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Debuting UFC fighters to see change to fight gear

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 May 2025 19:53:05 +0000

Starting at this weekend’s UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Barber event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, fighters making their octagon debut will see a change to their Venom fight shorts. It was announced on Wednesday that fighters making their promotional debut will wear a “debut patch” on their fight gear. The move was made in partnership with Topps trading card company to create unique one-of-a-kind collectibles. JUST IN: Debut Patches are coming to UFC.

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Merab Dvalishvili’s coach doesn’t think Sean O’Malley deserved an immediate rematch

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 May 2025 12:38:53 +0000

The bantamweight title changed hands at UFC 306 last September. Merab Dvalishvili dethroned Sean O’Malley at The Sphere in Las Vegas to capture the 135-pound championship. The two will rematch in the UFC 316 main event on June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Following their first fight, O’Malley went into surgery while Dvalishvili defended his title for the first time. O’Malley hasn’t fought since the UFC 306 loss , and Dvalishvili’s coach, John Wood , doesn’t think O’Malley deserves an immediate rematch. “I believe, first and foremost, I’ll say it time and time again, the UFC knows what they’re doing. They are way smarter than any of us when it comes to the business of it, so I never knock the on who deserves, or who should, who should this,” Wood said during an interview with Submission Radio . “When it comes to making those decisions, they make the best decisions. Sometimes it’s not the decisions we want as fans, or fighters and coaches and teams, but it is what it is,” Wood continued. “Do I personally think he should have had to fought somebody else?

Merab Dvalishvili’s coach doesn’t think Sean O’Malley deserved an immediate rematch – MMA Weekly

Watch Merab Dvalishvili dethrone Sean O’Malley | Fight Video

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 May 2025 09:02:04 +0000

Merab Dvalishvili captured the bantamweight championship by defeating Sean O’Malley in the UFC 306 main event at The Sphere in Las Vegas last September. The two collide a second time in the rematch at UFC 316 on June 7 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Take a look back a their UFC 306 fight ahead of their upcoming rematch. Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili Fight Video

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PFL 6 salaries: Shane Burgos tops the list of payouts with championship-level purse

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:11:25 +0000

PFL 6 was an incredible night of fights unfortunately now marred in controversy after the promotion decided to suspend Raush Manfio and Natan Schulte for essentially a boring fight. The suspension removed Schulte from the playoffs and put Shane Burgos in his place leading fans to wonder if the PFL was manipulating the system to secure the “big name” remained in the tournament. Now, just a few days removed from the event, the payouts for each fighter have been revealed. PFL 6 SALARIES Lamar Brown: $3,000 Abdullah Al-Qahtani $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) Mike Bardsley: $3,000 Brahyan Zurcher: $19,000 (includes $9,500 win bonus) Jarrah Al-Silawi: $50,000 Solomon Renfro: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) Alex Martinez: $22,000 Bruno Miranda: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) Raush Manfio: $30,000 Natan Schulte: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Dilano Taylor: $20,000 Carlos Leal: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) Stevie Ray: $50,000 Clay Collard: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) Nayib Lopez: $16,000 Magomed Umalatov: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) David Zawada: $20,000 Magomed Magomedkerimov: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Yamato Nishikawa: $18,000 Shane Burgos: $100,000 (no win bonus) Shane Mitchell: $10,000 Sadibou Sy: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Anthony Romero: $15,000 Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Payouts provided by MMA Junkie.

PFL 6 salaries: Shane Burgos tops the list of payouts with championship-level purse – MMA Weekly

New survey shows most US states are backing Elon Musk in a potential Mark Zuckerberg fight

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:39:36 +0000

According to a “semi-scientific Twitter study conducted over the past 36 hours” by BetOnline more US states are backing Twitter owner Elon Musk in a fight with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp CEO Mark Zuckerberg. One must remember that this survey was done on the platform owned by Musk and could have a vastly different outcome if done on one of Zuckerberg’s social media outlets. The survey has Zuckerberg as an underdog, he is a -500 (1/5) while Musk is a +300 (3/1). 36 of the US stated picked Musk and just 14 picked Zuckerberg

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Latest update in PFL drug test scandal, multiple results overturned & fighters suspended

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:20:03 +0000

Overall there have been 10 PFL fighters who were flagged by the NSAC for drug test failures. On Tuesday, during the latest commission meeting, seven were handed down punishments. Here’s how it all shakes out for the fighters: 2022 champion Rob Wilkinson was suspended for 9 months and fined $8,321 for Elevated t/e ratio resulting from the androgynous origin of testosterone

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Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz changed to 10 rounds

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:20:02 +0000

We may get to see a few extra rounds of boxing when it comes to Jake Paul and Nate Diaz. According to Paul, the bout has been changed from 8 rounds to 10 rounds. “10 rounds confirmed,” he tweeted along with the fight date of August 5. https://twitter.com/jakepaul/status/1671189509340381186?s=20 https://twitter.com/jakepaul/status/1671199610235125760?s=20 He followed that up with another tweet writing, “10 rounds

PFL 5 Results & Highlights: Champ Larissa Pacheco clinches No. 1 seed

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:35:10 +0000

PRESS RELEASE: ATLANTA, GEORGIA - The Professional Fighters League, the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, kicked off the second half of the 2023 PFL Regular Season with PFL ATL: Heavyweight and Women’s Featherweight at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Ga. In the main event, Ante Delija defeated Maurice Greene by unanimous decision, but came up short in making the playoffs. The co-main event saw 2022 PFL World Champion Larissa Pacheco take care of business by stopping Amber Leibrock in just 45 seconds. She clinched the number 1 seed in the Women’s Featherweight Standings and earn another PFL Playoffs berth. In spite of the loss, Leibrock also earned her spot in the post-season.

PFL 5 Results & Highlights: Champ Larissa Pacheco clinches No. 1 seed – MMA Weekly

Bellator 297 results: Vadim Nemkov routs Yoel Romero; Pettis retains title

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:29:54 +0000

Bellator is hosted one its biggest cards of the year when it touched down in the windy city for Bellator 297 in Chicago. The main event featured a light heavyweight title scrap between reigning champion Vadim Nemkov and UFC veteran and fan favorite Yoel Romero. Nemokov dominated the fight, earning a unanimous nod as all three judges scored it heavily in his favor

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Bellator 297: Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero live results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:48:52 +0000

Bellator is hosting one of the year’s biggest cards when it touches down in the windy city for Bellator 297 in Chicago. The main event features a light heavyweight title scrap between reigning champion Vadim Nemkov and UFC veteran and fan favorite, Yoel Romero. Elsewhere on the card is a 205-pound title eliminator bout between Corey Anderson and Phil Davis who will duke it out for the next shot at the champion. But, perhaps the biggest storyline comes in the co-main event when Sergio Pettis returns from a long layoff to defend his title against Patricio Pitbull who is looking to make history by being the first man in a major MMA promotion to win three titles across three divisions. Here’s how the whole card played out.

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Bellator 297: Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero live results – MMA Weekly