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Timur Khizriev: Dagestan-Dublin rivalry doesn’t exist outside Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:36:08 +0000

CHICAGO – Timur Khizriev will fight an Irishman Friday at Bellator 297 , but there’s nothing but respect. Though one of the most volatile rivalries in MMA history, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor , was between a Dagestani and Irishman, Khizriev (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) thinks the bad feelings are limited to those individuals. “To be honest, you’ve caught me off guard. I hadn’t even thought of such a thing that Dagestan vs. Ireland.

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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for December 2022: Ilia Topuria ends Bryce Mitchell’s run

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 03:01:09 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’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. Nominees

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Bellator in 2022: A robust look at the stats, streaks, skids, and records

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 16:42:28 +0000

Another year is in the books for Bellator. The promotion hosted 17 fight cards to maintain its status among the top dogs in the MMA space. During that time, many records were set and a host of historic moments were produced. Now that the year has come to a close, here are some of 2022’s most significant fights and individual performances

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Judge Doug Crosby speaks out on controversial scorecards at Bellator 289 and UFC 282

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:16:01 +0000

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Judge Doug Crosby speaks out on controversial scorecards at Bellator 289 and UFC 282

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:16:01 +0000

Judge Doug Crosby wasn’t able to justify his recent scorecards, but wants everyone to give him the benefit of the doubt. Crosby was under fire for turning in back-to-back controversial scorecards for the Bellator 289 show on Friday, Dec. 9 then UFC 282 on Saturday, Dec. 10. There was also criticism as to how he was allowed to travel from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut to Las Vegas in span of 24 hours, and have to judge another fight. Crosby failed to comment on numerous occasions stating that it’s “up to the discretion of the administrators,” but questioned where that criticism was coming from.

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California State Athletic Commission adds new rule for combat sports officials traveling out of state

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 03:21:57 +0000

The California State Athletic Commission has added a new rule for officials following a recent controversy involving judge Doug Crosby. On Friday, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster issued a memorandum that places restrictions on out-of-state travel for combat sports officials. With this new rule in place, judges and referees may travel no further than Nevada if they intend to work an event in California within one day of an assignment. MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani was first to report the news. MMA Junkie obtained the full memorandum , which includes the update for CSAC officials regarding out-of-state assignments that can be read below: While the Commission understands that, as Officials you may also work in other states. It is imperative that you be at your best for those assignments and keep in mind the travel distance between locations when accepting consecutive assignments.

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Video: Who saw their stock drop at Bellator 289 and UFC 282?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:39:34 +0000

There were plenty of interesting results in the MMA world this past Friday and Saturday. At Bellator 289 in Connecticut, the promotion’s final event of the year, interim bantamweight champion Raufeon Stots punched his ticket to the tournament final with a split decision win over the brash Danny Sabatello – but with a controversial score. Plus, Liz Carmouche beat former champion Juliana Velasquez for a second straight time , Patchy Mix put Magomed Magomedov to sleep to reach the tournament final vs. Stots, and 15-1 favorite Pat Downey got knocked cold by relative unknown Christian Echols. At UFC 282 in Las Vegas on Saturday, the main event vacant light heavyweight title fight ended in a split draw between former champ Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev

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BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:39:34 +0000

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Doug Crosby’s 50-45 Danny Sabatello scorecard in Raufeon Stots’ Bellator 289 win under scrutiny

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 19:43:39 +0000

It appears there may be some behind-the-scenes fallout from the Bellator 289 main event. Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) beat Danny Sabatello (13-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) with a split decision this past Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Stots went into the fight as the interim bantamweight champion and retained that belt with the win. He also moved on to the $1 million final of Bellator’s 135-pound grand prix tournament. Stots’ win might not have been a huge surprise on paper – he was the betting favorite. But the wide disparity of scores had just about every observer scratching their heads.

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Scott Coker: Conversations ongoing about Liz Carmouche’s hope for Bellator women’s 135 division

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:26:42 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – After her first successful defense of the women’s flyweight title this past Friday at Bellator 289, Liz Carmouche had a number in mind. That number was 135, as in a Bellator women’s bantamweight division, which doesn’t currently exist. Carmouche fought at bantamweight in the UFC and met Ronda Rousey in that promotion’s inaugural women’s bantamweight title fight nearly 10 years ago. After Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) beat former champion Juliana Velasquez (12-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) in a rematch, she made her pitch for Bellator to open a women’s bantamweight division. Such a move would require an inaugural title fight – and she wants to move 10 pounds north to be in that proposed bout against her teammate, former women’s flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane.

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