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A Sprite bottle to the face gave Bellator 99′s Joe Taimanglo his confidence

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:15:00 +0000

Joe Taimanglo likes to call himself “a little guy from a little island,” but growing up in Guam, the Bellator tournament participant had to quickly learn to fend for himself.

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A Sprite bottle to the face gave Bellator 99′s Joe Taimanglo his confidence – MMA Junkie

Junior dos Santos not concerned that UFC champ Velasquez skipped tour stop

BAD MMA News — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 18:00:00 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO – Junior dos Santos was surprised to find out his upcoming opponent, UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez , would not be accompanying him for a promotional trip to Brazil. But the jovial former champ insists he’s not upset. After all, he thinks the mental edge is all his. “For me, I don’t care about the other guys, other people,” dos Santos told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “They do whatever they want to do. I’m doing my part, and I think it’s very important, especially here in Brazil.” As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, Velasquez was announced as a participant in a Rio de Janeiro stop on the promotion’s multi-city UFC World Tour 2013

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Shameless MMA Radio: Bellator’s Ryan Martinez and PFC’s Tony Sims

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:42:35 +0000

Join Shameless MMA Radio as the guys talk with Bellator heavyweight Ryan Martinez and Prize Fighting Championships’ July main event participant Tony Sims. Hot topics include Nick Diaz ‘s War MMA, The Mysterious Steve Mazzagatti and Rampage Jackson’s motorboat of a deal with Bellator and Viacom. Click here to continue reading MMAWeekly.com while listening to Shameless MMA Radio . Be sure to Like Shameless MMA on Facebook and Follow @ShamelessMMA on Twitter .

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Winning King of the Cage Belt is Latest Step Along Frankie Saenz’s Road to the Top

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:20:28 +0000

In winning the King of the Cage flyweight championship (135-pound limit) on May 25, former Strikeforce Challengers participant Frankie Saenz has begun taking the necessary steps to make an impact in the 135-pound division. “I thought it was a pretty good match-up for myself,” said Saenz of his title fight against Marvin Garcia. “He and I are both wrestlers, so we just kind of planned to out-wrestle him. We knew he had a few overhand punches and stuff like that, so I just tried to be patient, calm and kept my hands up. “The game plan was just wear him down that first round by make him keep grappling and fighting for position, and then in the second round things would start opening for me.” Saenz feels the win over Garcia is a good indicator of where he’s at in his career. “It was definitely a good win,” said Saenz. “(Garcia’s) got a good record and any win like that is a good win

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Winning King of the Cage Belt is Latest Step Along Frankie Saenz’s Road to the Top – MMA Weekly