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Israel Adesanya reacts to Khamzat Chimaev becoming middleweight champion

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:34:17 +0000

Following his win at UFC 319, Khamzat Chimaev received mixed reviews from fighters and fans. However, the one-sided display from Chimaev earned the praises of Israel Adesanya . While everybody knew of his talent, many believed that one of the major vulnerabilities of ‘Borz’ was his five-round cardio.

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Jon Jones officially retires, Tom Aspinall new UFC heavyweight champion

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:00:21 +0000

The long saga surrounding Jon Jones has finally come to an end, following Dana White ‘s announcement of his retirement earlier today.

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White: Josh Barnett dominant, but Mir stoppage was UFC 164′s lone disappointment

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 20:00:00 +0000

MILWAUKEE – Josh Barnett proved the superior and better-equipped fighter, but his stoppage win over Frank Mir was the lone disappointment at Saturday’s UFC 164 event.

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‘Babalu’ Sobral on retirement: ‘My body cannot continue to do this anymore’

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

If Renato Sobral has one regret about his final MMA fight, it’s that he couldn’t make his body do what it used to. “Babalu,” a 16-year MMA vet who’s long been one of the sport’s most recognizable names, announced his retirement on Wednesday following a TKO loss to Jacob Noe at Bellator 96. After the Spike TV-televised defeat, which saw Sobral battered but refusing to give up until the referee did it for him, the teary-eyed Brazilian discussed the disappointment and bittersweet feelings. “It’s kind of highly emotional for me to talk about this right now, but I think maybe I’ve been in the cage more than everybody in this room here,” he said. “I lived the life. That’s what I want to say. I have no regrets.

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Mixed Martial Arts Stalls Out in New York Once Again; UFC CEO Blames Union Interference

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:32:27 +0000

The UFC ’s attempt to legalize professional mixed martial arts in the state of New York has once again stalled in the state’s Assembly. DailyNews.com reported late Tuesday night that the bill to legalize mixed martial arts, after passing overwhelming in the Senate, once again would not be brought to the floor for a vote by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver before the current legislative session ends. The embattled speaker said more than 40 of 104 Assembly Dems opposed the measure, DailyNews.com noted. The bill dying in the dust once again, led UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta to issue the following statement, critical of the Culinary Union: “While our disappointment cannot be overstated, our commitment to seeing New York legalize the fastest growing sport in the nation and the world is intact and undeterred. We continue to strongly believe that legalizing and regulating MMA in New York is the right thing for the state economically, the right thing for the millions of fans in New York and the right thing for the safety and benefit of the thousands of professional and amateur MMA athletes across the state. “This year’s new, absurd, offensive, and completely erroneous charge used to justify the defeat of MMA legislation was that MMA is anti-woman and leads to domestic violence. This is a deception fabricated by a Las Vegas union that is recklessly and callously trying to use an important societal issue to try and punish the UFC. It isn’t honest and doesn’t work. “It doesn’t work because our business is not harmed by not being in New York, as much as we would like to be there for our fans and for the arenas, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses which would see substantial economic benefits from the legalization of MMA in New York.

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