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Bellator cuts NCAA wrestling standout Pat Downey after 1-1 start to MMA career

BAD MMA News — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:08:40 +0000

Former NCAA wrestling standout Pat Downey is no longer on the Bellator roster. Bellator officials Friday informed MMA Junkie the promotion recently cut Downey (1-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), a 30-year-old middleweight fighter with a lengthy wrestling resume, from its roster.

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Bellator 289 video: Christian Echols lands walk-off uppercut on Pat Downey for massive upset

BAD MMA News — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:51:59 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Christian Echols pulled off a massive upset in his Bellator debut. Standing across from the highly-touted wrestler Pat Downey, Echols (3-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) had the deck stacked against him with many believing Downey would come in and dominate the grappling game. The fight took place on the Bellator 289 prelims at Mohegan Sun Arena.

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Pat Downey says he fits in the MMA mold well enough to wish he’d done it sooner

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 19:06:56 +0000

NORWICH, Conn. – Pat Downey thinks he might like this MMA thing a little bit. The 30-year-old Downey is a standout wrestler who transitioned to MMA with a pro debut earlier this year – a 36-second submission win. He said right away in the MMA world, he felt like he fit in more than he ever did in the wrestling community.

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Insider’s Scoop: Jon Jones latest, Tatiana Suarez’s comeback, UFC’s 2023 U.K. return, and more

BAD MMA News — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 03:01:06 +0000

Before we get into the crux of what you all showed up for (news), we want to re-introduce you to the “Insider’s Scoop.” Every once in and while, our reporters, when enough noteworthy developments have piled up, will release news in an easy-to-digest roundup for the MMA Junkie audience. From fight rumblings to event locations and dates to roster departures and more, various tidbits will be featured each time “Insider’s Scoop” is released. So without further ado, here’s the latest edition of “Insider’s Scoop.”

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Bellator 284 winner Pat Downey vows to not let ‘cancel culture’ get to him, has unfinished business with Bo Nickal

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 19:27:08 +0000

Pat Downey is officially carving a new career path as a professional mixed martial artist. He left wrestling behind, and with it, he hopes the negativity, too. At Bellator 284 , Downey (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) defeated Keyes Nelson (0-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) by submission 36 seconds into the first round of their middleweight bout. The maneuver capped off a long-awaited MMA debut after much athletic controversy and adversity. “My perspective is nothing but positive,” Downey said in a post-fight news conference. “I have a really, really good feeling, and I’m not going to let any negativity or any haters or any cancel culture or any of that sh*t – none of that is going to ruin my parade and ruin this career for me

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Bellator 284: Best photos from Sioux Falls

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 01:08:00 +0000

Check out these photos from the fights at Bellator 284 which took place at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S. D. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) (Gallery updated throughout the event.)

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Bellator 284 video: Wrestling standout Pat Downey runs through opponent in MMA debut

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:54:36 +0000

Pat Downey ’s MMA debut Saturday was years in the making – and it only lasted 36 seconds. At Bellator 284 , Downey (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) ran through opponent Keyes Nelson (0-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in a 36-second submission victory. The event took place Saturday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Downey, a former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, went for the takedown immediately at the start of the fight. Two double underhooks later, he secured a grip and dumped Nelson to the canvas. After a few seconds in side control, Downey powerfully tore into the mount position.

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Bellator’s Pat Downey explains how getting kicked off Iowa State wrestling team ‘was a blessing in disguise’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:21:22 +0000

Pat Downey ’s wrestling career might have taken an unexpected turn, but MMA was always inevitable. Downey (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), a former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, was kicked off the Iowa State University wrestling team in 2017 for repeated violations of team rules and found himself in the midst of various other controversial incidents that impacted his career. The 29-year-old is set for his professional MMA debut when he takes on promotional newcomer Keyes Nelson (0-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) on Friday’s Bellator 284 card at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. “It was a blessing in disguise,” Downey told MMA Junkie Radio.

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Wrestling standout Pat Downey gets new MMA debut date set for Bellator 284

BAD MMA News — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:08:07 +0000

Pat Downey once again has his MMA debut scheduled. Downey, a former Division-I All-American wrestler at Iowa State and USA Wrestling team member, will fight Jeff Souder in a middleweight bout at Bellator 284 next month in South Dakota, he told Sports Illustrated . Souder will be making his pro debut, as well

Pat Downey out of Bellator 277 after perceived ‘flesh eating disease’ finally diagnosed as ‘red skin syndrome’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:49:45 +0000

The long-awaited mixed martial arts debut of amateur wrestling standout Pat Downey will have to wait. A former Division I All-American, Downey (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has withdrawn from his scheduled April 15 bout at Bellator 277 after he was diagnosed Tuesday with topical steroid withdrawal syndrome, also known as “red skin syndrome.” Downey posted a series of graphic images and videos to his Instagram prior to the diagnosis, which showed his neck and chest broken out in a red, oozing rash. “Between this progressively escalating undiagnosed flesh-eating disease & recently tearing my MCL / ankle I’m not sure I’ll be able to make my professional MMA debut April 15th,” Downey wrote in one post . In a follow-up post, Downey revealed his diagnosis after he saw an allergist. He said it was his eighth doctor visit in six days. Downey attributed the health issue to stopping the use topical cortisone creams and oral medications

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