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UFC Fight Night 27′s Roger Bowling swears off tough-guy gym antics

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:15:00 +0000

Roger Bowling’s punching power didn’t come out of nowhere. He honed it for hours in the gym. It’s worked wonders for his career, but not when he’s been on the receiving end of the kind of KOs he often delivers.

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Roy Nelson Sets UFC Record in UFC 161 Loss

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:18:44 +0000

Roy Nelson set the UFC record for heavyweights for most strikes absorbed without being knocked out following his UFC 161 loss on Saturday night in Winnipeg. “Roy Nelson broke a UFC record tonight: 437 significant strikes absorbed without being knocked out. It’s a new UFC record,” said UFC president Dana White during the event’s post-fight press conference. “ (Frank) Mir and Joey Beltran have been hit more as heavyweights, but knocked out. Roy does not get knocked out,” added White. Nelson was defeated by Stipe Miocic in the event’s co-main event in a one-sided fight that saw Miocic land numerous strikes. His fights with Junior dos Santos , Fabricio Werdum , and and Mir also contributed significantly to the 437 total. Known for his punching power, grappling ability and granite chin, Nelson’s ability to take shots has become epic. His toughness can’t be questioned, and now he has a record to prove it. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter

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Featherweight Prospect Doo Ho Choi Returns to the Ring at Deep Cage Impact on Saturday

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:27:53 +0000

Korean featherweight prodigy Doo Ho Choi returns to the ring on Saturday night to face Japanese journeyman Shoji Maruyama in the main event of Deep – Cage Impact at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Choi (10-1) is known to have caught the eye of UFC talent scouts. The 22-year-old will be a strong favorite against Maruyama (12-8-1), but the Japanese fighter has scored his fair share of knockouts and will have taken note of how Tatsunao Nagakura’s punching power caused the Korean some problems at Deep – 61 Impact earlier this year. Deep featherweight champion Kasunori Yokota was scheduled to face Choi in a title bout in February, but the challenger disappeared days before the show under mysterious circumstances that were never satisfactorily explained and the fight failed to materialize. Both featherweights will be fighting on the same card for the second time since their bout was cancelled, but not against each other. Yokota (17-5-3) will be taking on another Korean opponent, whose record is unknown, but who reportedly come from a grappling background and goes by the name of Eun Kyum Kim. Former Deep lightweight champion Katsunori Kikuno (19-5-2) is on the card, which will be held in a cage, taking on 42-year-old UFC veteran Jutaro Nakao (24-17-4), who made his professional MMA debut way back in 1996. A promising fighter at the opposite end of his career is also on the card as unbeaten lightweight Yuta Kaneko (6-0-1) takes on journeyman Hidehiko Hasegawa (19-18-6).

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Rashad Evans is Aware of Dan Henderson’s Big Right Hand, but Isn’t Afraid of It

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:08 +0000

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is very familiar with his UFC 161 opponent Dan Henderson . He’s been a fan of him for years. “It is a little strange match-up because of the amount of respect I have for him and how long I’ve been following his career. But he’s at the top of the game and throughout the years he’s proven he’s one of the best guys in the division still,” Evans said in a recent interview on Fuel TV . “He has longevity, and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. So I’m going to have to slow him down on Saturday.” In recent fights, Evans has been hesitant in his offense, something that Henderson has pointed out leading up to the fight. But Evans has focused on changing that and believes there will be no hesitation when he faces Henderson. “One of the thing I’ve been working on more than anything the last few months since my last fight was just becoming more confident and implementing what I’m good at and just doing what I do. I seem to have a tendency to overthink a lot of what I’m doing when I’m out there competing. And when you’re out there competing, thinking is the last thing you really should be doing,” he explained. “You should just be reacting. That’s what training is for, so you can train your body to not even think but just react. So I’m starting to trust myself a little bit more, starting to believe in myself a little bit more, my striking and tools that I’ve got. And I think I’m coming with a full round game this time,” added Evans. Henderson is known for his punching power, particularly in his right hand that has been dubbed the “H-bomb.” Evans is aware of Henderson’s knockout prowess, but he isn’t afraid of it. “I watch it and I’ve watched it over and over again. But for the most part, I can’t be afraid to get hit because I think at one point in the fight that I am going to get hit by it. And I think it’s one of those things where you’re constantly paranoid that you’re going to get hit by it, you’re probably going to get hit by it harder than you think you are,” he said. “I’m just going to go and fight. I’ve fought a lot of guys with big right hands. I’ve fought Rampage ( Quinton Jackson ). He has a big right hand. I’ve fought Chuck Liddell . He has a big right hand. So I know I can go in there and get caught by a big right hand and keep on fighting, so I’m not going to make his big right hand a big deal,” said the 33-year-old.

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