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Best Bellator photos from January-February 2017: Tito Ortiz’s final gravedigger celebration

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:23:19 +0000

Bellator continued to make noise in the MMA world in 2017, putting on a number of high-profile and notable events that captured the attention of fight fans more than ever before. Although it wasn’t its busiest year in terms of volume of events, Bellator put on arguably more big fights over the past 12 fights than any year prior. Now it’s time to relive some of those moments in picture form. The flourishing organization put on four events in the first two months of the year.

Best Bellator photos from January-February 2017: Tito Ortiz’s final gravedigger celebration – MMA Junkie

Chael Sonnen fires back at ref ‘Big’ John McCarthy over tweet about Bellator 170 controversy

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 01:52:21 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos LAS VEGAS — Chael Sonnen said John McCarthy should stay in his lane when it comes to the controversy the referee reignited over his controversial headliner with Tito Ortiz at Bellator 170. Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) put the fight back in the headlines when he recently claimed that Ortiz (19-12-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) verbally submitted prior to locking in a fight-ending submission . Now he’s questioning McCarthy’s motivations for getting in the middle of the issue (via Twitter ): Chael must have been listening to a different frequency then the rest of the world that night. Tito didn't say anything #AskBJM https://t.co/mlIf7nbOpO — Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) February 24, 2017 On McCarthy’s opinion that Sonnen was imagining things that night, Sonnen retorted, “I love John, and I respect John, but I don’t know what that would help.” “One, I don’t know if he felt he needed to defend himself. And, two, if there’s a major fire burning for a rematch with me and Tito, why somebody who has nothing to do with the business would come in and put any kind of water on that, or who that is to help, is beyond me,” he added during an appearance on the “Phonebooth Fighting” podcast recorded at the L.A. Comedy Club in Las Vegas

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for January: A slow month for memorable battles

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 02:38:57 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best fights from January. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. * * * * The Nominees Augusto Mendes def. Frankie Saenz at UFC Fight Night 103 Augusto Mendes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) proved why many consider him one to watch in the UFC bantamweight division when the grappling ace delivered a well-rounded performance to beat Frankie Saenz (11-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) by split decision in a fight where he had to overcome some adversity in the form of a knockdown.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for January: Rare choke leads a diverse month of subs

BAD MMA News — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:17:31 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from January. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The nominees Aleksei Oleinik def. Viktor Pesta at UFC Fight Night 103 Aleksei Oleinik (51-10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) became the first fight in UFC history to finish a fight with a rare Ezekiel choke when he tapped a visibly stunned Viktor Pesta (10-4 MMA, 1-4 UFC) in the first round.

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UFC boss Dana White watched Ortiz-Sonnen at Bellator 170 – and ‘there’s no way in hell’ it was fixed

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:28:56 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , UFC We’re 10 days removed from Tito Ortiz ’s submission of Chael Sonnen in his retirement fight at Bellator 170, and there’s still just a little bit of talk left over for it. After Ortiz (19-12-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) beat Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) to tap to a choke in Bellator 170’s main event (watch the highlights above), some viewers said the only way to explain Ortiz’s win as a 2-1 underdog is that things weren’t on the up and up.

MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for January: You saw Paul Daley’s flying-knee finish, right?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 03:33:12 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. * * * * The Nominees Leah Letson def. Elizabeth Phillips at Invicta FC 21 Leah Letson (4-1) started out her Invicta FC career with a bang. After eating a solid punch that had her face bruised early, Letson came back with a highlight-reel head kick that rendered UFC vet Elizabeth Phillips (5-5) defenseless.

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Tito Ortiz on Chael Sonnen fixed-fight accusers: They’re anti-Donald Trump or anti-me

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:45:24 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos Tito Ortiz had to have known the question was going to come, and he was ready with an answer. After Ortiz (19-12-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) forced Chael Sonnen (29-15-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) to tap to a choke in Bellator 170’s main event this past Saturday (watch the highlights above), some viewers said the only way to explain Ortiz winning as a 2-1 underdog is that something shady must’ve been going on. On Wednesday, the fight’s referee, John McCarthy, told MMAjunkie Radio the claims are outlandish .

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2370 with Bellator 170′s Tito Ortiz, Eric Nicksick

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:37:33 +0000

Stream or download Wednesday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Tito Ortiz and Eric Nicksick. Ortiz talked about his submission win over Chael Sonnen in his final fight at Bellator 170 this past Saturday and his plans to enjoy retirement and possibly stay within MMA in other capacities. Nicksick co-hosted theshow and talked about the rise of his gym, Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, and the fighters he coaches, like Roy Nelson and Bryan Caraway. You can listen below, or directly download (right click) the episode . Filed under: Bellator , News , Radio

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John McCarthy wishes he could put fight-fix accusers in choke Tito Ortiz used to tap Chael Sonnen

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 22:21:28 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos There are some people who just want to create controversy, longtime MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy said about those who called a fix in the headliner of this past Saturday’s Bellator 170. McCarthy, who refereed the controversial fight between Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnnen , wishes he could set them straight – even though they probably wouldn’t like his method. “What I would love if I could do it is take people that say that’s a fix (and say), ‘Good, I’m going to put you in that hold that he was in, and I want you to feel it. I want you to see how strong Tito Ortiz really is. I want you to feel the pressure that Chael was under.’ You could see even on the screen how purple his face was starting to get. “That choke was not what we’d say is a perfect choke.

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET): Bellator 170 winner Tito Ortiz, Eric Nicksick

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:51:09 +0000

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