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Tom Aspinall agrees to rematch Ciryl Gane in Paris

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:11:16 +0000

An interim heavyweight champion was crowned on Sunday in the UFC Freedom 250 co-main event. Ciryl Gane stopped former two-division titleholder Alex Pereira at The White House to become a two-time interim champion. The win set up a title unification bout against champion Tom Aspinall later this year.

Tom Aspinall agrees to rematch Ciryl Gane in Paris – MMA Weekly

Former UFC fighter shot dead in suspected gang-related attack

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:20:34 +0000

Former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was shot dead in a suspected gang-related attack on October 8. MMA is an ever-changing landscape, and it’s easy for fighters to fall out of the spotlight and become forgotten.

Belal Muhammad dismisses Ian Machado Garry callout with Chat GPT-fueled trash talk

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Belal Muhammad | Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC Belal Muhammad is happy to engage in a war of words with Ian Machado Garry … sort of. The welterweight contenders are both waiting for their next booking, with the hopes that a big win will rocket them into a title shot

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Belal Muhammad dismisses Ian Machado Garry callout with Chat GPT-fueled trash talk – MMA Fighting

Belo native Rafael Natal bringing crowd of 250, relishes fight with foreigner

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 02:00:00 +0000

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – UFC middleweight Rafael “Sapo” Natal didn’t have the option of fighting in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, the first time the UFC visited his hometown. On the second visit, he made sure there was no other choice.

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Belo native Rafael Natal bringing crowd of 250, relishes fight with foreigner – MMA Junkie

Video: Behind the scenes of Anthony Pettis’ UFC 164 title win

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 01:30:00 +0000

In one of the most memorable chapters of his fighting career, Anthony Pettis became the UFC’s new lightweight champion on Saturday after tapping out Benson Henderson in front a hometown Milwaukee crowd. Check out the behind-the-scenes footage of their fight.

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UFC 164: Dustin Poirier vs. Erik Koch full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 11:20:00 +0000

Check out the video highlights as Dustin Poirier took a unanimous decision from hometown favorite Erik Koch at UFC 164.

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UFC 164: Dustin Poirier vs. Erik Koch full fight video highlights – MMA Junkie

Irishman Conor McGregor’s UFC Fight Night 26 Open Workout Video

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:30:20 +0000

Irish featherweight Conor McGregor takes in his adopted hometown of Boston with a workout at the old-school boxing staple Peter Welch’s Gym. McGregor steps back into the Octagon at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen at the TD Garden in Boston. He’ll square off with Max Holloway as part of the UFC’s launch event on Fox Sports 1. But first, check out Conor McGregor’s special UFC Fight Night 26 open workout in Boston. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter . Powered By WizardRSS.com & Hand Chain Saw – a must have Survival tool, with many uses.

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UFC 163′s Thiago Santos hopes for hometown pop vs. fellow Brazilian Ferreira

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 02:30:00 +0000

When the UFC puts together Brazilian vs. Brazilian matchups, and has the two fight in their home country, it’s sometimes a crapshoot to see which fighter will get the most fan support. For Thiago Santos (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), he’s hoping he’ll have the edge there against Cezar Ferreira (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC 163 pay-per-view. UFC 163 takes place at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro with a main card, including Santos vs. Ferreira, on pay-per-view following FX and Facebook prelims. For Santos, it’s a fight just about in his backyard

UFC on FOX 8 bonus winner Melvin Guillard wants to fight in Houston at UFC 166

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE – UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard wanted to send a message by beating Mac Danzig at UFC on FOX 8. Now, after knocking out “The Ultimate Fighter 6″ winner in highlight-reel fashion, he wants to keep busy by fighting at UFC 166, which takes place Oct. 19 in his former hometown of Houston. Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC) expressed no preference of opponents and told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), “I don’t care who I fight. As long as they put them in front of me, I’ll fight them.” Before he returns to his new training home at Denver’s Grudge Training Center, where he spent three months preparing for Danzig (21-11-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC), “The Young Assassin” will fly to Florida to reunite with his wife for a week. He’ll then fly to his native New Orleans to spend two weeks with his sister, who’s preparing to undergo brain surgery. Guillard stressed the importance of family in his impressive turnaround. This past week, he missed his grandmother’s funeral to complete his training camp for UFC on FOX 8.

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UFC on FOX 8 bonus winner Melvin Guillard wants to fight in Houston at UFC 166 – MMA Junkie

Michael Schiavello puts Nick Diaz on blast for interview no-show

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:45:00 +0000

Like so many others, Michael Schiavello has learned that dependability and availability aren’t among Nick Diaz ‘s strong suits. The veteran broadcaster took to Twitter on Monday night to scold the recent UFC title challenger for skipping a taping of his “The Voice Versus” interview series. As he wrote: “@nickdiaz209 has no showed The Voice Versus. Nick you have let your fans down again… And me a big fan in particular. Unprofessional mate.” Over the weekend Schiavello confirmed Diaz was scheduled as a guest, and he said was flying to the fighter’s hometown of Stockton, Calif., to tape the show, which airs on AXS TV. The show previously has drawn many notables from the MMA and entertainment industries, including Dana White, Alistair Overeem , Steven Austin, George Foreman and Steven Seagal. Diaz, though, apparently won’t be one of them

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Michael Schiavello puts Nick Diaz on blast for interview no-show – MMA Junkie