BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Longtime https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Heavyweight Cheick Kongo signs with Bellator MMA, joins Season 9 tourney field https://www.badmma.com/heavyweight-cheick-kongo-signs-with-bellator-mma-joins-season-9-tourney-field.html https://www.badmma.com/heavyweight-cheick-kongo-signs-with-bellator-mma-joins-season-9-tourney-field.html#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:20:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/heavyweight-cheick-kongo-signs-with-bellator-mma-joins-season-9-tourney-field.html Bellator MMA has a new (but familiar) addition to its heavyweight division: longtime UFC fighter Cheick Kongo.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/heavyweight-cheick-kongo-signs-with-bellator-mma-joins-season-9-tourney-field.html/feed 0 UFC 162 officially draws 12,964 attendance for $4.826 million live gate https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-officially-draws-12964-attendance-for-4-826-million-live-gate.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-officially-draws-12964-attendance-for-4-826-million-live-gate.html#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:35:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-officially-draws-12964-attendance-for-4-826-million-live-gate.html UFC 162 earlier this month officially drew an attendance of 12,964 for a live gate of $4,826,450. Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer on Thursday released the figures to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Officials initially announced an estimated attendance of 12,399 for a live gate of $4.862 million. The live gate figure puts the event in third place for the UFC all-time at MGM Grand Garden Arena, trailing UFC 148 and UFC 66. UFC 162 took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. In the headliner, Chris Weidman upset longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva to become the new middleweight champion

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UFC 162 officially draws 12,964 attendance for $4.826 million live gate – MMA Junkie

]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-officially-draws-12964-attendance-for-4-826-million-live-gate.html/feed 0 UFC 162 draws reported 12,399 attendance and $4.862 million live gate https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-draws-reported-12399-attendance-and-4-862-million-live-gate.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-draws-reported-12399-attendance-and-4-862-million-live-gate.html#comments Sun, 07 Jul 2013 09:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-162-draws-reported-12399-attendance-and-4-862-million-live-gate.html LAS VEGAS – Saturday’s UFC 162 event drew an announced attendance of 12,399 and a live gate of $4.862 million. UFC President Dana White announced the figures at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) attended. UFC 162 took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. In the headliner, Chris Weidman upset longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva to become the new middleweight champion. Weidman knocked Silva out in the second round – after Silva taunted him and toyed with him. The Nevada State Athletic Commission will announce official attendance and gate figures in the coming week. But for now, the live gate total is the third highest UFC gate in MGM Grand Garden Arena history.

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