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Photo: UFC 165 headliners Jones and Gustafsson at the hospital

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:50:00 +0000

Following a truly grueling five-round fighter, neither UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones nor his UFC 165 opponent, Alexander Gustafsson, made it to the post-fight press conference. Instead, they both went to the hospital, and we now have proof.

UFC Fight Night 26 salaries: Overeem and Rua lead disclosed paydays

BAD MMA News — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:10:00 +0000

Losing co-headliners Alistair Overeem ($285,714.29) and Mauricio Rua ($175,000) earned the top disclosed paydays at this past month’s UFC Fight Night 26 event.

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Bellator plans multiple title fights as undercard of ‘Rampage’-Ortiz pay-per-vie

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 22:20:00 +0000

With Bellator MMA’s first pay-per-view venture featuring a pair of headliners who never have fought for the promotion before, its champions apparently don’t need to worry about being left out in the cold. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney on Monday said the plan is for the promotion to stack much the rest of the main card of its first pay-per-view with title fights. Bellator 106 is set for Nov. 2 at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif., and will be headlined by former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton Jackson (32-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Tito Ortiz (16-11-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Ortiz’s signing with the promotion just was announced this past week when he was introduced in the cage by “Rampage,” who was on hand at Bellator 97 to make the special announcement about the fight. Jackson fought most recently in the UFC and dropped a decision to Glover Teixeira , his third straight loss. Ortiz retired following his loss to Forrest Griffin at UFC 148 in July 2012, also his third straight setback and seventh loss in nine fights. Rebney, as part of a media call in support of the company’s inaugural pay-per-view, said he isn’t worried about “Rampage” and Ortiz stealing the spotlight from longstanding Bellator champions like Pat Curran , Michael Chandler and Ben Askren , the latter two of which just defended their titles in dominant fashion at Bellator 97

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Ronda Rousey on media attention: ‘I word things more colorfully than others’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:45:00 +0000

Even with their media exposure, Ronda Rousey takes pleasure in getting one over on her rival Miesha Tate . The UFC women’s bantamweight champion said an ESPN story on female athletes and breasts wasn’t just exciting because she was quoted, but because she got more copy than Tate. “Know why it was so awesome?” Rousey asked MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Because it was the ‘Body Issue,’ and my picture with clothes on was bigger than Miesha’s naked picture, and my article quoted me more than her little snippet.” In the story, Rousey, a bronze medal winner in judo at the 2008 Olympics, spoke colorfully about about grappling with her own body as she fought Liz Carmouche at UFC 157, which was the first UFC pay-per-view event to feature female headliners.

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Watch today’s UFC World Tour stop in New York City live at 1 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:04:00 +0000

You can watch a live video stream of today’s UFC World Tour stop in New York City, which includes a host of notables who will be in action later this year. The stream kicks off at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) from Beacon Theatre. Attendees include UFC President Dana White; UFC 165 headliners Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson , UFC 166 headliners Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos ; UFC 167 headliners Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks ; and UFC 168 co-headliners Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate . For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site. Edit this article

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Watch today’s UFC World Tour stop in Los Angeles live at 2 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:55:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES – You can watch a live video stream of today’s UFC World Tour stop in Los Angeles, which includes a host of notables who will be in action later this year. The stream kicks off at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) from Club Nokia. Attendees include UFC President Dana White; UFC 165 headliners Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson , UFC 166 headliners Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos ; UFC 167 headliners Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks ; and UFC 168 co-headliners Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate . MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) is on scene at the event and will have coverage throughout the day. For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site. Edit this article

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Watch the post-UFC on FOX 8 press conference on MMAjunkie.com at 10:30 p.m ET

BAD MMA News — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:32:00 +0000

SEATTLE – UFC on FOX 8 takes place today at Seattle’s KeyArena. As usual, you can watch a live video stream of the post-fight press conference here on MMAjunkie.com at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT). Expected to take part in the press conference are UFC President Dana White, headliners Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga, and other winners from the main card.

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Twitter Mailbag: Flyweights as headliners, MacDonald vs. GSP, MMA’s best class

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 02:00:00 +0000

It’s fight week once again, which means this edition of the Twitter Mailbag gets right to work with questions about the upcoming UFC on FOX 8 card in Seattle. After that, well, that’s when we get into the fun stuff like light heavyweights who really want to be middleweights and heavyweights who want to be light heavyweights. Don’t worry, we’ll also find some time to talk discretionary bonuses, zombies of Korean origin, and broadcasting dream teams. As always, you can direct your own question to @BenFowlkesMMA on Twitter. * * * * Maybe I’m just spending my time on the wrong websites (mainly that one where Garfield is removed from all the Garfield cartoons, filling them with a strangely touching existential dread), but I actually haven’t seen too much complaining about Saturday night’s flyweight headliner.

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Video: ‘Road to the Octagon’ for ‘UFC on FOX 8: Johnson vs. Moraga’ full episode

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:55:00 +0000

With its network debut now completed, “Road to the Octagon: Johnson vs. Moraga” is now available in its entirety for online viewing. The hourlong special, which debuted earlier today on FOX, previews the upcoming UFC on FOX 8 co-headliners of flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC) vs. challenger John Moraga (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger (29-6 MMA, 8-2 UFC) vs. Rory MacDonald (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Welterweights Robbie Lawler (20-9 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Bobby Voelker (24-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC) also get some attention.

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‘UFC World Tour’ takes UFC 165, 166, 167, 168 headliners to five countries

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Press tours are nothing new for the UFC and its event headliners. But later this month, the promotion will take things to a new level. The UFC will take the headliners for UFC 165, UFC 166, UFC 167 and UFC 168 on a “UFC World Tour” that spans five countries over five days. And many of the events will be free and open for the public to attend. UFC officials on Friday announced the tour, which will feature heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Junior dos Santos ; light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and challenger Alexander Gustafsson ; welterweight titleholder Georges St-Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks ; and women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and challenger Miesha Tate . UFC 165 takes place Sept.

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