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Mike O’Hearn lands new opponent for fighting debut

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:25:54 +0000

Earlier this year, Mike O’Hearn was confirmed to be competing at Bloodsport Bushido. While he will still make a highly-anticipated appearance at the event, the viral bodybuilder will now have to do so with a switch of opponents. O’Hearn is a man of many talents, but is arguably most known for being a viral sensation on social media. Along with his several lines of work, he will now add combat sports into the mix when he enters the world of Bloodsport. As reported by Mike O’Hearn himself, he was set to face former UFC champion Rampage Jackson in his debut matchup

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Mike O’Hearn lands new opponent for fighting debut – MMA Weekly

Viral bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn confirms fight against Rampage Jackson

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:18:29 +0000

The world of combat sports is becoming more strange with each passing day and this time, Rampage Jackson has found himself in the middle of the madness. Rampage has had a long, successful career in the sport of mixed martial arts and proved to be one of the best fighters in the world during his prime. However, his accolades haven’t stopped viral bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn from welcoming a fight against the former UFC champion . As stated by Bloodsport Bushido on X, several names have been confirmed for their event in Tokyo, Japan on June 22. Both Rampage Jackson and Mike O’Hearn stood out among the list of names announced to be in action on the card. ジョシュ・バーネット主宰「Bloodsport Bushido」６.２２(土)両国大会楽天チケット独占先行発売中！購入URL⇒ https://t.co/xyI10rjRJS 【大会名】Bloodsport Bushido（ブラッドスポーツ武士道）【開催日時】２０２４年６月２２日（土）１６時開始【会場】東京・両国国技館【出場予定選手】… pic.twitter.com/XwATMQOyJX — Bloodsport Bushido【公式】 (@JBBloodsport_JP) April 1, 2024 Alongside Bloodsport Bushido’s announcement on social media, Mike O’Hearn also made the bout official on his Instagram page. The bodybuilder thanked Josh Barnett for making the weird but wonderful bout come to fruition.

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Viral bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn confirms fight against Rampage Jackson – MMA Weekly

Former UFC champ Josh Barnett to meet KSW champ Phil De Fries in Feb. 24 submission grappling match

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:17:22 +0000

A return to competition is imminent for former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett , who will take on current KSW heavyweight champ Phil De Fries in a submission grappling match at “KSW: Epic” on Feb. 24 in Gliwice, Poland.

Former UFC champ Josh Barnett to meet KSW champ Phil De Fries in Feb. 24 submission grappling match – MMA Junkie

Josh Barnett reacts to Phil Baroni murder claim: ‘He was too much to handle and so scattered’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:19:14 +0000

Josh Barnett, a combat sports legend, has weighed in on the news that Phil Baroni allegedly murdered his girlfriend in Mexico. “The news about Phil Baroni is terrible and incredibly tragic as well,” Barnett tweeted after the news broke. “I’ve known Phil for 2 decades + and at the 1st JB Bloodsport show could see that his personality and behavior was erratic, displaced, and emotionally he was all over the place and it was obvious why: CTE.” He went on to explain in further tweets. “It was so tough dealing with him at the show that I couldn’t keep booking him even though I wanted to

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Josh Barnett reacts to Phil Baroni murder claim: ‘He was too much to handle and so scattered’ – MMA Weekly

Today in MMA history: Affliction hosts star-studded ‘Banned’ event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:41:17 +0000

Thirteen years ago today, one of the best heavyweight fight cards in MMA went down in the U.S., but it wasn’t part of the UFC. Back on July 19, 2008, Affliction hosted its inaugural event – Affliction: Banned, which took place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. This card featured a high-profile, heavyweight matchup in the main event with the legendary Fedor Emelianenko taking on former UFC champion Tim Sylvia . Additionally, Andrei Arlovski fought Ben Rothwell and Josh Barnett took on Pedro Rizzo

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Today in MMA history: Affliction hosts star-studded ‘Banned’ event – MMA Junkie

Scott Coker: Josh Barnett, Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem among those in talks for Fedor Emelianenko

BAD MMA News — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 05:35:09 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – When Bellator announced Fedor Emelianenko ’s return Friday morning, a lot of hands went up according to promotion president Scott Coker. While the announcement revealed Emelianenko (39-6 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) will fight Oct. 23 at VTB Arena in Moscow, the opponent has still not been decided.

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Scott Coker: Josh Barnett, Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem among those in talks for Fedor Emelianenko – MMA Junkie

Josh Barnett, Tito Ortiz express interest in being Fedor Emelianenko’s final Bellator foe

BAD MMA News — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 01:10:02 +0000

It appears Scott Coker will have options when deciding who to put across the cage from Fedor Emelianenko in his farewell fight. Bellator president Coker told MMA Junkie in December that he has a big grand finale in mind for Emelianenko’s (39-6 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) illustrious career. It includes putting the Russian in a packed stadium of 30,000 people in Moscow, but the coronavirus pandemic obviously makes that an extremely challenging aspiration. With the COVID-19 vaccine starting to roll out, though, Coker’s optimism is increasing that he can successfully execute his plan. If it does happens, who will be standing across from him? The MMA Junkie staff made some choices in the most recent edition of “Spinning Back Clique,” a weekly panel discussion on MMA topics.

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Josh Barnett, Tito Ortiz express interest in being Fedor Emelianenko’s final Bellator foe – MMA Junkie

Joe Rogan rips MMA’s win bonus structure: ‘People just get f*cking robbed’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:40:41 +0000

Joe Rogan has never been one to hold back an opinion On a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, that was no different when Rogan spoke about win bonuses with guest and Bellator MMA heavyweight Josh Barnett . Rogan criticized MMA’s widely-implemented win bonus structure, which is used by most major promotions, including his employer, the UFC.

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Joe Rogan rips MMA’s win bonus structure: ‘People just get f*cking robbed’ – MMA Junkie

Bellator 241′s Ronny Markes not going to ‘talk (expletive)’ about Josh Barnett despite pullouts

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:28:57 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Ronny Markes could be bitter, but he’s not. A Bellator newcomer, Markes (19-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) was booked to fight against Josh Barnett twice in the past three months

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Bellator 241′s Ronny Markes not going to ‘talk (expletive)’ about Josh Barnett despite pullouts – MMA Junkie

Josh Barnett out, Matt Mitrione in vs. Ronny Markes at Bellator 241

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:36:47 +0000

Josh Barnett is once again out of a fight with Ronny Markes , but this time Markes will fight on. Barnett (35-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has been pulled from Bellator 241 on March 13 in Uncasville, Conn. MMA Junkie on Wednesday confirmed with promotion officials an initial report from MMA reporter Cole Shelton .

Josh Barnett out, Matt Mitrione in vs. Ronny Markes at Bellator 241 – MMA Junkie