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With tenderized leg, Bellator’s Justin Wilcox admits lack of intel on Stepanyan

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:20:00 +0000

Justin Wilcox admits he didn’t do much homework on Akop Stepanyan. And from the sound of it, neither did his longtime coach, Bob Cook.

Alexander Gustafsson on Title Fight with Jon Jones: I Will Win This Fight, There’s No Doubt

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:03:18 +0000

It’s pretty rare in the fight game for a fighter to reveal his game plan prior to a bout, but Alexander Gustafsson isn’t hiding his strategy to defeat light heavyweight champion Jon Jones at UFC 165. Jones is known to meticulously study video of his opponents in preparation for fights, but Gustafsson has been doing his homework as well. “I’m studying a lot too.

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Alexander Gustafsson on Title Fight with Jon Jones: I Will Win This Fight, There’s No Doubt – MMA Weekly

UFC’s Dana White to Sports Illustrated: Do your homework on MMA

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:20:00 +0000

After blasting Sports Illustrated on ESPN2, UFC President Dana White today made an appearance on “SI Now,” where he angrily denounced the storied news outlet’s coverage of UFC 162. “I honestly thought you guys were calling to apologize because you were embarrassed at how ridiculous your show was,” White told SI Now’s Maggie Gray, who this past week moderated a panel of writers who discussed the possibility of fight-fixing at the July 6 pay-per-view event. “Now as I sit here and talk to you, you’re even more ridiculous, and I’ll bet you this whole interview doesn’t see the light of day. If your producer’s smart, he’ll take this tape out and throw it right in the garbage so the world can’t hear what I’m saying to you right now.” SI, of course, did release the interview as part of the show, which covers a variety of current topics in the sports world. On Wednesday, an SI PR rep declined to comment when contacted by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on White’s interview with ESPN2′s “Highly Questionable,” where he interrupted an interview to blast the SI panel . Gray defended the segment by saying the topic of fight-fixing had also been broached by reporters covering the event.

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UFC’s Dana White to Sports Illustrated: Do your homework on MMA – MMA Junkie