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UFC champ Demetrious Johnson knew belt wasn’t safe even before Silva loss

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0000

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) will walk into the cage next week at UFC on FOX 8 to defend his belt against challenger John Moraga (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), and already he knows one outcome of the fight in advance. Win or lose, Johnson will wind down from the rigors of fight camp by spending time with his wife and, perhaps, a new son. He’ll get back in the gym and start training, like he always does. And he’ll wait for the next fight, whether it be a title or non-title fight, name opponent or otherwise. Keep the belt or not, he’s resolved to both possibilities. “So far, it’s kept me to a point where if I lose the belt, I don’t go into deep depression,” Johnson told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “You have fighters that say, ‘There’s no way I’m going to lose this fight.’ Then when they do lose, ‘Oh my god, I lost.’ “I don’t need to do that.

UFC champ Demetrious Johnson knew belt wasn’t safe even before Silva loss – MMA Junkie

UFC 162: Mark Munoz vs. Tim Boetsch full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 10:50:00 +0000

Check out the video highlights as Mark Munoz (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) returned from nearly a yearlong layoff – and a battle with depression – to dominate Tim Boetsch (16-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) for a unanimous decision victory. The bout took place Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view. For more on UFC 162 , stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site. Also check out: Edit this article

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USA TODAY: MMAjunkie.com’s under-the-radar fights to watch at UFC 162

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 18:30:00 +0000

(This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) In addition to the other fights discussed in today’s USA TODAY/MMAjunkie.com UFC 162 coverage, several matchups are flying under the radar. Here are the MMAjunkie.com staff’s favorites: STEVEN MARROCCO, STAFF REPORTER ( @MMAjunkieSteven ) FIGHT: Tim Boetsch vs. Mark Munoz TV: Pay-per-view main card, 10 p.m. ET NEED TO KNOW: Although stylistically different, Boetsch (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Munoz (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) have walked parallel paths in the middleweight division the last three years. Both won four in a row before a loss silenced talk of title contention. Munoz, a standout wrestler with solid striking, hopes to resuscitate his career after struggling with injuries and depression.

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Video: Mark Munoz seeing things in different light for UFC 162 vs. Tim Boetsch

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Mark Munoz sees his life through “different lenses” moving into his next fight, which follows a months-long battle with depression. The 35-year-old UFC middleweight not only has a better sense of his psyche, but what others in his profession go through in the peaks and valleys that accompany an MMA career. “Before, when I saw people going through depression, I thought, ‘Man, they just need to suck it up,’” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “Now, I’m a guy that has compassion [for] people, because it’s real, and you don’t know what kind of circumstances that are going on in their life.” Munoz (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), who’s scheduled to meet Tim Boetsch (16-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) at UFC 162, spiraled downward after a loss to Chris Weidman at UFC on FUEL TV 4. Injuries then put him on the shelf for nearly a year and cost him a No. 1 contender bout. Unable to train, he ballooned to 260 pounds . “I was like ‘Fat Bastard’ in ‘Austin Powers,’” he joked. UFC 162 takes place July 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.