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Joe Warren on Nick Kirk: “He’s Just a Body That’s in Front Me to Put a Hole Through”

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:00:24 +0000

Heading into his scheduled fight earlier this month against Nick Kirk in the semifinals of the Bellator bantamweight tournament on Sept. 7, Joe Warren’s path took an unexpected turn. Literally on his way to catch his airplane to fly to the event in Connecticut, Warren was told the fight was in jeopardy due to an issue with his pre-fight medical exam

Joe Warren on Nick Kirk: “He’s Just a Body That’s in Front Me to Put a Hole Through” – MMA Weekly

UFC Fight Night 28′s Ryan Bader says scouting trip, fan doubt, fueled his prep

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:30:00 +0000

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – Breaking training camp to fly 12,000 miles round trip isn’t generally common practice for an athlete. But for Ryan Bader, what could have been a difficult challenge wound up being what he feels is a huge benefit.

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UFC Fight Night 28′s Ryan Bader says scouting trip, fan doubt, fueled his prep – MMA Junkie

Guillard dedicates UFC on FOX 8 to recently passed grandmother, ailing sister

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:15:00 +0000

UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard (30-12-2 MMA, 11-7 UFC) has a lot on his mind leading into his next fight, and it’s not about his departure earlier this year from the Blackzilians MMA team in Florida. Guillard’s grandmother passed away on Monday, and he said his sister is scheduled to have brain surgery four days after this weekend’s UFC on FOX 8 event, where he faces Mac Danzig (30-12-2 MMA, 11-8 UFC) on the event’s FX-televised preliminary-card at KeyArena in Seattle. Win or lose at the event, Guillard will fly to Florida to reunite with his wife, whom he hasn’t seen since April, and then go to New Orleans to see his sister through her procedure. Guillard said he remains focused despite recent challenges and said he’s dedicating his fight to his family. “Those things only make me stronger,” he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). It’s been a tough year for “The Young Assassin,” who left the Blackzilians after back-to-back losses in the octagon. He was then blocked from returning to his former team at Jackson-Winkeljohn’s MMA and went to court on a pair of assault charges from 2010. In April, Guillard moved into the basement of a fighter house at the Grudge Training Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo., to get his career back on track

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