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Combat Rewind, May 28: Rapid-fire knockouts and a magnificent Marcelo Garcia

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 May 2020 12:43:50 +0000

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day? “Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year

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Combat Rewind, May 28: Rapid-fire knockouts and a magnificent Marcelo Garcia – MMA Junkie

UFC confirms release of 15 fighters, including Ryan Jimmo and Hatsu Hioki

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:58:04 +0000

Ryan Jimmo The UFC roster is a revolving door of talent. Fighters are frequently signed, and in turn, others are let go. The latter was the case for the 15 fighters recently handed their walking papers from the organization.

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UFC Fight Night 65 results: Daniel Hooker’s hellacious head kick KOs Hatsu Hioki

BAD MMA News — Sun, 10 May 2015 03:13:30 +0000

Daniel Hooker ADELAIDE, Australia – Hatsu Hioki seemed a little too nonchalant about eating Daniel Hooker ’s head kicks in the first round of their bout. In the second, Hooker (12-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) made him pay with a brutal knockout that left Hioki (27-9-2 MMA, 3-5 UFC) facedown and unconscious on the mat at 4:13 of Round 2. The featherweight bout closed out the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 65 event at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass

UFC Fight Night 65 results: Daniel Hooker’s hellacious head kick KOs Hatsu Hioki – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 65 pre-fight facts: Anthony Perosh has a ridiculous finish rate

BAD MMA News — Tue, 05 May 2015 20:29:00 +0000

Anthony Perosh The UFC makes its seventh visit to Australia and its first in Adelaide when the octagon touches down for UFC Fight Night 65, which streams stateside on Saturday night. A heavyweight bout serves as the main event at Adelaide Entertainment Centre when Mark Hunt (10-9-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) and Stipe Miocic (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) look to get back in the win column after suffering losses in high-profile bouts their last time out. The matchup has all the ingredients for a classic heavyweight slugfest. Hunt and Miocic have participated in the two bouts with the most total significant strikes landed in divisional history. They’re capable of not only dishing it out, but taking it too

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UFC Fight Night 65 pre-fight facts: Anthony Perosh has a ridiculous finish rate – MMA Junkie

Hatsu Hioki meets Daniel Hooker at UFC Fight Night 65 in Australia

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:15:36 +0000

Filed under: MMA Rumors , News , UFC Hatsu Hioki Featherweights Hatsu Hioki (27-8-2 MMA, 3-4 UFC) and Daniel Hooker (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will meet at UFC Fight Night 65. On Sunday the UFC officially announced the matchup, which takes place May 10 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Due to the time difference, UFC Fight Night 65 is expected to stream live on UFC Fight Pass on May 9 in North America. Hioki, a former World Victory Road/Sengoku and Shooto champ, could be fighting for his job at the event. After beating his first two opponents in the UFC, he’s 1-4 in his past five outings and has dropped from the rankings

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UFC Fight Night 43 post-fight facts: Jake Matthews three days too old for record

BAD MMA News — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 17:20:04 +0000

UFC Fight Night 43 was historic in both flattering and unflattering ways. On the positive side, Saturday’s event marked the UFC’s first trip to New Zealand, and with six of the 10 bout at Auckland’s Vector Arena ending inside the distance, the card must be deemed a success.

UFC Fight Night 43 results: Charles Oliveira becomes first to stop Hatsu Hioki

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:04:47 +0000

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – In a battle of Brazilian jiujitsu black belts, Charles Oliveira finally was a step ahead of Hatsu Hioki . Oliveira (18-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) forced Hioki (27-8-2 MMA, 3-4 UFC) to tap for the first time in his career when he tied up a guillotine choke. The featherweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 43 event at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass

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UFC Fight Night 43 staff picks: Headliners Te Huna, Marquardt split down middle

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:12:14 +0000

The main event for the UFC’s debut in New Zealand has MMAjunkie’s writers and radio hosts split down the middle. Te Huna vs. Marquardt Palelei vs.

UFC Fight Night 43 staff picks: Headliners Te Huna, Marquardt split down middle – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 43 pre-fight facts: Headliners have back-to-back UFC losses for first time

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:38:56 +0000

The UFC rolls into its second single-day doubleheader in the past month on Saturday as UFC Fight Night 43 marks the organization’s debut fight card in New Zealand. Auckland’s Vector Arena will play host to the first of two UFC events in a 24-hour stretch as UFC Fight Night 43 goes down in the wee hours of the morning for Stateside fans before the latter offering, UFC Fight Night 44, happens in Texas during the evening. Headlining the event will be two athletes in desperate need of a victory as Kiwi fighter James Te Huna (16-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) looks to snap a two-fight skid with a drop to the middleweight division against former Strikeforce champion Nate Marquardt (32-13-2 MMA, 10-6 UFC), who is moving up to 185 pounds after a four-fight stint at welterweight. Marquardt has proven to be a far more successful fighter at middleweight through his career, and his statistics reflect that point. For more on what kind of numbers “The Great” and the 19 other participants on the card will bring into the event, check out 50 pre-fight facts for UFC Fight Night 43.

UFC Fight Night 43 pre-fight facts: Headliners have back-to-back UFC losses for first time – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 43 lineup set with 10 bouts in promotion’s New Zealand debut

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:16:02 +0000

The lineup for the UFC’s debut in New Zealand is set with 10 fights – and a middle-of-the-night start time for fans in the Americas. UFC Fight Night 43 takes place June 28 at Vector Arena in Auckland. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass with a start time of 2 a.m. ET (11 p.m.

UFC Fight Night 43 lineup set with 10 bouts in promotion’s New Zealand debut – MMA Junkie