BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Matchup Against https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Urijah Faber: Despite unknown status, Yuri Alcantara ‘deserves to fight me’ https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:20:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html At one point or another in every fighter’s career, they are paired up against a lesser known opponent where they have much more to lose than to gain. In the case of UFC bantamweight contender Urijah Faber (28-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC), that’s the exact situation he finds himself in against unheralded Brazilian Yuri Alcantara (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 26, which goes down Aug. 17 at Boston’s TD Garden. Currently ranked among the top 135-pound fighters in the world, Faber is on the cusp of a title shot after back-to-back submissions of Ivan Menjivar and Scott Jorgensen in February and April of this year. With an impressive resume under his belt, one would think “The California Kid” had intentions of facing the highest profile opponents possible in order to move up the ladder. Instead, Faber took a fight against someone looking to take what he’s got and doesn’t offer much in return. People may wonder why Faber would accept a matchup against an opponent ranked outside the top-10 and with only one career victory in the weight class, but that’s not a thought that crosses his mind. “His record, first off, is better than mine,” Faber said of Alcantara on MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio)

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/urijah-faber-despite-unknown-status-yuri-alcantara-deserves-to-fight-me.html/feed 0 Hector Lombard vs. Nate Marquardt targeted for UFC 166 in Houston https://www.badmma.com/hector-lombard-vs-nate-marquardt-targeted-for-ufc-166-in-houston.html https://www.badmma.com/hector-lombard-vs-nate-marquardt-targeted-for-ufc-166-in-houston.html#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2013 16:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/hector-lombard-vs-nate-marquardt-targeted-for-ufc-166-in-houston.html Two middleweights-turned-welterweights who are on the rebound will soon clash when Hector Lombard (32-4-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) meets Nate Marquardt (32-12-2 MMA, 10-5 UFC) at UFC 166. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the planned matchup with sources close to the event following an initial report from MMAFighting.com . UFC officials haven’t made a formal announcement. UFC 166 takes place Oct. 19 at Houston’s Toyota Center. The main card, including heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos , airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook. It’s not clear where Lombard and Marquardt, who recently had been campaigning for a matchup against each other, will be placed on the lineup

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