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‘Bellator MMA: Uncut’ behind-the-scenes series debut today on YouTube

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Fight fans are about to get a new look at Bellator MMA.

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‘Bellator MMA: Uncut’ behind-the-scenes series debut today on YouTube – MMA Junkie

Is Irishman Conor McGregor Really THAT Popular? He is in Boston! (UFC video)

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:32:43 +0000

Conor McGregor has been the name uttered by Irish fight fans for quite some time, but how does the Irishman’s home country popularity equate across the pond in the UFC in America? Well, if the reception he recieved in Boston is any indicator, McGregor is nearly as popular in America as he is on his home turf. Check out the reception Irishman Conor McGregor received at UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs.

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Every major distributor picks up FOX Sports 1 ahead of UFC Fight Night 26

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Fight fans needn’t worry about their ability to pick up the new FOX Sports 1 ahead of Saturday’s debut of the new channel.

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UFC lukewarm on potential return to Boston after UFC Fight Night 26 issues

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:30:00 +0000

It might be a little while before Boston fight fans see the UFC’s octagon in their backyard again.

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Video: UFC 163′s Ian McCall offers advice to ‘dork’ Johnson: ‘Be cooler’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Ian McCall (11-4-1 MMA, 0-2-1 UFC) likes to take momentary steps away from the drain of strategizing, and in advance of his fight at UFC 163 against Iliarde Santos (27-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), he’s got some advice for flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson . It’s direct: Be cooler. “He’s a dork, man,” McCall told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “He’s a great athlete, don’t get me wrong. He’s just socially awkward. “But he’s getting better, and I say this as advice, because it would help his career and make him more money and fans would like him more.” UFC 163 takes place Saturday at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. McCall vs. Santos opens the FX-televised preliminary-card in advance of main card fights on pay-per-view. Johnson undoubtedly won over the crowd this past Saturday at UFC on FOX 8, where he earned the first stoppage of his title reign by tapping out John Moraga in the fifth round of their title fight. UFC President Dana White awarded the champ a “Submission of the Night” bonus and said true fight fans will get behind what he does in the octagon. The event, however, reportedly drew the lowest overall ratings of the UFC’s live events on FOX, despite winning key young male demographics. There are observers who say that no matter who is at the top of the lighter-weight divisions, big ratings and pay-per-views go to bigger men. While that or may not be the case, McCall said it couldn’t hurt to have someone with that “it” factor holding the belt. That, he said, is him, or Joseph Benavidez , who Johnson beat to win the flyweight title. McCall said he and Benavidez have a likability that might help people to care about the little-man class and thus get it more attention on the pay-per-view stage. Dodson and Johnson, he said, are the kind of fighters people love to hate. “I’m not sure why people don’t like [Johnson],” McCall said.

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John Moraga’s UFC on FOX 8 fight with champ: ‘Battle with my own impatience’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:15:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) When it comes to his name recognition among MMA fans, John Moraga isn’t kidding himself. The flyweight has fought twice in the UFC, finishing his opponents inside the distance both times, but “only the hardcore fans really know who I am or have seen me fight,” Moraga told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Maybe that’s because Moraga (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a two-time All-America wrestler at Arizona State, has yet to appear on the main card of a UFC event. Instead he’s been relegated to the prelims, kicking off the show in the middle of the afternoon, when most fight fans are more concerned with gathering snacks for that evening’s festivities than they are with one no-name undercard fighter facing another on the UFC’s Facebook stream. Moraga also is a member of the UFC’s smallest weight class, which has had trouble gaining traction with fans

Fans invited to Wednesday’s UFC on FOX 8 open workouts in Seattle

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Fight fans are invited to Wednesday’s open workouts ahead of next week’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The fan and media event takes place at Seattle Center Pavilion near KeyArena in Seattle beginning at 11 a.m. PT. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and fellow UFC on FOX 8 main-card fighters John Moraga , Rory MacDonald , Jake Ellenberger , Robbie Lawler , Bobby Voelker , Liz Carmouche and Jessica Andrade will be in attendance and doing light workouts. Photo and autograph opportunities are usually available. KeyArena then plays host to the UFC on FOX 8 event on July 27

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For Spike TV, a shifting combat-sports strategy in its post-UFC era

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:15:00 +0000

If you ask Spike TV President Kevin Kay why he decided to sign a multiyear deal with a kickboxing organization, he’ll tell you it’s simple, really. There’s no detailed research behind it, no intense demographics studies. None of that. “I love kickboxing,” Kay told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “That’s the true answer.” The question is, do fight fans love it

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Reminder: Cage Warriors 56 streams Saturday on MMAjunkie.com prior to UFC 162

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:30:00 +0000

Fight fans can get a full day of MMA action on Saturday. In addition to UFC 162, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) is providing a live and free stream of Cage Warriors 56. The event takes place at The Forum in London. The main card streams live and free on MMAjunkie.com for North American fans beginning at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT (9 p.m. BST), and cagewarriors.tv streams it for international viewers

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Bellator 96′s Mo Lawal: Just need to win next three, and I’m straight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Win or lose, Muhammed Lawal will finally get to put a hugely embarrassing loss behind him. The former Strikeforce champion was an early favorite in Bellator’s Season 8 light-heavyweight tournament, where he knocked out Przemyslaw Mysiala in the opening round before meeting the resurgent Emanuel Newton in the semifinals. In one of the early year’s biggest upsets, Newton unloaded a perfectly placed spinning backfist to drop and defeat “King Mo.” Video of the Newton vs. Lawal fight remains one of the most highly trafficked stories in MMAjunkie.com history. Many fight fans took a certain type of glee in watching Lawal, who continually dropped his hands to his waist in the fight, knocked silly by the underdog. Lawal (9-2 MMA, 1-1 BFC), who’s comeback starts tonight in a Bellator 96 headliner with Seth Petruzelli (14-7 MMA, 1-1 BFC), is ready to move on. He’s also ready for his critics to have something else to talk to about

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Bellator 96′s Mo Lawal: Just need to win next three, and I’m straight – MMA Junkie