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WSOF expands international broadcast footprint, event schedule with IMG Media

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000

World Series of Fighting will soon head beyond U.S. borders. The upstart MMA promotion, headed by advertising and marketing mogul Sig Rogich and run by Ray Sefo and Ali Abdel-Aziz, today announced plans to promote events in Canada, Brazil, England and Eastern Europe.

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Jon Jones Isn’t Guaranteed an Immediate Rematch if He Loses to Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:25:22 +0000

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is set to break the most wins as a UFC Light Heavyweight record on Saturday night if he can beat Alexander Gustafsson in the main event at UFC 165 in Canada. But according to UFC president Dana White, if Jones loses, he isn’t guaranteed an immediate rematch.

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New Zealand in the UFC’s Sights for 2015 or 2016

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 17:33:16 +0000

With the UFC looking to spread its wings, bringing shows to more and more countries, UFC Director of Operations for Australia, New Zealand & Canada Tom Wright has revealed that they are targeting their debut show in New Zealand with the Vector Arena in Auckland. It won’t, however, be until at least 2015. “I was in Auckland two days ago

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UFC’s Tom Wright Says Overturning Cage Ban a Matter of When Not If in Victoria, Australia

BAD MMA News — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 05:00:40 +0000

Tom Wright, Director of UFC Operations in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, said at a press-conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday morning that overturning the cage ban in the Australian state of Victoria is only a matter of time. “We are continuing the good fight,” Wright said.

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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot Confirmed for Brisbane, Australia on Dec. 7

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:58:39 +0000

Tom Wright, Director of UFC Operations in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, confirmed that UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot will take place on Dec. 6 (Dec

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Watch today’s Cage Warriors 57 event live on MMAjunkie.com at 4 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 14:00:00 +0000

You can watch a live and free video stream of today’s Cage Warriors 57 main card here on MMAjunkie.com at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT (9 p.m. BST local time). To watch the six-bout main card in the U.S. and Canada, simply head to cagewarriors.mmajunkie.com

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Jon Jones Says Anderson Silva “Disrespected His Gift” and “Paid Quite a Price”

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 23:57:38 +0000

function not found When a champion the caliber of Anderson Silva goes down in flames, everyone has an opinion. But when the opinion is that of another fighter that has been considered alongside Silva as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, people listen. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is such a fighter. He was asked at a press conference in Canada on Tuesday about Silva’s performance against Chris Weidman, and the champion offered a balanced critique.

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Jon Jones Says Anderson Silva “Disrespected His Gift” and “Paid Quite a Price” – MMA Weekly

Watch today’s Cage Warriors 56 event live on MMAjunkie.com at 4 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:10:00 +0000

You can watch a live and free video stream of today’s Cage Warriors 56 main card here on MMAjunkie.com at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT (9 p.m. BST local time). To watch the six-bout main card in the U.S. and Canada, simply head to cagewarriors.mmajunkie.com . International viewers can watch it at www.cagewarriors.tv

Invicta FC Adds DirecTV to North American Pay-Per-View Providers for Coenen vs. Cyborg

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 21:58:35 +0000

Invicta Fighting Championships recently announced that its next event, Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg II , would be available live on pay-per-view in North America. Company president Shannon Knapp on Monday told MMAWeekly.com that they had just added DirecTV to its list of pay-per-view providers in North America. Invicta FC 6 was already set for pay-per-view in the U.S. via iN Demand, DISH, and Avail-TVN, and on Bell TV in Canada. The addition of DirecTV puts the event on all the major pay-per-view carriers in the U.S., marking a significant step forward for the all-women’s fight promotion. Invicta FC 6 features Marloes Coenen and Cris “Cyborg” Justino rematching in the main event with the promotion’s inaugural featherweight championship on the line. It is slated for the July 13 at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City

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TUF Nations Adds Middleweights to Already Announced Welterweight Casting Call

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 03:12:01 +0000

Initially announcing a casting call for welterweight fighters, the next international version of The Ultimate Fighter will now be calling for both welterweight and middleweight participants. UFC Canadian officials recently confirmed the addition of middleweights to the mix after it was announced during Thursday’s Sportsnet360 launch in Canada. The UFC recently added Canada to next international version of its venerable reality series, announcing TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia . Although there are currently few details about the show, TUF Nations features UFC veterans Patrick Cote and Kyle Noke coaching teams of Canadian and Australian fighters, respectively. Tryouts for TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia will begin in September. Both countries will host casting opportunities, the first in Sydney and the second in Toronto

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