BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Prize Money https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Davis, Alessio, Clementi among 155 tourney field at Bellator 101 in Portland https://www.badmma.com/davis-alessio-clementi-among-155-tourney-field-at-bellator-101-in-portland.html https://www.badmma.com/davis-alessio-clementi-among-155-tourney-field-at-bellator-101-in-portland.html#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/davis-alessio-clementi-among-155-tourney-field-at-bellator-101-in-portland.html Bellator will open its Season 9 lightweight tournament in September with a field of eight fighters who have combined for 172 career victories – and one who will come out of retirement. Bellator 101 will take place Sept. 27 at Rose Garden Arena in Portland, the promotion on Wednesday announced. Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, and as usual the main card will air live on Spike TV following Spike.com-streamed prelims. As with all of Bellator’s tournaments, the winner gets $100,000 in total tournament prize money and a shot at the Bellator title, which currently is held by Michael Chandler . The field for the Season 9 155-pound tournament includes three UFC veterans

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/davis-alessio-clementi-among-155-tourney-field-at-bellator-101-in-portland.html/feed 0 Rodrigo Caporal: The Hong Kong Based Brazilian Lightweight Who is Dominating Chinese MMA https://www.badmma.com/rodrigo-caporal-the-hong-kong-based-brazilian-lightweight-who-is-dominating-chinese-mma.html https://www.badmma.com/rodrigo-caporal-the-hong-kong-based-brazilian-lightweight-who-is-dominating-chinese-mma.html#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:17:23 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/rodrigo-caporal-the-hong-kong-based-brazilian-lightweight-who-is-dominating-chinese-mma.html Brazilian fighters have been making a name for themselves competing in Asia since the dawn of modern MMA competition when Rickson Gracie would submit multiple opponents in a single night at Vale Tudo Japan. Today, the sport has evolved almost beyond recognition, but fighters from the same country that gave us the Gracies are still holding their own in Asia. Among them is Rodrigo Caporal, a long-term resident of Hong Kong, who recently became the 155-pound champion of China. Caporal (9-4) has won five fights out of five since signing with RUFF, a Chinese organization that is government sanctioned, giving its fighters the right to call themselves national champions of the most populated country on the planet. The 30-year-old, who holds a black belt in BJJ, won the title at RUFF 8 in February by defeating Haotian Wu in a rematch. In addition to the belt, he received one million RMB (160,000 USD) in prize money. “Winning the belt meant a lot to me, to see all my hard work and dedication pay off made me very happy. My plan is to use the money to help my family and to help build my life together with my girlfriend,” he said. Caporal’s record competing in Brazil was unremarkable, but he has won six fights out of six in Asia and believes that his skillset as a BJJ black belt gives him an edge against the predominantly Chinese opponents he has been facing.

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