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Israel Adesanya announces departure from longtime team

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:34:51 +0000

Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya announced that he’s leaving his longtime team City Kickboxing. “The Last Stylebender” made the announcement on his YouTube channel . “On Wednesday, 20th of May, I spoke to Eugene [Bareman] face-to-face and I told him I am not coming back to CKB,” Adesanya said.

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Daniel Cormier has a change of heart regarding Jon Jones relationship

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:08:32 +0000

Not many rivalries inside the octagon come bigger than the true hatred Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier once shared for each other. Twice during their careers under the UFC banner, Jones and Cormier collided, with their feud transcending the cage. In a closely fought first contest , ‘Bones’ retained his light heavyweight title and handed ‘DC’ the first defeat of his professional career

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Ronda Rousey shares career advice for other female fighters

BAD MMA News — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:53:23 +0000

Ronda Rousey knows a little something about success. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and Olympic bronze medalist parlayed a fighting career into Hollywood opportunities, a professional wrestling stint, features in video games and authored a graphic novel. She made her professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2011.

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Watch every Justin Gaethje UFC knockout | Video

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:51:47 +0000

Justin Gaethje began his professional mixed martial arts career in August 2011. He’d win his first 18 fights picking up the World Series of Fighting lightweight championship along the way. He made his octagon debut in July 2017 and quickly became a fan favorite. 20 of Gaethje’s 26 career wins have been by knockout, including six in the UFC

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Merab Dvalishvili slaps Mark Zuckerberg during physical three-round sparring session | VIDEO

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:21:16 +0000

There’s no secret behind Mark Zuckerberg ‘s fondness for mixed martial arts.

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Mike Tyson sends chilling warning to Anthony Joshua ahead of Jake Paul fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:00:45 +0000

As the fight draws near, the world expects Anthony Joshua to make quick work of Jake Paul . While a big performance is expected of the former boxing world heavyweight champion, he must be aware of the serious threat his opponent poses, claims Mike Tyson

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou: ‘I need a fight’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:00:59 +0000

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the organization in early 2023 after failing to come to terms on a new contract. “The Predator” became a free agent and inked a deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and landed lucrative boxing bouts. Four months after severing ties with the UFC, Ngannou signed a deal with the PFL. In the deal was the ability to accept boxing matches, one of the hangups in negotiations with the UFC. Before stepping foot inside the PFL cage, Ngannou faced then-undefeated WBC and Lineal heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury in October 2023

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Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather head to Africa as fight date and location revealed

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:02:13 +0000

Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather ‘s highly-anticipated boxing bout has been given a date and location. Both Tyson and Mayweather’s time in the exhibition boxing scene following their retirements from the professional side are far from finished

Paige VanZant lands cover of Playboy Sweden

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:45:37 +0000

It’s been five years since Paige VanZant fought her last fight in the UFC octagon, but “12 Gauge” continues to find success outside of the cage. While in the fight promotion, VanZant appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” and Food Network’s “Chopped” showing her mainstream appeal. Since parting ways with the fight promotion in 2020, VanZant has fought twice in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, made her professional wrestling debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), fought a professional boxing match, and has competed three times in Power Slap. The 31 year-old has millions of followers on social media and landed the December cover of Playboy Sweden

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PFL 8 Results: Thad Jean outlasts Logan Storley to win welterweight tournament

BAD MMA News — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 07:27:52 +0000

Thad Jean Thad Jean has arrived. On Friday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., Jean squared off with Logan Storley in the welterweight finals at PFL 8 , and after five hard-fought rounds, Jean won his first PFL championship.

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