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Bellator 236 free fight: Watch Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s first win in Hawaii

BAD MMA News — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 16:57:33 +0000

Next month, one of Bellator’s most popular champions will headline in front of her home fans once again. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) will put her women’s flyweight title on the line against British challenger Kate Jackson (11-3-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) in the Bellator 236 main event, which takes place in Honolulu in Macfarlane’s native Hawaii. The 29-year-old Macfarlane has won four straight title fights, all by stoppage

Best UFC and Bellator photos of 2018: December closes the year with plenty of bang

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 13:35:16 +0000

Another year of big fights nearly is in the books, so it’s time to take a look back at the best of the best. With 2018 drawing to a close, we’re reliving some of the best moments of the year through the lenses of some of the sport’s best photographers. In the video and photo gallery above, check out best photos from the UFC and Bellator in December 2018. What was your favorite

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for December: One arm does the charm

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 06:10:04 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best submissions from December 2018: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Anthony Rocco Martin def.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for December: 51 seconds of violence results in history

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 02:38:27 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best knockouts from December 2018: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Kent Kauppinen def. Alessio Sakara at Bellator 211 Kent Kauppinen (11-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) stunned Alessio Sakara’s (19-13 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) home fans with a massive first-round knockout of the home-country hero. Kauppinen, fighting in his first Bellator main event, shut down Sakara just 70 seconds into their light heavyweight fight after a massive left hand and three follow-up punches in the headlining bout.

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2018′s 10 biggest MMA moments: Bus attacks, dual champs, island living and Fedor

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 19:30:08 +0000

With 2018 in the books, it’s time to take a look back at the biggest MMA moments of this past year. There were plenty to choose from – some memorable and historic, and some many people would rather forget. * * * * Gallery Kyogi Horiguchi def. Darrion Caldwell at Rizin FF 14: Best photos view 30 images 10. Horiguchi beats a Bellator champ in a cross-promotional rarity In an ambitious crossover episode, Bellator sent bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell over to Rizin FF to face Kyoji Horiguchi on the big New Year’s Eve fight card. While Bellator billed it as a chance for Caldwell to nab belts in two different promotions, Horiguchi had other ideas

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Ex-champ Rafael Carvalho thinks he did enough to beat Lyoto Machida, considers move to 205

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:22:05 +0000

Looking back on his three-round clash with Lyoto Machida , Rafael Carvalho sees a few things he could have done differently to make sure his hand was the one that got raised. But Carvalho (15-3 MMA, 6-2 BMMA) believes what he did should have still been enough to earn him the nod that Machida (25-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) took in split fashion in their Bellator 213 co-headliner. “It was clear that I won Round 1,” Carvalho told MMAjunkie. “The second one I may have won by a small margin, but I still won.

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Two months at Tito Ortiz’s gym helped save ex-Bellator champ Liam McGeary

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 23:25:24 +0000

Former Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary knew he was the underdog heading into a fight with Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 213. “King Mo” Lawal’s well known wrestling skills were the centerpiece of the argument against him, McGeary surmised. Like previous fights, his striking skills would be canceled out by persistent takedowns, and he would either be smothered en route to a decision loss or pounded out with his back on the canvas. Betting lines confirmed as much. “But I had other plans,” McGeary told MMAjunkie Radio following his win over Lawal at Bellator 213, which took place this past Saturday in Honolulu and streamed live on DAZN . Knowing what Lawal (21-8 MMA, 10-6 BMMA) brought to the table, McGeary (13-3 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) took extra effort to address his grappling deficiencies as he prepared for the fight

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Two months at Tito Ortiz’s gym helped save ex-Bellator champ Liam McGeary

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 23:25:24 +0000

Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2820 with Ray Longo, Liam McGeary, Karyn Bryant

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:38:19 +0000

Stream or download Wednesday’s episode of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Ray Longo, Liam McGeary and Karyn Bryant. Striking coach Longo, who cornered Al Iaquinta in his win over Kevin Lee at UFC on FOX 31 this past Saturday, called in to discuss his fighter’s victory. Former Bellator light heavyweight champion McGeary stopped Muhammad Lawal with a third-round TKO at Bellator 213 this past Saturday. And lead UFC studio anchor Bryant called in to talk about her transition from FOX Sports to ESPN.

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How good was Bellator 213? It’s not too late to take a look back at the Hawaiian highlights

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 01:51:09 +0000

Bellator capped off its debut week in Hawaii with the second of back-to-back shows this past Saturday night. And it’s hard to imagine anyone saying Bellator 213 didn’t deliver, especially in the main event. In the headliner Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (9-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) submitted Valerie Letourneau (10-7 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) to defend her women’s flyweight title

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