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Bryce Mitchell criticizes UFC White House event: ‘Our government is desecrating its role’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:17:54 +0000

Middleweight champion Sean Strickland revealed on Wednesday that he was ‘banned’ from attending the UFC Freedom 250 event on June 14 at the White House. According to Strickland, criticism of Israel, the war in Iran and the handling of the Epstein Files led to him being uninvited.

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Bryce Mitchell criticizes UFC White House event: ‘Our government is desecrating its role’ – MMA Weekly

Former champion would have liked to see Israel Adesanya retire after UFC Seattle loss

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:39:36 +0000

Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has lost five of his last six fights including four in a row. “The Last Stylebender” was stopped in the second round by Joe Pyfer in last Saturday’s UFC Seattle main event and former champion Michael Bisping would have liked to see the 36 year-old Adesanya retire following the loss. “I wish in a way that Israel would have retired on Saturday night, okay

Alexander Volkanovski: ‘Jack Della Maddalena is going to be a problem for Islam Makhachev’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:13:43 +0000

A blockbuster world title fight headlines the UFC 322 fight card on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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Alexander Volkanovski: ‘Jack Della Maddalena is going to be a problem for Islam Makhachev’ – MMA Weekly

Robert Whittaker ‘would love to fight Sean Strickland’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:33:12 +0000

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been calling for a fight against fellow former titleholder Sean Strickland most of the year. “I feel like we’ve both been in that top sort of the pond for a while circling each other,” Whittaker said during an appearance on the ” On Paper with Anthony Smith ” podcast in February. “I feel like for whatever reason we haven’t been matched up, but we’ve both been in proximity for a while

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Robert Whittaker ‘would love to fight Sean Strickland’ – MMA Weekly

Israel Adesanya reacts to Khamzat Chimaev becoming middleweight champion

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:34:17 +0000

Following his win at UFC 319, Khamzat Chimaev received mixed reviews from fighters and fans. However, the one-sided display from Chimaev earned the praises of Israel Adesanya . While everybody knew of his talent, many believed that one of the major vulnerabilities of ‘Borz’ was his five-round cardio.

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Israel Adesanya reacts to Khamzat Chimaev becoming middleweight champion – MMA Weekly

Michael Bisping: ‘We’re living in the Khamzat Chimaev era’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:07:35 +0000

Khamzat Chimaev didn’t just win the middleweight championship last Saturday in the UFC 319 main event. He made a statement to the division by thoroughly dominating then-champion Dricus Du Plessis . With Chimaev’s one-sided win, former middleweight champion Michael Bisping believes we’ve entered a new ear in the division, the Khamzat Chimaev Era. “I’m telling you right now, we’re living in the era of Khamzat Chimaev,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel . “I’m not going to sit here and criticize Dricus Du Plessis.

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Michael Bisping: ‘We’re living in the Khamzat Chimaev era’ – MMA Weekly

Khamzat Chimaev responds to Paulo Costa’s allegations

BAD MMA News — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:39:52 +0000

Undefeated middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev responded to allegations made by Paulo Costa and denied sending the Brazilian’s wife DMs. Following his UFC 318 win over Roman Kopylov , Costa took aim at Chimaev in his post-fight interview . “Everybody knows that I hate that guy. Everybody knows who. That motherf***er Khamzat Chimaev.

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Khamzat Chimaev responds to Paulo Costa’s allegations – MMA Weekly

Fireworks: Who are MMA’s most explosive fighters?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Francis Ngannou | Photo by Mohammed Saad/Anadolu via Getty Images Coming off one of the most thrilling UFC events of the year and with Americans across the country just hours away from fully launching into Independence Day fireworks festivities, what better time than to celebrate the most explosive fighters in MMA today? MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Alexander K. Lee go division by division to make their picks for the sluggers that have set themselves apart in recent years and are always one punch away from lighting up the cage like it’s July 4

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Fireworks: Who are MMA’s most explosive fighters? – MMA Fighting