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Bellator 218: Lavine vs. Novenyi heads to main card after Jeremy Hardy car accident

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:43:14 +0000

A day after an injury forced a lineup change for the main card at Bellator 218, there has been another adjustment. Heavyweight Jeremy Hardy (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) was involved in a car accident, and his fight with Rudy Schaffroth (6-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) now is off the card. A Bellator official today told MMA Junkie the news, which Hardy also posted about on social media. Hardy vs. Schaffroth had been a main-card replacement for a middleweight bout between Mike Shipman and Hracho Darpinyan, which on Monday was scrapped for a Shipman injury

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MMA Junkie reader predictions: Make your picks for Bellator 218 (Updated)

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:43:13 +0000

(Updated at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2019, to reflect removal of Darpinyan vs. Shipman fight from main card and addition of Hardy vs. Schaffroth.) We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 218 event in Oklahoma. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers

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Bellator 218: Shipman out vs. Darpinyan, Hardy vs. Schaffroth added to main card

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:43:13 +0000

An injury has knocked a middleweight fight from Friday’s Bellator 218 card, and a heavyweight bout has taken its place. Mike Shipman (13-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) is out of his 185-pound bout against Hracho Darpinyan (17-8-2 MMA, 0-0-1 BMMA), a Bellator official today told MMA Junkie. That fight has been scratched from the lineup. Moving up from the prelims to the four-fight main card is a heavyweight bout between Jeremy Hardy (6-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Rudy Schaffroth (6-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA). Bellator 218 takes place Friday at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

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Bellator 218: Lineup set for Friday’s Oklahoma return with Sanchez-Karakhanyan rematch

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:48:22 +0000

Gallery Anatoly Tokov def. Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 208: Best Photos view 11 images The lineup is set for Friday’s Bellator return to familiar stomping grounds in Oklahoma with a four-fight main card. A final main-card middleweight bout between veteran fighter Gerald Harris (25-7-1 MMA, 0-2-1 BMMA) and Anatoly Tokov (27-3 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) recently was added to the event. In addition, a pair of prelims have been booked: Vladimir Tokov (3-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs.

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Texas bantamweight prospects Ray Rodriguez, Chris Gutierrez headline LFA 52 in ‘Lone Star State’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:02:52 +0000

A pair of bantamweight prospects from the “Lone Star State” will headline LFA’s return to Texas next month. Ray Rodriguez (13-4) is set to meet Chris Gutierrez (11-2-1) in the LFA 52 main event, the promotion recently announced. In the co-feature, Jonathan Martinez (9-1) takes on C.J. Hamilton (13-6) at flyweight. LFA 52 takes place Oct.

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LFA 43 highlights: Check out this good ol’ fashioned face-plant in the main event

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 08:55:07 +0000

Friday’s LFA 43 event took concluded with a big knockout and face-plant in the main event. In a battle of AXS TV Fights middleweight vets, Brendan Allen (9-3) scored a dazzling a highlight-reel knockout win over Larry Crowe (10-7) in the night’s headliner. LFA 43 took place at Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas, and it aired on AXS TV. Related Erick Silva kicks off post-UFC run, headlines LFA 45 on July 20 As Crowe pushed forward with lunging punches, a patient Allen caught him flush with a quick left. Crowe was out on his feet and crashed face-first into the mat. The stoppage came at the 2:06 mark of the opening round, and Allen now has nine stoppages in nine career wins – six in the first round

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Brendan Allen vs. Larry Crowe headlines LFA 43 in Beaumont, Texas

BAD MMA News — Wed, 23 May 2018 13:43:14 +0000

Two former title challengers will meet in next month’s LFA 43 main event. Officials today announced former LFA title challenger Brendan Allen (8-3) and ex-Legacy FC title challenger Larry Crowe (10-6) are slated for the middleweight headliner. LFA 43 takes place June 22 at Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, and it marks the organization’s debut in the southeast Texas city.

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Head-kick queen Sabina Mazo, fan favorite Nick Newell in featured LFA 35 bouts

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:28:24 +0000

The lineup is set for March’s LFA 35 event, which features some familiar names. LFA 35 takes place March 9 at Arena Theatre in Houston, and the main card air on AXS TV. In the main event, Sabina Mazo (4-0), who scored highlight-reel head-kick knockout wins in her past two bouts, takes on Silvana Gomez Juarez (6-1) for the inaugural LFA women’s flyweight title. Mazo, a 20-year-old Colombian fighter now based in California, stopped Jamie Thorton and Linsey Williams with first-round head-kick knockouts in 2017 LFA fights. Here they are (via Twitter ): Another highlight reel KO for @SabinaMazo ! #LFA23 @LFAfighting pic.twitter.com/OZ2TjMUcOs — AXS TV Fights (@AXSTVFights) September 23, 2017 Savage head kick KO. Sabina “Colombian Queen” Mazo KTFO's Jamie Thorton at #LFA9 pic.twitter.com/En2Ysx5VfG — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 15, 2017 Afterward, Mazo told MMAjunkie Radio she’d like to cut her teeth a bit more with LFA before taking the next step in her career, including a possible move to the UFC (watch it above)

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Legacy FC 61 results: Damon Jackson grinds past Levi Mowles, Mackenzie Dern pulls incredible submission

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 04:22:13 +0000

Three-time UFC veteran Damon Jackson (10-1-1) returned to the regional scene with a victory, but 21-year-old prospect Levi Mowles (4-1) made it an incredibly difficult affair. The featherweight contest served as the main event of Friday’s Legacy FC 61 event, which took place at The Bomb Factory in Dallas and aired live on AXS TV. Mowles came out looking to strike, moving in and out of range with strikes against a taller opponent. Jackson answered with a barrage of kicks to all levels.

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Legacy FC 61 lineup fills with two title fights, opponent for Mackenzie Dern

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 00:36:40 +0000

The previously announced Legacy FC 61 event now has a nearly full lineup, including a pair of championship contest in the featured slots, as well as an opponent for highly touted prospect Mackenzie Dern . Legacy FC officials recently announced that bantamweight champion Steven Peterson (14-4) will put his title on the line in the evening’s main event against Mark De La Rosa (7-0). Meanwhile, current featherweight champ Kevin Aguilar (11-1) puts his title on the line against former champ and UFC vet Damon Jackson (9-1-1) in the co-feature

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