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UFC Fight Night 71: Nine, including Ferguson and Thomson, get potential 6-month terms

BAD MMA News — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:48:50 +0000

Nine fighters, including co-headliners Tony Ferguson and Josh Thomson , are facing potential six-month medical suspensions following UFC Fight Night 71. MMAjunkie recently requested and received the list of mandatory medical suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission. UFC Fight Fight Night 71 took place this past Wednesday, June 15, at San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center. Following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, the rest of the card aired on FOX Sports 1. In the headliner, heavyweight Frank Mir (18-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC), who received only the minimum seven-day suspension issued to all fighters, needed just 73 seconds to knock out Todd Duffee (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who’s suspended 45 days with no contact permitted during training sessions for 30 days.

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UFC Fight Night 71: Nine, including Ferguson and Thomson, get potential 6-month terms

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Fight Tracks: UFC Fight Night 71 walkout songs, including Ferguson’s funk, Eminem curse

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:17:04 +0000

While it take intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters of Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 71 event in San Diego, went with as their backing tracks.

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UFC Fight Night 71 post-fight facts: Frank Mir sets record for first-round finishes

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:51:07 +0000

More than 5,000 days into his UFC career, Frank Mir (18-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC) continues to etch his name in the company’s record books with his thrilling victories. The former UFC heavyweight champion added a divisional record 16th victory to his remarkable resume with his modern UFC record 10th first-round finish. Mir stopped Todd Duffee (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) with strikes just 73 seconds into the first round of UFC Fight Night 71’s main event . For the latest on Mir’s stat sheet, as well as other notable stats to come out of the UFC’s first event in San Diego since 2010, check out 40 post-fight facts about UFC Fight Night 71. * * * * General Mir, Tony Ferguson , Alan Jouban and Matt Dwyer earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 71 fight-night bonuses . UFC Fight Night 71 drew an announced attendance of 5,471 for a live gate of $412,000

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UFC Fight Night 71 results: Sean Strickland cruises in decision win over Igor Araujo

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:48:13 +0000

Sean Strickland SAN DIEGO – For much of the first round, Sean Strickland seemed no more than one or two clean strikes away from putting Igor Araujo away. Somehow, Araujo (25-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) kept him from landing that decisive blow, forcing Strickland (16-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) to settle for a unanimous decision victory (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) after dominating all three rounds. The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 71 event at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. It aired on FOX Sports 1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX Sports 1

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With wife’s health improving, Igor Araujo looks to turn it around at UFC Fight Night 71

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:39:58 +0000

Igor Araujo Igor Araujo will be looking to get back on the winning track tonight at UFC Fight Night 71 after a devastating knockout loss to George Sullivan in his most recent outing. Araujo (25-7 MMA, 2-1 UFC) faces Sean Strickland (15-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at tonights event, which takes place at San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center and airs on Fox Sports 1 following early preliminary bouts on UFC Fight Pass. Both men will be looking to rebound from losses that snapped lengthy winning streaks.

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UFC Fight Night 71 pre-fight facts: Frank Mir latest to join UFC’s 25-fight club

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:38:54 +0000

Frank Mir The UFC returns to San Diego for the first time in nearly five years on Wednesday with UFC Fight Night 71 at Valley View Casino Center. A heavyweight matchup between Frank Mir (17-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) and Todd Duffee (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) serves as the FOX Sports 1-televised main event of a 12-bout lineup that’s rich with notable talent. Mir is no stranger to main events

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Sean Strickland meets Igor Araujo at July’s UFC Fight Night 72 in San Diego

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:46:38 +0000

Sean Strickland The UFC’s July visit to Southern California has a new fight on the docket. Igor Araujo (25-7 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is set to take on Sean Strickland (15-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night 72. Promotion officials announced the new pairing today. UFC Fight Night 72 takes place July 15 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. While full broadcast plans have not been announced, the main card is likely to air on FOX Sports 1

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UFC Fight Night 51 medical suspensions: Andrei Arlovski could be out six months

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 21:24:07 +0000

Three fighters – including victorious headliner Andrei Arlovski – picked up significant medical suspensions following this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 51. MMAjunkie recently requested and received the suspensions from the Comissao Atletica Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA), which regulates UFC events in the country. All 22 competitors from the fight card received at least a minimum suspension of 14 days with no contact for seven days. But 14 of the 22 on the card received terms longer than the minimum. Arlovski is suspended for six months unless he gets clearance for a potential wrist injury. In the main event, the ex-UFC champ knocked out Antonio Silva in a rematch from their 2010 meeting in the now-defunct Strikeforce.

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UFC Fight Night 51 post-fight facts: Gleison Tibau extends lightweight wins lead

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:43:18 +0000

The UFC traveled to Brazil for the fourth time this year on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 51 from Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia. In the main event, Andrei Arlovski (23-10 MMA, 12-4 UFC) picked up his first knockout in UFC competition since March 2008 with a first-round stoppage of hometown hero Antonio Silva (18-6-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC). “The Pit Bull” is now 2-0 inside the octagon since returning to the UFC in June. The win pushed Arlovski further up the list in several meaningful statistical categories, but he wasn’t the only one to accomplish a feat of note

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