Brett Cooper replaces Doug Marshall, faces champ Shlemenko at Bellator 98

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 23:05:00 +0000

A broken hand has forced Doug Marshall out of a planned bid for Bellator MMA’s middleweight title, and Brett Cooper has stepped in to take his place and now faces champ Alexander Shlemenko.

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Brazilian Beat: Undefeated Thomas Almeida seeks to be Chute Boxe’s next UFC rep

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:50:00 +0000

At just 21 years old, undefeated Brazilian bantamweight prospect Thomas Almeida has his sights set on a UFC bid. And with five years of combat-sports experience already under his belt, “Thominhas” looks well on his way. “I started training muay Thai only at 13 years old,” Almeida told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in his native Portuguese. “Around 16, I started competing, and I haven’t stopped since. “I’ve often competed in tournaments, since that’s so common in muay Thai. I would fight two or three times in one evening. I’ve been doing that since I was 16

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Brett Cooper replaces Doug Marshall, faces champ Shlemenko at Bellator 98

Brazilian Beat: Undefeated Thomas Almeida seeks to be Chute Boxe’s next UFC rep