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Video: UFC 164′s Clay Guida: ‘I’m tired of second place’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 05:15:00 +0000

Despite one of the longer active careers in the UFC, Clay Guida is unsatisfied with his standing in the promotion, and with good reason. He wants to set a new course at UFC 164 against Chad Mendes

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Video: UFC 164′s Clay Guida: ‘I’m tired of second place’ – MMA Junkie

Why Bobby Lashley’s WWE-to-MMA path didn’t follow Brock Lesnar’s

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 22:40:00 +0000

You might not have known this, but Bobby Lashley is fighting this weekend. He fought earlier this month, too, though you could be forgiven for not knowing that, either. That’s because, especially for a guy who started off with all the buzz that comes from the pro wrestling-to-MMA transition, the heat of the spotlight has cooled considerably for Lashley in MMA. The man who once looked like he might become the next Brock Lesnar is now fighting on small shows like Saturday night’s Global Warrior Challenge event in Kansas City, Mo., where he’s not even the pay-per-view event’s headliner. What’s more, he’s small-timing it on purpose. At least he says he is, and he says he has a good reason, even if other people don’t understand it. “Before when I was fighting, I just felt like I had to go out there and win,” Lashley told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “That was my only focus.

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Why Bobby Lashley’s WWE-to-MMA path didn’t follow Brock Lesnar’s – MMA Junkie

Broken Bones and All, XFC Fighter Ricky Rainey Never Wants to Disappoint

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:23 +0000

In his last XFC fight, welterweight Ricky “Sniper” Rainey admittedly did not have the best performance, but it was for a good reason. “I feel like I could have done better, but he was ready for battle,” said Rainey of is XFC 22 opponent Joseph Corneroli. “I definitely respect him for taking the fight and performing as well as he did. “I had a fractured hand going into the fight, so I didn’t do 100-percent as I could have, but I got the unanimous decision, so I was happy about it at the end.” When asked why he would take a fight with such an injury, Rainey told MMAWeekly.com, “I don’t want to let the XFC down. “I want to perform whenever they want me to perform.

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Broken Bones and All, XFC Fighter Ricky Rainey Never Wants to Disappoint – MMA Weekly

Ronda Rousey Beats Up a Bunch of Computer Geeks? (video)

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:47:09 +0000

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey beats up a bunch of computer geeks? Well, yeah, sort of. She did, but it was for a good reason: because she was being paid to do it in a commercial for a company that insures small businesses and startups. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Ronda Rousey Beats Up a Bunch of Computer Geeks? (video) – MMA Weekly