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Ilia Topuria: ‘Even Khabib Nurmagomedov knows I’ll put Islam Makhachev to sleep’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:07:27 +0000

Former featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria moved up to the lightweight division to challenged for a second UFC divisional title but also to fight then-champion Islam Makhachev . Makhachev had the same aspirations of becoming a two-division titleholder as Topuria and relinquished the 155-pound championship to move up to the 170-pound weight class. Topuria faced former champion Charles Oliveira in the UFC 317 main event with the vacant lightweight strap on the line. Topuria knocked Oliveira out midway through the opening round to join the exclusive club of fighters who have won UFC championships in two different divisions.

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Ilia Topuria: ‘Even Khabib Nurmagomedov knows I’ll put Islam Makhachev to sleep’ – MMA Weekly

Family motivation helping Desmond Green ahead of Bellator 99 tournament slot

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Desmond Green has two things in his corner for his Bellator MMA debut on Friday night: confidence and motivation.

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Family motivation helping Desmond Green ahead of Bellator 99 tournament slot – MMA Junkie

A Sprite bottle to the face gave Bellator 99′s Joe Taimanglo his confidence

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:15:00 +0000

Joe Taimanglo likes to call himself “a little guy from a little island,” but growing up in Guam, the Bellator tournament participant had to quickly learn to fend for himself.

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A Sprite bottle to the face gave Bellator 99′s Joe Taimanglo his confidence – MMA Junkie

Fight Path: UFC’s Josh Barnett helped boost Victor Henry’s confidence

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:45:00 +0000

When Victor Henry’s fighting team broke apart several years ago, he got an unexpected phone call. On the other end was Josh Barnett, the longtime heavyweight who had met Henry while hosting a seminar at his previous gym.

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Fight Path: UFC’s Josh Barnett helped boost Victor Henry’s confidence – MMA Junkie

USA TODAY: ‘Confidently cocky’ Irishman Conor McGregor says UFC hype justified

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Say what you will about UFC featherweight Conor McGregor; just don’t say he lacks confidence.

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USA TODAY: ‘Confidently cocky’ Irishman Conor McGregor says UFC hype justified – MMA Junkie

UF 163 Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Weigh-in Results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 23:30:20 +0000

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo puts his belt on the line against Chan Sung Jung (aka the Korean Zombie) at UFC 163 on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. First, Aldo, Jung, and the rest of the fighters had to make weight on Friday at the HSBC Arena. The champion and the challenger must weigh-in on weight or below to make a title bout official, and neither “No matter what people might think, I’m confident in my ability to win,” said Jung after stepping off the scale. The champion wasn’t lacking for confidence either. “I feel more confident with the crowd because the push me forward all the time,” said Aldo about fighting in front of his home country fans. “I don’t care what (Korean Zombie) is doing, how he’s training. I can’t be beaten here at home.” Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis square off in the night’s co-main event in a pivotal light heavyweight bout, the winner making a strong claim for a title shot.

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UF 163 Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Weigh-in Results – MMA Weekly

Rory MacDonald: “I Just Get in There and Fight… If They Suffer, They Suffer”

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:00:42 +0000

Rory MacDonald is one of the most even keel fighters in the UFC , in and out of the cage. Even though his UFC on Fox 8 opponent, Jake Ellenberger , has been taking verbal jabs at him at every turn, MacDonald isn’t rattled. Thus far, he’s kept his cool attitude intact and intends to keep it all the way to the Octagon on Saturday night in Seattle. “My message to Rory is pretty clear: for him to start tasting some flavors of baby food and find which ones you like and stock up, because this isn’t the Tears for Fears look alike contest. All I said to him was prepare for some horizontal television time, and I meant it,” Ellenberger crowed during a recent media call. “I am an evidence-based abuser,” he continued. “I didn’t make him make the stupid decision to fight me, and I’m just going to make him look stupid when I destroy him.” For many fighters, such boisterous claims would come off as overcompensation for fears that he didn’t match up, but for Ellenberger, that’s not the case. It’s his own brand of confidence and an attempt bounce around in MacDonald’s head.

Rory MacDonald: “I Just Get in There and Fight… If They Suffer, They Suffer” – MMA Weekly

Chris Weidman Coach Believes Anderson Silva is Going to Have a “Bad Night” in Rematch

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:30:34 +0000

UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman ended Anderson Silva’s seven-year reign atop the middleweight division at UFC 162 on July 6 by knockout. The two are set to rematch on Dec. 28 at UFC 168, and Weidman’s coach, Ray Longo, thinks it’s going to be another bad night for Silva. “This guy had a highlight reel that would scare the crap out of anybody. Now, knowing that he can knock this guy out – you’ve seen it in boxing a hundred times, guys don’t come back from that type of knockout. On top of that, the guy is 40 or 39 or whatever he is. I don’t see it,” Longo told MMAWeekly.com content partner Shameless Radio about the rematch. Longo expects Weidman to have even more confidence heading into their second fight, now equipped with the knowledge of what to expect. “I think Weidman is going to go in more confident than he was in the first fight. He knows what to expect with all the mugging and all the antics

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UFC Fight Night 28 headliner Glover Teixeira: ‘I’m ready to fight for the title’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:00:00 +0000

While he’s had just four fights in the UFC, Glover Teixeira ‘s incredible power and craft submission skills have already made him a top contender in the promotion’s light-heavyweight division. While the humble 33-year-old hasn’t yet pressed the issue, he wants to make sure everyone understands it’s not because he’s not ready for the challenge. “When I said I didn’t think I had done enough to earn a title shot , it wasn’t because of my confidence or my skills,” Teixeira told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “When I said that, it’s because I’m new in the company. But I think I have the skills to go over there today and fight for the title and fight Jon Jones .” Teixeira (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) can certainly take a step in that direction in September, when meets Ryan Bader (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 28, which takes place at Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It’s Teixeira’s first time headlining a UFC event, and while the Brazilian-born fighter is always one to keep his emotions in check, he admits it’s a special opportunity. “Some people, the way I talk, they can’t tell my emotions,” Teixeira admitted. “But I’m very excited to be in this main event

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UFC Fight Night 28 headliner Glover Teixeira: ‘I’m ready to fight for the title’ – MMA Junkie

USA TODAY: For UFC 162′s Roger Gracie, confidence comes with famous last name

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0000

(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) You can count on a few things happening when you grow up in the Gracie family. There’s a good chance you’ll learn the art of jiu-jitsu from some of the world’s best practitioners. And you’ll probably get pretty good at it. You’d better, because almost everywhere you go, from childhood on, there’s bound to be someone who thinks it would be cool to beat up a member of Brazil’s first family of fighting, just like there’s bound to be people who expect you to be some sort of superman on the mat. “That talk starts when you’re very young, and it never stops,” Roger Gracie (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com)

USA TODAY: For UFC 162′s Roger Gracie, confidence comes with famous last name – MMA Junkie