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UFC Fight Night 244 pre-event facts: Brad Tavares set to break Michael Bisping’s longtime record

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:39:17 +0000

The UFC begins its final stretch of events at the UFC Apex this year Saturday with UFC Fight Night 244 in Las Vegas, which streams on ESPN+ . A key flyweight matchup is set to headline the card. Former title challenger Brandon Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will clash with undefeated Japanese sensation Tatsuro Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round bout with title contention stakes. For more on the numbers, check out MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 244. * * * * Brandon Royval vs.

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UFC Fight Night 244 pre-event facts: Brad Tavares set to break Michael Bisping’s longtime record – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 239 post-event facts: What do Gerald Meerschaert and Royce Gracie have in common?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:40:00 +0000

UFC Fight Night 239 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex, and it was a submission-heavy event in Las Vegas. The last of six submission stoppages on the card came in the main event, in which Marcin Tybura (25-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC) survived an early storm to choke Tai Tuivasa (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) unconscious in the opening round of the heavyweight bout.

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UFC Fight Night 239 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Ovince Saint Preux leads with $21,000

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:58:02 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 239 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $189,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 239 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+

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UFC Fight Night 239 video: Jaqueline Amorim overcomes referee-induced confusion to tap Cory McKenna

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:23:43 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Jaqueline Amorim made quick work of Cory McKenna at UFC Fight Night 239 on Saturday, even with some confusion mid-submission. An IBJJF champion, Amorim (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC ) picked up another submission when she armbarred McKenna (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC ) for a tap at 1:38 of Round 1 in the strawweight bout at the UFC Apex. It was the fourth-fastest submission in divisional history. Despite the fight’s brevity, Amorim locked in a deep submission twice in the same sequence

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Cory McKenna glad to show some new wrinkles in 15-minute win at UFC Fight Night 216

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 22:11:41 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Cory McKenna beat Cheyanne Vlismas with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 216 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with McKenna, who won for the second straight time.

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UFC Fight Night 216 video: Hear from each winner backstage

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:54:19 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 216 takes place Saturday with 13 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 216 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216 .

UFC Fight Night 216 pre-event facts: Drew Dober can tie Dustin Poirier’s lightweight KO record

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:11:08 +0000

The UFC will put a bow on its 2022 calendar Saturday with UFC Fight Night 216 , which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. A matchup of middleweight contenders will mark the final UFC bout of the year. Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) and Sean Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) will attempt to rebound from their July losses when they meet in a five-round bout that will put the winner back on the title path. For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC Fight Night 216.

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UFC Fight Night 216 pre-event facts: Drew Dober can tie Dustin Poirier’s lightweight KO record – MMA Junkie

Young Blood: The 17 youngest fighters on the current UFC roster

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:48:20 +0000

When Dana White offered Raul Rosas Jr. a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, he made history .

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for August: A 64-second heel hook

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:10:05 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominees

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Cory McKenna reacts to becoming first woman in UFC history to land Von Flue choke

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 22:47:35 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Cory McKenna made history at UFC on ESPN 40 . McKenna (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) became the first woman in UFC history to earn a Von Flue choke submission when she tapped out Miranda Granger (7-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC) in Round 2 this past Saturday at the UFC Apex. The Team Alpha MMA fighter talked reporters through the finish at the post-fight news conference. “At first I was like, ‘Oh, OK, I’m here, I’ll give it a try. Worst case I get out of her clinging onto my neck,’” McKenna told MMA Junkie and other reporters.

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