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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for February: An absolutely sick spinning kick

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:56:24 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best knockouts from February 2018: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for February. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 Yoel Romero (13-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) picked up a championship-caliber win, but due to missing weight, he didn’t have a title to show for it after finishing Luke Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in brutal fashion.

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Fight Nights Global boss promises 2018 events in U.S. and Brazil

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:42:38 +0000

While Russia’s Fight Nights Global has largely focused on the promotion’s domestic market, that’s going to change in 2018. Doubling down on previous claims , Fight Nights Global President Kamil Gadzhiev said the promotion is planning on holding events in both the U.S. and Brazil in the upcoming year. Following this past week’s Fight Nights Global 83 event in Russia, Gadzhiev said the company is going forward with plans for aggressive international expansion. “We started already in Moscow,” Gadzhiev said

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Video: Akhmed Aliev’s brutal wheel-kick knockout ends Fight Nights Global 83 main event

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:56:54 +0000

The “Butcher” claimed another victim, this time via highlight-reel finish. In the main event of today’s Fight Nights Global 83 event, Russia’s Akhmed Aliev (17-4) claimed the promotion’s lightweight title with a third-round knockout of Magomedsaygid Alibekov (9-1). The spinning wheel kick left Alibekov stiff on the floor, and both Aliev and referee Marc Goddard immediately rushed in to tend to the fighter, signaling an end to the main event at State Central Concert Hall Rossiya in Moscow. Aliev now owns a seven-fight winning streak and is 14-1 in his past 15 appearances

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Video: Watch today’s Fight Nights Global 83 event live from Moscow

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:08:45 +0000

Killing time at work on a Thursday? How about an 11-fight card live from Russia to help get you through the day? Today’s Fight Nights Global 83 event streams live on Russian social media site VK.com beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. In the main event, undefeated lightweight champ Magomedsaygid Alibekov (9-0) puts his title on the line against fellow Russian Akhmed Aliev (16-4), who carries a six-fight winning streak into the matchup, include recent wins over UFC vets Diego Brandao and Efrain Escudero. In the co-feature, submission specialists Liana Jojua (5-2) and Marina Mokhnatkina (4-0) meet for the honor of becoming the promotion’s first women’s bantamweight champion.

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Video: Watch today’s Fight Nights Global 83 event live from Moscow (10:30 a.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:56:27 +0000

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BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:52:28 +0000

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Thursday’s Fight Nights Global 83 set to stream free from Moscow

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:24:48 +0000

Thursday’s “Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev” will stream live and free, promotion officials told MMAjunkie following today’s official weigh-ins. The event streams live on Russian social media site VK.com beginning at 10 a.m. ET

Full fight video: Is Marina Mokhnatkina Russia’s Ronda Rousey?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:32:53 +0000

Sure, invoking the name of Ronda Rousey can easily be seen as a bit of a gimmick, but with four wins in less than six minutes of total cage time, Marina Mokhnatkina may be worthy of a comparison. Like, Rousey, Mokhnatkina established herself at the highest level of a single discipline – in her case, sambo rather than judo. At 29, Mokhnatkina is a six-time Russian champion, two-time European champion and, most importantly, a four-time world champion, which is the highest level of the sport, with sambo not recognized as an Olympic sport. Mokhnatkina is now focused on MMA, and she turned pro in June 2016 and quickly racked up four first-round submission wins – two by armbar, one by Achilles lock and, most recently, a kneebar. On Feb

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Fight Nights Global turns eyes to U.S. market, promises different approach than previous Russian attempts

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 23:41:49 +0000

In 2017, Fight Nights Global successfully hosted 25 events in and around the company’s Russian base. However, moving into the new year, the promotion is massively broadening its horizons – and that includes events in the U.S. The promotion isn’t the first Russian organization to eye the market, but Fight Nights Global President Kamil Gadzhiev believes the company’s vision will prove the most successful to date. “In my opinion, the key mistake of all Russian companies which have tried to do something in the American market is that they haven’t started thinking globally,” Gadzhiev told MMAjunkie. “They tried to change the location but didn’t change the mentality

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Inaugural women’s bantamweight title on line at Fight Nights Global 83

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 01:46:24 +0000

Russia’s Fight Nights Global has announced the complete 11-bout lineup for this month’s Fight Nights Global 83 in Moscow, and a pair of titles are on the line in the featured bouts. “Fight Nights Global 83: Alibekov vs. Aliev” takes place Feb. 22 at State Central Concert Hall Rossiya and streams live via online pay-per-view at FightGlobe.com .

Inaugural women’s bantamweight title on line at Fight Nights Global 83 – MMA Junkie