BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » gabriel oliveira https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Rizin FF 8 results: Kyoji Horiguchi advances to grand prix semifinals with blistering TKO https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-8-results-kyoji-horiguchi-advances-to-grand-prix-semifinals-with-blistering-tko.html https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-8-results-kyoji-horiguchi-advances-to-grand-prix-semifinals-with-blistering-tko.html#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:23:22 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-8-results-kyoji-horiguchi-advances-to-grand-prix-semifinals-with-blistering-tko.html Kyoji Horiguchi showed why he’s the frontrunner to win the Rizin FF bantamweight grand prix tournament when he (literally) punched his ticket to the semifinal round with a first-round TKO of Gabriel Oliveira at Rizin FF 8. Despite the former UFC flyweight title challenger being at a noticeable size disadvantage, Horiguchi’s (21-2) slick striking more than made up for it. He dropped Oliveira (10-1) three times in the fight before the referee stepped in to halt the online-streamed pay-per-view headliner at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Horiguchi was by far the biggest star of the night at Rizin FF 8, which featured an announced attendance of 15,539. He walked to the ring to a significant applause from the audience, and his performance lived up to the excitement. Horiguchi found his range early in the bout, and from there, Oliveira had no chance

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-8-results-kyoji-horiguchi-advances-to-grand-prix-semifinals-with-blistering-tko.html/feed 0 Horiguchi-Oliveira, McCall-Kape among tourney bouts set for Rizin FF 8 on Dec. 29 https://www.badmma.com/horiguchi-oliveira-mccall-kape-among-tourney-bouts-set-for-rizin-ff-8-on-dec-29.html https://www.badmma.com/horiguchi-oliveira-mccall-kape-among-tourney-bouts-set-for-rizin-ff-8-on-dec-29.html#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:35:48 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/horiguchi-oliveira-mccall-kape-among-tourney-bouts-set-for-rizin-ff-8-on-dec-29.html The quarterfinal-round matchups are set for Rizin FF’s bantamweight tournament. Officials announced the four pairings on Sunday. The quarterfinals of the yearlong tournament take place at Rizin FF 8. The event, which streams as an online pay-per-view in North America, takes place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The semifinals and tournament conclusion take place two days later at Rizin FF 9, which is slated for the same venue. On one side of the bracket, former UFC flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (20-2), who recently knocked out Hideo Tokoro, meets undefeated Gabriel Oliveira (10-0), who’s fresh off a highlight-reel knockout of Tatsuya Kawajiri

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/horiguchi-oliveira-mccall-kape-among-tourney-bouts-set-for-rizin-ff-8-on-dec-29.html/feed 0 MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for October: A 6-1 betting favorite gets crushed https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-knockout-of-the-month-for-october-a-6-1-betting-favorite-gets-crushed.html https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-knockout-of-the-month-for-october-a-6-1-betting-favorite-gets-crushed.html#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2017 11:46:03 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-knockout-of-the-month-for-october-a-6-1-betting-favorite-gets-crushed.html With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best knockouts from October: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees John Moraga def. Magomedov Bibulatov at UFC 216 Magomed Bibulatov (14-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) entered his fight with John Moraga (18-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) as a 6-1 favorite. Very few believed Moraga could get the job done in the flyweight bout against one of the hottest prospects in the sport, but he managed to overcome the odds.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mmajunkies-knockout-of-the-month-for-october-a-6-1-betting-favorite-gets-crushed.html/feed 0 Here’s that knee-KO that continued Tatsuya Kawajiri’s career tailspin https://www.badmma.com/heres-that-knee-ko-that-continued-tatsuya-kawajiris-career-tailspin.html https://www.badmma.com/heres-that-knee-ko-that-continued-tatsuya-kawajiris-career-tailspin.html#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2017 17:40:16 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/heres-that-knee-ko-that-continued-tatsuya-kawajiris-career-tailspin.html Today at Rizin FF 7, MMA vet Tatsuya Kawajiri had a chance to build some momentum. Instead, it left him with a bruised noggin and another loss.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/heres-that-knee-ko-that-continued-tatsuya-kawajiris-career-tailspin.html/feed 0 Rizin FF 7 results: Rena advances with knockout, Kawajiri stopped with brutal knee https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-results-rena-advances-with-knockout-kawajiri-stopped-with-brutal-knee.html https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-results-rena-advances-with-knockout-kawajiri-stopped-with-brutal-knee.html#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:07:44 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-results-rena-advances-with-knockout-kawajiri-stopped-with-brutal-knee.html The shining star from the Rizin FF women’s super atomweight grand prix opening round was Rena Kubota , who picked up a first-round knockout of Andy Nguyen in the main event of today’s Rizin FF 7 event. Kubota’s (5-0) striking was on point in the tournament bout with Nguyen (5-5), which headlined the FITE TV-streamed card at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. She put in early body work against her opponent and capped it off with a left hook to the liver for the knockout at the 3:23 mark of Round 1. Nguyen didn’t appear to be overwhelmed by the moment against the highly touted 26-year-old Kubota

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-results-rena-advances-with-knockout-kawajiri-stopped-with-brutal-knee.html/feed 0 Rizin FF 7 live and official results https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-live-and-official-results.html https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-live-and-official-results.html#comments Sun, 15 Oct 2017 11:40:46 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-live-and-official-results.html Join us for live and official results from “Rizin FF 7: World Grand Prix Opening Round Part 2” here on MMAjunkie beginning at 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. FITE TV is streaming the event live in North America.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/rizin-ff-7-live-and-official-results.html/feed 0 Tatsuya Kawajiri joins Rizin FF 7, looking for bantamweight grand-prix spot https://www.badmma.com/tatsuya-kawajiri-joins-rizin-ff-7-looking-for-bantamweight-grand-prix-spot.html https://www.badmma.com/tatsuya-kawajiri-joins-rizin-ff-7-looking-for-bantamweight-grand-prix-spot.html#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2017 01:59:09 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/tatsuya-kawajiri-joins-rizin-ff-7-looking-for-bantamweight-grand-prix-spot.html Tatsuya Kawajiri is taking a step toward fighting at bantamweight. The 39-year-old Japanese vet, who’s fought at lightweight and featherweight for organizations rankings from the UFC to PRIDE to Strikeforce since his 2000 pro debut, is looking for a spot in the bantamweight grand prix when he fights at Rizin FF 7. Rizin FF 7 takes place Oct

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