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UFC Vegas 109: Dolidze vs. Hernandez live results

BAD MMA News — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 23:36:49 +0000

For the second week in a row the UFC octagon is at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The venue hosts tonight’s UFC Vegas 109 fight card headlined by a middleweight bout between No. 9 ranked Roman Dolidze and No

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Elijah Smith gave serious thought to tapping from Vince Morales’ choke at UFC Fight Night 251

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:24 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Elijah Smith beat Vince Morales with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Smith, the son of former UFC fighter Gilbert Smith, who won his promotional debut. Elijah Smith def

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UFC Fight Night 251 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Angela Hill’s $21,000 leads card

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 13:28:54 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 251 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $168,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 251 took place at the UFC Apex.

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Videos: UFC Fight Night 251 backstage winner post-fight interviews

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:50:25 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 251 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 251 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 251

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UFC Fight Night 251 pre-event facts: A historic second-generation octagon debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:42:33 +0000

The spotlight around the middleweight division continues Saturday with UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas ( ESPN+ ). One week after Dricus Du Plessis retained gold, former title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) returns for another main event when he takes on the surging Gregory Rodrigues (16-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in a five-round bout with significance for both men. For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts after UFC Fight Night 251. * * * * Jared Cannonier vs. Gregory Rodrigues

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DWCS contract winner Elijah Smith explains why it’s ‘bittersweet’ to join UFC bantamweight division

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:08:42 +0000

Elijah Smith thinks there’s no better division in the UFC currently than bantamweight, and he’s keen to make his mark in it. Smith (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is one of the newest members of the UFC roster after earning a contract on this past Tuesday’s episode of Dana White’s Contender Series.

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DWCS 72 winner Elijah Smith grateful to follow dad’s footsteps to UFC: ‘What a journey it’s been’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:06:20 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Elijah Smith made history at Dana White’s Contender Series 72. Smith (7-1) earned a UFC contract Tuesday after he defeated Aaron Tau (8-1) by unanimous decision at the UFC Apex. Smith is the son of former UFC fighter Gilbert Smith, who made two appearances on “The Ultimate Fighter” and competed once officially in the UFC. Gilbert and Elijah Smith join Randy and Ryan Couture as just the second father-son duo in UFC history.

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Dana White’s Contender Series 72: Grading the winners

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:40:29 +0000

Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series (2024) took place on Tuesday in Las Vegas, and we’re grading the winners from the five-fight card, which streamed on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex. With a simple but digestible format that has had the MMA fanbase responding, this series has shown to have legs in multiple ways while serving as a crockpot for contenders the UFC matchmakers can use to fill their roster for future events.