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Glover Teixeira Doesn’t Want to Wait Around for a Jones-Gustafsson Rematch

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:05:28 +0000

After moving into title contention following his knockout victory over Ryan Bader in Brazil, Glover Teixeira doesn’t want to wait around for the Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson rematch if it happens. He just wants to get back into the Octagon. “I don’t worry about this stuff,” Teixeira said on the Fox Sports Post-Fight Show

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Glover Teixeira Doesn’t Want to Wait Around for a Jones-Gustafsson Rematch – MMA Weekly

Even as EliteXC champ, UFC 165′s Wilson Reis had one eye on the octagon

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 22:45:00 +0000

The first notable feat of Wilson Reis’ pro MMA career came five years ago and 14 bouts ago. As the short-lived EliteXC promotion was moving closer to extinction, Reis won the organization’s first (and only) 140-pound title. But even back then, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt had his eye on the world’s largest fight promotion.

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Lyoto Machida vs. Tim Kennedy Middleweight Bout Set for UFC Fight for the Troops 3

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:39:30 +0000

Several fights have been discussed for a possible move of Lyoto Machida from light heavyweight down to middleweight, but only one has become a reality. “Lyoto Machida is moving down to middleweight. He’s gonna face Tim Kennedy at the next Fight for the Troops, which will be on Fox Sports 1,” announced UFC president Dana White on Wednesday night’s edition of Fox Sports Live. UFC Fight for the Troops 3 will take place on Nov.

Lyoto Machida vs. Tim Kennedy Middleweight Bout Set for UFC Fight for the Troops 3 – MMA Weekly

UFC Tonight Moves to Fox Sports 1 on Sept. 11

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:33:05 +0000

UFC Tonight will be moving from its current home on Fox Sports 2 (formerly Fuel TV) to its more prominent sibling, Fox Sports 1, on Sept. 11. UFC Tonight host Kenny Florian announced the move on Tuesday’s show

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Spike Moves Fight Master: Belltor MMA to Thursday Nights, Effective Immediately

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:23:57 +0000

Bellator’s first ever reality show titled Fight Master will be moving nights and time slots for the remainder of the season.

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Bellator MMA’s ‘Fight Master’ moving to Thursdays at 11 p.m. ET/PT

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:30:00 +0000

The final three episodes in the debut season of Bellator MMA’s reality show, “Fight Master,” are moving from Wednesday to Thursday, officials today announced.

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After UFC release, Roger Gracie moving stateside, could stay at middleweight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 03:45:00 +0000

Decorated submission grappler Roger Gracie (6-2) plans to move from the U.K. to the U.S. to train full-time at Blackhouse MMA in Southern California. Gracie’s manager, Ed Soares, who also runs the Blackhouse gym, said the switch will help the fighter better prepare for his bouts. “I think he just needs more time to prepare for fights,” Soares today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “In his last few fights, he hasn’t been able to get a full training camp here.” Blackhouse MMA is located in Gardena, Calif., and also hosts top fighters Lyoto Machida , Glover Teixeira , Pedro Rizzo , and ex-champ Anderson Silva , who trains there when not in his native Brazil

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CageSport Champ Drew Brokenshire Has Goals to Achieve Before Moving on to the Big Leagues

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 17:30:33 +0000

Coming off one of the bigger upsets of last year when he defeated the then-undefeated Julian Erosa for the CageSport 145-pound title, Drew “Eternal Fire” Brokenshire followed that up with an equally impressive win over veteran Enoch Wilson this past February in his first title defense. “I was really happy with that fight because I know how long Enoch’s been around and how skilled he is,” said Brokenshire. “The fight went four rounds and he ended up pulling out with an injury, but I was pretty happy with my performance and happy to get a win over such a seasoned veteran.” While he’s happy with his performance, Brokenshire admits his inability to stop the takedown made things closer than they should have been, and thus he’s worked hard to get that part of his game in order. “The biggest thing was Enoch was able to take me down quite a bit,” said Brokenshire. “He wasn’t able to do much damage to me, but he was able to control some of the fight. “We’ve been working real hard on it and I feel like we are making some headway. I feel like it is my weakest point and my losses have been to wrestlers who have been able to take me down, so if I can fix that, it will definitely make my life a lot easier.” Brokenshire told MMAWeekly.com that his recent work would come into play in a big way when he returns to CageSport on Saturday against Shorty Wiekel at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. “It comes down to takedown defense,” said Brokenshire

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Manny Gamburyan vs. Cole Miller Added to UFC on Fox Sports 1 Event in Boston

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:31:40 +0000

The first UFC on Fox Sports 1 fight card is hitting the upper limits with its thirteenth bout. A featherweight bout between Manny Gamburyan and Cole Miller was the latest addition. UFC official on Tuesday announced the new bout. Gamburyan (12-7) has had a slow start to his UFC tenure since moving over from the WEC nearly three years ago. During that period, he’s only fought three times, primarily due to various injuries that have forced him out of fights. He lost his first two fights in the Octagon, but finally scored a victory with a unanimous decision over Michihiro Omigawa last August at UFC on Fox 4. Gamburyan was slated to return at last month’s UFC on FX 8, but was again forced out due to injury. He’ll instead head to the Octagon at the UFC on Fox Sports 1 #1 event in August.

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Bellator Season 9 Moves to Friday Nights Following Sept. 7 Fight Master Live Finale

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:24:30 +0000

Following a successful debut season on Spike TV on Thursday nights, Bellator MMA is moving to Friday nights for Season 9 this fall. Spike TV president Kevin Kay revealed the move this week to SI.com . Bellator will kick off Season 9 with a special Saturday live event on Sept. 7, which will also serve as the season finale to its own reality series, Fight Master , but on Sept. 13 will shift to Friday nights for the season. Bellator had its first run on Spike TV from January to April of this year with Season 8, which averaged 862,000 viewers per episode, which includes the industry standard live event plus three days of DVR viewership. The live events alone average slightly less than 793,000 viewers per episode, which was nearly five times better than what Bellator was drawing on its previous network, MTV2. The Thursday night slot for its initial run on Spike included a strong lead-in audience courtesy of Impact Wrestling

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