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Elvis Mutapcic on WSOF Debut: “I Want People to Know Who I Am”

BAD MMA News — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:03:54 +0000

With five straight wins and an overall 13-2 record, Elvis “The King” Mutapcic is heading into Saturday’s World Series of Fighting as one of the promotion’s premier new additions. During his current streak, Mutapcic has defeated the likes of top prospects Cezar Ferreira and Joseph Henle, and most recently he outlasted Sam Alvey for the MFC 185-pound championship in February. “It felt good to know I had enough gas in the tank to go all five rounds,” said Mutapcic of his win over Alvey. “Once in a while it’s good to test yourself, and I really had to dig down deep to finish those rounds strong

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Elvis Mutapcic on WSOF Debut: “I Want People to Know Who I Am” – MMA Weekly

Phil Davis On UFC 163 Bout with Lyoto Machida: “I’m Going to Win This Fight”

BAD MMA News — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 15:00:23 +0000

UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis hopes to finish former titleholder Lyoto Machida at UFC 163 and move next in line to fight for the 205-pound championship. Davis (11-1, 1 no contest) is ranked seventh in the official UFC Fighter Rankings . Machida (19-3) is considered the top contender in the division. A win over the former champion would shoot Davis up the rankings, but he doesn’t put much stock in fighter rankings. “I don’t really know where I fit in the whole title contention picture. I don’t really go by the rankings. I looked at the rankings once. I was disappointed, so I never looked at them again, and I just kind of go fight by fight,” said Davis during a recent media conference call. “I won my last fight. I really want to get a finish

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Phil Davis On UFC 163 Bout with Lyoto Machida: “I’m Going to Win This Fight” – MMA Weekly

Women’s MMA Report: ‘Cyborg’ wins Invicta title, women featured at UFC on FOX 8

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Former Strikeforce women’s featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino captured her second major title on Saturday night in the main event of Invicta FC 6 in Kansas City, Mo. Justino stopped Marloes “Rumina” Coenen for the second time to claim the inaugural Invicta FC 145-pound championship. Justino (12-1) was in complete control of Saturday’s rematch and pay-per-view headliner from start to finish. She battered Coenen (21-6) with punches, knees and brutal slams that kept the Dutch standout on the defensive throughout the one-sided fight. Coenen did threaten with a kneebar in Round 2, but Justino easily escaped and she scored with more big punches on the feet

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Women’s MMA Report: ‘Cyborg’ wins Invicta title, women featured at UFC on FOX 8 – MMA Junkie

XFC 25 heads to Albuquerque for Eggink vs. Magana strawweight title fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Xtreme Fighting Championship will head to Albuquerque, N.M., in September and its women’s strawweight title will be on the line. XFC 25 takes place Sept. 6 at Albuquerque Convention Center and features a main event between Stephanie Eggink (3-1) and Angela Magana (11-5) for the promotion’s first 115-pound championship. In the co-main event, Dhiego Lima (8-1) takes on Ricky Rainey (8-1) at welterweight. XFC officials recently announced the card, which will be its first visit to the New Mexico city – and first card west of the Mississippi River. Eggink has won back-to-back unanimous decisions under the XFC banner

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XFC 25 heads to Albuquerque for Eggink vs. Magana strawweight title fight – MMA Junkie