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2024 PFL Playoffs 1 video: UFC vet Anthony Ivy continues career U-turn with comeback finish of Jaleel Willis

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:35:44 +0000

The improbable career turnaround for Anthony Ivy continues. At 2024 PFL Playoffs 1 , Ivy (15-7) mounted a comeback vs. Jaleel Willis (16-7) and finished the fight with a rear-naked choke at 4:49 of Round 2. The showcase bout Friday at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., was a 173-pound catchweight due to weight misses from both fighters. Ivy, 34, extended his winning streak to seven – with all finishes

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Bellator Champions Series results: Cedric Doumbe makes quick work of Jaleel Willis to set up Anthony Pettis showdown

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 May 2024 21:01:54 +0000

Cedric Doumbe walked out to the cage with a vacuum and cleaned the floor to remind everyone that his first MMA defeat was a fluke. Then he went out and proved just that. Doumbe made quick work of Jaleel Willis on Friday at Bellator Champions Series: Paris, winning by TKO with a flurry of punches at the 3:33 mark of Round 1

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Bellator Champions Series video: Chaos erupts after Jaleel Willis shoves Cedric Doumbe BEFORE stepping on scale

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 May 2024 18:07:40 +0000

The Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins were nothing short of chaotic thanks to Cedric Doumbe and Jaleel Willis , who were raring to go at each other. In front of a raucous crowd of French fans, a tense scene played out as Doumbe and Willis had to be restrained by Dan Hardy and security on multiple occasions. It all started when Willis couldn’t even wait for Doumbe to step on the scale before approaching him. The two fighters were heated as they came nose to nose before Willis delivered a hard shove to Doumbe. From that point on, all hell broke loose. Watch in the video below ( via X ): Cedric Doumbe and Jaleel Willis had to be separated after multiple shoves in a heated #BellatorParis faceoff

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Video: Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins, faceoffs live stream

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 May 2024 16:49:16 +0000

Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Thursday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

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Video: Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins, faceoffs live stream (noon ET)

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 May 2024 15:34:12 +0000

Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Thursday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at Accor Arena in Paris, which hosts Friday’s event (Max, MMA Junkie). A bantamweight championship fight headlines the event as Patchy Mix (19-1) will look to notch his first title defense in a rematch against Magomed Magomedov (20-3).

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Bellator Champions Series: Paris weigh-in results: Title fight official, one fighter misses weight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:05:43 +0000

The official weigh-ins for Bellator Champions Series: Paris are in the books, and all but one fighter hit their marks. In the main event, Patchy Mix (19-1) defends his bantamweight title in a rematch against Magomed Magomedov (20-3). Both fighters made championship weight at 135 pounds.

Bellator Champions Series: Paris weigh-in results: Title fight official, one fighter misses weight – MMA Junkie

Cedric Doumbe gets new opponent for Bellator Champions Series in Paris

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:33:55 +0000

In a week that included both a fight booking announcement and cancellation news in a two-day stretch, Cedric Doumbe is officially back on the schedule on Day 3. With Derek Anderson out , Doumbe (5-1) now faces former LFA champion Jaleel Willis (16-5) at Bellator Champions Series: Paris, the promotion announced Wednesday. The event takes place May 17 at Accor Arena in Paris. Willis, 32, has a 4-3 record in Bellator.

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Bellator 297 post-event facts: Vadim Nemkov achieves rare feat in dominant title defense

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:31:45 +0000

Bellator’s lone event of the month went down Friday with Bellator 297 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, and it was arguably the promotion’s biggest show of the year thus far. Two championship bouts topped the card, and both men who entered the cage with belts, lefts with them, too. Vadim Nemkov (16-2 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) handily defeated Yoel Romero (15-7 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) by unanimous decision in the headliner to retain the light heavyweight strap, while Sergio Pettis (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) kept hold of bantamweight gold with a unanimous decision over Patricio Freire (35-6 MMA, 22-6 BMMA).

Bellator 297 post-event facts: Vadim Nemkov achieves rare feat in dominant title defense – MMA Junkie

Bellator 297 video: Ramazan Kuramagomedov blasts Jaleel Willis with pinpoint knee for KO

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:14:23 +0000

CHICAGO – Ramazan Kuramagomedov has officially arrived in Bellator. After being at top of the international welterweight talent prospect pool for years, Kuramagomedov (11-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) finally made his promotional debut in style Friday at Winstar Arena when he knocked out Jaleel Willis (16-5 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) at 1:24 of Round 1. The finish began with a beautifully brutal and perfectly-timed knee in the clinch. When Kuramagomedov landed, Willis crashed to the canvas. Kuramagomedov pounded away until referee Rob Madrigal intervened. THAT'S A PERFECT DEBUT! Welcome to the Bellator cage, Ramazan Kuramagomedov.

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Bellator 297 weigh-in results: Patricio Freire lighter than necessary for bantamweight debut

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:12:56 +0000

CHICAGO – MMA Junkie was on scene at Friday’s official Bellator 297 fighter weigh-ins, which took place at the Bellator host hotel in Chicago. The nearby Wintrust Arena hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Among those who weighed in were light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (16-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) and challenger Yoel Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), who meet in the main event. Both fighters made weight. Nemkov was first of all the fighters to take the scale and weighed 203.8. Minutes later, Romero weighed 205 with a towel, which created a comedic moment with Bellator fighter operations’ Burt Watson.

Bellator 297 weigh-in results: Patricio Freire lighter than necessary for bantamweight debut – MMA Junkie