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BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 May 2020 00:07:20 +0000

One unique night of fights went down at Bellator 203. The event held at Foro Italico in Rome was a combined Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing card, and the MMA card unfolded at a record clip, with five consecutive fights ending in first-round knockouts. Those on the winners’ side included popular veteran slugger Alessio Sakara and former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov. But it wasn’t quite a clean sweep of first round finishes, as the main event featured a 25-minute battle. The first time Patricio Freire and Daniel Weichel fought, “Pitbull” earned the victory at Bellator 138 with a 38-second knockout. The rematch was a different matter

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BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 May 2020 19:34:49 +0000

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for July: A historic UFC moment

BAD MMA News — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 03:40:59 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best knockouts from July 2018: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for July. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Daniel Cormier def. Stipe Miocic at UFC 226 Daniel Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) achieved MMA history when he defeated Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) to become the simultaneous heavyweight and light heavyweight UFC champion

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Videos: Look back at Bellator 202, Bellator 203 with eight finishes in 10 fights

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 22:46:51 +0000

We’re a week removed from back-to-back Bellator events on two separate continents, and if you like finishes those cards brought the goods. Bellator 202 took place July 13 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. Bellator 203 took July 14 at Foro Italico in Rome. The main cards aired on Paramount. In 10 total main-card fights between the two events, eight ended with stoppages. At Bellator 203, five of the six fights on the main card were first-round finishes – including a six-second stunner.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, July 17: Welcome back, Chad Mendes

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 02:25:16 +0000

After sitting out for two years with a suspension, and dropping out of the rankings due to inactivity, Chad Mendes found a pretty impressive way to return. Mendes (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) this past Saturday knocked out Myles Jury (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the first round of their featherweight bout at UFC Fight Night 133 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. And now that he’s back and active again, Mendes, a three-time title challenger, is eligible to be back in the rankings. He moved pretty quickly right back into the top of the heap at 145 pounds. But UFC Fight Night 133 wasn’t the only event this past weekend

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BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 02:25:16 +0000

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Highs and lows of a triple-header of fights: Bellator 202, Bellator 203, UFC Boise

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:59:36 +0000

On the heels of “International Fight Week,” we had a trio of big events over a two-day stretch Friday and Saturday. So once again, MMAjunkie Radio hosts “Gorgeous” George Garcia, Brian “Goze” Garcia and Dan Tom looked back at the fight cards to give their highs and lows. Bellator had cards on Friday and Saturday in two continents

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Bellator 203 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:25:07 +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. Related Bellator 203 post-event facts: Head kick ties record for fastest KO in Bellator history Following Saturday’s Bellator 203 event in Rome, 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. Check out some of those reactions.

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Emmanuel Sanchez to champ Patricio Freire after Bellator 203: Time for ‘new king to reign supreme’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:59:41 +0000

Gallery Patricio Freire def. Daniel Weichel at Bellator 203: Best photos view 10 images Emmanuel Sanchez is ready to cash in on his title-shot opportunity after Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Freire called him out after Bellator 203. Following Freire’s (27-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA) successful title defense against Daniel Weichel (39-10 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) on Saturday, “Pitbull” told MMAjunkie he was tired of rematches and wanted to fight fresh competition next . He immediately named Sanchez (17-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) as the frontrunner for the opportunity. It didn’t take long for Sanchez, who has won his past four bouts, to catch wind of that news and take the Brazilian up on his offer. The 27-year-old made it clear he wants his crack at Bellator gold, and he promised to make the most of it (via Instagram ): It’s time for a new featherweight champion.

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Michele Martignoni tied for fastest knockout in Bellator history; here’s the other

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:21:54 +0000

During a busy weekend of MMA, you may have missed this record-setter at Bellator 203. Saturday’s event, which aired via same-day delay on Paramount, took place at Foro Italico in Rome and included a handful of MMA bouts that accompanied a full kickboxing slate. It also followed Bellator 202 on Friday and aired at the same time as UFC Fight Night 133. So, there’s a pretty solid chance you didn’t see the Bellator 203 main-card opener, which lasted just six seconds – but had one impressive post-fight celebration. Michele Martignoni (5-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), an Italian bantamweight, made his Bellator debut in memorable fashion after tagging Simone D’Anna (4-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) with an early head kick

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