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2025 PFL World Tournament 2 weigh-in results: Yet another new main event in Orlando

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:36:13 +0000

It’s been an interesting week at Universal Studios on Florida, where members of the PFL brass must be wondering if Mickey Mouse is trying to gum up the works of their operation. The PFL’s second event of the season now has its third different main event this week after Josh Rettinghouse (20-5) wasn’t medically cleared for his bantamweight fight against Leandro Higo (23-6). Rettinghouse had been a replacement for Magomed Magomedov. Instead, Higo now will fight Marcirley Alves da Silva (12-4) in the headliner. He was an alternate. Before Higo-Rettinghouse, and now Higo-Alves da Silva, were in the headlining spot, Taila Santos vs.

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Bellator champ Patchy Mix staying active at ADXC 6 ‘does not mean Leandro Higo is off the hook’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:13:33 +0000

ABU DHABI – Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix still hopes to see Leandro Higo soon. Mix (20-1) was scheduled to defend his title against Higo (23-6) in the Bellator Championship Series: Paris main event on Nov. 16, but the event was canceled . In the meantime, Mix has opted to remain active by competing at ADXC 6 on Friday, where he’ll face former ONE Championship title holder Kairat Akhmetov in a no-gi grappling match. “I want to stay active, and just because I’m staying active does not mean Leandro Higo is off the hook,” Mix told MMA Junkie on Thursday.

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Bellator Championship Series: Paris event for Nov. 16 canceled

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:45:15 +0000

Bellator Championship Series: Paris will not be going down after all. The Bellator card, which was scheduled to go down on Nov. 16 at ADIDAS Arena in Paris, has been canceled and the fighters who were competing on the event will be rescheduled for other cards. PFL, Bellator’s parent company, announced the news Thursday

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Bellator Champions Series: Paris headlined by Patchy Mix vs. Leandro Higo bantamweight title fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:13:47 +0000

Bantamweight champion Patchy Mix will look to make his second title defense in Paris. Mix (20-1) meets Leandro Higo (23-6) in the main event of Bellator Champions Series: Paris on Nov. 16 at ADIDAS Arena in Paris, the promotion announced Tuesday. The event will be co-headlined by France’s undefeated Baissangour Chamsoudinov (8-0), who takes on Oliver Enkamp (11-4) in a welterweight bout

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Bellator Champions Series results: Patchy Mix squeaks by Magomed Magomedov to retain title

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 May 2024 22:03:34 +0000

Everyone who watched seemingly had their own opinion of who should win or why, but the two of the three opinions that mattered leaned toward Patchy Mix . In the Bellator Champions Series: Paris main event at Accor Arena, Mix (20-1) defeated Magomedov Magomedov (20-4) by split decision (46-49, 48-47, 48-47) to retain his bantamweight title. The decision was debated by many viewers online, who felt Magomedov’s striking accuracy and damage should’ve earned him the nod. Mix was stunned with a pair of punches in Round 1, and then more heavily with a swarm of them in Round 3

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Bellator Champions Series: Belfast results: Strong third round lifts Leandro Higo past James Gallagher

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:30:14 +0000

Leandro Higo and James Gallagher were pretty evenly matched until one of them pulled away late in their Bellator Champions Series: Belfast fight. Higo (23-6 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) used a strong third-round performance to close out a unanimous decision win over Gallagher (12-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) on Friday at SSE Arena. After 15 minutes, all three judges saw the fight 29-28 in Higo’s favor, which was hard to argue. After a cautious few minutes from both men in Round 1, Higo landed the first big shot when he wobbled Gallagher with a spinning elbow with about 1:45 remaining. Higo pointed at Gallagher and then rushed in to take him down to the mat. Gallagher did his best from bottom position to try for an ankle lock, but Higo punished him with ground-and-pound to ensure the round was his

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Bellator 297 loses two bouts including former title challenger

BAD MMA News — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:30:35 +0000

Bellator 297 has taken a pair of hits the week prior to the June 16 event at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Former Bellator middleweight title challenger Austin Vanderford (11-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) was expected to face Imamshafi Aliev (9-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), but that fight has been canceled for undisclosed reasons. Additionally, the bantamweight bout between Leandro Higo (21-6 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) and Nikita Mikhailov (10-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) is off due to an illness with the former. The card is set to proceed with 16 bouts including a light heavyweight title fight in the main event, as champion Vadim Nemkov (16-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) tries to defend his title against former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero (9-4 MMA, 15-6 BMMA)

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James Gallagher out of Bellator 292 bout vs. Leandro Higo

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:49:42 +0000

For the third time in four bookings, James Gallagher has withdrawn from a fight. Gallagher (11-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) is out of Bellator 292 for undisclosed reasons, and his bout vs.

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James Gallagher set to face Leandro Higo at Bellator 292 in San Jose

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:18:21 +0000

A fun bantamweight matchup has been added to the upcoming Bellator 292 card. Wednesday the promotion officially announced James Gallagher will share the Bellator cage with Leandro Higo at the event set to take place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. on March 10. The event airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Bellator 282 results: Danny Sabatello embraces boos, smothers Leandro Higo to advance in grand prix

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 02:55:32 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Danny Sabatello might not make it look pretty, but he doesn’t seem to care.

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