BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Intensity https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Spike TV and Glory Sports International Partnership Brings Kickboxing to the Network https://www.badmma.com/spike-tv-and-glory-sports-international-partnership-brings-kickboxing-to-the-network.html https://www.badmma.com/spike-tv-and-glory-sports-international-partnership-brings-kickboxing-to-the-network.html#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:43:05 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/spike-tv-and-glory-sports-international-partnership-brings-kickboxing-to-the-network.html Spike TV brought live MMA back to its network earlier this year with the debut of Bellator MMA . On Thursday, the network announced the addition of Glory Sports International’s kickboxing to its combat sports offerings. Beginning in the Fall of 2013, Spike will broadcast two-hour live events from around the world in primetime on select Saturday nights as part of a multi-year partnership. “We are thrilled to partner with GSI in bringing Spike TV’s audience the incredible action and intensity of GLORY’s fight league, which feature the best kickboxers in the world,” said Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sports and Multiplatform Programming, Spike TV. “Viewers will quickly see this as the perfect complement to our coverage of Bellator, the world’s leading tournament-based MMA promotion.” “Spike has established itself as the home of combat sports in a way that is unique.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/spike-tv-and-glory-sports-international-partnership-brings-kickboxing-to-the-network.html/feed 0 UFC 162 extended preview: Is Chris Weidman the one to dethrone Anderson Silva? https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-extended-preview-is-chris-weidman-the-one-to-dethrone-anderson-silva.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-extended-preview-is-chris-weidman-the-one-to-dethrone-anderson-silva.html#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-extended-preview-is-chris-weidman-the-one-to-dethrone-anderson-silva.html Check out an extended preview of next week’s UFC 162 pay-per-view headliner between middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) and challenger Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). The July 6 event takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and many folks are doing a hard sell on why this may be Weidman’s fight to win. “Chris Weidman is everything that you look for to challenge Anderson Silva,” UFC commentator and host Joe Rogan said. “He has that championship mind and heart. He has an intensity about him, and it’s a reason so many fans and MMA experts are excited about this fight.” In addition to Rogan, fighters such as George St-Pierre, Daniel Cormier , Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian all make arguments as to why Weidman could pull off the upset against the greatest fighter in UFC history. Check out the 10-minute preview above. For more on UFC 162 , stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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