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MMA Junkie’s 2019 ‘Knockout of the Year’: Jorge Masvidal’s flying knee

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 14:57:13 +0000

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January to December. Here are the top five and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Year” award for 2019. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Knockout of the Year.” * * * * Honorable mentions 6. Niko Price def. James Vick at UFC on ESPN+ 19 Known for his creative violence, Niko Price (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) did not disappoint in his welterweight matchup against James Vick (13-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in October, scoring a knockout with a rarely-successful technique at the top level. After absorbing some hard shots from Vick on the canvas, Price improvised and sent his foot toward the chin of Vick

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‘Being bad is cool’: Go behind the scenes with Jake Hager at Bellator 221

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:53:29 +0000

Gallery Jake Hager def. T.J. Jones at Bellator 221: Best photos Former WWE star Jake Hager returned to action at Bellator 221 in May, and the promotion’s cameras followed him every step of the way through his second fight-night experience as a professional mixed martial artist. The heavyweight known to pro wrestling fans across the world as “Jack Swagger” was captured on camera from the moment he arrived at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago. Despite only competing in his second pro fight, Hager (2-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) looked completely nerveless as he interacted with fellow fighters in the locker room, warmed up on the mats then made his way to the cage.

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for May: A sick punch ends an undefeated run

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 May 2019 03:49:56 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from May 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for May. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Raymond Daniels def. Wilker Barros at Bellator Europe 2 Kickboxing standout Raymond Daniels (1-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) returned to MMA under the Bellator banner and showed why he carries the nickname “The Human Highlight Reel” at the expense of Wilker Barros (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA). Daniels pulled off something that’s possibly never been done before in the sport when, after staggering Barros with a spinning kick, Daniels went airborne with a fake spinning attack.

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Patricio Freire gloats over Bellator 221 win, shuts down Michael Chandler’s response

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 May 2019 22:07:51 +0000

Let it be known: There is no love lost between Patrico Freire and Michael Chandler . Earlier this month, Freire and Chandler culminated their longstanding feud at Bellator 221, with “Pitbull” needing just 61 seconds to knock out Chandler to win the lightweight title and become a Bellator champ-champ.

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Video: Behind the scenes at Bellator 221 with Michael ‘Venom’ Page

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 May 2019 13:54:22 +0000

Bellator 221 didn’t exactly go according to plan for Michael Page . The sensational British striker known as “MVP” got caught and was knocked out by the dangerous Douglas Lima in their welterweight grand prix semifinal bout, which made for Page’s first professional MMA loss. But the evening was a learning experience for “Venom,” who was philosophical about losing to the former Bellator welterweight champion, and appeared to take all the right lessons out of his defeat. Related Michael Page isn't sulking after Bellator 221 knockout loss, will 'go piss some more people off' Twitter reacts to Douglas Lima's sick KO of Michael Page at Bellator 221 Check out the video above, which shows Page’s fight day at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., from his arena arrival to the knockout in the fight to his cordial conversation with Lima in the backstage area after the bout to his discussion of what’s next.

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Video: Backstage at Bellator 221 with Michael ‘Venom’ Page

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 May 2019 02:43:59 +0000

Bellator 221 didn’t exactly go according to plan for Michael Page . The sensational British striker known as “MVP” got caught and knocked out by the dangerous Douglas Lima in their welterweight grand prix semifinal bout, which made for Page’s first professional MMA loss. But the evening was a learning experience for “Venom,” who was philosophical about losing the former Bellator welterweight champion, and appeared to take all the right lessons out of his defeat. Related Michael Page isn't sulking after Bellator 221 knockout loss, will 'go piss some more people off' Twitter reacts to Douglas Lima's sick KO of Michael Page at Bellator 221 Check out the Bellator MMA video above, which shows Page’ fight day in Rosemont, Ill., from his arena arrival to the knockout in the fight to his cordial conversation with Lima in the backstage area after the bout to his discussion of what’s next. For more on the MMA schedule, check out our Events page.

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50 Cent’s cageside interaction with Tywan Claxton and James Bennett at Bellator 221 is priceless

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 May 2019 00:11:01 +0000

All James Bennett wanted was to feel a little love and support from 50 Cent, too. Is that too much to ask? Burnett was on bottom and pressed up against the fence with Tywan Claxton in top position during the second round of their featherweight fight last weekend at Bellator 221. You might’ve caught this on the DAZN live stream, but it was at that moment that Claxton noticed 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) was sitting cageside, just feet away. So he said what’s up

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA rankings, May 14: Andrade inches up pound-for-pound list

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 May 2019 21:41:20 +0000

Jessica Andrade claimed UFC gold this past week in Brazil, and she joined a pretty elite group of our peers in the process. After a trademark slam saw Andrade (20-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) render Rose Namajunas unconscious in the main event of UFC 237, “Bate Estaca” is not only a UFC champion but also slides up to No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA women’s pound-for-pound rankings, trailing only the likes of Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko and Cris Cyborg

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Bellator 221 winner Tywan Claxton dishes on 50 Cent shoutout during ‘talkative match’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 May 2019 14:55:41 +0000

Tywan Claxton didn’t expect James Bennett to be as tough as he was, but that’s what he had to deal with to stay undefeated. Claxton overwhelmed Bennett with his wrestling, then finally pounded him out in the third round of their featherweight bout to secure the win this past Saturday at Bellator 221 in Rosemont, Ill. The win kept the 26-year-old Claxton perfect at 5-0 in his professional career, all with Bellator. Bennett dropped to 4-2 overall and 1-1 with Bellator. Related Bellator 221 video highlights: Classic and controversial finishes cap the night During the Bellator 221 post-event news conference at Allstate Arena, Claxton talked about just how surprised he was by Bennett’s toughness, them talking to each other during the fight, his shoutout to 50 Cent while he worked against the cage, and more

Bellator 221 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 May 2019 02:27:00 +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 Saturday’s Bellator 221 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. Check out some of those reactions. * * * * The defeated View this post on Instagram I think I look even better now! Haha but for real that was a disappointmenting performance from me.

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