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Sam Patterson: I’m glad I earned UFC contract, but ‘I cannot wait to show how good I really am’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 01:02:58 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Sam Patterson thinks he only showed a fraction of what he’s capable of at Dana White’s Contender Series 56 . That’s because the Brit faced adversity when he was hurt early in his fight against Vinicius Cenci at the UFC Apex on Tuesday, before turning things around and getting the second-round submission to earn a UFC deal. “The pressure of tonight, maybe that was the factor in the performance, but me and my team know how good I am,” Patterson told reporters, including MMA Junkie. “That wasn’t up to standard, let’s say, on my part, and I can’t wait.

DWCS 56 winner Rafael Estevam: ‘With me, you’re gonna need an extra tank of gas’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 23:59:34 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Rafael Ramos Estevam had no problem matching Joao Elias’ early intensity at Dana White’s Contender Series 56 . In a scrappy back-and-forth battle, Estevam (11-0) finished Elias by TKO in the second round , wearing him out with some ground-and-pound. Elias threatened with a lot of aggressive submission attempts early, but Estevam said he never once felt in danger.

UFC contract winner Jack Jenkins admits Contender Series experience was a ‘pressure cooker’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:50:40 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Although Jack Jenkins dominated at Dana White’s Contender Series 56 , he was entirely happy with his performance. Jenkins (10-2) bloodied and battered Freddy Emiliano Linares to score a third-round TKO at the UFC Apex on Tuesday, which earned him a UFC deal. The Australian prospect said he would have liked to show off more of his striking, but the pressure of a hectic fight week got to him. “Huge week of emotions,” Jenkins told reporters, including MMA Junkie, on Tuesday. “I just caught Dana for a couple of minutes out in the back and just sort of spoke about the performance and said, ‘Mate, it was such a pressure cooker this week.’ I had some troubles getting a visa, so we ended up flying in late

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UFC contract winner Jack Jenkins admits Contender Series experience was a ‘pressure cooker’ – MMA Junkie

Dana White says ‘it’s a little too soon’ for Kevin Holland to retire, chalks up post to emotions

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 19:40:29 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White doesn’t think Kevin Holland genuinely meant he wanted to retire. After getting quickly submitted by Khamzat Chimaev in a 180-pound catchweight bout at UFC 279 earlier this month, Holland (23-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) posted on social media that he was done with the sport, saying “I’m out.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by kevin holland (@trailblaze2top) But White thinks Holland spoke out of frustration. The 29-year-old, who was MMA Junkie’s 2020 Male Fighter of the Year , has shown moments of brilliance throughout his career but struggled against some of the top grapplers in the UFC. “I’m really close to this kid, and I like him a lot,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters Tuesday at the UFC Apex

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Mateus Mendonca sends message after quick DWCS 56 KO: ‘The problem has arrived’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 18:15:04 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Mateus Mendonca was quick to impress at Dana White’s Contender Series 56 . Mendonca (10-0) needed just 48 seconds to knock out CES MMA champion Ashiek Ajim with a blitzing combination that earned him a UFC deal on Tuesday at the UFC Apex.

Bo Nickal won’t hate on Raul Rosas Jr. directly inking UFC deal: ‘I’m on my own path’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:39:14 +0000

Raul Rosas Jr. may have stolen some of Bo Nickal ’s hype on Dana White’s Contender Series, but the standout wrestler thinks there’s room for everyone. Nickal (2-0) came in as one of the most highly touted prospects in recent memory at DWCS 49, but his quick TKO of Zachary Borrego more than a month ago wasn’t enough for a UFC deal. Instead, Nickal has been given another opportunity on the show when he meets Donovan Beard at DWCS 56 on Tuesday. Rosas (6-0), on the other hand, was awarded a UFC deal a week ago when he defeated Mando Gutierrez by unanimous decision at DWCS 55, making him, at 17, the youngest fighter ever signed by the promotion

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Bo Nickal won’t hate on Raul Rosas Jr. directly inking UFC deal: ‘I’m on my own path’ – MMA Junkie