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‘Rampage’ Jackson on Roy Jones Jr. fight: ‘Tito f—ed all that up’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:40:00 +0000

Bellator MMA light heavyweight and ex-UFC champ Quinton Jackson said he wanted to fight former boxing champ Roy Jones Jr. at the promotion’s pay-per-view event slated for winter. But UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz put the kibosh on that. Or in the words of “Rampage,” “f—ed it all up.” This past week, Bellator threw MMA fans a curveball when it announced Ortiz as Jackson’s opponent rather than Jones, who had been targeted for a boxing match with “Rampage.” Jackson (32-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Ortiz (16-11-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who’ve been friends for over a decade, will headline the Viacom-owned promotion’s first foray into pay-per-view on Nov. 2 at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, Calif. Jackson said he was putting together a training camp for Jones and planned to cut to 200 pounds, which is the limit for boxing cruiserweights, when he got word that Bellator was going to sign Ortiz. The rest was history. “When Tito signed, I went, ‘Damn – there goes my Roy Jones fight,’” Jackson said on a Monday call with media members in support of the fight

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‘Rampage’ Jackson on Roy Jones Jr. fight: ‘Tito f—ed all that up’ – MMA Junkie

30 post-event facts about ‘UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 01:00:00 +0000

There were plenty of facts to come out of ”UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie,” which took place inside the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night. Some are notable, others irrelevant, and a few will expand your knowledge. For instance, we know Jose Aldo continued his dominant reign atop the featherweight division in the main event with a fourth-round TKO stoppage of Chan Sung Jung in a fight where both the champion and the challenger suffered injuries.    We also know that in the co-main event, Phil Davis was awarded one of the most controversial victories of the year when he spoiled Lyoto Machida ’s homecoming party in the form of a highly debatable decision that major media members scored for “The Dragon.” That’s not all we know, though. With the help of the UFC , FightMetric and Best Fight Odds , check out 30 post-fight facts to come out of “UFC 163: Aldo vs. Jung” below: ***** GENERAL MAIN CARD Jose Aldo extended his win-streak to 16 and improved to 13-0 in his UFC and WEC career. Aldo earned his fifth successful UFC title defense, which ties Jon Jones and Tito Ortiz for third most in UFC history.

30 post-event facts about ‘UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie’ – MMA Junkie

WSOF 4 set for Aug. 10 in Ontario, Calif., WSOF 5 in Atlantic City on Sept. 14

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:15:00 +0000

About a week out from its third event, World Series of Fighting has dates and locations for its fourth and fifth shows. WSOF 4 will take place Aug. 10 at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontatio, Calif., and WSOF 5 is set for Sept. 14 in Atlantic City, N.J. WSOF President Ray Sefo announced the dates and locations during a Thursday conference call with media members

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WSOF 4 set for Aug. 10 in Ontario, Calif., WSOF 5 in Atlantic City on Sept. 14 – MMA Junkie

UFC 163′s Phil Davis: ‘Fights just find me. That’s just the way I run it’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 04:30:00 +0000

Phil Davis was waiting for someone to give him a call. His wait is over. Davis this past month in Las Vegas wasn’t really in the mood to call anyone out. The way he puts it, he never really is in the mood to call anyone out, anyway. He just waits, and boom – there’s a fight for him, just when he needs it. And that’s kind of what happened recently. When Davis (11-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) met with a handful of media members just before UFC 160 in Las Vegas, he was still waiting for a fight. And as MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) reported on Monday , now he’ll take on Lyoto Machida (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 163 this August in Rio de Janeiro

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UFC 163′s Phil Davis: ‘Fights just find me. That’s just the way I run it’ – MMA Junkie