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Ali Bagautinov admits jitters slowed UFC Fight Night 28 knockout win

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 10:10:00 +0000

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – Russian flyweight Ali Bagautinov received a healthy does of hype ahead of his UFC debut, and the 28-year-old delivered with a knockout win. But he admits he started a little slowly when octagon jitters got the best of him early.

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Luke Rockhold wants top contender bout alongside Velasquez at Houston’s UFC 166

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 01:15:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Luke Rockhold felt some first-time octagon jitters – he admits it. Despite his fair share of fights on the big stage, Rockhold said he definitely noticed a difference when he made his UFC debut in May against Vitor Belfort in Brazil. That fight resulted in a first-round knockout loss from a Belfort spinning kick to the head. “It was really bright,” Rockhold on Wednesday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) at a charity event in Las Vegas. “That’s the one thing that was a little different. (And) the mat was a little slippery – I’m not gonna lie

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UFC 161′s Sam Stout discusses added pressure, opponent’s biggest threat

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:30:00 +0000

WINNIPEG, Canada – Sam Stout doesn’t want to take anything for granted, but come Saturday night at UFC 161, he knows he’s got just about every factor working in his favor. That could make it a long night for opponent James Krause . Stout (20-8-1 MMA, 8-7 UFC), a veteran lightweight who competes for the 16th time under the UFC banner, meets injury replacement and promotional newcomer Krause (19-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 161, which takes place at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Their bout, which is part of the FX-televised preliminary card, pits a UFC newbie against a fighter who entered the octagon for the first time way back in 2006. “I can’t count on him having the first-fight jitters, but I’ve experienced it before,” Stout today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

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