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UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action June 7-9

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 01:25:58 +0000

This week, the UFC travels to Louisville, Ky. for UFC on ESPN 57. The event at KFC Yum! Center features a middleweight title bout between former title challenger Jared Cannonier and Nassourdine Imavov. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner

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Rizin FF 27 live results

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:25:19 +0000

The women’s super atomweight title is on the line as Japanese promotion Rizin FF returns for Rizin FF 27 in Nagoya, Japan. Defending champion Ayaka Hamasaki wil take center stage in the main event when she puts her title on the line against challenger Kanna Asakura . Two-time champ Hamasaki (21-3) captured the promotion’s vacant 108-pound title by defeating Asakura at Rizin FF 14 on New Year’s Eve, 2018, but lost her title to South Korea’s Seo Hee Ham in her third title defense at Rizin FF 20 a year later. Hamasaki bounced back with a submission victory over Tomo Maesawa at Rizin FF 22 to set up another shot at the vacant title at Rizin FF 26, where she submitted Miyuu Yamamoto in the first round via leg scissors to reclaim the title. Now Hamasaki will take on Asakura (18-4) once again, with the challenger heading into the rematch riding a four-fight winning streak. Since her defeat to Hamasaki in 2018, Asakura has defeated Alesha Zappitella, Jayme Hinshaw, Mizuki Furuse and Ai Shimizu to push her back to the top of the contender list at 108 pounds.

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Rizin FF 27: Ayaka Hamasaki, Kanna Asakura set for title rematch in Nagoya

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:31:22 +0000

Japanese promotion Rizin FF has announced eight bouts for its next event, with a battle for the women’s super atomweight title at the top of the card. Rizin FF 27 takes place Sunday, March 21 at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The event streams live via Rizin Live PPV. Topping the list of confirmed bouts is a super atomweight title rematch between defending champion Ayaka Hamasaki and former foe Kanna Asakura . Two-time champ Hamasaki (21-3) captured the promotion’s vacant 108-pound title by defeating Asakura at Rizin FF 14 on New Year’s Eve, 2018, but lost her title to South Korea’s Seo Hee Ham in her third title defense at Rizin FF 20 a year later. Hamasaki bounced back with a submission victory over Tomo Maesawa at Rizin FF 22 to set up another shot at the vacant title at Rizin FF 26, where she submitted Miyuu Yamamoto in the first round via leg scissors to reclaim the title.

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ONE Championship 82 lineup set, includes vets Kazuki Tokudome, Daichi Abe, Luis ‘Sapo’ Santos

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:56:23 +0000

The full 12-bout lineup for this month’s ONE Championship 82 event has been set, and it includes nine MMA contests. Promotion officials today laid out the full card for “ONE Championship 82: Pursuit of Greatness,” which takes place Oct. 26 at Thuwunna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar. Like all ONE Championship event, the main card streams live and free on the ONE Championship app following a preliminary card that streams on Facebook and Twitter. The previously announced main event sees middleweight champ Aung La N Sang (23-10) put his title on the line against undefeated challenger Mohammad Karaki (9-0)

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ONE Championship 77 results: Zebaztian Kadestam gets vicious third-round TKO over game Agilan Thani

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:47:08 +0000

ONE Championship 77’s headliner was a tough one to call heading into its final round, but when the time came to pull trigger, Zebaztian Kadestam did so in beautifully violent fashion. After stuffing takedowns and eating some of Agilan Thani ’s (8-2) best offense in the welterweight bout at at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kadestam (10-4) was a man possessed coming into the third round. Punches, knees, and elbows made for a pick-your-poison-type ending as the ref, mercifully, stepped in at the 1:56 mark of the round (via Twitter ): Cold blooded finish by Zebaztian Kadestam against Agilan Thani. The knees, the elbows, “The Bandit” put on a show in this one. #ONEPursuitofPower pic.twitter.com/Z4YNdET8ko — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 13, 2018 It was an exciting ending to an overall entertaining back-and-forth bout, made all the more impressive by Kadestam’s revelation that he had sustained a broken hand in the first round. The 27-year-old Swedish striker has now rebounded from a loss to now-retired champion Ben Askren.

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UFC Fight Night 52 post-fight facts: Myles Jury ties UFC’s longest lightweight win streak

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 17:29:14 +0000

The UFC’s streak of main-event stoppages was pushed to six events today when Mark Hun t (10-8-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) starched Roy Nelson (20-10 MMA, 7-6 UFC) for a second-round knockout in the UFC Fight Night 52 headliner. The heavyweight contest at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, was expected to produce a highlight-reel knockout. It did just that as “The Super Samoan” hit Nelson with an uppercut that left him face down on the mat

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UFC Fight Night 52 results: Johnny Case viciously chokes out Kazuki Tokudome

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 05:41:48 +0000

SAITAMA, Japan – After a cautious first round, newcomer Johnny Case (19-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) found his range and rocked Kazuki Tokudome (12-6-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) before grabbing a choke hold. Case earned his first UFC win when he put Tokudome to sleep with a guillotine choke. The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 52 card at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass. The official end came at the 2:34 mark of the second frame after referee Steve Percival pulled Case off Tokudome. It was Case’s ninth straight win, while Tokudome suffered his third consecutive loss in the octagon after a successful debut against Cristiano Marcello

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UFC Fight Night 52 pre-fight facts: Roy Nelson looks to continue record KO streak

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 22:38:55 +0000

For the first time in 18 months the octagon touches down in “The Land of the Rising Sun” as UFC Fight Night 52 takes place Saturday from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The UFC Fight Pass-streamed event will see Mark Hunt (9-8-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) and Roy Nelson (20-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC) collide in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown scheduled for five rounds. Hunt was last seen trading blows in a 2013 “Fight of the Year” candidate against Antonio Silva, while “Big Country” scored a highlight-reel finish of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his most recent outing. The organization’s sixth trip to Japan also features some of the top Asian talent the sport has to offer as well as several other characters of note

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for March 2014

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:24:50 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best fights from March 1-31. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for March 2014 At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Fight of the Month.” * * * * * THE NOMINEES Paul Redmond vs. Damian Brown at Cage Warriors 65 For the first time in his career, Paul Redmond (9-4 MMA) was forced to go past the second round and to the final bell when he defeated a game Damian Brown (10-6 MMA) by decision at Cage Warriors 65. It was a high-paced, back-and-forth affair that would test the endurance of even the most well-trained fighter

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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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