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For ex-Bellator champ Michael Chandler, ‘it’s about the big fights’ after Brent Primus rematch

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 23:23:11 +0000

Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler already has said he doesn’t want trilogies against Patricky Freire or Brent Primus . Freire has been vocal about the issue , and he’s got a win streak on his side. Primus has a good storyline and a lot of time left on his career. So what happens if Bellator forces the issue

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Bellator 213 main event breakdown: Key to Macfarlane vs. Letourneau is how long it stays standing

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 20:44:36 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio co-host and MMAjunkie contributor Dan Tom breaks down Bellator’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for Bellator 213. Bellator 213 takes place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The card streams on DAZN .

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Video: How did Bellator champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane hold her breath this long underwater?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 19:40:59 +0000

I can’t pretend to know what Bellator women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is partaking in here, but it’s got me struggling to breathe. It looks like a game of some kind that involves swimming underwater, which involves holding your breath, and MacFarlane holds her breath – while being restrained, mind you – for more than 30 seconds, which feels like 30 minutes to me just watching this (via Twitter ). I’m gonna go ahead and say that cardio won’t be an issue for MacFarlane’s next fight

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Michael Chandler shuns Patricky Freire, Brent Primus rematches if he reclaims Bellator title

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:11:16 +0000

Gallery Photos: Best of Michael Chandler view 27 images Michael Chandler is looking at two potential trilogy fights if he manages to take the title back from Brent Primus in December. The problem is he doesn’t want either of them, and the one he wants is currently out of reach. “The only rematch I want is that Eddie Alvarez trilogy,” Chandler (18-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA) told MMAjunkie Radio earlier this month

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Michael Chandler shuns Freire, Primus rematches if he reclaims Bellator belt

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:44:29 +0000

Michael Chandler is looking at two potential trilogy fights if he manages to take the title back from Brent Primus in December. The problem is he doesn’t want either of them, and the one he wants is currently out of reach. “The only rematch I want is that Eddie Alvarez trilogy,” Chandler (18-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA) told MMAjunkie Radio earlier this month. “That’s a fight that every single MMA fan on the planet wants to see.

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Remaining 2018 UFC and Bellator title fights, ranked – and assessing odds they happen as scheduled

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:24:59 +0000

Between the UFC and Bellator, there are eight major title bouts scheduled before the end of 2018. How do they stack up in the big picture?

Remaining 2018 UFC and Bellator title fights, ranked – and assessing odds they happen as scheduled – MMA Junkie

Bellator’s Muhammed Lawal weighs future options, from Gegard Mousasi to Rizin return

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:32:51 +0000

After a tough loss in his last fight, Muhammed Lawal announced it was time for him to move to the middleweight division . And yet, here Lawal (21-7 MMA, 10-5 BMMA) is, preparing to meet Liam McGeary (12-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) in a light heavyweight bout at Bellator’s debut event in Hawaii. So how, exactly, did we get here? Lawal explains – as best as he can, anyway.

Bellator’s Muhammed Lawal weighs future options, from Gegard Mousasi to Rizin return – MMA Junkie

Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2773 with Javier Mendez, Keri Melendez, ‘King Mo’ Lawal

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 17:06:21 +0000

Stream or download Tuesday’s episode of MMAjunkie Radio with Javier Mendez, Keri Melendez and Muhammed Lawal . American Kickboxing Academy coach Mendez, who corners Khabib Nurmagomedov against Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on Saturday, co-hosted the show in the studio. Bellator flyweight Melendez is coming off a split-decision win over Dakota Zimmerman at Bellator 206 this past Saturday. Bellator light heavyweight “King Mo” Lawal is set to face Liam McGeary at Bellator’s debut show in Hawaii on Dec.

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Ex-Bellator champ Rafael Carvalho has card up his sleeve for Lyoto Machida fight in Hawaii

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 13:02:21 +0000

Rafael Carvalho is expecting – and therefore preparing for – the best possible version of Lyoto Machida . Over the years, though, Carvalho (15-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) saw as Machida (24-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) became less and less of a mystery for his opponents. If Machida’s unique karate-based style made for a riddle at first, much like Royce Gracie did with his jiu-jitsu in the early days, Carvalho believes the Machida style is no longer a puzzle. And here’s the key bit for Carvalho: He gets to be trained, day in and day out, by the man who first helped solve it.

Ex-Bellator champ Rafael Carvalho has card up his sleeve for Lyoto Machida fight in Hawaii – MMA Junkie

Lyoto Machida: Gegard Mousasi better be strong for Bellator rematch, or ‘I’m going to run you over’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:14:23 +0000

After beating 170-pound champion Rory MacDonald to retain Bellator’s middleweight title, Gegard Mousasi said that, as far as he’s concerned, Rafael Lovato Jr. is next in line for the belt. Mousasi’s already thinking of steps to take after that, though, and made it perfectly clear in his post-fight speech at this Saturday. “I think (Lovato Jr.) deserves it, I want to fight him,” Mousasi said after Bellator 206’s headliner. “In December, ( Lyoto Machida ) fights. April, I will be ready for him if he wins.” There is, we know, some history there.

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