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UFC 311 referees, judges revealed; Chris Leben assigned first UFC title fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:34:18 +0000

The referees and judges for the UFC’s first pay-per-view event of the year have been revealed. California State Athletic Commission’s executive officer Andy Foster provided MMA Junkie with the full list of judges and referees for UFC 311 , which takes place Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. In the main event, Islam Makhachev puts his lightweight title on the line against Arman Tsarukyan in a second meeting against Arman Tsarukyan . In the co-feature, Merab Dvalishvili will look to defend his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov . Working the co-main event will be UFC veteran Chris Leben , who will judge his first UFC title fight.

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Unfortunate circumstances: 12 unforeseen injuries that ended UFC main events

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:30:58 +0000

For the first time in UFC history, back-to-back main events have ended with a “TKO due to injury” designation. First, it was UFC on ABC 3, where Brian Ortega suffered a shoulder injury upon his escape from a Yair Rodriguez submission attempt. One week later, Tom Aspinall suffered a knee injury that ended his UFC Fight Night 208 main event vs. Curtis Blaydes in premature fashion

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UFC veteran Jimmie Rivera officially signs with BKFC, expected to debut on May 6

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 23:27:42 +0000

Bare Knuckle FC has officially announced the signing of another former UFC fighter. As previously reported , bantamweight competitor Jimmie Rivera was expected to join the promotion following his exit from the UFC.

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Former UFC fighter Chris Leben released from hospital after post-COVID-19 health scare

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 16:13:19 +0000

Former UFC fighter and “The Ultimate Fighter,” Season 1 standout Chris Leben is back home. After a week-long stay in a San Diego hospital, Leben announced Friday in a tweet he was recently discharged. His good news comes a little over one month after he was admitted Feb. 1 for lingering breathing issues that followed a battle with COVID-19

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Chris Leben, still hospitalized with COVID-19 issues, vows return to full health

BAD MMA News — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 03:47:32 +0000

Former UFC fighter Chris Leben posted a new update from a hospital bed late Sunday and said he is planning to make a full recovery after fighting COVID-19. Leben, a cast member on the first season of the “The Ultimate Fighter,” shot a selfie video from the hospital and showed his oxygen levels climbing up after it had been lower when he used the restroom. Leben’s breathing is labored in the video, and he has a breathing tube in his nose.

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Former UFC fighter Chris Leben hospitalized for breathing issues post-COVID

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:21 +0000

Notable UFC alumnus and “The Ultimate Fighter 1” cast member Chris Leben has been hospitalized for breathing issues following a battle with COVID-19. In an Instagram post Sunday, Leben revealed his six-day-and-counting hospitalization in San Diego, shed some vague light on his issues, and asked for “positive vibes.” The write-up was accompanied by an image of Leben’s legs, in a hospital gown, hooked up to a monitor. “So I’ve been in the hospital since Tuesday,” Leben wrote. “I went in after a cough and shortness of breath I developed after Covid. I’m not one to bellyache to the world

Photos: Chris Leben def. Quentin Henry at BKFC: KnuckleMania

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:34:51 +0000

Check out the best photos from Chris Leben ’s first-round knockout win over Quentin Henry at “Bare Knuckle FC: KnuckleMania” in Florida (Photos courtesy of BKFC/Phil Lambert)

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BKFC ‘KnuckleMania’ results: Chris Leben retires from combat sports with wild KO win

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 04:41:10 +0000

Chris Leben says his combat sports career is over following a win over Quentin Henry at Bare Knuckle FC “KnuckleMania” on Friday. Leben, who appeared on Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series and has a lengthy and memorable UFC career, transitioned to bare knuckle fighting after retiring from MMA and had some solid moments. He got one final high in his light heavyweight fight with Henry, earning a first-round knockout victory at the event in Clearwater, Fla. in what was deemed as his farewell fight from combat sports. Leben got the upper hand early in the fight, connected with an uppercut that damaged the left eye of Henry, who went down claiming an eye poke. Replays showed Leben landed a clean punch

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Paige VanZant’s Bare Knuckle FC debut is at ‘Knucklemania’ on Super Bowl weekend

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:44:31 +0000

“What’chu gonna to do when PVZ runs wild on you, brother?” OK, Paige VanZant hasn’t actually cut a promo imitating Hulk Hogan, but she may as well have after the official announcement of her first fight in Bare Knuckle FC. As first surfaced last week , the former UFC star will make her debut against Britain Hart on Feb. 5. Now we have a venue – RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla. — and a name

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Watch the Bare Knuckle FC 6 post-fight news conference here

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:53:28 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. – The Bare Knuckle FC 6 post-fight news conference is the last bit of business before we put a wrap on a memorable week. Hear from the fighters in all the top bouts, including Artem Lobov ’s unanimous decision victory over two-time world boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi and Dakota Cochran e’s unanimous decision win over veteran Chris Leben , as well as BKFC president David Feldman, as they look back on an interesting evening of fisticuffs. You can check out the BKFC 6 presser in the video linked above. For more on the upcoming schedule, check out our Rumors page.