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Luke Rockhold admits ‘f*cking gangster’ Israel Adesanya’s knockout of Alex Pereira inspired him

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:14:51 +0000

Luke Rockhold has taken inspiration from UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ’s recent bounce-back. After getting knocked out by Alex Pereira at UFC 281, Adesanya avenged his loss with a brutal finish of “Poatan” to reclaim his title at UFC 287. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) was finally able to emerge victorious after losing to Pereira three times, including twice in kickboxing. “Look what Izzy did,” Rockhold told Submission Radio. “Everyone counting him out, everyone doing that, and he stepped forward and did his thing. Anybody who’s a f*cking real motherf*cker who’s gonna step forward and want to prove people wrong and use that as a driving force – other people just sit back behind their channels and talk sh*t and make excuses and chitter chatter and hate on people, and I’m just f*cking sick of it

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Chad Mendes says Eddie Alvarez could be last fight, has ‘zero interest’ in BKFC title

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 23:43:44 +0000

Chad Mendes could be competing for the final time later this month. Mendes meets fellow UFC alum Eddie Alvarez in the co-main event of BKFC 41, which takes place April 29 at 1STBANK Center in Denver. The main card will stream online on FITE TV with a $49.99 price point. A former three-time UFC featherweight title challenger, Mendes is widely considered one of the best fighters to never win a title. The 37-year-old looked impressive in his BKFC debut when he stopped Joshuah Alvarez, but unless he gets a lucrative paycheck for his next fight, he may call it a career

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David Feldman hopeful Nevada sanctions bareknuckle in 2024: ‘We’re going to make a really strong push’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:06:45 +0000

LAS VEGAS – State by state, bareknuckle boxing is being legalized, sanctioned, and regulated by presiding commissions. But the biggest box of them all remains without a checkmark inside it.

David Feldman hopeful Nevada sanctions bareknuckle in 2024: ‘We’re going to make a really strong push’ – MMA Junkie

Eddie Alvarez wants to settle 2015 incident with Nate Diaz in BKFC fight: ‘We never got to hash that out’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 01:33:51 +0000

Eddie Alvarez would love to throw down with Nate Diaz at BKFC. Alvarez makes his bare-knuckle boxing debut when he takes on fellow UFC alum Chad Mendes in the BKFC 41 co-main event, which takes place April 29 at 1STBANK Center in Denver. The main card will stream online on FITE TV with a $49.99 price point. Alvarez admits that not too many names entice him these days, but if he could pick one to fight after Mendes, it’s free agent Diaz. “We were in the same weight class, we’ve asked for him a number of times during my MMA career, during my UFC career,” Alvarez told MMA Junkie Radio. “It never came to fruition

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Eddie Alvarez wants to settle 2015 incident with Nate Diaz in BKFC fight: ‘We never got to hash that out’ – MMA Junkie

Watch Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold verbally spar at BKFC 41 presser

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:43:01 +0000

Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold knew what they needed to sell their fight … and that’s drama. On Tuesday the fighters took part in a pre-fight press conference and traded insults throughout. “I’m ready for Mike Perry, I’m different and there’s a reason he never made it to the top,” Rockhold said. ”I believe in my strength, footwork and power and I’m going to adapt just fine

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BKFC Face-Offs: Mike Perry wipes booger on Luke Rockhold | VIDEO

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 22:10:54 +0000

Mike Perry is a nasty man. During the BKFC 41 face-offs on Tuesday, he wiped a booger on his opponent Luke Rockhold. The press conference took place in Las Vegas ahead of the April 29 Denver, CO event. Perry and Rockhold are headlining the event with Chad Mendes and Eddie Alvarez serving as the co-main event.

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Luke Rockhold on Mike Perry: ‘I don’t think he understands the danger that’s coming’ at BKFC 41

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:37:08 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Luke Rockhold says Mike Perry is in for a rude awakening at BKFC 41. Rockhold makes his bare-knuckle boxing debut when he faces Perry in a 185-pound matchup, which headlines the April 29 event in Denver and airs live on BKFC.tv pay-per-view. Although Perry has experience boxing without the gloves after a unanimous decision win over Julian Lane and a majority decision win over Michael Page , Rockhold expects his size and power to be a problem. “I’m confident in my abilities to put this kid away,” Rockhold told MMA Junkie Radio. “I don’t think he understands the danger that’s coming, and that’s the thing that works to his advantage, too.

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Luke Rockhold on Mike Perry: ‘I don’t think he understands the danger that’s coming’ at BKFC 41 – MMA Junkie

UFC veterans Eddie Alvarez, Chad Mendes to fight at BKFC 41

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:42:04 +0000

Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has a new home. On Wednesday, BKFC president David Feldman announced Alvarez’s signing and bareknuckle debut fight on “ The MMA Hour .” Alvarez will face former UFC featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes in a 165-pound bout April 29 at BKFC 41, a card that also features former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold against Mike Perry .

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