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MMA Junkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for June: A wild comeback with historic consequences

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 02:16:59 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from June 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for June. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. * * * * The Nominees Aljamain Sterling def. Pedro Munhoz at UFC 238 In one of his most masterful performances to date, Aljamain Sterling (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) outsmarted Pedro Munhoz (18-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and staked his claim to a title shot

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for June: A rare technique leads to a belt

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:51:11 +0000

With another action-packed month in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from June 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for June. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Makwan Amirkhani def. Chris Fishgold at UFC on ESPN+ 11 There was a lots of online back-and-forth and fight week tension going into the featherweight encounter between Makwan Amirkhani (15-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Chris Fishgold (18-3-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC). When the fighters got in the octagon, though, Amirkhani seemed to be a step ahead all along.

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for June: A crushing head kick by a champ

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:55:32 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from June 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for June. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Aleksandar Rakic def. Jimi Manuwa at UFC on ESPN+ 11 Aleksandar Rakic (12-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) broke through to the next level of the light heavyweight division when he teed up a left head kick and landed it perfectly on the side of Jimi Manuwa’s (17-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) skull. Manuwa was out before he hit the floor as Rakic put everything he had in the kick . That approach worked, because Rakic had himself a knockout victory just 47 seconds into the first round to keep his winning streak alive and stay undefeated in the UFC

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Scott Coker: Kyoji Horiguchi’s title win means he’s ‘part of the Bellator family’ now

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:43:51 +0000

LONDON – As a fight promoter, seeing your champion dethroned by a fighter from another promotion could be considered a problem. But where some people see problems, Bellator president Scott Coker sees opportunities. MMA Junkie briefly caught up with Coker during a chaotic fight week in London and asked if Darrion Caldwell (13-3 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) losing his bantamweight title to Rizin FF’s Kyoji Horiguchi (28-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) would present promotional challenges for his organization moving forward. “See, you have it all wrong. Kyoji is a Bellator fighter now, too,” Coker said. “I’m going to put my arm right around Kyoji like this and say, ‘Hey, I’ll see you next year!’” Coker explained that, far from being a problem, Horiguchi’s title win only helps cement the working partnership between Bellator and Rizin, with the unique situation created by Horiguchi’s victory activating a scenario already agreed between Coker and Rizin president Nobuyuki Sakakibara.

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Juan Archuleta: Bellator-Rizin champ Kyoji Horiguchi has no better options than me

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:53:16 +0000

Juan Archuleta signed with Bellator as the first four-division regional champion in the promotion’s history. Now he aims to make more history by defeating a champ with two belts. “Either way, I’m fighting for two titles in my next fight,” Archuleta told MMA Junkie Radio. “I’m either fighting (Patricio) ‘Pitbull’ (Freire) for the 145 and 155-pound belt, or I’m fighting (Kyoji) Horiguchi for the Rizin and the Bellator belt. “There’s no way around it anymore

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MMA Junkie Rankings Report, June 19: Breaking down Bellator 222 aftermath

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 20:26:29 +0000

Bellator 222 featured a pair of title fights, as well an aging former champion looking to get back to a shot at a belt. Rory MacDonald (21-5-1 MMA, 3-1-1 BMMA) defended his welterweight title and handed Neiman Gracie (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) the first loss of his career in the main event at Madison Square Garden in New York this past Saturday. In the process, MacDonald moved on to the welterweight grand prix final and a rematch with Douglas Lima, whom he beat to win the title. Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (12-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) lost a rematch to Kyoji Horiguchi (28-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who took his 135-pound title to add to the Rizin belt he already has – and retained this past December with a win over Caldwell in a crossover fight.

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Unsure of next fight, Lyoto Machida considers weight class options, eyes Bellator gold

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:48:39 +0000

Gallery Lyoto Machida def. Chael Sonnen at Bellator 222: Best photos view 12 images While Lyoto Machida isn’t certain which weight class he’ll be competing at in his next bout, “The Dragon” has his sights set on one thing: a Bellator title.

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Despite UFC flyweight exodus, Scott Coker says Bellator not interested in division

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 01:18:40 +0000

Over the past few months, notable UFC flyweights, from former title challengers John Moraga and Wilson Reis to contenders Brandon Moreno, Dustin Ortiz, and Matheus Nicolau, have all been released from the promotion. Will the top-ranked flyweights aggregate under another banner?

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Video: Darrion Caldwell slaps camera out of operator’s hands moments after Bellator 222 loss

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:01:19 +0000

Darrion Caldwell arrived at Madison Square Garden for Bellator 222 in a good mood, upbeat, full of positive energy. He left the cage following his loss to Kyoji Horiguchi the complete opposite, and an innocent camera operator felt the brunt of it. After five rounds in his title fight with Horiguchi, Caldwell came away the loser, dropping a unanimous decision by scores of 48-47 and 49-46 twice

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Daily Debate: Did Chael Sonnen and Fedor Emelianenko make right career moves at Bellator 222?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 19:43:45 +0000

Gallery Lyoto Machida def. Chael Sonnen at Bellator 222: Best photos view 12 images At Bellator 222 this past Saturday, one fan favorite north of 40 decided to walk away, and another decided to stick around. Chael Sonnen (30-17-1 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) was stopped by Loyto Machida with a second-round TKO in the co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Afterward, he chose retirement at 42 after a career that included three UFC title challenges and plenty of memorable moments

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Daily Debate: Did Chael Sonnen and Fedor Emelianenko make right career moves at Bellator 222? – MMA Junkie