BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » raul arvizu https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Coach Raul Arvizu: UFC contender Michael Morales still far from prime https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-ufc-contender-michael-morales-still-far-from-prime.html https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-ufc-contender-michael-morales-still-far-from-prime.html#comments Sat, 08 Feb 2025 02:16:17 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-ufc-contender-michael-morales-still-far-from-prime.html Watch out welterweights. Yes, Michael Morales is unbeaten and already in the UFC official rankings, but he’s yet to scratch the surface of his potential. Raul Arvizu , head-coach at Entram Gym in Tijuana and coach of Morales (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), thinks his pupil is not even halfway in his MMA development, and that’s why he sees him with plenty of potential of one day wearing UFC gold. From Ecuador but fighting out of Mexico, Morales has cemented himself as one of the most promising fighters today in the UFC. Arvizu thinks more is to come

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-ufc-contender-michael-morales-still-far-from-prime.html/feed 0 Coach Raul Arvizu confident in the future of Mexican talent in UFC: ‘There’s an expansion coming’ https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-confident-in-the-future-of-mexican-talent-in-ufc-theres-an-expansion-coming.html https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-confident-in-the-future-of-mexican-talent-in-ufc-theres-an-expansion-coming.html#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:13:53 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-confident-in-the-future-of-mexican-talent-in-ufc-theres-an-expansion-coming.html Mexican MMA, specifically in the UFC, has taken a hit. Recently, Mexico had two undisputed UFC champions in Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso , an interim UFC champion in Yair Rodriguez and a title challenger in Irene Aldana , who was slated to fight women’s MMA great Amanda Nunes. Fast-forward to 2025 and all that is gone. There are no Mexican UFC champions or current contenders scheduled to fight for a belt. Yet, despite the somewhat demoralizing outlook, veteran coach Raul Arvizu is confident big things are coming for his country.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/coach-raul-arvizu-confident-in-the-future-of-mexican-talent-in-ufc-theres-an-expansion-coming.html/feed 0 From kids classes in Tijuana to UFC champ, Brandon Moreno’s coach recounts the long journey https://www.badmma.com/from-kids-classes-in-tijuana-to-ufc-champ-brandon-morenos-coach-recounts-the-long-journey.html https://www.badmma.com/from-kids-classes-in-tijuana-to-ufc-champ-brandon-morenos-coach-recounts-the-long-journey.html#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:04:09 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/from-kids-classes-in-tijuana-to-ufc-champ-brandon-morenos-coach-recounts-the-long-journey.html Brandon Moreno ’s journey to UFC history was not easy. It was long. And there were rough patches along the way. But Moreno was never alone. Back in June at UFC 263, Moreno (19-5-2 MMA, 7-2-2 UFC) wrote his name in the MMA history book, becoming the first Mexico-born fighter to win a UFC championship belt.

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