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Joseph Benavidez Gets Another Crack at Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson at TUF 18 Finale

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 03:56:26 +0000

The UFC ’s champions are getting busy. With nearly every champion in the promotion already lined up for a fight or just coming off of a defense, that left UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson as the only titleholder sitting idly by, waiting for his next defense. Johnson is no longer waiting, as UFC president Dana White announced via UFC Tonight on Wednesday that Demetrious Johnson would put his belt on the line in a rematch against Joseph Benavidez at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale . Johnson (18-2-1) is fresh off of his UFC on Fox 8 main event victory over John Moraga in September in July.

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UFC on FOX 8 drug test results

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 23:45:00 +0000

All fighters who underwent drug testing at this past month’s UFC on FOX 8 event successfully passed their tests. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed the results with the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw the network-televised event. UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at Seattle’s KeyArena. In the headliner, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his title with a submission win over John Moraga . In addition to Johnson and Moraga, other tested fighters included main-card competitors Rory MacDonald and Jessica Andrade , as well as preliminary-card fighters Mac Danzig , Daron Cruickshank , Ed Herman , Germaine de Randamie , Aaron Riley and Yaotzin Meza . Six were winning fighters, and four were losing competitors.

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Video: UFC 163′s Ian McCall offers advice to ‘dork’ Johnson: ‘Be cooler’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Ian McCall (11-4-1 MMA, 0-2-1 UFC) likes to take momentary steps away from the drain of strategizing, and in advance of his fight at UFC 163 against Iliarde Santos (27-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), he’s got some advice for flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson . It’s direct: Be cooler. “He’s a dork, man,” McCall told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “He’s a great athlete, don’t get me wrong. He’s just socially awkward. “But he’s getting better, and I say this as advice, because it would help his career and make him more money and fans would like him more.” UFC 163 takes place Saturday at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. McCall vs. Santos opens the FX-televised preliminary-card in advance of main card fights on pay-per-view. Johnson undoubtedly won over the crowd this past Saturday at UFC on FOX 8, where he earned the first stoppage of his title reign by tapping out John Moraga in the fifth round of their title fight. UFC President Dana White awarded the champ a “Submission of the Night” bonus and said true fight fans will get behind what he does in the octagon. The event, however, reportedly drew the lowest overall ratings of the UFC’s live events on FOX, despite winning key young male demographics. There are observers who say that no matter who is at the top of the lighter-weight divisions, big ratings and pay-per-views go to bigger men. While that or may not be the case, McCall said it couldn’t hurt to have someone with that “it” factor holding the belt. That, he said, is him, or Joseph Benavidez , who Johnson beat to win the flyweight title. McCall said he and Benavidez have a likability that might help people to care about the little-man class and thus get it more attention on the pay-per-view stage. Dodson and Johnson, he said, are the kind of fighters people love to hate. “I’m not sure why people don’t like [Johnson],” McCall said.

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UFC on FOX 8 officially draws 8,967 attendance for $700,081 live gate

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:45:00 +0000

Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 8 event officially drew an attendance of 8,967 and a live gate of $700,081. The Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw the event, today released the figures to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). UFC on FOX 8 took place at KeyArena in Seattle and featured a flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) and John Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC). The four-fight main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. The total number of paid tickets for the event was 6,619

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UFC on FOX 8 medical suspensions: John Moraga among those out up to six months

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Recent flyweight title challenger John Moraga is among a list of fighters who could be out as long as long as six months following their fights at this past Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversaw Saturday’s event, today released the event’s medical suspensions to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at KeyArena in Seattle. The night’s main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was submitted in the fifth round by champion Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC), who defended his title for the second time. Moraga received a suspension of 180 days unless he is cleared by a doctor prior to that. Regardless, he will be shelved for 30 days. All 24 fighters on the card received at minimum Washington’s standard seven-day suspension, including Johnson and co-main event fighters Rory MacDonald (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Jake Ellenberger (29-7 MMA, 8-3 UFC)

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UFC on FOX 8 salaries: Lawler, Guillard, Herman earn top disclosed paydays

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000

Main-card fighter Robbie Lawler ($156,000) and preliminary-card competitors Melvin Guillard ($84,000) and Ed Herman ($74,000) earned the biggest disclosed paydays from this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 8 event. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today obtained the salary/fight-purse information from the Washington State Department of Licensing. UFC on FOX 8 took place July 27 at Seattle’s KeyArena, and the main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson , who submitted John Moraga in the night’s main event, tied for the fifth largest disclosed payday on the card. He earned $58,000, which included a $29,000 win bonus. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $850,000. The full UFC on FOX 8 paydays included: Demetrious Johnson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. John Moraga: $17,000 Rory MacDonald : $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jake Ellenberger : $52,000 Robbie Lawler: $156,000 (includes $78,000 win bonus) def.

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Video: Remarkable ‘Phantom Cam’ footage from UFC on FOX 8

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:30:00 +0000

The UFC “Phantom Cam” was made for fights like the one we saw between welterweights Robbie Lawler and Bobby Voelker at this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The super slow-motion camera captured that fight and the other primary bouts at the July 27 event, which took place at Seattle’s KeyArena. Check out a truly unique look at the matchups, including UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson ‘s successful title defense over John Moraga , as well as Rory MacDonald ‘s win over fellow welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger . And for complete coverage of UFC on FOX 8 , check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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Video: Go behind the scenes of Demetrious Johnson’s UFC on FOX 8 title win

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:30:00 +0000

Go behind the scenes with this video as UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) successfully defends his title over John Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. The title fight, which headlined the network-televised event, took place at Seattle’s KeyArena. The bout marked a significant step for Johnson, who earned the first stoppage win of his UFC career and current title reign, which now includes two successful title defenses. Check out the video above. And for complete coverage of UFC on FOX 8 , stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site. Edit this article

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Photo gallery: Our favorite UFC on FOX 8 images, including Johnson-Moraga

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Check out MMAjunkie.com’s favorite photos from UFC on FOX 8, which took place this past Saturday at Seattle’s KeyArena.

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Through the past darkly: Reflections on UFC on FOX 8

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 02:00:00 +0000

Let’s start this off with a little compare and contrast, shall we? With all this talk of technical performances and smart fights as opposed to sloppy, amateurish brawls, let’s take a look at the top two bouts on the UFC on FOX 8 card and see if we can’t find out what we really mean when we call one fight an exciting display of skill and another a boring one. Start with Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC). The UFC flyweight champ defended his title, as well as the honor of the 125-pounders, with a dominant, technically unimpeachable win over challenger John Moraga (13-2, 2-1) on Saturday. Nothing sloppy about it. Nothing reckless

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