BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » joe solecki https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 2025 MMA retirement tracker: A list of those who hung up the gloves https://www.badmma.com/2025-mma-retirement-tracker-a-list-of-those-who-hung-up-the-gloves.html https://www.badmma.com/2025-mma-retirement-tracker-a-list-of-those-who-hung-up-the-gloves.html#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:37:25 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/2025-mma-retirement-tracker-a-list-of-those-who-hung-up-the-gloves.html (This story was updated to add new information.) MMA is a constantly evolving sport with a revolving door of athletes entering and exiting. Currently, fighters from the era who helped make the sport so popular are beginning to trickle away from competition and hang up their gloves in order to move on to the next chapter in life.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/2025-mma-retirement-tracker-a-list-of-those-who-hung-up-the-gloves.html/feed 0 UFC Fight Night 249 pre-event facts: Mackenzie Dern chasing key records https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-249-pre-event-facts-mackenzie-dern-chasing-key-records.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-249-pre-event-facts-mackenzie-dern-chasing-key-records.html#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:52:37 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-249-pre-event-facts-mackenzie-dern-chasing-key-records.html After a one-month hiatus, the UFC opens its 2025 event schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 249 , which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. Strawweight contenders will rematch in the main event as Mackenzie Dern (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) will attempt to avenge her first career loss from October 2019 when she runs it back with Amanda Ribas (12-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), this time scheduled for five rounds. For more on the numbers behind the headliner and the entire card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 249. * * * * Mackenzie Dern vs

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-249-pre-event-facts-mackenzie-dern-chasing-key-records.html/feed 0 Grant Dawson def. Joe Solecki at UFC 302: Best photos https://www.badmma.com/grant-dawson-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-302-best-photos.html https://www.badmma.com/grant-dawson-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-302-best-photos.html#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2024 02:54:26 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/grant-dawson-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-302-best-photos.html grant-dawson-ufc-302-official-weigh-ins-2 Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed grant-dawson-ufc-302-official-weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed grant-dawson-ufc-302-ceremonial-weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Grant Dawson UFC 302 ceremonial weigh-ins NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 31: Grant Dawson weighs in during the UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-in… NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 31: Grant Dawson weighs in during the UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-in at Prudential Center on May 31, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed joe-solecki-ufc-302-official-weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed joe-solecki-ufc-302-ceremonial-weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Joe Solecki UFC 302 ceremonial weigh-ins NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 31: Joe Solecki weighs in during the UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-in… NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 31: Joe Solecki weighs in during the UFC 302 Ceremonial Weigh-in at Prudential Center on May 31, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Joe Solecki vs

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/grant-dawson-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-302-best-photos.html/feed 0 Drakkar Klose def. Joe Solecki at UFC on ESPN 52: Best photos https://www.badmma.com/drakkar-klose-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-on-espn-52-best-photos.html https://www.badmma.com/drakkar-klose-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-on-espn-52-best-photos.html#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2023 01:06:13 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/drakkar-klose-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-on-espn-52-best-photos.html Joe Solecki UFC on ESPN 52 official weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Drakkar Klose UFC on ESPN 52 official weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Joe Solecki UFC on ESPN 52 ceremonial weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Drakkar Klose UFC on ESPN 52 ceremonial weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Drakkar Klose vs Joe Solecki UFC on ESPN 52 ceremonial weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed MMA: UFC Fight Night – Austin – Klose vs Solecki Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during… Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed MMA: UFC Fight Night – Austin – Klose vs Solecki Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during… Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed MMA: UFC Fight Night – Austin – Klose vs Solecki Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during… Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports more Share Share this image gallery on Facebook on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed MMA: UFC Fight Night – Austin – Klose vs Solecki Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during… Dec 2, 2023; Austin, Texas, USA; Drakkar Klose (red gloves) fights Joe Solecki (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Moody Center.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/drakkar-klose-def-joe-solecki-at-ufc-on-espn-52-best-photos.html/feed 0 UFC on ESPN 52 video: Drakkar Klose bounces Joe Solecki’s head off canvas for all-time slam KO https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-video-drakkar-klose-bounces-joe-soleckis-head-off-canvas-for-all-time-slam-ko.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-video-drakkar-klose-bounces-joe-soleckis-head-off-canvas-for-all-time-slam-ko.html#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:04:28 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-video-drakkar-klose-bounces-joe-soleckis-head-off-canvas-for-all-time-slam-ko.html Slam knockouts almost never happen in the UFC, but Saturday was different. On the UFC on ESPN 52 prelims at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, Drakkar Klose (14-2-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC) elevated and slammed Joe Solecki (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) for a rare slam knockout. The stoppage came at the 1:41 mark of Round 1. Solecki’s undoing turned out to be an armbar attempt off his back

