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Ilia Topuria approves of Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett interim title fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:20:23 +0000

In late November, UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria announced that he was taking a break from fighting to deal with personal issue while going through a divorce. “I won’t be fighting in the first quarter of next year. I’m going through a difficult moment in my personal life. I want to focus on my children and resolve this situation as soon as possible,” Topuria wrote on X

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Ilia Topuria taking extended break, interim title created

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:54:04 +0000

UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria vacated his featherweight title to move up to the 155-pound weight class at UFC 317 last June. He faced former titleholder Charles Oliveira in the fight card’s main event and viciously knocked the Brazilian out in the first round to capture the lightweight crown.

Ilia Topuria taking extended break, interim title created – MMA Weekly

Nate Diaz calls for Conor McGregor trilogy: ‘There ain’t nobody else to fight’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Nate Diaz wants one more crack at Conor McGregor .

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Cage Warriors Fight Night 9 adds three matchups to Bahrain card

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:30:00 +0000

Next month’s Cage Warriors Fight Night 9 event has three new bouts for its return to Bahrain.

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Bellator MMA’s ‘Fight Master’ episode No. 9 recap

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:55:00 +0000

As the ninth episode of “Fight Master” gets underway, we continue with the quarterfinals with two more matchups to cut the field down to four.

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Bellator 99 adds Alexander vs. Matyushenko; Nunes vs. ‘Pitbull’ named headliner

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:15:00 +0000

The fight card is set for next month’s Bellator 99 event, and one of the lineup’s four opening-round matchups in the Season 9 featherweight tournament has taken the top spot.

Bellator 99 adds Alexander vs. Matyushenko; Nunes vs. ‘Pitbull’ named headliner – MMA Junkie

Bellator MMA’s ‘Fight Master’ episode No. 8 recap

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 07:55:00 +0000

As the eighth episode of “Fight Master” gets underway, it’s time for the quarterfinals. The eight remaining fighters need to be seeded so the matchups can be made. Frank Shamrock has three fighters.

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USA TODAY: For FOX Sports 1 debut, UFC calls on Chael Sonnen

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:00:00 +0000

(This story first appeared in USA TODAY .) BOSTON – UFC President Dana White has called Saturday’s “UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen” event “the best television card” in the promotion’s history. The lineup is stacked with high-profile fighters and intriguing matchups, but how can it be considered the best when the night’s headlining light heavyweights, Chael Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC), have merely .500 records in the promotion

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UFC invites Boston fans to open workouts, press conference, more

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 03:30:00 +0000

The UFC returns to Boston next week for its debut event on FOX Sports 1, and fans are invited to a host of activities around Beantown. The city’s TD Garden is the site of next week’s “UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen” event, which takes place on Saturday, Aug. 17, and airs both main-card and preliminary matchups on the brand-new FOX Sports 1 channel following three additional prelim contests that stream on Facebook. However, the UFC-related activities start much earlier in the week. The sessions start on Tuesday, Aug. 13, where Peter Welch’s Gym plays to a workout for fast-rising Irish featherweight Conor McGregor , who meets Max Holloway at next week’s UFC Fight Night 26 event. McGregor’s workout starts at 3 p.m.

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UFC 163′s Thiago Santos hopes for hometown pop vs. fellow Brazilian Ferreira

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 02:30:00 +0000

When the UFC puts together Brazilian vs. Brazilian matchups, and has the two fight in their home country, it’s sometimes a crapshoot to see which fighter will get the most fan support. For Thiago Santos (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), he’s hoping he’ll have the edge there against Cezar Ferreira (5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC 163 pay-per-view. UFC 163 takes place at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro with a main card, including Santos vs. Ferreira, on pay-per-view following FX and Facebook prelims. For Santos, it’s a fight just about in his backyard