BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » mark delarosa https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Robert Follis’ death weighs heavy on Tim Elliott ahead of UFC 219 https://www.badmma.com/robert-follis-death-weighs-heavy-on-tim-elliott-ahead-of-ufc-219.html https://www.badmma.com/robert-follis-death-weighs-heavy-on-tim-elliott-ahead-of-ufc-219.html#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2017 14:27:22 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/robert-follis-death-weighs-heavy-on-tim-elliott-ahead-of-ufc-219.html Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – Onetime UFC flyweight title challenger Tim Elliott almost withdrew from his second consecutive octagon bout. No one would have blamed him. Elliott’s coach, Robert Follis, took his own life two weeks ago . Elliott (14-8-1 MMA, 3-6 UFC) has decided instead to honor his contract to fight Mark Delarosa (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 219

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/robert-follis-death-weighs-heavy-on-tim-elliott-ahead-of-ufc-219.html/feed 0 Michael Schiavello tells bizarre story of Mark Delarosa’s ‘pulled heart muscle’ at Legacy FC 61 https://www.badmma.com/michael-schiavello-tells-bizarre-story-of-mark-delarosas-pulled-heart-muscle-at-legacy-fc-61.html https://www.badmma.com/michael-schiavello-tells-bizarre-story-of-mark-delarosas-pulled-heart-muscle-at-legacy-fc-61.html#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2016 11:41:11 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/michael-schiavello-tells-bizarre-story-of-mark-delarosas-pulled-heart-muscle-at-legacy-fc-61.html Filed under: AXS TV Fights , News Legacy FC 61’s main event was supposed to be Mark Delarosa ’s chance to capture a title and maybe take a big step toward a future UFC contract. Instead, Delarosa committed “career suicide” in the eyes of AXS TV Fights announcer Michael Schiavello. Delarosa (7-0) was set to fight bantamweight champ Steven Peterson (14-4) in the AXS TV-aired main event of the Oct. 14 event at The Bomb Factory in Dallas. Instead, he no-showed the event after complaining about circumstances at the weigh-ins the night before. It was unfortunate, Schiavello told MMAjunkie Radio, because Delarosa was entering the fight with a solid gameplan

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