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Zac Pauga vows to ‘push every single light heavyweight against the cage and elbow their face off’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 22:49:06 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Zac Pauga says there’s no need to ask him how he’ll win future fights. While he hopes to accumulate more finishes going forward, Pauga (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) pointed to his UFC Fight Night 219 co-main event win Saturday over Jordan Wright (12-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) at the UFC Apex as a preview. Pauga utilized the clinch along the cage and made the fight ugly with short strikes. The strategy was enough to earn him a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Zac Pauga vows to ‘push every single light heavyweight against the cage and elbow their face off’ – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 219 predictions: Who’s picking Jessica Andrade on short notice over Erin Blanchfield?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 20:36:08 +0000

Andrade vs. Blanchfield Pauga vs. Wright Parisian vs. Pogues Knight vs. Prachnio Hernandez vs

Jordan Wright happy at light heavyweight, but ‘the UFC needs a 195-pound division’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:38:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Ideally, Jordan Wright would like a weight class between middleweight and light heavyweight. Wright (12-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) returns to 205 pounds Saturday when he takes on Zac Pauga (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Currently on a three-fight losing skid, Wright knows his job could be on the line against Pauga. He was victorious in his two career light heavyweight bouts and thinks he can regain that success without the strenuous cut down to 185 pounds

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Zac Pauga: Jordan Wright’s ‘kill or be killed’ style plays in my favor

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:03:42 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Zac Pauga likes the style matchup against Jordan Wright . Pauga (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) meets Wright (12-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 219 co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. He takes on Wright, who has finished all his wins, but also has been finished in all his losses.

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UFC Fight Night 219 pre-event facts: Jim Miller adds to record octagon appearance total

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:34:07 +0000

The UFC returns to its home base of Las Vegas on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 219 at the UFC Apex. The card streams on ESPN+. In the main event, former UFC champ Jessica Andrade (24-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) steps in as a short-notice replacement to test surging prospect Erin Blanchfield (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a critical bout for the future of the women’s flyweight division. 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 Fight Night 219.

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UFC Fight Night 219 pre-event facts: Jim Miller adds to record octagon appearance total – MMA Junkie

Zac Pauga, Jordan Wright meet in the middle at light heavyweight at UFC Fight Night 219

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 21:05:25 +0000

Zac Pauga and Jordan Wright will meet in the middle. At UFC Fight Night 219 , Pauga (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who most recently competed at heavyweight, and Wright (12-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC), who most recently competed at middleweight, will square off in a 205-pound bout. The event takes place Feb

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Zac Pauga, Jordan Wright meet in the middle at light heavyweight at UFC Fight Night 219 – MMA Junkie

MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for October: A bloody Bellator brawl

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:35:47 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from October 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. Nominees

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UFC Vegas 62 Bonuses: Four Fighters Took Home an Extra $50,000

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 02:34:23 +0000

Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 62 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the fight promotion announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses. Dusko Todorovic, Jordan Wright, Jonathan Martinez, and Tatsuro Taira banked the extra $50,000 checks. Fight Of The Night: Jordan Wright vs Dusko Todorovic Jordan Wright and Dusko Todorovic fought to a Fight of the Night performance despite the fight only lasting into the second round. Wright initiated the clinch early and secured a takedown. From there, Wright spent most of the round in Todorovic’s guard, but stayed busy enough to win the round on all three judges’ scorecards. In the second round, however, Wright looked exhausted

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UFC Vegas 62 Bonuses: Four Fighters Took Home an Extra $50,000 – MMA Weekly

UFC Fight Night 212 video: Dusko Todorovic TKOs bloodied, exhausted Jordan Wright

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 01:17:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Jordan Wright ’s gas tank once again failed him against Dusko Todorovic on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 212 . Todorovic (12-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Wright (12-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) were tabbed as potential Fight of the Night contenders going into the middleweight bout at the UFC Apex. It was a matter of who was going to fade first and fade harder, and it was evident going into the second round who that would be. After Wright’s gas tank fell off a cliff following a competitive first round, Todorovic put the pressure on standing and with the ground-and-pound.

UFC Fight Night 212 video: Dusko Todorovic TKOs bloodied, exhausted Jordan Wright – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 212 predictions: Is anyone taking Viviane Araujo over Alexa Grasso?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:11:54 +0000

Grasso vs. Araujo Martinez vs. Swanson Todorovic vs

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UFC Fight Night 212 predictions: Is anyone taking Viviane Araujo over Alexa Grasso? – MMA Junkie