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Rage in the Cage makes its grand return on May 23, with guest appearances from several UFC legends

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 May 2026 14:09:23 +0000

Rage in the Cage makes an ambitious return on May 23.

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UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman gives health update, reacts to latest rule changes in MMA

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:36:13 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman caught up with MMA Junkie at the 16th annual World MMA Awards, where he was nominated and won awards for Lifetime Achievement Award for his MMA career and overcoming addiction, and Fighting Spirit Award, for his display of bravery in fearlessly rescuing his family and loved ones from a burning building. The former UFC heavyweight champion spoke about his health, latest rule changes in MMA, and Jon Jones’ career. Health update “I’ve had six hip replacements this year alone, and I just took them all in stride

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UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman back in hospital with septic infection in hip

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:47:11 +0000

Just a few months after a hospital stay for smoke inhalation after he saved his parents from a house fire, Mark Coleman has another medical issue on his plate. Coleman posted a video on social media from a hospital bed Thursday to say he’s been admitted for a septic infection in his hip, also known septic arthritis or septic hip. According to the Mayo Clinic, the painful infection often comes from elsewhere in the body, sometimes from an open wound like a staph infection. Without quick draining of the hip joint with surgery, the condition quickly can worsen and become life threatening. “Back in the hospital again,” Coleman said in an Instagram video. “My hip is septically infected

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UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman reflects on house fire, campaigns for women’s BMF title

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:33:15 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Mark Coleman was honored during UFC 300 after enduring a life-threatening experience. Coleman, 59, saved his parents from their burning home last month in Ohio. He was sedated and intubated because of smoke inhalation but made a full recovery after “battling for his life” while hospitalized

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UFC 300 video: Mark Coleman receives special hero’s walkout

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 03:30:41 +0000

UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman received a hero’s welcome Saturday in front of a sold out crowd at one of the promotion’s most historic events ever. Weeks after he was put into a medically-induced coma after saving his parents from a house fire, Coleman and daughters Morgan and Kenzie were given a special walkout to “My Hero” by Foo Fighters during the UFC 300 main card at T-Mobile Arena. A hero in every meaning of the word @MarkColemanMMA | #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/jmB3S9Hrut — UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2024 Coleman, who will also present the “BMF” title to the winner of Saturday’s Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway, is nearly fully recovered from injuries sustained in the fire, outside of a sore throat – a small burden compared the severe smoke inhalation that jeopardized his life in mid-March. According to Coleman, the cause of the March 12 fire in Fremont, Ohio is still not known. His parents were physically unharmed, thanks to Coleman, and dog, Hammer, who alerted him as the family slept.

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Mark Coleman will present ‘BMF’ belt to Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway winner at UFC 300

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:42:59 +0000

LAS VEGAS – The key players in Saturday’s “BMF” title fight at UFC 300 had a request, and their wish is going to be answered. Mark Coleman will wrap the belt around the waist of the “BMF” winner between Justin Gaethje and Max Holloway winner at UFC 300 , UFC CEO Dana White told MMA Junkie at Thursday’s news conference in Las Vegas. “Done,” White said when told Gaethje and Holloway wanted Coleman to give the belt to the winner of Saturday’s featured bout at T-Mobile Arena (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). It was an idea first shared by Holloway , who said Coleman is the “real life BMF” after saving his parents from a near-fatal house fire this past month in Ohio. Coleman, a UFC Hall of Famer, revealed shortly after the fighters’ comments he was honored to hear what they said.

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Mark Coleman: Presenting BMF title at UFC 300 would be ‘icing on the cake’ following event invitation

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:56:08 +0000

Mark Coleman doesn’t think it’s essential he wraps the BMF title around the Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway winner at UFC 300 , but would happily do it if asked.

Mark Coleman: Presenting BMF title at UFC 300 would be ‘icing on the cake’ following event invitation – MMA Junkie

Justin Gaethje agrees with Max Holloway’s pitch for Mark Coleman to present BMF title at UFC 300: ‘I love it’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:10:42 +0000

Justin Gaethje is sold on Max Holloway ’s idea to have Mark Coleman present the BMF belt to the winner of their UFC 300 showdown. During an interview with MMA Junkie earlier this week, Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) said he would like UFC Hall of Famer Coleman to present the belt because he’s a “real life BMF” after saving his parents from a near-fatal house fire in March. The idea caused excitement across the MMA community, including from Coleman himself. Many agreed it needs to happen, and Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) would like nothing more than “The Hammer” to put the BMF championship around his waist on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). “I love it,” Gaethje told MMA Junkie on Friday. “Absolutely.

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Mark Coleman to attend UFC 300 one month after rescuing parents in house fire, brush with death

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:21:53 +0000

If the UFC would like to have Hall of Famer Mark Coleman present the BMF belt at UFC 300, the opportunity will be there. One day after Max Holloway shared the idea in an interview with MMA Junkie , Coleman announced Tuesday on Instagram that the UFC is bringing him and his daughters to UFC 300 on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The gesture comes just a few weeks after Coleman saved his parents from their burning home in Ohio

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Max Holloway calls for ‘real life BMF’ Mark Coleman to wrap title around winner of UFC 300 fight vs. Justin Gaethje

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 02:53:22 +0000

The lineage of the BMF title says someone special needs to wrap the belt around the winner at UFC 300 – and Max Holloway sees no better candidate than Mark Coleman . Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC), a former UFC featherweight champion, is set to challenge Justin Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) for the BMF belt in a lightweight contest at UFC 300, which takes place April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). The BMF title was created in November 2019 for the UFC 244 showdown between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wrapped the title around Masvidal after he earned a fourth-round TKO win