BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » mixed-martial https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 MVP MMA 1 Highlights: Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-1-highlights-francis-ngannou-vs-philipe-lins.html https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-1-highlights-francis-ngannou-vs-philipe-lins.html#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 08:18:24 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-1-highlights-francis-ngannou-vs-philipe-lins.html Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou made his highly anticipated return to mixed martial arts on Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. “The Predator” faced veteran Philipe Lins and scored a first-round knockout on the MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano fight card.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-1-highlights-mike-perry-vs-nate-diaz.html/feed 0 MVP MMA main event weigh-in video: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-main-event-weigh-in-video-ronda-rousey-vs-gina-carano.html https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-main-event-weigh-in-video-ronda-rousey-vs-gina-carano.html#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 18:18:09 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-main-event-weigh-in-video-ronda-rousey-vs-gina-carano.html Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion  Ronda Rousey  returns to the cage after nearly a decade to take on fellow women’s MMA pioneer  Gina Carano  on Saturday in the MVP MMA 1 main event. On Friday, the two officially weighed in.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mvp-mma-main-event-weigh-in-video-ronda-rousey-vs-gina-carano.html/feed 0 MMA great wants Israel Adesanya to retire https://www.badmma.com/mma-great-wants-israel-adesanya-to-retire.html https://www.badmma.com/mma-great-wants-israel-adesanya-to-retire.html#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:29:51 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/mma-great-wants-israel-adesanya-to-retire.html Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya suffered his fourth consecutive loss last weekend. “The Last Stylebender” faced Joe Pyfer in the UFC Seattle main event and was finished in the second round. Adesanya will turn 37 in July.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mma-great-wants-israel-adesanya-to-retire.html/feed 0 The MMA rule Paddy Pimblett wants to see changed https://www.badmma.com/the-mma-rule-paddy-pimblett-wants-to-see-changed.html https://www.badmma.com/the-mma-rule-paddy-pimblett-wants-to-see-changed.html#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:12:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/the-mma-rule-paddy-pimblett-wants-to-see-changed.html The Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts have been amended a few times since their development in 2000. Just last year the ban on 12-to-6 elbows was lifted making the straight up-and-down elbow strike legal against grounded opponents.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/the-mma-rule-paddy-pimblett-wants-to-see-changed.html/feed 0 Israel Adesanya: ‘My career is going to end in the UFC’ https://www.badmma.com/israel-adesanya-my-career-is-going-to-end-in-the-ufc.html https://www.badmma.com/israel-adesanya-my-career-is-going-to-end-in-the-ufc.html#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:40:57 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/israel-adesanya-my-career-is-going-to-end-in-the-ufc.html Combat sports has seen several former UFC fighters transition into boxing once their mixed martial arts career is over.  Former UFC champions  Anderson Silva ,  Francis Ngannou , and  Tyron Woodley moved to the squared circle.  Ben Askren ,  Darren Till ,  Jorge Masvidal ,  Nate Diaz , and others made the move.  One fighter that isn’t interested in the allure of boxing paydays after stepping away from the octagon is former two-time middleweight champion  Israel Adesanya . “‘For me, my career is going to end in the UFC, I believe,” Adesanya said during a question and answer session with  Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA . “But never say never.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/israel-adesanya-my-career-is-going-to-end-in-the-ufc.html/feed 0 Take a tour of Bryce Mitchell’s Arkansas farm https://www.badmma.com/take-a-tour-of-bryce-mitchells-arkansas-farm.html https://www.badmma.com/take-a-tour-of-bryce-mitchells-arkansas-farm.html#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:33:43 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/take-a-tour-of-bryce-mitchells-arkansas-farm.html UFC bantamweight  Bryce Mitchell lived in a camper as he worked his way to mixed martial arts’ biggest promotion. The camper is still on his Arkansa property today.  Mitchell, far removed from the Las Vegas lifestyle that surrounds the UFC, lives on a 16-acre farm and leads a humble life. “Thug Nasty” has many ongoing projects from a 20-foot tall smoker, an outdoor pavilion, and a storm shelter

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/take-a-tour-of-bryce-mitchells-arkansas-farm.html/feed 0 Video: Max Holloway point-down challenge goes horribly wrong for amateur fighter leading to brutal knockout https://www.badmma.com/video-max-holloway-point-down-challenge-goes-horribly-wrong-for-amateur-fighter-leading-to-brutal-knockout.html https://www.badmma.com/video-max-holloway-point-down-challenge-goes-horribly-wrong-for-amateur-fighter-leading-to-brutal-knockout.html#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:39:12 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/video-max-holloway-point-down-challenge-goes-horribly-wrong-for-amateur-fighter-leading-to-brutal-knockout.html Byron Walker and Glen Norman at an American Kombat Alliance event in Marksville, La., on Aug. 2, 2025 | @WCK252660, Twitter The Max Holloway point down to the canvas at closing moments of a fight has become an iconic and popularized move in the MMA world. Unfortunately, not every fighter is Max Holloway, as was shown in Louisiana on Saturday night.

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