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As aging fighters face mounting medical costs, where does responsibility for their care lie?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:49:22 +0000

Mark Coleman Ask Mark Coleman now and he’ll tell you he always knew this was coming. Maybe not this exactly – not the plastic hip and the daily IV bags to treat infection and the donations from friends and fans and total strangers to help him pay for it all – but something . All the things he did to his body as a wrestler and a professional fighter, surely there would be some price to pay.

After MMA retirement: Mac Danzig on training, financial struggles, UFC job, lawsuits

BAD MMA News — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:54:07 +0000

Mac Danzig Life is a hustle these days for Mac Danzig . From the time he rises at 6 a.m. to get his 6-year-old daughter off to school until he gets home to grab a late dinner, it’s nothing but contending with the morass of Los Angeles traffic for the 35-year-old single dad. Danzig works with fighters four times per day in three different locations spread across the L.A. area

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For MMA’s few committed vegans, dietary challenges are worth the rewards

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:06:21 +0000

Alex Caceres Thanksgiving can be a rough time to be a pro fighter – especially if you happen to have a fight looming. The threat of a looming weight cut has ruined many a holiday feast for many fighters, but one small group thinks it’s figured out something important about diet and lifestyle, and gorging on turkey and heavy gravy is no longer even a question. That group would be MMA’s small contingent of committed vegans, like UFC bantamweight Alex Caceres

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Video: Who could fill Dana White’s shoes as UFC boss? Chael? Charlie? Iron Mike?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:20:39 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Only on Junkie , UFC , Videos Tagged: K.J. Noons , Luke Barnatt , Mac Danzig , Mark Munoz , Michael Bisping , Phil Davis , Seth Baczynski So, ya wanna be a f—in’ UFC president? Most would agree that the legacy UFC boss Dana White will one day leave behind will be massive. So who could fill such big shoes

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Video: UFC vet Mac Danzig announces retirement, cites health concerns

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:58:14 +0000

Mac Danzig is retiring from MMA after 13 years as a professional fighter. The 34-year-old Los Angeles resident, who first emerged on the national stage by winning “The Ultimate Fighter 6,” hangs up his gloves with a 21-12-1 record. His resume includes 13 professional fights with the UFC, where he earned a 5-8 record

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Joe Lauzon not taking Danzig’s stance, but might welcome new UFC sponsor program

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 02:20:44 +0000

Joe Lauzon did not reject sponsors as did his UFC on FOX 9 opponent, Mac Danzig . But he definitely sees the positives and negatives of the process of getting additional financial support for his fights. “I feel the UFC sponsorship program is really good, because it limits all these random t-shirt companies, but it definitely hurts sponsors on the other end, though, too,” he told MMAjunkie Radio. “It’s good and bad.” Prior to this past Saturday’s event, the subject once again was in the headlines when lightweight Danzig (21-12-1 MMA, 5-8 UFC) announced beforehand that he did not solicit sponsors for his fight with Lauzon (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC), which was bumped to the FOX-televised main card after Carlos Condit vs

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UFC on FOX 9 medical suspensions: Faber, McGee, Danzig face lengthy terms

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:00:38 +0000

All 22 competitors from this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 card received medical suspensions. Of those, three were given potentially lengthy terms, including co-main event bantamweight Urijah Faber .

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Trading Shots: Downes and Fowlkes on fighters, sponsors and cold, hard cash

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:53:36 +0000

In this edition of Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and fighter-turned-writer Danny Downes discuss the economics of the undercard, particularly as some fighters struggle for sponsors while others decide to go without. Fowlkes: OK, Danny. After a fun, if at times weird, fight card on FOX with Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 event, I gotta ask, during your MMA career, did you ever forget your gear and have to send someone to the sporting goods store at the last minute

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50 post-event facts about ‘UFC on FOX 9: Johnson vs. Benavidez II’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:23:14 +0000

UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (19-2-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC) dispelled any doubts about his finishing ability as he absolutely starched Joseph Benavidez (19-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) for a first-round knockout win at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 event. Johnson’s third network-televised main event, which took place at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena, was his most impressive showing yet. A colossal right hand at the 2:08 mark of the opening round put a stamp on his rivalry with Benavidez for the foreseeable future. “Mighty Mouse” further elevated his status as 125-pound royalty with his third title defense of the calendar year, joining just four other fighters in the promotion’s history to accomplish such a feat in such a timeframe.

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UFC on FOX 9: Joe Lauzon vs. Mac Danzig full fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 04:50:39 +0000

SACRAMENTO – Joe Lauzon (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC) snapped a two-fight losing skid and easily handled fellow lightweight Mac Danzig (21-12-1 MMA, 5-8 UFC) in the must-win bout. The fight kicked off Saturday’s UFC on FOX 9 main card at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena. Lauzon dominated the bout with superior jiu-jitsu and brutal elbow strikes to bloody up his opponent. It resulted in a 30-27 unanimous-decision win on all three judges’ cards

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