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Fight Game on the ‘Gram: Juliana Velasquez’s best posts before Bellator 262

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 16:04:59 +0000

Social media is part of life in the fight game for most fighters. Many of them turn to Instagram to keep their fans and followers informed and entertained since (for now) its reputation is less vitriolic than some of its contemporaries.

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Bellator free fight: Romero Cotton chokes out Justin Sumter in Round 1

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 00:37:46 +0000

Still undefeated, Romero Cotton continues to make things look easy inside the Bellator cage. Cotton (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) faced Justin Sumter in the main card of Bellator 254 , which took place on Dec. 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn

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Bellator free fight: Magomed Magomedov – the man who beat Petr Yan – overwhelms opponent in promotional debut

BAD MMA News — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 21:19:27 +0000

Dagestani bantamweight Magomed Magomedov came to Bellator with quite the reputation. A former Absolute Championship Berkut champion, Magomedov had built an impressive record fighting largely in his native Russia, and he also had bragging rights as the only man to ever defeat current UFC champ Petr Yan. But would that success translate to the Bellator cage

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Bellator free fight: Magomed Magomedov – the man who beat Petr Yan – whitewashes opponent in promotional debut

BAD MMA News — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 20:00:34 +0000

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for December: An epic title-fight draw

BAD MMA News — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 02:15:21 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from December 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice.

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Bellator boss Scott Coker willing to wait on Juliana Velasquez vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane rematch

BAD MMA News — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:06:31 +0000

Despite Ilima-Lei Macfarlane ’s prior dominance as Bellator flyweight champion, promotion president Scott Coker doesn’t think her next fight will be for the title. Macfarlane (11-1 MMA, 10-1 BMMA), who successfully defended her title four times, experienced her first career blemish when she was dethroned by Juliana Velasquez in a unanimous decision loss earlier this month at Bellator 254. Macfarlane is one of the promotion’s most popular fighters, but Coker would rather see both women move in different directions in an attempt to hype up a potential rematch even more. “If Ilima wants to do it, sure we’ll consider it, but I’m not sure it’s something that’ll happen right away,” Coker told MMA Junkie . “That’s something that I think we should build up then promote it back, and maybe we take that back to Hawaii sometime before the end of the year

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Bellator free fight: Juliana Velasquez dethrones Ilima-Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 254

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:40:33 +0000

There was a changing of the guard in the women’s flyweight division at Bellator 254 , as Brazil’s Juliana Velasquez captured the 125-pound title and in the process ended the long reign of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane . The two undefeated flyweights went head to head in the main event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a fight that was sure to see one competitor leave with the first blemish on their previously perfect record, and there was genuine intrigue as the two well-matched 125-pounders faced off for the title on Dec. 10. In a cagey open round, Velasquez (11-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) managed to keep the champion on the outside, using her superior reach to effectively test her fighting range through the opening five minutes using the occasional jab and push kick to prevent the champion from shooting in.

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Bellator free fight: Linton Vassell dismantles Ronny Markes at Bellator 254

BAD MMA News — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:36:35 +0000

Former light heavyweight title challenger Linton Vassell has moved up a division and is looking to establish himself as a legitimate threat to the Bellator heavyweight title. His latest outing went some way to building a solid case as “The Swarm” defeated debuting Brazilian veteran Ronny Markes at Bellator 254 . Markes (19-8 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) looked to clinch up with Vassell (21-8 MMA, 9-5 BMMA) early, but his attempt to take him to the canvas ended with the Brit landing on top, in half-guard. Vassell dominated from top position and connected with strikes while ensuring he didn’t afford Brazilian the space to work a submission off his back. Vassell’s dominance from the top was a sign of things to come as the fight went back down to the canvas once again in Round 2. Once again, it was Markes who initiated the takedown attempt but, in a carbon-copy of Round 1, it was Vassell who expertly positioned himself to land on top

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MMA rankings report: Major moves after Bellator 254, UFC 256

BAD MMA News — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 18:43:10 +0000

The MMA rankings report is back with a look at moves after Bellator 254 and UFC 256. Bellator 254 featured a women’s flyweight title fight between unbeaten champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and challenger Juliana Velasquez. Velasquez actually was the betting favorite in the fight, so her title win wasn’t an upset. Yet it’s still somewhat surprising to see a new champ in that Bellator division. At UFC 256, we had a stalemate in the flyweight title main event with a majority draw

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MMA Junkie Radio #3113 with UFC 256 and Bellator 254 reaction, more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:40:44 +0000

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here and will be live on SportsCastr beginning at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). On Episode 3,113, the fellas look back at a packed weekend of fights.

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