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John Hathaway books next fight, an OKTAGON $1 million tournament alternate bout

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 19:22:58 +0000

John Hathaway has a chance to reenter OKTAGON’s €1 million tournament after he withdrew due to injury. Sunday, the promotion announced Hathaway (18-2) will fight Lukasz Siwiec (8-2) at OKTAGON 44 , an event scheduled for June 17 at Rudolf Weber-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The welterweight fight will be an alternate bout in the €1 million Tipsort Gamechanger tournament. Hathaway, 35, returned from an eight-and-a-half-year layoff this past October when he defeated Andre Ricardo by unanimous decision at OKTAGON 36

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UFC veteran John Hathaway joins OKTAGON MMA’s 16-man tournament

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 22:45:02 +0000

The second chapter of John Hathaway ’s MMA career is starting to ramp up, and business is now getting serious. After making a successful return to competition in October after a more than eight-year layoff due to a plethora of health issues , Hathaway (18-2) is now back in the swing of his combat career and is looking to make an impact. He’ll get a chance to do so this year, because OKTAGON MMA has announced the six-time UFC veteran will join its 16-man welterweight tournament, which begins March 4 in Ostrava (via Twitter ): HE.

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MMA Junkie’s 2022 Comeback Fighter of the Year: Zhang Weili

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:26:33 +0000

When the calendar flipped from Dec. 31, 2021 to Jan. 1, 2022, Zhang Weili was on a two-fight skid with an uncertain path back to title contention. Fast forward a year, and she’s back on top of strawweight throne. That’s quite the comeback.

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John Hathaway dominates Andre Ricardo in long-awaited comeback fight at Oktagon 36

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 20:05:27 +0000

For a guy who hadn’t competed in an MMA fight since Barack Obama was President of the United States, John Hathaway looked like he didn’t miss a beat. Making his return to the cage after an eight-year absence, the former UFC standout put on a classic Hathaway performance, using his grappling, mat control and ground-and-pound to cruise to a unanimous decision over Andre Ricardo on Saturday at Oktagon 36 in Frankfurt, Germany. The judges scored the bout 30-26, 30-24, and 30-26 in favor of Hathaway, whose performance earned him his first win since UFC on Fuel TV 5 back in September 2012. “It means a lot.

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Victory within: The story of John Hathaway, eight years of perseverance and a comeback

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:25:45 +0000

John Hathaway never imagined it’d take this long. But then again, the past eight years have been full of surprises. When he exited the UFC cage in Macau in March 2014, Hathaway did so swollen with reinvention and improvement on his mind. A 26-year-old from Brighton, England, pegged by many as the MMA future of his nation, Hathaway in his first UFC main event was knocked out for the first time in his career

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Brandon Thatch in for injured John Hathaway vs. Gunnar Nelson at UFC 189

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:33:06 +0000

Brandon Thatch Well, UFC 189 got one piece of good news today, at least. With John Hathaway (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) out with an injury , Gunnar Nelson (13-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has a new opponent: Welterweight Brandon Thatch (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC).

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Replacement sought for injured John Hathaway at UFC 189

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:46:50 +0000

John Hathaway The UFC needs a welterweight willing to take a short-notice fight at next month’s UFC 189 event. John Hathaway (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has suffered an undisclosed injury and been forced out of his bout with Gunnar Nelson (13-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC). UFC officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie. UFC 189 takes place July 11 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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Gunnar Nelson vs. John Hathaway joins UFC 189 lineup

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 19:59:40 +0000

Gunnar Nelson A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson (13-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and John Hathaway (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) has joined this summer’s UFC 189 lineup. UFC officials today announced the bout.

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25 TUF China Finale post-fight facts: Dong Hyun Kim the latest to join 10-win club

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 18:48:15 +0000

The UFC’s second event in Asia this year was a resounding success as the TUF China Finale took place Saturday at The Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena in Macau. Dong Hyun Kim (19-2-1 MMA, 10-2 UFC) stole the show in the headliner when he added another victory to his impressive UFC resume with a spinning-back-elbow knockout of fellow 170-pound prospect John Hathaway (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC). It was a milestone performance for “Stun Gun,” who with 10 UFC victories in his weight class, now joins the likes of former champions Georges St-Pierre, Matt Hughes and six others with double-digit win totals at welterweight. The TUF China Finale was one of four UFC fight cards slated for this month – and the second ever to stream on UFC Fight Pass, the organization’s new digital network. With an MMA-loaded month still ahead, take a minute to look back at 25 post-event facts to come out of the UFC’s most recent international show. GENERAL The TUF China Finale was the UFC event to feature just eight bouts since “UFC 72: Franklin vs

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Video: Dong Hyun Kim’s spinning elbow KO of John Hathaway at TUF China Finale

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 13:34:56 +0000

Did you miss Saturday’s TUF China Finale event and the stunning knockout in the headliner? Check it out now. In a scheduled five-round headliner, Dong Hyun Kim (19-2-1 MMA, 10-2 UFC) continued his move up the welterweight ranks with a violent spinning-elbow knockout of John Hathaway (17-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in the third round. Check out Kim’s post-fight interview, as well as his fight-ending blow, above. The event streamed entirely on UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s new digital network (where you can also watch an event replay), from The Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena in Macau

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