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Video: Kyle Stewart hurls haymaking uppercut, crumples John Poppie at Cage Warriors 126

BAD MMA News — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 21:48:31 +0000

Former UFC welterweight Kyle Stewart continued his march back to the promotion that he was once was a part of when he crumpled former “The Ultimate Fighter” competitor John Poppie in violent fashion at Cage Warriors 126. Cage Warriors 126 , which served as the promotion’s American debut, took place Sunday at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay in San Diego. The card streamed on UFC Fight Pass with Stewart (14-4) vs. Poppie (10-6) atop the card

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CES MMA 38 video highlights: Sean Soriano’s mistake leads to Levan Makashvili submission

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Sep 2016 13:28:47 +0000

Filed under: AXS TV Fights , News , Videos Check out the video highlights from Friday’s CES MMA 38 event, which included a battle between a pair of UFC vets in the main event. CES MMA 38 took place at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The main card aired on AXS TV. In the headliner, featherweight Levan Makashvili (9-2-1) tapped Sean Soriano (9-5) at the 4:05 mark of the second round with a rear-naked choke, giving him a pair of wins for CES MMA since his release from the UFC.

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‘RFA 37: Viana vs. Clark’ lineup finalized for April 15 with two title fights

BAD MMA News — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:00:39 +0000

John Poppie The lineup is set for next month’s “RFA 37: Viana vs. Clark” event, which features a pair of title fights. The event takes place April 15 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The main card airs on AXS TV. As previously announced, two title fights top the card

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RFA 34 main card finalized with Poppie vs. Stroup, Viana vs. Riley

BAD MMA News — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:19:40 +0000

Hugo Viana The main card is set for next month’s RFA 34 event, which features a welterweight title fight. As previously announced, RFA 34 takes place Jan. 15 at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and Benjamin Smith (15-3) and Bojan Velickovic (12-3) fight for the vacant 170-pound title in the main event. New additions to the card include a co-headliner between former RFA title challenger John Poppie (6-2), who was on a 4-0 run before his RFA 28 loss to Andrew Sanchez, and fellow middleweight Adam Stroup (10-2), a longtime Sparta Combat League fighter who had a short run on “The Ultimate Fighter 19” before an elimination-round loss to eventual show runner-up Dhiego Lima. Additionally, Coloradan light heavyweights Jeremy Kimball (11-5) and Cody Mumma (8-2) fight, and Hugo Viana (8-3), a “TUF: Brazil 1” semifinalist, fights for the first time since a 3-3 stint in the UFC when he takes on Zac Riley (3-3), who recently upset Shai Lindsey via 59-second submission on short notice.

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RFA 28 video highlights: Andrew Sanchez looked damn good on Friday night

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 12:07:25 +0000

Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured Videos , News , Videos Andrew Sanchez is now the RFA middleweight champion, but perhaps more importantly, he posted a performance that’s likely to garner him attention, including some from the UFC’s matchmakers. In Friday’s RFA 28 headliner at The Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, Sanchez (7-2) thoroughly dominated and then scored a third-round TKO victory over fellow 185-pounder John Poppie (6-2).

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Andrew Sanchez dominates, devastates John Poppie to claim vacant RFA middleweight belt

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:50:03 +0000

Andrew Sanchez Andrew Sanchez (7-2) thoroughly dominated John Poppie (6-2) from start to finish, then ended their championship fight in devastating fashion, claiming the vacant RFA middleweight title in the process. The contest served as the featured bout of Friday’s RFA 28 event at The Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, which aired on AXS TV

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Ex-champ Matt Manzanares in for UFC-bound Geane Herrera vs. Ken Porter at RFA 28

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:26:25 +0000

Matt Manzanares With the graduation of one of its unbeaten fighters to the UFC, there is a new co-main event set for next month’s RFA 28 event. Former RFA flyweight champion Matt Manzanares (7-5) will answer the call about a month out to face Ken Porter (8-2). Manzanares gets back to work thanks to the removal of Geane Herrera (8-0) from the event ahead of his UFC debut.

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Andrew Sanchez and John Poppie fight for vacant title in RFA 28 headliner

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:48:19 +0000

Andrew Sanchez The main card is set for RFA 28, and the organization’s vacant middleweight title will be up for grabs in the headliner. Fighting in front of a hometown crowd, St. Louis native Andrew Sanchez (6-2) looks to claim the belt when he meets fellow middleweight John Poppie (6-1). RFA 28 takes place Aug.

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Episode No. 1 recap: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:29:12 +0000

“The Ultimate Fighter 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn” kicks off with a video package of several fighters explaining their desire to compete at the highest level of MMA in the UFC and become the new tournament champion. The package cuts to the “TUF” gym with a voiceover of UFC President Dana White explaining that this season consists of light heavyweight and middleweight fighter. 32 will fight to get into the house, 16 will make it and only four will make it to the end to compete for the six-figure UFC contract. Coaches B.J

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