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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for February: A touted prospect falls

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 05:20:10 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best submissions from February 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for February. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Charles Oliveira def. David Teymur at UFC on ESPN+ 2 Charles Oliveira (26-8 MMA, 14-8 UFC) continues to get better, this time submitting David Teymur (8-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and adding to his UFC record for most tapouts in company history

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Amanda Bell OK if Bellator title shot takes a little longer

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:26:15 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Generally speaking, title shots can come a lot quicker in the women’s divisions, and in Bellator that absolutely can be the case. So when Amanda Bell was heading into her women’s featherweight matchup against Amber Leibrock at Bellator 215 this past week, she shouldn’t have been surprised that pre-fight conversations brought up the potential for a title fight for the winner. Julia Budd (12-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) won the inaugural title in March 2017 and has defended it twice, most recently at Bellator 202 last July with a third-round TKO of Talita Nogueira. But she’s not yet booked for her next defense, and Bellator’s 145-pound women’s division is thin enough that the Bell-Leibrock winner was going to be right in line. So here now is Bell (6-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), fresh off a first-round TKO of Leibrock (3-3 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) at Bellator 215 this past Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., right in the mix

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Matt Mitrione would love Bellator rematch vs. Fedor Emelianenko in Moscow: ‘Let’s get weird’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:56:09 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. –After accidentally throwing the brutal groin kick that brought his Bellator 215 headliner with Sergei Kharinotov to an anti-climatic end in just 15 seconds, Matt Mitrione weighed his future options. If a vacancy opened at Bellator 216 the following day, Mitrione said in the post-fight press conference, he’d have taken it . But that being a long shot, Mitrione also welcomed a chance to compete in Chicago, where the promotion is set to land on May 11 with Bellator 221. As for his next opponent, Mitrione would be “100 percent down” for a do-over if Kharitonov was OK and willing. This all, of course, makes sense.

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Bellator 215 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:39:44 +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 215 event in Uncasville, Conn., 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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Bellator 215 post-event facts: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov no-contest among shortest in MMA history

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:19:42 +0000

The first half of Bellator’s weekend doubleheader went down on Friday with Bellator 215. Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., hosted the event, which aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie. A heavyweight main event between Matt Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) and Sergei Kharitonov (28-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) ended in a quick and disappointing manner when an accidental low blow generated a no-contest result just 15 seconds into the matchup. For more on the numbers behind Mitrione vs.

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Logan Storley and his non-callout (sort of) callout of Ed Ruth after Bellator 215

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:58:42 +0000

Gallery Logan Storley def. Ion Pascu at Bellator 215: Best photos view 8 images UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Logan Storley isn’t a callout kind of fighter, and he doesn’t want to talk his way up the ladder, but some things happen by accident.

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Austin Vanderford made a smart call during Bellator 215 fight week involving wife Paige VanZant

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:58:41 +0000

Gallery Austin Vanderford def. Cody Jones at Bellator 215: Best photos view 6 images UNCASVILLE, Conn.

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of Bellator 215 with Skynyrd, Metallica, Survivor and Biggie

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:28:20 +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. Inside, see what the main-card fighters at Bellator 215 went with as their backing tracks in Uncasville, Conn. 1 2 3 4 5 … 6

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Bellator 215 video highlights with brutal Mitrione kick to Kharitonov’s cup

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 07:24:02 +0000

Gallery Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 215: Best photos view 7 images It was an anti-climactic ending to what could’ve been a heavyweight barnburner Friday at Bellator 215. Matt Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) landed an accdiental low kick on Sergei Kharitonov (28-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) just 15 seconds into their main event

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Apologetic Matt Mitrione offers to fight at Saturday’s Bellator 216 after Friday no-contest

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 07:24:02 +0000

Gallery Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 215: Best photos view 7 images UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Matt Mitrione opened up his Bellator 215 post-fight news conference with an apology. Really, that’s about all he could do. In the wake of a main event that lasted just 15 seconds due to an accidental low kick from Mitrione (13-6 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) to Sergei Kharitonov ’s (28-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) cup and a resulting no-contest , all the heavyweight could do was apologize and start the moving-on process. Related Twitter reacts to Matt Mitrione vs.

Apologetic Matt Mitrione offers to fight at Saturday’s Bellator 216 after Friday no-contest – MMA Junkie