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Joseph Benavidez Gets Another Crack at Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson at TUF 18 Finale

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 03:56:26 +0000

The UFC ’s champions are getting busy. With nearly every champion in the promotion already lined up for a fight or just coming off of a defense, that left UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson as the only titleholder sitting idly by, waiting for his next defense. Johnson is no longer waiting, as UFC president Dana White announced via UFC Tonight on Wednesday that Demetrious Johnson would put his belt on the line in a rematch against Joseph Benavidez at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale . Johnson (18-2-1) is fresh off of his UFC on Fox 8 main event victory over John Moraga in September in July.

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UFC on FOX 8 drug test results

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 23:45:00 +0000

All fighters who underwent drug testing at this past month’s UFC on FOX 8 event successfully passed their tests. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the results with the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw the network-televised event. UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at Seattle’s KeyArena. In the headliner, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his title with a submission win over John Moraga . In addition to Johnson and Moraga, other tested fighters included main-card competitors Rory MacDonald and Jessica Andrade , as well as preliminary-card fighters Mac Danzig , Daron Cruickshank , Ed Herman , Germaine de Randamie , Aaron Riley and Yaotzin Meza . Six were winning fighters, and four were losing competitors.

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Ross Pearson vs. Melvin Guillard in UFC Fight Night Co-Main Event on Fox Sports 2

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 07:36:28 +0000

Fresh off of a victory at the recent UFC on Fox 8 in Seattle, Melvin Guillard has agreed to step into the UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Munoz co-main event to square off with Ross Pearson . The bout was announced on UFC Tonight on Tuesday night. UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Munoz will be the first live UFC event on Fox Sports 2, which is a re-branding of Fuel TV that launches alongside Fox Sports 1 on Aug.

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Melvin Guillard vs. Ross Pearson booked for UFC Fight Night 29 in Manchester

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:30:00 +0000

A lightweight matchup and potential slugfest has been added to the UFC’s return to England. UFC officials announced on Tuesday’s new edition of “UFC Tonight” that Melvin Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC) and Ross Pearson (15-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will meet at an Oct. 26 UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The contest serves as the co-main event of a card that sees Michael Bisping face Mark Munoz in the main event. The main card airs on FOX Sports 2 followig prelims that stream on Facebook. Guillard looks to build on the strength of a “Knockout of the Night” win over Mac Danzig at July’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The much-needed result helped Guillard snap out of a 1-4 slump and once again showed the potential the 30-year-old slugger always packs in his back pocket

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Through the Past Darkly: Reflections on UFC 163

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:45:00 +0000

I’m sitting here at my desk on Monday morning with two tabs open on my Internet browser. One shows the fight card for the UFC on FOX 8 event, which was free on network TV here in the States. The other shows the card for UFC 163 this past Saturday night, which was available in standard definition for $45, and HD for $55. The reason I’ve been staring at these two tabs for the past 10 minutes is because I’m trying to figure out the difference in quality that accounts for the radical difference in price. I’m trying, and honestly, I’m not coming up with much. That’s not just the hindsight talking, either. Say you don’t know anything about how either of those events turned out. Say you’re just looking at them on paper, trying to decide which fights are worth watching and which might even be worth paying for.

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Knockout Radio Podcast: Daron Cruickshank and UFC on Fox 8

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:00:33 +0000

Knockout Radio returned Wednesday, July 31, with Daron Cruickshank fresh off of his UFC on Fox 8 victory over Yves Edwards and Randy and the crew talk all things UFC on Fox 8 and more. If you missed the live broadcast, you can now check out the podcast version of Knockout Radio below and listen to the show at your convenience. Knockout Radio is an official MMAWeekly.com content partner. Be sure to Follow @KnockoutRadio on Twitter .

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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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Fresh Off UFC on Fox 8 Victory, Jorge Masvidal Agrees to Fight Rustam Khabilov in November

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:18:29 +0000

Just a couple days removed from his last fight, Jorge Masvidal already has his next bout lined up. Masvidal will meet Rustam Khabilov, likely on Nov. 6 on Fox Sports 1, according to a UFC Tonight report on Tuesday. UFC president Dana White has stated that Nov. 6 is the target date for the promotion’s next UFC Fight for the Troops event. It would be the promotion’s third such event, which is typically used as a fundraiser for charities that benefit members of the military and their families. Masvidal (25-7) is fresh off of his second-round victory over Michael Chiesa at Saturday’s UFC on Fox 8 event in Seattle.

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Jorge Masvidal vs. Rustam Khabilov set for November UFC on FOX Sports 1 card

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 06:30:00 +0000

That didn’t take long. Jorge Masvidal moved to 2-0 in the UFC on Saturday, and he’s already got his next assignment. Masvidal (25-7 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been booked for a lightweight fight against Rustam Khabilov (16-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC). FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” correspondent Ariel Helwani reported the news as part of Tuesday night’s episode. The fight reportedly will take place in November on a yet-to-be-announced FOX Sports 1 card. Masvidal this past Saturday submitted Michael Chiesa in the second round at UFC on FOX 8, which took place at KeyArena in Seattle. Despite a rough first round in which Masvidal was dropped by a Chiesa left hand, he went on to hand Chiesa his first career loss with a guillotine D’Arce choke. Masvidal, a former lightweight title challenger in Strikeforce, now has won three straight since his loss to Gilbert Melendez for that belt in December 2011.

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UFC’s Aaron Riley on retirement: ‘Really, I’ve just had enough’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Going into his lightweight bout with Justin Salas at the UFC on FOX 8 event at KeyArena Seattle, Aaron Riley knew that no matter what happened, this was going to be his last one. He didn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Truth be told, he didn’t figure all that many people would care. After he announced his retirement on Twitter following the split-decision loss, he was surprised at how many people seemed to think it was newsworthy. “With all the influx of fans, these days when you lose a fight you’ve got people on Twitter telling you that you suck, saying, ‘I’m happy you got your ass kicked,’ and they’re pretty brutal sometimes,” Riley told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

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