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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for November 2014

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:13:01 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at November’s best submissions. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for the month.

Legacy FC 37 video highlights: Leonard Garcia announces retirement

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:35:26 +0000

Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos Legacy FC 37 took place Friday, and in the headliner, one of the sport’s more durable sluggers announced his retirement. After a lengthy career with the UFC and WEC, Leonard Garcia had initially found success with Legacy FC, where he won three straight bouts and claimed the organization’s featherweight title. But after a title loss, he returned in Friday’s AXS TV-televised headliner and suffered another defeat. Check out the video highlights above to see Garcia (18-13-1) enter the cage for the final time as he takes on fellow featherweight Daniel Pineda (19-11). For more on that fight and the rest of Friday’s lineup, check out our Legacy FC 37 event recap . For more on Legacy FC 37 , check out the MMA Events section of the site.

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Legacy FC 37′s Augusto Mendes catching up after slow start in MMA

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:59:25 +0000

At 30, Legacy FC bantamweight Augusto Mendes is just two fights into his pro MMA career. He doesn’t have much time to waste. “There’s a good side as well as a bad side,” Mendes tells MMAjunkie about starting the sport at such an age. “I only switched to MMA when I felt ready to do so. First I had my goals in jiu-jitsu

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Bruno Viana vs. Augusto Mendes slated for Legacy FC 37 in November

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:16:35 +0000

A bantamweight bout between Bruno Viana (7-0) and Augusto Mendes (2-0) is the latest addition to November’s Legacy FC 37 lineup. Legacy FC owner Mick Maynard today confirmed the matchup with MMAjunkie. Legacy FC 37 takes place Nov. 14 at Houston’s Arena Theater, and the main card airs live on AXS TV. As previously reported, UFC vets and former Legacy FC featherweight champions Leonard Garcia (18-12-1) and Daniel Pineda (18-11) are also slated for the event

Bruno Viana vs. Augusto Mendes slated for Legacy FC 37 in November – MMA Junkie

Leonard Garcia vs. Daniel Pineda headlines Legacy 37 on Nov. 14

BAD MMA News — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:14:24 +0000

November’s Legacy FC 37 event has its headliner, and it features two of the promotion’s former featherweight champions. Legacy FC owner/promoter Mick Maynard told MMAjunkie that Leonard Garcia (18-12-1) and fellow UFC vet Daniel Pineda (18-11) will clash at the Nov. 14 event. Legacy FC 37 takes place at Houston’s Arena Theater, and the main card airs live on AXS TV.

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After UFC run, former two-division champ Daniel Pineda returns to Legacy FC

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:48:18 +0000

After a respectable 3-4 run in the UFC, Daniel Pineda (18-11) is returning to the organization where he once won titles in two weight classes. Legacy FC promoter and owner Mick Maynard today told MMAjunkie the 28-year-old has signed a four-fight deal with the promotion, which currently airs on AXS TV. His return bout is slated for Legacy FC 37, which takes place Nov. 14 at Cowboy Dance Hall in San Antonio. An opponent hasn’t been determined. Pineda, whom the UFC cut after back-to-back decision losses to Diego Brandao and Rob Whiteford earlier this year, picked up victories over the likes of Pat Schilling, Mackens Semerzier and Justin Lawrence – all via submission – during his two-year-plus UFC run.

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