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Best Bellator photos from September-October 2017: A blood-soaked Heather Hardy

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:48:33 +0000

Sep 23, 2017; San Jose, CA, USA; Paul Daley vs Lorenz Larkin during Bellator 183 at SAP Center. Mandatory Credit: Dave Mandel-USA TODAY Sports Sep 23, 2017; San Jose, CA, USA; Goiti Yamaguchi (blue gloves) fights Adam Piccolotti (red gloves) during Bellator 183 at SAP Center.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for October: A legendary sub ends a historic title fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:35:12 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best submissions from October. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and the winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Emmanuel Sanchez def. Daniel Straus at Bellator 184 It took overcoming some rough spots early, but grappling-savvy Emmanuel Sanchez (16-3 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) looked nothing short of impressive en route to a third-round submission win over former champion Daniel Straus (24-8 MMA, 11-5 BMMA).

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Bellator 184 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:50:00 +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 184 event at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., 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 Let's Go @DanielStraus — John TEIXEIRA (@JOHNMACAPA) October 8, 2017 @JOHNMACAPA Im not ☝ to do call outs but nothing but respect to u When you ready to dance I’ll be waiting my friend!!! @BellatorMMA — Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) October 7, 2017 Nothing is more frustrating than knowing that you didn’t Preformat your highest peak — Daniel Straus (@DanielStraus) October 8, 2017 Can’t wait to be back home for a bit

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Bellator 184 post-event facts: Pat Curran flirts with Bellator’s all-time wins record

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 21:08:38 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Bellator’s latest offering went down this past Friday with Bellator 184, which took place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., with a main card that aired on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. A new bantamweight champion was crowned in the main event. Darrion Caldwell (11-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) managed to live up to his early career label as a future champion when he outworked Eduardo Dantas (20-5 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) over the course of five rounds for a unanimous decision to claim the belt . Caldwell’s victory closed out of a four-fight main card which saw three contests decided by the scorecards

Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of Bellator 184

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:54:21 +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 fighters of Friday’s Bellator 184 event in Thackerville, Okla., went with as their backing tracks.

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Bellator 184 highlights: Dethroned! New champ Darrion Caldwell tops Eduardo Dantas

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 13:44:00 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Bellator has a new bantamweight champion. Here’s how Darrion Caldwell did it. In Friday’s Bellator 184 headliner, Caldwell (11-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) picked up a unanimous-decision victory and delivered Eduardo Dantas (20-5 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) his first loss in three years. Check out the highlights of the win, which came via frequent takedowns and unorthodox striking, above. Related Bellator 184 results: Darrion Caldwell takes bantamweight title with domination of Eduardo Dantas Bellator 184 took place Friday at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., and it aired on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie

Bellator 184 highlights: Dethroned! New champ Darrion Caldwell tops Eduardo Dantas – MMA Junkie

Bellator 184 results: Darrion Caldwell takes bantamweight title with domination of Eduardo Dantas

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 05:07:16 +0000

Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Darrion Caldwell (blue gloves) fights Eduardo Dantas (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Darrion Caldwell (blue gloves) fights Eduardo Dantas (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Darrion Caldwell (blue gloves) fights Eduardo Dantas (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Darrion Caldwell (blue gloves) fights Eduardo Dantas (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino

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Bellator 184 results: Emmanuel Sanchez taps former champ Daniel Straus in third

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 03:38:46 +0000

Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) reacts to fight against Daniel Straus (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) fights Daniel Straus (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) fights Daniel Straus (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) fights Daniel Straus (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) fights Daniel Straus (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Oct 6, 2017; Thackerville, OK, USA; Emmanuel Sanchez (blue gloves) fights Daniel Straus (red gloves) during Bellator 184 at Winstar World Casino

Twitter reacts to Darrion Caldwell’s title-winning victory over Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 184

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 03:38:46 +0000

Darrion Caldwell continued his takeover of the Bellator bantamweight division on Friday when he dethroned Eduardo Dantas of the championship belt in the Bellator 184 headliner. Caldwell (11-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) further lived up to his claim as a fighter with great potential when he ended Dantas’ (20-5 MMMA, 10-2 BMMA) reign as 135-pound champion with a unanimous-decision win in the Spike-televised main event at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. Check out the top Twitter reactions Caldwell’s title-winning victory over Dantas at Bellator 184. * * * * The Battle for the Bantamweight Belt starts NOW on @spike #Bellator184 pic.twitter.com/RkS0pfSRNA — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) October 7, 2017 . @BellatorMMA 184 Bantamweight Title Closing Odds: Darrion Caldwell (-125) vs

Twitter reacts to Darrion Caldwell’s title-winning victory over Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 184 – MMA Junkie

Bellator 184 results: Ex-champ Pat Curran tops John Teixeira after lengthy layoff

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 02:36:47 +0000

Former featherweight champion Pat Curran picked his shots against an aggressive John Teixeira . But, when those shots landed, they landed big. The result of Curran’s (23-7 MMA, 13-4 BMMA) accuracy was a unanimous sweep of Teixeira (21-3-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) on the judges’ interesting scorecards – which ranged from a 29-28 to a 30-26, with a 30-27 in between. John Teixeira was the early aggressor, throwing some hard punches right off the bat. Curran was tentative early, mostly circling around and throwing rare shots as Teixeira mixed short hand combinations and low kicks

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