BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Professional Fighter https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Tim Kennedy Apologizes to UFC for Fighter Pay Comments, Says He Was Taken Out of Context https://www.badmma.com/tim-kennedy-apologizes-to-ufc-for-fighter-pay-comments-says-he-was-taken-out-of-context.html https://www.badmma.com/tim-kennedy-apologizes-to-ufc-for-fighter-pay-comments-says-he-was-taken-out-of-context.html#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:32:43 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/tim-kennedy-apologizes-to-ufc-for-fighter-pay-comments-says-he-was-taken-out-of-context.html Tim Kennedy earlier this week criticized his employer, the UFC, for how much it pays its fighters, and tried to put into context for fans how difficult it can be to make a living as a professional fighter. On Thursday, however, Kennedy issued a statement on his official Facebook page, retracting his comments and apologizing for them. Kennedy, while a guest on the GrappleTalk podcast, characterized it as “pathetic” that so many fighters had to work a “day job” instead of being able to focus full-time on their fighting careers. Kennedy has various business interests and his military career along with what he makes from fighting, which he said doesn’t amount to much after expenses and taxes. “It would be slim pickings to survive off what I make in fighting,” he told GrappleTalk. “It’s a good thing I have another job because the UFC doesn’t pay very well.” Kennedy said his comments were taken out of context, but accepted responsibility for his statements, apologizing to the UFC, company president Dana White , CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, and matchmaker Joe Silva. Kennedy’s statement: “I recently made comments regarding fighter pay. The intent of these statements was to highlight that professional fighters incur significant expense associated with their preparations to fight and that fighter compensation is still not on par with other major sports.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/tim-kennedy-apologizes-to-ufc-for-fighter-pay-comments-says-he-was-taken-out-of-context.html/feed 0 Nick Pace’s MMA Comeback Begins with His Pro Kickboxing Debut at Glory 9 https://www.badmma.com/nick-paces-mma-comeback-begins-with-his-pro-kickboxing-debut-at-glory-9.html https://www.badmma.com/nick-paces-mma-comeback-begins-with-his-pro-kickboxing-debut-at-glory-9.html#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2013 21:15:25 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/nick-paces-mma-comeback-begins-with-his-pro-kickboxing-debut-at-glory-9.html At just 22 years old, former UFC bantamweight and one-time WEC combatant Nick Pace had achieved many fighters’ lifelong goal of competing in the upper-echelon of mixed martial arts promotions only to have it slip through his grasp. Now, at 26, he’s ready to step into the kickboxing ring as the first step towards reclaiming his former glory in MMA. Undefeated at 5-0 when he made his WEC debut, Pace met a then-unheralded fighter by the name of Demetrious Johnson at WEC 51 in September 2010.  The New Yorker lost that fight to the future UFC flyweight champion in a bout he took as a late replacement. “Going into that fight they called me with like five or six weeks and I took it,” Pace told MMAWeekly.com. “When they call you, you just have to take it.  I was 5-0 as a pro (before that) and I really think I went in a little too early.  But, I mean, what are you gonna do – not go in?” Pace lost the bout with “Mighty Mouse,” and would make his UFC debut months later in a winning effort over Will Campuzano at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale . Despite the win over Campuzano, the Brooklyn-born newcomer showed his first signs of immaturity as a professional fighter when he missed weight for the fight and was subsequently fined a percentage of his purse. Pace went on to have two more fights in the world’s premier fighting organization; both unanimous decision defeats against MMA veterans Miguel Torres and Ivan Menjivar, respectively.  The loss to Torres came on the heels of him once again failing to make weight, and it undoubtedly played a factor in the young scrapper being released from the company

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/nick-paces-mma-comeback-begins-with-his-pro-kickboxing-debut-at-glory-9.html/feed 0 Seth Petruzelli announces retirement following KO loss at Bellator 96 https://www.badmma.com/seth-petruzelli-announces-retirement-following-ko-loss-at-bellator-96.html https://www.badmma.com/seth-petruzelli-announces-retirement-following-ko-loss-at-bellator-96.html#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/seth-petruzelli-announces-retirement-following-ko-loss-at-bellator-96.html After nearly 13 years as a professional fighter, Seth Petruzelli will step away from the cage. The 33-year-old Petruzelli (14-8 MMA, 1-2 BFC) made the announcement Friday morning on his Facebook page. His announcement comes following a knockout loss to Muhammed Lawal on Wednesday night at Bellator 96. “The Silverback” goes out on a two-fight skid, with both losses coming in the first round as part of Bellator’s most recent two light heavyweight tournaments. Petruzelli, in his online statement, said has has lost some of the drive to fight the way he used to

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