BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Griffin https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Former UFC champion shares unfiltered take on MMA referees, calls for major improvements https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champion-shares-unfiltered-take-on-mma-referees-calls-for-major-improvements-2.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champion-shares-unfiltered-take-on-mma-referees-calls-for-major-improvements-2.html#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:27:59 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champion-shares-unfiltered-take-on-mma-referees-calls-for-major-improvements-2.html Officiating in mixed martial arts has long been in question, with errors still prevalent in the sport’s modern era. Fans have been calling for improvement in both the judging and refereeing departments for decades, and one former UFC champion believes he may have a fix

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champion-shares-unfiltered-take-on-mma-referees-calls-for-major-improvements.html/feed 0 WSOF 4 medical suspensions: Potential six-month terms for ‘JZ,’ Griffin, Harris https://www.badmma.com/wsof-4-medical-suspensions-potential-six-month-terms-for-jz-griffin-harris.html https://www.badmma.com/wsof-4-medical-suspensions-potential-six-month-terms-for-jz-griffin-harris.html#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/wsof-4-medical-suspensions-potential-six-month-terms-for-jz-griffin-harris.html Aside from the mandatory seven-day terms, nine fighters from this past weekend’s World Series of Fighting 4 event received medical suspensions ranging from 45 to 180 days.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/wsof-4-medical-suspensions-potential-six-month-terms-for-jz-griffin-harris.html/feed 0 Referee Herb Dean draws double duty in UFC on FOX 8 main and co-main events https://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html https://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/referee-herb-dean-draws-double-duty-in-ufc-on-fox-8-main-and-co-main-events.html SEATTLE – Veteran referee Herb Dean will oversee the two top-billed fights at UFC on FOX 8. Dean is the third man in the cage for the event’s title headliner between flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga , which will be judged by Sal D’Amato, Chris Lee and Lester Griffin. Just prior to that fight, Dean also officiates the co-main draw between welterweights Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald , which will be judged by D’Amato, Dave Hagen and Griffin. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Friday received UFC on FOX 8 referee and judging assignments from the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversees the state’s combative sports program. UFC on FOX 8 takes place tonight at Seattle’s KeyArena

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