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-video-drakkar-klose-bounces-joe-soleckis-head-off-canvas-for-all-time-slam-ko.html/feed 0 UFC on ESPN 52 pre-event facts: Deiveson Figueiredo brings record resume to new division https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-pre-event-facts-deiveson-figueiredo-brings-record-resume-to-new-division.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-pre-event-facts-deiveson-figueiredo-brings-record-resume-to-new-division.html#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:09:21 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-pre-event-facts-deiveson-figueiredo-brings-record-resume-to-new-division.html The UFC travels to Austin, Texas for the fifth time in its history Saturday with UFC on ESPN 52 , which takes place at Moody Center with a main card that airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. Elite lightweights will meet in the main event of the card, with Beneil Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) looking to start a new winning streak against the surging Arman Tsarukyan (20-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in a five-round bout that will have significant implications on the divisional rankings. For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 52. * * * *

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-espn-52-pre-event-facts-deiveson-figueiredo-brings-record-resume-to-new-division.html/feed 0 Joe Solecki had a ‘good day at work’ with dominant submission win at UFC Fight Night 220 https://www.badmma.com/joe-solecki-had-a-good-day-at-work-with-dominant-submission-win-at-ufc-fight-night-220.html https://www.badmma.com/joe-solecki-had-a-good-day-at-work-with-dominant-submission-win-at-ufc-fight-night-220.html#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:04:55 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/joe-solecki-had-a-good-day-at-work-with-dominant-submission-win-at-ufc-fight-night-220.html LAS VEGAS – Joe Solecki beat Carl Deaton with a second-round technical submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 220 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Solecki, who won for the second straight time.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/joe-solecki-had-a-good-day-at-work-with-dominant-submission-win-at-ufc-fight-night-220.html/feed 0 UFC Fight Night 220 video: Hear from each winner, guest fighters backstage https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-video-hear-from-each-winner-guest-fighters-backstage.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-video-hear-from-each-winner-guest-fighters-backstage.html#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2023 01:41:37 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-video-hear-from-each-winner-guest-fighters-backstage.html LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 220 took place Saturday with 11 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 220 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 220 .

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-video-hear-from-each-winner-guest-fighters-backstage.html/feed 0 UFC Fight Night 220 results: Joe Solecki puts Carl Deaton to sleep with tight rear-naked choke https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-results-joe-solecki-puts-carl-deaton-to-sleep-with-tight-rear-naked-choke.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-results-joe-solecki-puts-carl-deaton-to-sleep-with-tight-rear-naked-choke.html#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 23:26:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-results-joe-solecki-puts-carl-deaton-to-sleep-with-tight-rear-naked-choke.html It appeared UFC lightweight Joe Solecki wanted nothing more than a rear-naked choke finish at UFC Fight Night 220 . Thanks to his aggressive approach and consistent attack, Solecki (13-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was able to get what he was looking for, spoiling the debut of Carl Deaton on the prelims at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a technical submission finish at 4:55 of Round 2. A vast majority of the opening round was spent with Solecki on the back of Deaton (17-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in a standing position against the cage. Solecki searched for the rear-naked choke repeatedly while alternating body triangles

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-fight-night-220-results-joe-solecki-puts-carl-deaton-to-sleep-with-tight-rear-naked-choke.html/feed 0 Carl Deaton III vs. Joe Solecki targeted for UFC Fight Night 220 https://www.badmma.com/carl-deaton-iii-vs-joe-solecki-targeted-for-ufc-fight-night-220.html https://www.badmma.com/carl-deaton-iii-vs-joe-solecki-targeted-for-ufc-fight-night-220.html#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:44:31 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/carl-deaton-iii-vs-joe-solecki-targeted-for-ufc-fight-night-220.html Carl Deaton III is the opponent Joe Solecki has been looking for. For weeks the UFC has been seeking an opponent for Solecki (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and it’s found one in the shape of newcomer Deaton III (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The fight has not yet been signed but both parties have verbally agreed to fight Feb. 25 at UFC Fight Night 220 .

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