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Thomas Almeida, Emily Whitmire among 5 fighters no longer on UFC roster

BAD MMA News — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 21:43:17 +0000

Five fighters are no longer on the UFC roster, including a former bantamweight contender. Multiple people with knowledge of the releases recently informed MMA Junkie of the roster moves but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion hasn’t made an official announcement. The roster changes came to light after the fighters were moved to the “former fighters” section of the UFC’s website ( h/t UFC Roster Watch ). Check out the recent UFC departures below

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UFC Fight Night 192 pre-event facts: Raquel Pennington makes history in return

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:32:28 +0000

The UFC returns from a one-week hiatus on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 192 , which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. An important fight between ranked light heavyweights takes center stage atop the card. Anthony Smith (34-16 MMA, 10-6 UFC) will seek his fifth UFC main event win when he takes on Ryan Spann (19-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who steps into the headlining stage for the first time in his octagon tenure. For more on the numbers behind Smith vs.

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Tafon Nchukwi vs. Mike Rodriguez targeted for UFC Fight Night event Sept. 18

BAD MMA News — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:53:27 +0000

A light heavyweight fight is in the works for this September. At the UFC Fight Night event Sept. 18, Cameroon’s Tafon Nchukwi is targeted to meet New England’s Mike Rodriguez , pending bout finalization. The card doesn’t currently have a publicly known location or venue. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently confirmed the targeted booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

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Tafon Nchukwi vs. Mike Rodriguez for UFC Fight Night event Sept. 18

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:55:31 +0000

A light heavyweight fight is in the works for this September. At the UFC Fight Night event Sept. 18, Cameroon’s Tafon Nchukwi is targeted to meet New England’s Mike Rodriguez , pending bout finalization. The card doesn’t currently have a publicly known location or venue. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently confirmed the targeted booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Nchukwi (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) lost for the first time as a professional when he was defeated by Jun Yong Park via unanimous decision in May

Tafon Nchukwi vs. Mike Rodriguez for UFC Fight Night event Sept. 18 – MMA Junkie

Livin’ the dream with ‘The ‘Reem’: Mike Rodriguez can’t wait to share UFC card with Alistair Overeem

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 01:17:34 +0000

Mike Rodriguez shared a pretty cool story ahead of his fight Saturday. Rodriguez, who faces Danilo Marques at UFC Fight Night 184 , will be sharing the card with one of his idols Alistair Overeem , who faces Alexander Volkov in the night’s headliner. A longtime fan of “The ‘Reem,” Rodriguez recalls taking a photo with the heavyweight legend while working his shift at an airport when he was just an amateur fighter.

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MMA Junkie’s 2020 ‘Robbery of the Year’: Referee blunder costs Mike Rodriguez

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:39:47 +0000

Mike Rodriguez went from almost scoring a finish to getting finished himself. In a pivotal mistake by referee Chris Tognoni that left UFC president Dana White incensed, Rodriguez suffered a submission loss to Ed Herman at UFC on ESPN+ 35. Rodriguez was having his way early and was about to put on the finishing touches in Round 2 when he landed a knee to Herman’s midsection that was misidentified by Tognoni as a low blow. Herman fell to the canvas and held his groin, which caused a break in the action. When the replay was shown, it was evident the strike Rodriguez landed was a clean shot to the midsection, but Herman ended up with time to recover

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MMA Junkie’s 2020 ‘Robbery of the Year’: Mike Rodriguez robbed of TKO win

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:17:38 +0000

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NAC rejects Mike Rodriguez’s appeal of UFC loss, but Tyson Chartier still pushes for hearing

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:19:09 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Manager-coach Tyson Chartier won’t give up in his fight to overturn Mike Rodriguez ’s controversial loss to Ed Herman . Rodriguez (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) was on the wrong end of an error from referee Chris Tognoni in the light heavyweight bout at UFC on ESPN+ 35 in September, which Herman won by third-round submission. In the second round, Rodriguez dropped Herman with a knee to the midsection, but the referee misidentified it as a low blow . Herman was given the usual five-minute recovery window for a groin strike, but the replay showed the shot clearly missed his groin. Tognoni declined to consult a replay, and the fight was allowed to resume after the controversial incident.

Mike Rodriguez assigns no blame in controversial loss: Ed Herman did ‘nothing wrong’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:24:22 +0000

Mike Rodriguez has come to terms with his loss to Ed Herman at UFC on ESPN+ 35 and is ready to move on. Rodriguez (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) got the short end of he stick on a blunder from referee Chris Tognoni in the light heavyweight bout this past Saturday. He landed a knee to the midsection of Herman (26-14 MMA, 13-10 UFC) in the second round, and the referee misidentified it as a low blow . Herman was presented with the standard five-minute recovery window for a groin-strike foul, but the replay showed it landed clean blow. The fight was allowed to resume after the controversial moment, and Herman rallied in the third to secure a fight-ending kimura and conclude the stunning tun of events.

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Dana White rips ‘Mazzagatti level’ referee blunder in Ed Herman vs. Mike Rodriguez

BAD MMA News — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:54:49 +0000

Dana White called Chris Tognoni’s referee work “disgusting” after an apparent error flipped the script in Saturday’s Ed Herman vs. Mike Rodriguez fight at UFC on ESPN+ 35. The light heavyweight matchup, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, was marred with controversy when Tognoni misidentified a second-round strike by Rodriguez (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) as a low blow instead of a clean shot that dropped Herman (26-14 MMA, 13-10 UFC) and should’ve led to a TKO. Herman was afforded time to recover, as per the rules of an illegal strike to the groin, and it proved to be a massive turning point

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