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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What next for UFC Fight Night 41’s winners?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:44:47 +0000

The UFC Fight Night 41 main card was an underdog’s delight as Germany’s O2 World Berlin was the scene of three upset victories in a span of just four fights. The lone favorite to emerge with his hand raised was the one in the most important fight of the night. Gegard Mousasi (35-4-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) earned his first middleweight victory since 2008 with a quick and decisive first-round submission win over Mark Munoz (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) to take a place among the 185-pound division’s top title contenders. Mousasi’s victory may have been somewhat expected, but the winning performances by C.B. Dollaway (15-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Sean Strickland (15-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Niklas Backstrom (8-0 MMA 1-0 UFC) were not.

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UFC Fight Night 40 drug tests come back clean

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:41:14 +0000

Drug tests were performed for 15 fighters at UFC Fight Night 40 earlier this month, and the results came back negative. The Ohio Athletic Commission on Thursday confirmed the news to MMAjunkie. The list of the 15 fighters tested was not disclosed, but commission head Bernie Profato told MMAjunkie the state tests main-event fighters, and typically most of the main card.

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How crazy is it for Brown to want a title shot? Five ways of looking at UFC Fight Night 40

BAD MMA News — Mon, 12 May 2014 17:41:42 +0000

UFC Fight Night 40 might have felt like a long journey at times, but with 13 bouts across three different viewing platforms, we got plenty of MMA action to dissect and discuss. Now that we’ve had some time to think about it, a few thoughts on the UFC’s Saturday night ( and Sunday morning ) in Cincinnati. 1

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The three stars of ‘UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva’ in Cincinnati

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 May 2014 21:58:25 +0000

UFC Fight Night 40, which marked the UFC’s return to the “The Buckeye State,” produced arguably Ohio’s best UFC event to date. Win or lose, all 26 fighters did their best to leave a strong impression on viewers; seven of the 13 bouts on the card concluded inside the distance. Numerous standout performers emerged from the card, but three stood out above the rest. Now that another thrilling night of action inside the octagon has wrapped up, here are our three stars from UFC Fight Night 40. * * * * Third Star: Constantinos Philippou Lackluster showings against Francis Carmont and Luke Rockhold had many fans writing off Constantinos Philippou (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) as a fighter worth following in the middleweight division

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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC Fight Night 40’s winners?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 May 2014 21:05:07 +0000

“UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva” is a thing of the past. However, some meaningful results came out of the organization’s first trip to the state of Ohio in more than five years. Welterweight contender Matt Brown (19-11 MMA, 12-6 UFC) was the shining performer of the evening.

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UFC Fight Night 40 post-fight facts: Matt Brown gains ground on Liddell’s KO streak

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 May 2014 19:18:26 +0000

Matt Brown (19-11 MMA, 12-6 UFC) once again proved why he’s one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC welterweight division with a thrilling victory over Erick Silva (16-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 40 headliner. It was the organization’s first visit to Cincinnati since October 2007, and the fighters more than made up for lost time as seven of the 13 bouts on the card ended by knockout, capped off by Brown’s third-round finish of Silva in the main event.

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Philippou considered quitting MMA before UFC Fight Night 40 win

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 May 2014 16:05:05 +0000

CINCINNATI – After a five-fight winning streak that had him being talked about for title contention in the UFC’s middleweight division, Constantinos Philippou hit what he thought was rock bottom. That’s about the only way to describe it when he believed he had fallen far enough to think about walking away from the sport for good after back-to-back losses. But then he got the man-up treatment from his coaches.

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UFC Fight Night 40: Constantinos Philippou vs. Lorenz Larkin full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 May 2014 06:42:27 +0000

CINCINNATI – For a man that admitted he was briefly considering retirement, Constantinos Philippou (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) sure looked like he still has a lot left to offer the sport of MMA. Philippou went toe-to-toe with fellow striker Lorenz Larkin (14-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) from the opening bell, and it was quickly clear that someone was going to be falling to the canvas. As it turned out, it was Larkin, as Philippou picked up the impressive knockout win. Check out the highlights above from the fight, which aired on FOX Sports 1 from Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena. Also see UFC Fight Night 40: Matt Brown vs.

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UFC Fight Night 40 results, photos: Philippou wins firefight with Larkin

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 May 2014 04:34:13 +0000

CINCINNATI – The way Constantinos Philippou (13-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Lorenz Larkin (14-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) went at each other early, you just knew it wouldn’t last long. But as willing as Larkin was to play a dangerous game with a heavy-hitting opponent, it was Philippou who landed the decisive blow, following a hard left hand with a lights-out right to earn a knockout victory at the 3:47 mark of Round 1. The middleweight bout co-headlined today’s UFC Fight Night 40 event at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati

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10 reasons to watch UFC Fight Night 40 with Matt Brown’s upset chances at home

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 May 2014 18:22:48 +0000

The UFC returns to Cincinnati for the first time in nearly seven years with another Ohioan headliner, who despite his roots faces an uphill fight on home soil. Welterweight Matt Brown, who once trained with previous main-eventer (and Cincinnati native son) Rich Franklin, is a 2-to-1 underdog against Brazilian Erick Silva. Do bettors know something the general public doesn’t? “The Immortal” owns a six-fight winning streak at 170 pounds – no small feat in the marquee division

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