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UFC Fight Night 28′s Ryan Bader says scouting trip, fan doubt, fueled his prep

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:30:00 +0000

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – Breaking training camp to fly 12,000 miles round trip isn’t generally common practice for an athlete. But for Ryan Bader, what could have been a difficult challenge wound up being what he feels is a huge benefit.

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UFC Fight Night 28′s Ryan Bader says scouting trip, fan doubt, fueled his prep – MMA Junkie

Former Champ Mike Brown Eager to Return to Action at UFC Fight Night 26 After Long Layoff

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:36:52 +0000

It wasn’t that long ago when Mike Thomas Brown sat atop the 145-pound division as champion, but a lot can change in five years. Brown (26-8) defeated then-champion Urijah Faber in November 2008 to capture the WEC featherweight title. He defended the belt twice before losing it to current UFC titleholder Jose Aldo . After losing the title, Brown went 2-3 in his next five fights. The 37-year-old American Top Team trained athlete has won his last two bouts, but hasn’t competed since May 2012. Long layoffs typically don’t benefit fighters, but Brown spent the time improving his game

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Former Champ Mike Brown Eager to Return to Action at UFC Fight Night 26 After Long Layoff – MMA Weekly

Brian Cobb Sees WSOF 3 as Opportunity to Put His Name in Eventual Title Talk

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:30:16 +0000

Following a start to his career where he fought as much as twice in one night, having an extended layoff has now become the norm for former PFC lightweight champion Brian “Bandit” Cobb . While Cobb’s layoffs haven’t been by design, he’s been using the time off to his benefit. “If anything, with technology the way it is nowadays, people can watch all my fights online. So with the longer layoff between fights, I can do things to change up from what I did in my previous fights,” said Cobb. “I can really pose different problems for the next fight than what they saw in my previous fight.

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Brian Cobb Sees WSOF 3 as Opportunity to Put His Name in Eventual Title Talk – MMA Weekly