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Legacy FC 56 results: Steven Peterson puts Manny Vazquez to sleep to claim bantamweight belt

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 05:05:31 +0000

Steven Peterson Steven Peterson (14-4) claimed his sixth consecutive victory, and in it came in dramatic fashion and saw him earn Legacy FC’s bantamweight title by choking out former champ Manny Vazquez (9-2). The contest served as the main event of Friday’s Legacy FC 56 event, which took place at The Bomb Factory in Dallas and aired on AXS TV. Peterson was aggressive to start, firing heavy shots as he walked forward. Vazquez eventually brought the fight to the floor with a trip and then shucked off a guillotine attempt and settled in top position. Peterson went back to the choke but again couldn’t finish, though he found some offensive success again when the fight went back to the feet

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Legacy FC 56 set for June 24 in Dallas with Manny Vazquez vs. Steven Peterson headliner

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 May 2016 03:33:57 +0000

Legacy FC bantamweight champion Manny Vazquez puts his title on the line against Steven Peterson in the headlining bout of Legacy FC 56. Legacy FC officials recently announced the matchup and that the event will take place June 24 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas. As with all Legacy FC events, the night’s main card airs on AXS TV. “We are extremely excited to not only return to Dallas, but to return featuring an amazing bantamweight title fight, a stacked card and an absolutely great new location,” Legacy FC President Mick Maynard stated. “This event will truly be ‘an event.’ The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum will be a blast.” Vazquez (8-1) looks to defend his title for the first time since earning the title at February’s Legacy FC 51 event

Legacy FC 56 set for June 24 in Dallas with Manny Vazquez vs. Steven Peterson headliner – MMA Junkie

45 post-event facts about ‘UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 01:30:33 +0000

While “UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks” was a monumental event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UFC, the result of the main event has soured the seminal show in the eyes of many. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre hung on to his belt by the skin of his teeth inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, taking a hotly contested split decision over challenger Johny Hendricks

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UFC 167 results, photos, gifs: Well-rounded Erik Perez rebounds against Edwin Figueroa

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:29:29 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Erik Perez was in need of a rebound fight following the first loss of his UFC career. Consider the job done against Edwin Figueroa . Perez landed eight takedowns and put a well-rounded attack into place over the course of 15 minutes to get a unanimous-decision sweep of the judges’ scorecards. The bantamweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 167 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

UFC 167 results, photos, gifs: Well-rounded Erik Perez rebounds against Edwin Figueroa – MMA Junkie

Two New Bouts Added to UFC 167 Fight Card

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 06:08:36 +0000

Two new bouts have been added to the UFC 167 fight card. Middleweights Ed Herman and Rafael Natal will face off while bantamweights Edwin Figueroa and Erik Perez will meet on Nov. 16. UFC officials announced the match-ups on Monday

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Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez added to November’s UFC 167 event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:00:00 +0000

A bantamweight matchup between Erik Perez and Edwin Figueroa has been added to November’s UFC 167 event.

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UFC 165 Fight Card Complete with Alex Caceres vs. Roland Delorme

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:20:46 +0000

A bantamweight match-up between former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Alex Careres and Roland Delorme has been added to UFC 165, finalizing the fight card with 13 bouts. Caceres (8-5, 1 no contest) appeared on the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter as a lightweight. Following the conclusion of the show, he moved to the featherweight division. After losing his first two fights in the UFC , Caceres dropped down to the bantamweight division. He won three of his first four fights in the new weight class, defeating Cole Escovedo, Damacio Page and Motonobu Tezuka. His one loss in the 135-pound division was by split decision to Edwin Figueroa.

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UFC 161 Medical Suspensions: Rashad Evans Among Fighters Receiving Indefinite Suspension

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:01:37 +0000

The UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson medical suspensions were released to MMAWeekly.com Tuesday by the Manitoba Combative Sports Commission. Every fighter on the card received a mandatory 14-day medical suspension, but several others are out indefinitely until they gain medical clearance. Main event fighter Rashad Evans is among the fighters that are out of action indefinitely. UFC 161 took place Saturday, June 15, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. UFC 161 Medical Suspensions: Rashad Evans: Suspended indefinitely Dan Henderson: Suspended 14 days Stipe Miocic: Suspended 14 days Roy Nelson: Suspended 14 days Ryan Jimmo: Suspended indefinitely Igor Pokrajac: Suspended 14 days Alexis Davis: Suspended 14 days Rosi Sexton: Suspended 14 days Pat Barry: Suspended indefinitely Shawn Jordan: Suspended 14 days Jake Shields: Suspended 14 days Tyron Woodley: Suspended 14 days James Kruse: Suspended indefinitely Sam Stout: Suspended indefinitely Sean Pierson: Suspended 14 days Kenny Robertson: Suspended 14 days Roland Delorme: Suspended 14 days Edwin Figueroa: Suspended indefinitely Mitch Clarke: Suspended 14 days John Maguire: Suspended 14 days Yves Jabouin: Suspended 14 days Dustin Pague: Suspended indefinitely Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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UFC 161 results/photos: Roland Delorme survives Edwin Figueroa, gets decision

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:30:00 +0000

WINNIPEG – “The Ultimate Fighter 14″ veteran Roland Delorme did enough to earn a decision win in front of a hometown crowd, but the scrappy Edwin Figueroa made him work for every minute of his win. Delorme’s grappling was the deciding factor despite Figueroa’s stubborn refusal to be finished on the mat. The bantamweight bout was part of today’s UFC 161 event at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. It aired on FX after additional prelims on Facebook and ahead of a pay-per-view main card. Delorme was all over Figueroa from the opening bell while threatening with a rear-naked choke

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UFC 161′s Edwin Figueroa: ‘I did the worst thing a fighter can do’

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

Before he engaged in a rock ‘em, sock ‘em slugfest with Francisco Rivera at UFC 156, Edwin Figueroa said he did the worst thing a fighter can do. He got complacent. Figueroa, who fought recent bantamweight title challenger Michael McDonald to a unanimous decision that earned “Fight of the Night” honors, rebounded from that UFC-debut loss with back-to-back wins over Jason Reinhardt and Alex Caceres . But then came the fight with Rivera. Figueroa knocked him down early and had the upper hand, but Rivera stormed back in the second round and delivered Figueroa a TKO loss. The fight narrowly lost out on “Fight of the Night” honors (to the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar headliner), and despite the defeat, Figueroa was congratulated for his work. But he didn’t want to hear the praise.

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