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Floyd Mayweather announces who he will fight next ahead of Manny Pacquiao rematch

BAD MMA News — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:31:41 +0000

Floyd Mayweather is set to return to the ring this summer for a tune-up fight before his blockbuster affair against Manny Pacquiao later in the year. The 49-year-old was expected to have left the sport behind after his knockout win over UFC ace Conor McGregor almost ten years ago.

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Floyd Mayweather announces who he will fight next ahead of Manny Pacquiao rematch – MMA Weekly

Alex Pereira believes now is the perfect time for Jon Jones fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:53:09 +0000

Adding fuel to the ongoing fire surrounding a potential Jon Jones superfight, Alex Pereira has detailed why now is the perfect time for both of them to meet inside the octagon. A familiar occurrence unfolded for ‘Poatan’ last time out as he managed to recapture his UFC title at the first time of asking. His dominant 80-second win over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 leaves nothing left to prove in his career, but the Brazilian has his sights set on a fight for the ages.

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WSOF 4′s Tyrone Spong finds transition between MMA, kickboxing ‘nothing special’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Just because they’re both combat sports doesn’t mean it should be easy for a kickboxer to give MMA a shot — and have relative ease picking the new sport up. But that’s pretty much how it worked for Tyrone Spong (1-0), who next month fights for just the second time in his pro MMA career – and carries the card for World Series of Fighting 4 as the main event against Angel DeAnda (11-2). Spong’s MMA debut in November at WSOF 1 was so impressive when he knocked out Travis Bartlett in the first round that he went straight to the top of the heap for the Las Vegas-based promotion. “I feel very special that they put me as the main event, and I think it’s also due to the fans,” Spong told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “That card (in November), I wasn’t going to be on the main card – I was going to be on the undercard. But by the demand of the fans, I ended up on the main card. Now I’m in the main event

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WSOF 4′s Tyrone Spong finds transition between MMA, kickboxing ‘nothing special’ – MMA Junkie

ONE FC: Kojima vs. Leone Set for September 13, Boku vs. Colossa Booked for Co-Main Event

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:18:11 +0000

Three more match-ups for ONE FC: Kojima vs. Leone, including a brand new main event were revealed by the Singapore based promotion on Wednesday. Headlining the Sept. 13 card, which is set for the 15,000-seat Istora Senayan Stadium in Jakarta, is a flyweight fight between Shinichi Kojima and Andrew Leone. The co-main event pits two hard-hitting lightweights together with former ONE FC lightweight champion Kotetsu Boku (20-8-2) taking on decorated Muay Thai fighter Vuyisile Colossa (5-4). The Japanese fighter is best known for stopping Zorobabel Moreira to win the title, while the South African is a Muay Thai world champion who has been in MMA wars with the likes of Eduard Folayang and Yui Chul Nam. The third fight to be announced today pits Princeton University graduate and NCAA Division One level wrestler Jake Butler (2-0) against Kyokushin Karate black belt and kickboxing world champion James Kouame (1-1).

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ONE FC: Kojima vs. Leone Set for September 13, Boku vs. Colossa Booked for Co-Main Event – MMA Weekly

For Spike TV, a shifting combat-sports strategy in its post-UFC era

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:15:00 +0000

If you ask Spike TV President Kevin Kay why he decided to sign a multiyear deal with a kickboxing organization, he’ll tell you it’s simple, really. There’s no detailed research behind it, no intense demographics studies. None of that. “I love kickboxing,” Kay told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “That’s the true answer.” The question is, do fight fans love it

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Tyrone Spong vs. Angel DeAnda named World Series of Fighting 4 headliner

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:30:00 +0000

A previously announced light heavyweight matchup between kickboxing champ Tyrone Spong (1-0) and Californian knockout artist Angel DeAnda (11-2) has been officially installed as the headliner for next month’s World Series of Fighting 4 event. WSOF officials recently announced that Spong vs. DeAnda will be the featured contest of the Aug. 10 event, which takes place Aug. 10 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. Additionally, the night’s five-fight, main-card lineup is now set with Marlon Moraes (10-4-1) vs. Brandon Hempleman (9-1) taking the night’s co-feature slot and Ray Sefo (2-1) vs. Dave Huckaba (20-5), Nick Newell (9-0) vs

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Spike TV adds GLORY kickboxing to its combat sports programming lineup

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:30:00 +0000

Spike TV, which has been in the MMA business since 2005, now will add kickboxing to its arsenal. The cable channel on Thursday announced a deal with kickboxing promotion GLORY Sports International to air events on select Saturday nights starting this fall. The multiyear deal will see the network broadcast two-hour primetime events, Spike and GLORY said. GLORY got its start in 2006 in Holland as Ultimate Glory. But in its current incarnation, the promotion began staging events in mid-2012

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SFL 19 Friday Fight Nights Live Stream Features Heavyweight Showdown

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:20:16 +0000

Super Fight League is back in action on Friday June 7th, 2013 for another action packed Friday Fight Nights event. SFL 19 will feature a heavyweight showdown for the ages in the Main Event as 25-year-old K-1 fighter Jaideep Singh goes to battle against 33-year old Alireza Tavakoli of Iran. Singh, a native of India, will be making his MMA debut for Super Fight League but comes into the event with a strong kickboxing background amassing a record of 40-16-1 and was both K-1 2009 World Grand Prix in Seoul Champion as well as 2011 RISE Heavyweight Tournament Champion. SFL’s Chairman Raj Kundra said, “This year is off to am amazing start, from our partnership with Mountain Dew to the STAR Sports broadcast deal. Simply put SFL is the biggest MMA Promotion in Asia.” One of the most recognized stars of SFL will fight in the Co-Main Event.

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