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Bellator’s Raymond Daniels recalls unforgettable 720 knockout punch: ‘Like a hot knife through butter’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 04 May 2020 23:43:29 +0000

Bellator welterweight Raymond Daniels arrived in the promotion with a reputation as one of the most spectacular strikers in martial arts, and it took the kickboxing champion five minutes of his promotional debut to produce a highlight-reel moment for the ages. Daniels’ debut came almost 11 years after his only previous professional MMA bout, and he delivered a spectacular statement last year against Wilker Barros at Bellator Europe 2 in Birmingham, England, with a finish that has been played millions of times since. Daniels (2-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) calmly found his range and assessed the movements of his opponent in the opening few minutes of the fight before exploding in the final minute of the round as he first dropped his man with a body kick, then finished him with a 720-degree right hand that knocked out Barros long before he hit the canvas.

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MMA Junkie’s 2019 ‘Submission of the Year’: Bryce Mitchell’s twister

BAD MMA News — Mon, 06 Jan 2020 16:14:23 +0000

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best submissions from January to December. Here are the top five and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission 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 “Submission of the Year.” * * * * Honorable mentions Aviv Gozali def. Eduard Muravitskiy at Bellator 225 It only took Aviv Gozali (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) 11 seconds to imanari roll his way into the fastest stoppage victory in Bellator history against Eduard Muravitskiy (9-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA)

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for May: An ex-champ rebounds with a rare tap

BAD MMA News — Fri, 31 May 2019 06:21:53 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from May 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission 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 Brent Primus def.

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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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Raymond Daniels explains how ‘Knockout of the Year’ frontrunner was botched – but still spectacular

BAD MMA News — Wed, 22 May 2019 13:45:17 +0000

Raymond Daniels has spent 13 years putting together an illustrious kickboxing career in which he’s won multiple world championships. He also tried his hand at MMA during this time – only once, way back in 2008 – and it didn’t go well, with him losing by second-round submission under the now-defunct Strikeforce banner. Fast forward to earlier this month, and Daniels decided to give it another go at MMA against a man named Wilker Barros, who was making his professional at Bellator Europe 2. What would Daniels have in store for his MMA encore nearly 11 years later?

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The Break: Fatherhood’s effect on ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, Bellator’s sick KO, bye-bye Brock

BAD MMA News — Mon, 06 May 2019 18:56:34 +0000

Ever have one of those weeks and/or weekends when, by the time you get to Monday, you can barely remember everything that happened? That’s more or less every week in the world of combat sports, where the realm of the bizarrely newsworthy is pretty much where we live. Which is why MMA Junkie columnist Ben Fowlkes brings you “The Break” to make sense of what just happened, presented in the time it takes to grab a refill of coffee before the boss notices you’re missing. This week, we discuss another double dose of major MMA from the past weekend with UFC on ESPN+ 9 and Bellator Europe 2. Donald Cerrone made it three in a row with a big win over Al Iaquinta – all after having a son. And across the pond in England, Raymond Daniels pulled off one of the greatest KOs we’ve seen in a while

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Bellator’s Raymond Daniels hits dazzling, devastating one-punch knockout

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 May 2019 22:57:33 +0000

Holy crap, we might’ve seen the “Knockout of the Year” on Saturday at Bellator Europe 2 in Birmingham, England. Kickboxing great Raymond Daniels , making just his second MMA appearance, landed a thing that I admittedly don’t know what to call it.

Bellator’s Raymond Daniels hits dazzling, devastating one-punch knockout – MMA Junkie

Bellator Europe 2 results: Brent Primus uses gogoplata to tap out Tim Wilde

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 May 2019 22:57:32 +0000

Brent Primus traveled a long way to to put in one minute and 20 seconds’ worth of work. The Eugene, Ore., resident headlined Bellator Europe 2 on Saturday in Birmingham, England, where he took on local favorite Tim Wilde . And if the lightweight champion was looking to send a message that he still belongs at the top of Bellator’s 155-pound division, consider the message sent

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Bellator Europe 2 live and official results

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 May 2019 17:08:38 +0000

Bellator Europe 2 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 12 p.m. ET (9 a.m. PT). The event takes place at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England, and streams on Bellator’s app and MMA Junkie. In the main event, former lightweight champion Brent Primus (8-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on Tim Wilde (12-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Official Bellator Birmingham results include: MAIN CARD (5 p.m

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Bellator Europe 2 live and official results (2:30 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 May 2019 12:33:50 +0000

Bellator Europe 2 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT). The event takes place at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England, and streams on Bellator’s app and MMA Junkie. In the main event, former lightweight champion Brent Primus (8-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on Tim Wilde (12-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

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