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Video: Watch the action-packed RFA 12 video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:32:06 +0000

A pair of titles were on the line Friday at RFA 12, and when things had wrapped, two fighters were making a push to get the call from the UFC. In the RFA 12 main event, Brian Ortega (8-0) took a split decision from Keoni Koch (5-1) to claim the promotion’s vacant featherweight title. The co-main event, though, was a little more clear cut as bantamweight champion Pedro Munhoz (10-0) lived up to his heavy favorite status with a 41-second submission win over Billy Daniels (7-1). Ortega stayed unbeaten with a pair of 49-46 scores, while Koch, the older brother of the UFC’s Erik Koch, suffered his first loss. He got one 49-46 score of his own in a fight that featured momentum swings and several solid submission attempts on each side

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RFA 12 results: Ortega edges Koch for 145 title, Munhoz defends at 135

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:13:23 +0000

Brian Ortega (8-0) and Keoni Koch (5-1) gave the fans everything they wanted and more in the RFA 12 main event, fighting hard for 25 minutes to determine which man would go home with the vacant Resurrection Fighting Alliance featherweight title. The headlining bout, which took place at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and aired on AXS TV, saw Ortega outpoint Koch by split decision over five rounds in a close and highly competitive affair. It was a grappling and submission-heavy contest, with both men having their high points and coming close to the finish. In the end it was Ortega who was a step ahead for most of the fight and got the better of the exchanges. On multiple occasions Ortega nearly finished the fight, but Koch refused to give up and competed valiantly until the final bell. The pre-Ortega crowd stood strong behind the local fighter, and in the end left satisfied, as “T-City” emerged victorious.

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Keoni Koch meets Brian Ortega for featherweight title at RFA 12

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:07:59 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance will crown its first featherweight champion next month in Los Angeles. RFA 12 will be headlined by a 145-pound title fight between a pair of unbeatens in Brian Ortega (7-0) and Keoni Koch (5-0). The promotion recently announced the event and headliner. RFA 12 takes place Jan

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UFC on FUEL TV 10 results: Daniel Sarafian powers past Eddie Mendez with choke

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:40:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – In just his second UFC bout, Daniel Sarafian fought like he had dinner reservations he didn’t want to miss. After quickly taking Eddie Mendez to the mat, Sarafian wasted no time in locking up an arm-triangle choke from mount for the submission victory. The middleweight bout was part of today’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook. Sarafian began setting up the choke soon after the fight hit the mat, then moved from half-guard to mount to finish it off.

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Mark Munoz training hookup helped spur on Eddie Mendez for UFC on FUEL TV 10

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Eddie Mendez has been to a few gyms. But there was something about Reign MMA that just felt like home. When UFC veteran Mark Munoz welcomed him with open arms, it went a long way for the California-based middleweight. Mendez (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his UFC debut tonight against Daniel Sarafian (7-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC on FUEL TV 10. UFC on FUEL TV 10 takes place today at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The main card airs on FUEL TV (8 p.m. ET) following prelims on Facebook (5:10 p.m.). Mendez will be fighting for the first time in more than a year, but he does have some big-show experience with a split-decision win over Fernando Gonzalez for Strikeforce in December 2011.

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Radio (noon ET): Sarafian, High, Wilkinson, Mendez, Smith, WSOF call

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:25:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC on FUEL TV 10 fighters Daniel Sarafian , Jason High , Mike Wilkinson , Eddie Mendez and Anthony Smith . We also stream the WSOF 3 media call with Josh Burkman , Jon Fitch , Jacob Volkmann , Lyle Beerbohm and Ray Sefo . MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9 a.m.-noon PT) live from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio , or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV

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