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Best Bellator photos from March-April 2017: An absolutely perfect head-kick KO

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 23:30:04 +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 five events between March and April of this past year. Bellator 174 kicked things off in Thackerville, Okla., followed by Bellator 175 in Rosemont, Ill.; Bellator 176 in Torino, Italy; Bellator 177 in Budapest, Hungary; and finally, Bellator 178 in Uncasville, Conn

Best Bellator photos from March-April 2017: An absolutely perfect head-kick KO – MMA Junkie

‘King Mo’ would consider rubber match vs. ‘Rampage,’ shares post-fight words with Ryan Bader

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 23:41:59 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News Bellator light heavyweight Muhammed Lawal didn’t gloat in the moments after he beat Quinton Jackson for the first time. Instead, “King Mo” tried to relate by acknowledging Jackson’s interview about missing family. “That’s real stuff,” Lawal said of his post-fight conversation with “Rampage” after their rematch at this past Friday’s Bellator 175. “I haven’t seen my momma in a little while. I’ve got family that I don’t spend enough time with.

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2418 with Iaquinta, Cote, Lawal, Weichel, Genet

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:36:11 +0000

Stream or download Monday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Al Iaquinta , Patrick Cote , Muhammed Lawal , Daniel Weichel and Jason Genet. Iaquinta and Cote compete in the UFC this month, with Iaquinta facing Diego Sanchez on April 22 at UFC Fight Night 108 and Cote squaring off against Thiago Alves on Saturday at UFC 210. Lawal defeated Quinton Jackson this past Friday at Bellator 175, while Weichel is slated to compete vs. John Teixeira on April 14 at Bellator 177. Longtime MMA manager Genet co-hosted the entire episode

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with Muhammed Lawal, Al Iaquinta, Patrick Cote, Daniel Weichel, Jason Genet

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:34:23 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , UFC MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m.

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Steve Kozola explains Bellator 175 callout of Conor McGregor ‘copycat’ Dillon Danis

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 23:24:44 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos ROSEMONT, Ill. – If sports books took odds on what callouts fans might hear at MMA events, the one that happened to open the Bellator 175 main card would’ve been a big longshot. But there Steve Kozola (8-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) was on Friday night, talking to Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith in the center of the cage after a 28-second knockout win over Jake Roberts (7-2 MMA, 1-2 BMMA), calling out Dillon Danis (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA).

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Bellator 175 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 22:10:46 +0000

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Friday’s Bellator 175 event in Rosemont, Ill., several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters. * * * * The defeated pic.twitter.com/sjs2S6ECMG — lloyd carter (@dacarter135) April 1, 2017 1 2 Filed under: Bellator , News

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‘Rampage’ scrap wasn’t only fight getting ‘King Mo’ Lawal’s attention during Bellator 175 headliner

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 20:59:36 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos ROSEMONT, Ill. – It took him a few years, but Muhammed Lawal was finally able to right what he believed was a wrong made when he and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson first met inside a cage. But after the efforts that earned him an unanimous nod over Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in their Bellator 175 rematch, Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) admitted Friday’s headliner didn’t have his undivided attention while it was going down. “I didn’t want to hear boos – I heard boos even in the second round,” Lawal said after the Spike-televised heavyweight bout at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago

After first-round adjustment, Noad Lahat used fight IQ to choke out survival-mode Carter at Bellator 175

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 19:55:53 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos ROSEMONT, Ill. – Noad Lahat was the biggest favorite on Friday’s Bellator 175 card at 7-1, but he needed to get into the second round before he could finish things off.

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of Bellator 175, including ‘Eye of the Tiger,’ 35 years later

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 15:53:32 +0000

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a Bellator win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the main card fighters of Friday’s Bellator 175 event in Rosemont, Ill., went with as their backing tracks. * * * * Muhammed Lawal def. Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Quinton Jackson : “New Level” by A$AP Ferg feat. Future Muhammed Lawal : “Don’t Be Scared (Remix)” by Max Minelli Emmanuel Sanchez def. Marcos Galvao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Emmanuel Sanchez : “Los Lobos” by Cancion del Mariachi Marcos Galvao : “Minha Missao” by MC Andrezinho Shock Sergei Kharitonov def

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Bellator 175 post-event facts: ‘King Mo’ joins Bellator’s 10-win club

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 15:53:31 +0000

Bellator 175 went down on Friday and featured a five-fight main card on Spike at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. In the heavyweight main event, Muhammed Lawal (21-6 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) got the revenge he’d been wanting for nearly three years when he outworked rival Quinton Jackson (37-12 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) over 15 minutes for the unanimous decision victory .

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