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For Anthony Pettis, His UFC 164 Title Victory Was All About Family

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:01:11 +0000

“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry New UFC Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis achieved one of his dreams, claiming the UFC lightweight title with a first-round submission victory over Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the victory was about more than just the belt for the 26-year-old, instead it was all for his family. Pettis lost his father, Eugene, in 2003, when he was just 16 years old

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One Week Until Fight Time, Demetrious Johnson Welcomes Mighty Mouse Jr. to the World

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 20:06:28 +0000

Just a week away from putting his UFC flyweight championship on the line against John Moraga at UFC on Fox 8 in Seattle, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has achieved something greater than even UFC gold. He’s become a mighty poppa for the first time. The UFC tweeted out the news on Friday that Johnson and his wife, Destiny, welcomed the arrival of their first child, a baby boy. In a recent conference call with the media, Johnson was asked if the pending delivery of his first child added any pressure or inspiration leading up to his fight with Moraga. “No, no added pressure or no inspiration,” said Johnson. “Obviously, I’m happy to be a father, but everything is the same. This is my job, my career, and I approach it as a business aspect and I’m just focused and ready to go in there and defend.” Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Fight Path: Motivated by tough childhood, Jay Wood sets sights on UFC vet

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:00:00 +0000

When Jay Wood was almost to his teen years, he moved with his family from Salem, Mass., to a town in Nebraska with a population of about 2,000. This might seem like it was a big change, and it was. But it was just one in a number of family moves during his youth that caused significant discomfort, some away from foreclosed or even nearly condemned homes. But there was one part of the middle-America move that benefitted Wood: He ended up being closer to a future career inspiration – because they met when he became a wrestler at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. “One of our assistant coaches was Jason Brilz ,” Wood told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), talking about the future UFC fighter

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