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Alex Pereira calls on Herb Dean to retire after controversial UFC Freedom 250 stoppage: ‘His time is up’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:23:18 +0000

Alex Pereira and his coach, Plinio Cruz, are continuing their verbal onslaught on Herb Dean following the UFC Freedom 250 dispute . ‘Poatan’ was one win away from being the only fighter in UFC history to capture gold in three separate weight classes.

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Alex Pereira calls on Herb Dean to retire after controversial UFC Freedom 250 stoppage: ‘His time is up’ – MMA Weekly

Waldo Cortes-Acosta knocks Ante Delija out in bizarre fight at UFC Vegas 110

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 02:50:51 +0000

Heavyweight contenders Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Ante Delija clashed in the UFC Vegas 110 co-main event on Saturday. Cortes-Acosta entered the match at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas coming off a decision loss to Sergei Pavlovich . Prior to the loss, “Salsa Boy” was on a five-fight winning streak. Ranked No.

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Waldo Cortes-Acosta knocks Ante Delija out in bizarre fight at UFC Vegas 110 – MMA Weekly

Chael Sonnen: ‘Wanderlei Silva is completely the victim’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:44:54 +0000

Most people have seen the viral footage of Brazilian legend Wanderlei Silva being viciously knocked out during a post-fight melee following being disqualified during an exhibition boxing match. Silva returned to the ring last Saturday in an exhibition bout in Sao Paulo, Brazil against former Brazilian boxing champion Acelino Freitas.

Chael Sonnen: ‘Wanderlei Silva is completely the victim’ – MMA Weekly

Dan Ige admits ‘it sucks’ when UFC commentary team drives a certain narrative during a fight but he understands that’s their job

BAD MMA News — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images “That’s a bad stoppage.” Joe Rogan shouted those words just after Dan Ige put Sean Woodson away with a barrage of hammer fists in the third round back at UFC 314 . The end came with Ige blasting away with several hard shots and Woodson looking for a desperation takedown before he ate numerous punches in succession before the referee decided he’d seen enough. It wasn’t until after he got backstage that Ige heard that there was some kind of controversy attached to his fight with reporters telling him that the commentary team praised his performance but ultimately criticized the referee for making a bad call stopping the fight.

Dan Ige admits ‘it sucks’ when UFC commentary team drives a certain narrative during a fight but he understands that’s their job – MMA Fighting

Morning Report: Chael Sonnen theorizes early stoppage in UFC Nashville main event was accidental

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Derrick Lewis, Jason Herzog, and Tallison Teixeira | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Chael Sonnen isn’t sure exactly what he saw at the end of UFC Nashville . This past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event came to an exciting conclusion when fan favorite Derrick Lewis needed just 35 seconds to score a knockout of the previously undefeated Tallison Teixeira

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Morning Report: Chael Sonnen theorizes early stoppage in UFC Nashville main event was accidental – MMA Fighting

Dana White Praises John McCarthy for Making Case to Not Stop Jones vs. Gustafsson Fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:00:30 +0000

The UFC 165 main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson was a bloody war that nearly got stopped prior to the fifth round due to a cut sustained by Jones in the first round. Referee John McCarthy pleaded with the cageside physician to not stop the fight, according to UFC president Dana White . Check out this video from Monday’s UFC 168 press tour stop in Los Angeles, where White praised McCarthy for his efforts. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Dana White Praises John McCarthy for Making Case to Not Stop Jones vs. Gustafsson Fight – MMA Weekly

Eddie Wineland on UFC 165 loss to Barao: ‘Personal opinion – I think bulls–t’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:35:00 +0000

Eddie Wineland said he was not finished when referee Yves Lavigne jumped in to save him during his fight with interim UFC bantamweight champ Renan Barao.

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Eddie Wineland on UFC 165 loss to Barao: ‘Personal opinion – I think bulls–t’ – MMA Junkie

Bellator 99′s Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire says he won’t let judges decide his fate

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 00:50:00 +0000

There isn’t an MMA fighter out there hasn’t disagreed with a decision made by a referee or judge, and Bellator MMA featherweight Patricio Freire is no different. He just refuses to let it happen again.

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Bellator 99′s Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire says he won’t let judges decide his fate – MMA Junkie

MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Louis Gaudinot, ‘Big’ John McCarthy

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:00:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with UFC 164 fighter Louis Gaudinot and veteran MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy.

MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Louis Gaudinot, ‘Big’ John McCarthy – MMA Junkie

Cole Miller says Gamburyan fight never should have gone to judges, plans appeal

BAD MMA News — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 01:15:00 +0000

UFC featherweight Cole Miller said he doesn’t necessarily fault referee Yves Lavigne for what undoubtedly was a difficult situation that arose during his fight with Manny Gamburyan at UFC Fight Night 26.

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Cole Miller says Gamburyan fight never should have gone to judges, plans appeal – MMA Junkie