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UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Post-Fight Press Conference

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 07:00:09 +0000

UFC 312 took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia and and was headlined by two title fights. Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and former titleholder Sean Strickland rematched in the featured fight. Du Plessis retained the title defeating Strickland in all five rounds on two of the judges’ scorecards.

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Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado prediction, pick, start time for UFC 312

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:43:18 +0000

Jake Matthews and Francisco Prado meet Saturday in the UFC 312 main card opener at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom. Last event: 2-3 UFC main cards, 2024: 8-8 Jake Matthews vs. Francisco Prado UFC 312 preview Matthews (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) looks to win back-to-back fights for the first time since 2020. The 30-year-old welterweight has traded wins and losses since, but enters this contest following a unanimous decision victory over Phil Rowe at UFC 302 last June

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UFC 312′s Francisco Prado: I’ll show Jake Matthews’ ‘best days are behind him’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:37:07 +0000

Ten years ago, Jake Matthews was in his early 20s and considered one of the best prospects in the UFC. Well, Francisco Prado believes that label belongs to him now, and wants to show that he’s the future and Matthews a thing of the past. The 22-year-old welterweight Argentine brawler takes on Matthews (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) in the opening bout of the pay-per-view main card of UFC 312 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/Disney+, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Prado (12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) is eager for this opportunity and plans to make the most of it. “He’s a fighter that’s been in the UFC for a long time, and maintaining yourself at that level is not easy, so you have to respect,” Prado told Hablemos MMA in Spanish.

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UFC 312 pre-event facts: Inside Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland rematch

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:00:07 +0000

The UFC’s second numbered event of 2025 goes down Saturday with UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Two championship fights take center stage “Down Under,” with Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) set to rematch for middleweight gold in the main event, while Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) puts her strawweight belt up for grabs against the unbeaten Tatiana Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the co-headliner. For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 312

UFC 312 pre-event facts: Inside Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland rematch – MMA Junkie

UFC 312 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘I’m so ready for this fight’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:29:49 +0000

On the first episode of UFC 312 Embedded, middleweight champ Dricus Du Plessis has his last training session in South Africa; women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili plays badminton to recover; Tatiana Suarez continues camp in Sydney; Jake Matthews and Jimmy Crute spar; Alexander Volkanovski helps Colby Thicknesse prepare for his UFC debut; Sean Strickland rides motorcycles and packs for Australia. UFC 312 takes place on Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia and is headlined by two title fights.

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Jake Matthews hates decision wins like UFC 302, but wants a test vs. Neil Magny

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:17:33 +0000

NEWARK, N.J. – Jake Matthews beat Phil Rowe with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 302 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Take a look inside the fight with Matthews, who has alternated wins and losses his past seven fights going back nearly four years.

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Jake Matthews def. Phil Rowe at UFC 302: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:54:21 +0000

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Jake Matthews: Win over Michael Morales ‘definitely deserves’ ranked opponent next

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:00:02 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Jake Matthews wants to get a crack at the top 15 of the UFC’s welterweight division, and he believes a win in his next bout will get him just that. Matthews returns to the octagon this weekend in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 232 . Matthews (19-6 MMA, 12-6 UFC) takes on unbeaten prospect Michael Morales. It’s a big welterweight bout given Matthews’ tenure and Morales’ (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) rise in the division.

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Video: UFC Fight Night 232 media day live stream

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:16:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 232 , which takes place at the UFC Apex with a card that streams entirely on ESPN+, goes down Saturday. Before the fights arrive, though, notable athletes from the main card are scheduled to speak to reporters Wednesday at media day, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m

Video: UFC Fight Night 232 media day live stream (2:30 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:10:49 +0000

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