BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » danny downes https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Duke Roufus responds to team members’ allegations, as other fighters chime in https://www.badmma.com/duke-roufus-responds-to-team-members-allegations-as-other-fighters-chime-in.html https://www.badmma.com/duke-roufus-responds-to-team-members-allegations-as-other-fighters-chime-in.html#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:48:27 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/duke-roufus-responds-to-team-members-allegations-as-other-fighters-chime-in.html Duke Roufus A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story about the death of Roufusport amateur kickboxer Dennis Munson Jr. set off a firestorm of criticism aimed at head coach Duke Roufus this weekend, as former fighters such as UFC women’s strawweight Rose Namajunas  and former UFC fighter Eric Schafer  described a toxic atmosphere of abuse, both verbal and physical, at the Milwaukee gym that serves as the home to top fighters such as UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, among others. Now Roufus is speaking out, telling MMAjunkie that he was surprised at the allegations that Namajunas, Schafer and others posted on social media and on The Underground Sunday night, in part because such accusations are rarely leveled at him in person. “You know, when I see Rose and (former UFC fighter) Pat Barry , they don’t seem disgruntled,” Roufus said. “They’re very nice to me. Pat asked me advice at the last Glory (kickboxing) event.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/duke-roufus-responds-to-team-members-allegations-as-other-fighters-chime-in.html/feed 0 Trading Shots: Downes and Fowlkes on brawls, draws, and questionable sequels https://www.badmma.com/trading-shots-downes-and-fowlkes-on-brawls-draws-and-questionable-sequels.html https://www.badmma.com/trading-shots-downes-and-fowlkes-on-brawls-draws-and-questionable-sequels.html#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 01:26:19 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/trading-shots-downes-and-fowlkes-on-brawls-draws-and-questionable-sequels.html On the heels of one of the best heavyweight fights in recent memory at UFC Fight Night 33 , MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and former WEC and UFC fighter Danny Downes put their heads together to see if they can’t figure out what it does (and doesn’t) mean for two gutsy big men to slug their way to a majority draw. Fowlkes: Danny, it’s been two days now and I still kind of can’t believe that fight that Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva put on. At least some of my enjoyment of it stems from lowered expectations going in

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