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Elvis Mutapcic on WSOF Debut: “I Want People to Know Who I Am”

BAD MMA News — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:03:54 +0000

With five straight wins and an overall 13-2 record, Elvis “The King” Mutapcic is heading into Saturday’s World Series of Fighting as one of the promotion’s premier new additions. During his current streak, Mutapcic has defeated the likes of top prospects Cezar Ferreira and Joseph Henle, and most recently he outlasted Sam Alvey for the MFC 185-pound championship in February. “It felt good to know I had enough gas in the tank to go all five rounds,” said Mutapcic of his win over Alvey. “Once in a while it’s good to test yourself, and I really had to dig down deep to finish those rounds strong

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Mark Munoz Parts Ways with Jason Miller, Hopes He Can Find His Way Out of Recent Turmoil

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:00:56 +0000

Former UFC middleweight Jason Miller and current UFC contender Mark Munoz were once the closest of friends and training partners. At one time, they even went as far as to call each other brothers. The two trained side by side at Reign, Munoz’s gym in Lake Forrest, Calif., as they battled their way up the MMA ladder as UFC employees. Over the last few weeks, Miller, who goes by the moniker “Mayhem,” has found himself behind bars on more than one occasion – three to be exact. The charges seem to stem from a relationship with a female friend that has rapidly turned sour and cost Mayhem a good portion of his time, money, and perhaps his sanity as well.

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MMA’s Great Debate Podcast: Josh Barnett, Jesse Taylor and the Best Debate in MMA

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:56:33 +0000

Courtesy of official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . MMA’s Great Debate Radio returns with a new show as Josh Barnett and World Series of Fighting’s Jesse Taylor stop by along with all new debate including talk about the recent dust-up between Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks. Today’s debate topics on the show include: The current discussion about drug testing with VADA, Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks.

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Bellator Reportedly Ready to Let Welterweight Champion Ben Askren Leave for UFC

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:31:37 +0000

It appears that Bellator MMA is ready to let welterweight champion Ben Askren walk away. At least that’s the word that company CEO Bjorn Rebney passed along to ESPN.com on Thursday. Having fought under the Bellator banner since Season 2 in 2010, Askren’s current contract was fulfilled with his most recent title defense. The welterweight champion crushed Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97 on July 31, but it evidently wasn’t enough to keep the interest of his bosses.

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UFC Tonight Moves to Fox Sports 1 on Sept. 11

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:33:05 +0000

UFC Tonight will be moving from its current home on Fox Sports 2 (formerly Fuel TV) to its more prominent sibling, Fox Sports 1, on Sept. 11. UFC Tonight host Kenny Florian announced the move on Tuesday’s show

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Former Champ Mike Brown Eager to Return to Action at UFC Fight Night 26 After Long Layoff

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 02:36:52 +0000

It wasn’t that long ago when Mike Thomas Brown sat atop the 145-pound division as champion, but a lot can change in five years. Brown (26-8) defeated then-champion Urijah Faber in November 2008 to capture the WEC featherweight title. He defended the belt twice before losing it to current UFC titleholder Jose Aldo . After losing the title, Brown went 2-3 in his next five fights. The 37-year-old American Top Team trained athlete has won his last two bouts, but hasn’t competed since May 2012. Long layoffs typically don’t benefit fighters, but Brown spent the time improving his game

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King Mo and Emanuel Newton Rematch for Bellator Interim Belt on Rampage vs. Tito PPV

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:12:12 +0000

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney promised several title fights would be part of the Rampage vs. Tito pay-per-view event slated for Nov. 2, and so far he has delivered two. The first was a rematch between current Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler and the recently re-signed Eddie Alvarez .

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USA TODAY: Invicta FC champ Cris ‘Cyborg’ books muay Thai bout at Lion Fight 11

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:15:00 +0000

(This story first appeared on usatoday.com .) With plenty of buzz about MMA fighters such as Anderson Silva and Quinton Jackson crossing over to box against Roy Jones Jr., there’s another crossover that will happen first. Former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion and current Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder Cristiane Justino will venture into the world of muay Thai. “Cyborg” has signed on to face renowned kickboxing champion Martina Jindrova at Lion Fight 11 on Sept. 20 in a fight that will air on AXS TV.

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Video: With Askren’s Bellator deal up, Rebney hopes negotiation comes naturally

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0000

The last fight on Ben Askren ‘s Bellator MMA deal is in the books, and the promotion’s welterweight champion delivered yet again with perhaps his most dominant performance to date. Now CEO Bjorn Rebney finds himself in a position he’s been in before – hoping to keep one of his champions rather than lose him to the competition. Rebney on Wednesday confirmed to MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) that Askren’s win over Andrey Koreshkov at this past week’s Bellator 97 card was the last fight on his current deal. Rebney also said he’s unsure of what steps the promotion will take in negotiations with Askren (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA), who has a standard exclusive negotiating period with Bellator built into his deal before he can seek offers from other promotions. In the past, as was the case with former lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez , Rebney waived the exclusive period and let Alvarez test the market early. He got an offer from the UFC, Bellator attempted to match it and now the entire case is tied up in the legal system with Alvarez’s side saying Bellator’s counter-offer was not a true match

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UFC 165′s Jon Jones talks about issues with ‘not relevant to me’ Daniel Cormier

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:00:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES – At UFC 165, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones is scheduled to fight Alexander Gustafsson , after which he may or may not try his hand in the heavyweight division. Although he doesn’t want to talk about it, he already has a problem with someone in that class: Daniel Cormier . Asked what he thought of Cormier’s recent request to cut the line for a shot at the light-heavy title if successful against Roy Nelson , Jones said: “DC is a guy who really wants to be famous. I don’t think he wants to work hard. I think he just wants to be famous. You can see it in his physique; you can see it in his card.” Jones then paused, obviously irked by the question. “He’s trying to get his Twitter followers up,” the 26-year-old champ said. “That’s about it.” It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where the conflict between the fighters arose, but Cormier (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been vocal about a fight against Jones (18-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), who’s been dismissive of the possibility. But that hasn’t kept Jones from taking shots at Cormier on Twitter. In May, he tweeted, “Someone ask DC when his diet starts #Wolftickets,” which prompted Cormier to offer an on-the-spot fight at 220 pounds. Today as part of the UFC’s current “World Tour” at Club Nokia at L.A.

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