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Dominick Cruz on Renan Barao: “I Can Trick Him Out In A Lot of Different Ways”

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 17:05:32 +0000

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has been in physical exile for the past two years due to consecutive knee surgeries while interim bantamweight titleholder Renan Barao has ruled his kingdom. The landscape of the division has changed during the time Cruz has been sidelined. Barao was crowned the interim champion and has defended his title twice. Cruz is on track to return to action in early 2014 and face Barao to determine the true bantamweight champion. And Cruz isn’t concerned with potential ring rust arising from 24 months of inactivity.

Dominick Cruz on Renan Barao: “I Can Trick Him Out In A Lot of Different Ways” – MMA Weekly

Fatherhood gives Douglas Lima new outlook for Saunders rematch at Bellator 100

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

Douglas Lima has a huge fight coming up. But Lima isn’t particularly worried about the welterweight title stakes at hand. In fact, he’s thinking an awful lot about this new daughter.

Fatherhood gives Douglas Lima new outlook for Saunders rematch at Bellator 100 – MMA Junkie

Caros Fodor May Not Be a Superhero, but He’s Got the Chops to Make a Run at the One FC Title

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:31:16 +0000

Caros Fodor might credit MMA for rescuing him from the self-destructive path he had embarked upon after returning from a tour of duty in Iraq, but he will be the first to admit that he initially got into the sport for all the wrong reasons. Fodor is now a Strikeforce and UFC veteran who recently secured a contract with ONE FC , but competing in the cage was the furthest thing from his mind when he first walked through the doors of Matt Hume’s AMC Pankration. “When I returned from Iraq in 2003, I was drinking a lot and getting into a lot of fights. Me and some friends decided we should train to help finish these fights faster, so that’s how I found AMC,” he said.

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Caros Fodor May Not Be a Superhero, but He’s Got the Chops to Make a Run at the One FC Title – MMA Weekly

CageSport Champion Anthony Hamilton Ready to Stand Throw Down with Anyone

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:02:06 +0000

Following back-to-back wins to close out 2012, CageSport heavyweight champion Anthony Hamilton started off this year with his third win in a row by getting a 90-second arm bar submission of Will Courchaine at Rumble on the Ridge 27 in March. “I’ve been trying to stay more active, but that’s been tougher as I’ve moved up the ranks, so it was good to start 2013 with a win,” said Hamilton. “(The fight) didn’t last too long, so I didn’t take any injuries, and it’s always good to get in and out of there in a good fashion, so I was pretty happy about it.” The fight not only raised Hamilton’s winning streak to three in a row, it was also his third straight fight finishing a bout in less than two minutes. When asked if he feels he can gauge where he’s at with such quick performances or if he has to do that during training, Hamilton replied, “I train a lot down at Jackson’s in New Mexico, so it’s always a good gauge to see where you’re at training with guys like Jon Jones, Travis Browne, Frank Mir and guys like that.

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CageSport Champion Anthony Hamilton Ready to Stand Throw Down with Anyone – MMA Weekly

Ronda Rousey UFC Fight Club Q&A Video

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:59:32 +0000

Prior to the UFC Fight Night 26 official weigh-ins on Friday, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey fielded questions from fans during the UFC Fight Club Q&A. Rousey coaches opposite Miesha Tate on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter and will defend her title for the second time in a rematch with Tate later this year. Rousey had a lot to say when fans asked her about Tate, and particularly about Tate’s boyfriend, fighter Brian Caraway

On Joe Lauzon, and what it takes to be the ‘Fight of the Night’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0000

When it comes to Joe Lauzon , people talk a lot about post-fight bonuses. It’s understandable. He’s won 12 of them in the UFC, tying him with former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva for the company record. You look at Lauzon’s resume and it pops right out at you. Submission of the Night: six times. Knockout of the Night: one time. Fight of the Night: five times. It’s that last one that people tend to remember the most.

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On Joe Lauzon, and what it takes to be the ‘Fight of the Night’ – MMA Junkie

Bellator champ Michael Chandler: Eddie Alvarez needs a baseball bat for rematch

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:15:00 +0000

It will be a long time before fans forget the epic lightweight title fight between Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 58 from November 2011. The rematch, though, could be a lot more lopsided, according to Chandler.

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Bellator champ Michael Chandler: Eddie Alvarez needs a baseball bat for rematch – MMA Junkie

UFC 167′s St-Pierre says MacDonald fought a ‘great fight’ against Ellenberger

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 04:55:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Georges St-Pierre admits right up front that he considers Rory MacDonald a friend. But putting that aside, the UFC welterweight champ believes MacDonald isn’t deserving of the criticism that has followed his win over Jake Ellenberger . “I believe it was a great fight,” St-Pierre said at the UFC World Tour 2013′s Monday stop in Las Vegas. “I texted Rory and said it was a great fight. He stuffed a very, very dangerous opponent in Jake Ellenberger. A lot of people give him criticism, but the truth is – and it’s not only because Rory is my friend and training partner – the truth is we all knew by watching the fight Rory was winning that fight. “He was doing well

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UFC 167′s St-Pierre says MacDonald fought a ‘great fight’ against Ellenberger – MMA Junkie

Alex Davis, Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran discuss the science of the cutman

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 00:15:00 +0000

I was backstage one night at a recent UFC event, and all of my guys had already fought, so I was watching the rest of the fights from the locker room. At one point, my good friend Jacob “Stich” Duran sat down with me to watch a little of the action, as well, and we started discussing the fight that was happening. After a little bit of this, “Stitch,” who has to be one of the absolute nicest guys you will ever meet, turned around to me and said, “You see Alex, I don’t see fights like you. I see the cuts. As I watch the fight, I see where a fighter might get cut. After being a part of so many fight, I know how and where a lot of them do get cut. I see a fight from a whole different perspective. I see the whole thing from the standpoint of cuts!” Hearing “Stitch” really got me thinking on how little I actually knew about the subject

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Alex Davis, Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran discuss the science of the cutman – MMA Junkie

For James Krause, two bonuses, one drug test, $100K and a lot of paranoia

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:00:00 +0000

In the month since his submission victory over Sam Stout at UFC 161 in Winnipeg, James Krause has had plenty of time to think about what substances may or may not have been floating around his system. “You just start thinking about everything,” Krause told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Every little thing runs through your mind, like, ‘What did I have, what did I eat?’” And yeah, that’s about what it feels like when you have a very important drug test to pass. Even when you know you haven’t used any banned substances – even when you are absolutely sure that there’s no valid reason why your test shouldn’t come back clean – it’s hard not to stress about it when there’s $100,000 on the line, as there was for Krause after he netted dual $50,000 bonuses for “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” at UFC 161 on June 15.

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For James Krause, two bonuses, one drug test, $100K and a lot of paranoia – MMA Junkie