BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Best Performance https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 07:53:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Rashad Evans Still Open to Middleweight Opportunities, but Wants to Fight Jon Jones Again https://www.badmma.com/rashad-evans-still-open-to-middleweight-opportunities-but-wants-to-fight-jon-jones-again-2.html https://www.badmma.com/rashad-evans-still-open-to-middleweight-opportunities-but-wants-to-fight-jon-jones-again-2.html#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:29:03 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/rashad-evans-still-open-to-middleweight-opportunities-but-wants-to-fight-jon-jones-again-2.html Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans got back in the winner’s column by defeating MMA legend Dan Henderson via split-decision at UFC 161 on Saturday night. In front of a sold-out crowd at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the former Ultimate Fighter Season 2 winner battled the 42-year-old veteran in a three-round contest that saw Evans snap a back-to-back losing streak (the first of his nearly decade-long career). After his losses to Jon Jones and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, at UFC 145 and UFC 156 respectively, Evans’ career was in a tailspin.  With his win over Henderson, he once again finds himself on the path gold, albeit with some reservations about his performance against the future Hall-of-Famer. Coming off of two losses, it takes a little bit of a hit on your confidence,” said a contrite Evans at the UFC 161 post-fight press conference. “Trying to work back mentally to get your game where you want to, get your timing down, believing in your shot, believing in your punches, stuff like that, this wasn’t my best performance by far, but it’s something to start from.” UFC president Dana White mirrored Evans’ sentiments, as he spoke about the importance of the fight. “(It) was a good night for Rashad because Rashad needed to get his head back in the game physically, mentally, emotionally, everything,” said White.  “Obviously he looked good physically. He’s in the best shape I’ve ever seen him in. (He) came out and fought a tough guy in Dan Henderson.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rashad-evans-still-open-to-middleweight-opportunities-but-wants-to-fight-jon-jones-again-2.html/feed 0 Broken Bones and All, XFC Fighter Ricky Rainey Never Wants to Disappoint https://www.badmma.com/broken-bones-and-all-xfc-fighter-ricky-rainey-never-wants-to-disappoint.html https://www.badmma.com/broken-bones-and-all-xfc-fighter-ricky-rainey-never-wants-to-disappoint.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:23 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/broken-bones-and-all-xfc-fighter-ricky-rainey-never-wants-to-disappoint.html In his last XFC fight, welterweight Ricky “Sniper” Rainey admittedly did not have the best performance, but it was for a good reason. “I feel like I could have done better, but he was ready for battle,” said Rainey of is XFC 22 opponent Joseph Corneroli. “I definitely respect him for taking the fight and performing as well as he did. “I had a fractured hand going into the fight, so I didn’t do 100-percent as I could have, but I got the unanimous decision, so I was happy about it at the end.” When asked why he would take a fight with such an injury, Rainey told MMAWeekly.com, “I don’t want to let the XFC down. “I want to perform whenever they want me to perform.

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