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Ex-UFC, WWE star Matt Riddle says combat sports return strong possibility in 2024: ‘I’ve had that itch’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:20:47 +0000

LAS VEGAS – The tale of Matt Riddle in MMA is a unique story, but apparently there are still chapters to be written. It’s been a decade since Riddle (8-3) stepped into the cage for an unscripted fight, but that could change very soon. Riddle, who is currently a free agent following his WWE departure, has fighting back in focus. “There’s been a lot of talk. I’ve been talking to a couple of promotions,” Riddle told MMA Junkie on the World MMA Awards red carpet outside of Sahara Theater. “I don’t want to get into it until it’s official, but I think in 2024 there’s a very big possibility that I get back in the ring or cage pretty soon.” Riddle last competed in MMA nearly a decade ago, in February 2014, during a one-off for Titan FC

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Ex-UFC, WWE star Matt Riddle says combat sports return strong possibility in 2024: ‘I’ve had that itch’ – MMA Junkie

WWE video highlights: Daniel Cormier, Matt Riddle, Ronda Rousey give off UFC vibe at Extreme Rules

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:56:01 +0000

The WWE’s 2022 Extreme Rules event had plenty of MMA vibes Saturday in Philadelphia. In the main event, UFC Hall of Famer and former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier , now a mainstay as an analyst, was the special guest referee for a Fight Pit matchup between former UFC fighter Matt Riddle and Seth Rollins. And if that wasn’t enough intrigue for the average MMA fan to cross over for a night, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was on the card – and recaptured a title. Cormier officiated the main event that saw Riddle and Rollins, who have been feuding for months, locked inside the Fight Pit, which differs from the traditional WWE steel cage in that it has no exit door.

WWE video highlights: Daniel Cormier, Matt Riddle, Ronda Rousey give off UFC vibe at Extreme Rules – MMA Junkie

Dana White says he’s happy for Matt Riddle; WWE star has scathing response

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 01:15:59 +0000

Matt Riddle has come a long way since he was released by the UFC in 2013. For years after his forced departure from the world’s most high-profile MMA promotion following positive marijuana tests, Riddle and UFC president Dana White engaged in a war of words . In the years since his release, Riddle has openly vocalized his dislike for MMA fans’ attitudes and White himself , through social-media posts and interviews . Fast forward to 2019 and Riddle has become a major star in the world of pro wrestling. After he garnered a cult following on the independent wrestling scene from 2014-18, Riddle signed with the WWE in July 2018.

WWE’s Matt Riddle misses MMA but also ‘really glad to have that all behind me’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:50:05 +0000

Matt Riddle is happy to be done with MMA, but the fighter-turned-professional-wrestler also has fond memories of his time in the sport now that he’s signed to WWE. Riddle (8-3) was cut from the UFC in 2013 after he failed drug tests for marijuana on multiple occasions. He’s always felt the circumstances around his departure from the promotion were unjust. However, he’s managed to find tremendous success in another realm. Over the past several years, Riddle has been sharpening his craft in the world of pro wrestling.

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WWE’s Matt Riddle misses MMA but also ‘really glad to have that all behind me’ – MMA Junkie

Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2758 with Julian Marquez, Matt Riddle, Roger Huerta, Jon Orlando

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:47:16 +0000

Stream or download Tuesday’s episode of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Julian Marquez , Matt Riddle , Roger Huerta , and Jon Orlando. UFC middleweight Marquez and “Action Junkeez” podcast host Orlando co-hosted the show in studio. NXT wrestler and former UFC fighter Riddle called in to talk about his new signing to WWE. Bellator lightweight Huerta is set to face Patricky Freire on Sept

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2758 with Julian Marquez, Matt Riddle, Roger Huerta, Jon Orlando – MMA Junkie

Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with Julian Marquez, Matt Riddle, Roger Huerta, Jon Orlando

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:49:05 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Julian Marquez (in studio), Matt Riddle , Roger Huerta , and Jon Orlando (in studio). UFC welterweight Marquez, coming off a loss at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale in July, just had major surgery and will update us on what’s been going on and his future. Former UFC fighter turned pro wrestler Riddle recently signed with WWE

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with Julian Marquez, Matt Riddle, Roger Huerta, Jon Orlando – MMA Junkie

How Matt Riddle left MMA for pro wrestling and found happiness on the road – and in the ring

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 May 2018 19:05:19 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. – Matt Riddle didn’t need to do Flip Gordon like that.

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How Matt Riddle left MMA for pro wrestling and found happiness on the road – and in the ring – MMA Junkie

Matt Riddle doesn’t appreciate insult, fires back at ONE FC champ Ben Askren

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:45:30 +0000

Matt Riddle Ben Askren wanted to insult UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but in the process, he apparently ruffled the feathers of former UFC fighter Matt Riddle . In the buildup to Saturday’s UFC 182 headliner between Jones and undefeated Olympian Daniel Cormier, the UFC’s marketing machine is in full drive. Some of the promotional videos feature Jones’ August appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” During the segment, Jones and Kimmel joked about Cormier finishing fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and surmised that instead of getting a medal, he simply got the ribbon that accompany them.

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The Fowlkesies: My incomplete, weirdly specific, and wholly invented year-end awards

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 03:06:18 +0000

(Scariest weigh-in photo? That one goes to Jason High, without a doubt.) So here we are, the last number on the last page of the calendar, which for some reason demands an attempt at thoughtful reflection.

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The Fowlkesies: My incomplete, weirdly specific, and wholly invented year-end awards – MMA Junkie

Bellator releases Matt Riddle from contract following second fight withdrawal

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:30:10 +0000

Bellator today announced the release of Matt Riddle from the promotion following his withdrawal from the organization’s next event. MMAjunkie could not reach Riddle for comment on his release, and a Bellator official declined to identify the reason for the welterweight’s scratch from Friday’s Bellator 109. “That’s something you’re going to have to talk to Matt about,” Anthony Mazzuca, Bellator’s Director of Communications, told MMAjunkie. Before his withdrawal, Riddle was scheduled to face Nathan Coy on the event’s main card before a hometown crowd at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa., which is a short drive from his birthplace of Allentown, Pa

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