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UFC’s Fares Ziam explains why he prefers one more fight before top-15 opponent

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:31:47 +0000

Fares Ziam was honest in his assessment of where he stands in the UFC lightweight division. Ziam (17-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) notched his fifth-straight win less than two weeks ago when he defeated Mike Davis by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 250 in Riyadh. The 27-year-old has shown vast improvements in his all-around game during his winning streak, but still wants to tweak some things before taking on the upper echelon of the division. “For me, I need maybe one more fight before I go top 15 because I did some mistakes in the Mike Davis fight,” Ziam told MMA Junkie. “I want to be ready for the top 15 because I know when you enter in the top 15, it’s to stay.

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Broken hand forced Fares Ziam to shift game plan in UFC Saudi Arabia win over Mike Davis

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:54:46 +0000

Fares Ziam beat Mike Davis with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Take a look inside the fight with Ziam, who won for the fifth straight time and seventh time in eight fights. Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis Result: Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Updated records: Ziam (17-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Davis (11-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) Key stats: Ziam stuffed seven of Davis’ eight takedown attempts and landed four of his own for more than 7 minutes of control time – and was 58 for 83 in his striking attempts before his broken hand. Fares Ziam def

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UFC Fight Night 250 post-event facts: Israel Adesanya’s career hits uncharted territory

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 23:31:15 +0000

The UFC’s second visit to Saudi Arabia produced some meaningful results as UFC Fight Night 250 took place Saturday from ANB Arena in Riyadh. In the main event, Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) got his breakthrough win as a middleweight contender when he halted former two-time divisional kingpin Israel Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) with a second-round knockout . For more on the numbers to come out of the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 250. * * * *

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UFC Fight Night 250 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Israel Adesanya leads card

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:57:46 +0000

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 250 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,500. 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 250 took place at ANB Arena. The entire card streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC Fight Night 250 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: * * * * Nassourdine Imavov : $11,000 def. Israel Adesanya : $16,000 Michael Page : $4,000 def.

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Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam prediction, pick, start time for UFC Fight Night 250

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 03:40:37 +0000

Mike Davis and Fares Ziam meet Saturday in the UFC Fight Night 250 main card opener at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 3-2 UFC main cards, 2024: 6-5 Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam UFC Fight Night 250 preview Davis (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) enters his first fight of the year as a winner of four straight. Following a setback against former title challenger Gilbert Burns, “Beast Boy” has finished Tomas Gifford and Natan Levy, while adding decision wins over Mason Jones and Viacheslav Borshchev. … Ziam (16-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) also comes into this matchup as a winner of his last four.

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UFC Fight Night 250 pre-event facts: Israel Adesanya on cusp of unprecedented three-fight skid

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:11:22 +0000

The UFC kicks off a stacked February schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 250 , which takes place at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and streams on ESPN+ . Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) returns to the octagon in the main event for his first non-title bout in nearly six years. He will take on surging contender Nassourdine Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who look to elevate his name into title contention with a win over “The Last Stylebender.” For more on the numbers around the headliner, we all as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts for UFC Fight Night 250.

MMA Junkie’s 2024 Knockout of the Year: Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje at UFC 300

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:30:37 +0000

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January to December. Here are the top five and the winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Year award for 2024. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for Knockout of the Year. * * * * Honorable mentions

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Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam booked for UFC Fight Night 250 in Saudi Arabia

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 23:56:59 +0000

Rising lightweights will square off at UFC Fight Night 250. Mike Davis takes on Fares Ziam Feb. 1 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Davis publicly confirmed the matchup on social media, and a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from MMA Mania . Winner of four straight, Davis (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) returned from 17-month layoff to submit Natan Levy at UFC Fight Night 239 in March. His lone octagon loss came to former title challenger Gilbert Burns in his short-notice UFC debut.

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MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for September: Fares Ziam shuts off Matt Frevola with all-time knee

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 01:44:25 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from September 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for September. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * Nominees

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