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After 15 months away, UFC 164′s Louis Gaudinot content with non-surgery approach

BAD MMA News — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 04:15:00 +0000

After more than 15 months on the sidelines, Louis Gaudinot is praying he made the right choice. Rather than undergo surgery for a few injuries that kept him out of action, “Goodnight” decided to take the slow road back to recovery through intense rehab and patience.

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Indonesian Light Heavyweight Vincent Majid Hoping to Make a Big Impression at ONE FC Jakarta

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 02:00:46 +0000

function not found It’s not easy to be a heavyweight in Southeast Asia, just ask 23-year-old Vincent Majid , who has had to wait several years to make his professional MMA debut due to the sheer dearth of opponents in his native Indonesia. Despite the lack of competitive opportunities in the cage, he has continued to train and compete in other martial arts. On Sept. 13, his patience will be rewarded with a spot on the card of a ONE FC show at the 15,000-capacity Istoro Senayan Stadium in Jakarta. It promises to be a baptism of fire for Majid, who comes from a Judo and Combat Sambo background, and he is looking forward to making his professional debut under the banner of Asia’s biggest MMA promotion

USA TODAY: As UFC 162 taught us, UFC’s featherweight division packs a punch

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 16:15:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) It’s no small thing to build a new weight class in the UFC. But if what’s going on in the 145-pound division these days proves anything, it is that patience pays off. UFC 162 on Saturday featured two fights in the featherweight class — one between ex-lightweight champ Frankie Edgar (16-4-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) and Charles Oliveira (16-4-1 MMA, UFC 4-4-1), and another between Cub Swanson (20-5 MMA, 5-1) against Germany’s Dennis Siver (21-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC). Both bouts won $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses. UFC 163 in August will be headlined by another featherweight bout, this one for the title, as champion Jose Aldo (22-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defends his belt against “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung (13-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC). The debut event on Fox Sports 1 in Boston two weeks later is set for at least four featherweight bouts, including Ireland’s up-and-coming Conor McGregor (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC). It all adds up to what could be a breakout summer for the division that, as recently as three years ago, was deemed not quite good enough for the likes of the UFC

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Dana White has little patience for ‘f—ing idiots’ who say UFC 162 was fixed

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:10:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC President Dana White has a term for people who think Saturday’s UFC 162 headliner was fixed. It’s not a very nice one. However, when stakes are high and your brain can’t fully comprehend what just happened, White said it should be a reminder about the uncertain nature of combat sports – and not fodder for conspiracy theories. Soon after Anderson Silva tempted fate one too many times and suffered a crushing second-round TKO loss to new UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman , the cries of a fight fix inundated social media. “It happened so fast – and some of you said it, and I was thinking the same thing – ‘What just happened

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UFC on FUEL TV 10′s Erick Silva willing to fight 20 more times before title shot

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:05:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, Brazil – While 28-year-old Brazilian Erick Silva (15-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is officially just 2-2 in the UFC, his immense talent and explosive fighting style have made him a star in his native country. So much so, it seems, that Silva is forced to ask people to have patience in his run to the top. “I think it’s still too soon,” Silva said at Saturday’s post UFC on FUEL TV 10 press conference when asked if he was looking for a title shot. “I’m not very worried about a title fight right now.

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