosed payouts – MMA Junkie

After Bellator 142, is Scott Coker still open to future single-night tourneys?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:32:50 +0000

Scott Coker A pre-event change to the reserve bout? A mid-event change to the tournament final?

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After Bellator 142, is Scott Coker still open to future single-night tourneys? – MMA Junkie