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After 20 finishes, Bellator’s Brent Weedman struggling to excite fans

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:50:00 +0000

Bellator welterweight Brent Weedman’s early resume is just the kind of thing that attracts big-name promoters. It’s filled with finishes of the striking and submission kind.

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Former UFC Champ Benson Henderson Avoids Elbow Surgery, Can Resume Training Immediately

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 05:39:17 +0000

Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson injured his arm when Anthony Pettis submitted him via armbar at UFC 164 on Aug. 31 in Milwaukee. The good news, however, is that Henderson’s injury isn’t severe, and he won’t need surgery

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On Joe Lauzon, and what it takes to be the ‘Fight of the Night’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0000

When it comes to Joe Lauzon , people talk a lot about post-fight bonuses. It’s understandable. He’s won 12 of them in the UFC, tying him with former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva for the company record. You look at Lauzon’s resume and it pops right out at you. Submission of the Night: six times. Knockout of the Night: one time. Fight of the Night: five times. It’s that last one that people tend to remember the most.

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UFC Champ Ronda Rousey is Latest Maxim Magazine Cover Girl; Graces September Issue

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:34:43 +0000

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey doesn’t step back into the Octagon until she squares off with Miesha Tate at UFC 168 on Dec. 28 in Las Vegas. Prior to that, Rousey is still remaining busy. In addition to being a coach opposite Tate and the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate and having a role in the upcoming movie Expendables 3, Rousey has also added Maxim cover girl to her resume. Rousey will grace the cover of Maxim’s September issue and will have several photos featured in the magazine. Here is the Ronda Rousey Maxim cover shot.

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Alexander Gustafsson Sees Jon Jones as the Greatest Test in His Career

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:00:26 +0000

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones now sits atop the pound-for-pound rankings. He’s the youngest fighter to ever win a UFC title. He is currently riding the longest winning streak in UFC light heavyweight history with nine consecutive wins. He’s tall, athletic, intelligent and driven. Jones faces Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 on September 21 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jones is a lot of things, but in the eyes of the challenger, he’s the biggest fight of Gustafsson’s six-year career. “I see the greatest test in my career,” said Gustafsson on Tuesday at a press conference promoting the upcoming event. “He’s the champion for a reason. I’m so ready for this fight. I’m very motivated.” The 26-year old Swede is on a six-fight winning streak. The only blemish on his 15-1 record came in April 2010 when he lost to Phil Davis by submission. He is coming off a win over former titleholder Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in December and hopes to add a victory over the current champion to his resume. “I’m so pumped for this fight,” he said. “He’s a complete fighter. He’s the champion. I have to be aware of everything he throws.” UFC 165: Jones vs.

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UFC 162 preview: Will Weidman’s grappling pedigree mean Silva’s first UFC loss?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:15:00 +0000

As Anderson Silva ‘s next opponent, Chris Weidman has just the kind of story that fits into an all-too-familiar narrative for the UFC’s promotional machine. The 29-year-old fighter’s resume is the stuff of prodigies. He was a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Division I Hofstra University, showed well at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship after a just one year of training, and has put together a 9-0 record in four years of MMA. He’s young, unlike decorated wrestler Dan Henderson , and more of a complete submission grappler than Chael Sonnen . He’s also a fresh face to the fill the role of the dangerous ground specialist who possesses the skills to exploit Silva where he’s weakest: on the mat

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UFC 162 preview: Will Weidman’s grappling pedigree mean Silva’s first UFC loss? – MMA Junkie

Anderson Silva gets rematch with UFC 162 loss; with win, superfight on table

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:05:00 +0000

Anderson Silva ‘s record-breaking run in the UFC has earned him an immediate rematch should Chris Weidman take his middleweight title on Saturday at UFC 162. “I’d do the rematch the next fight,” UFC President Dana White on Monday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Guy hasn’t lost in the UFC ever, has beat everybody. He loses that fight, he’s the guy for a rematch if he wants it.” Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC), who remains undefeated after 16 appearances in the octagon, remains a 2-to-1 favorite to beat the undefeated Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who has one less fight on his resume than the champ does title defenses. Should “The Spider” continue to reign and defend his belt for the 11th time, White said a superfight could be next. That would mean Silva would face light heavyweight champ Jon Jones or welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre . White said the Brazilian champ hasn’t cooled on a meeting with St-Pierre, as he indicated during a conference call this past week in support of Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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UFC’s Glover Teixeira anticipates September return, expects assignment soon

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:55:00 +0000

Brazilian slugger Glover Teixeira (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) expects to resume his assault of the UFC’s light heavyweight division later this year, and the fast-rising contender said he could return to action as soon as September. “I want to know what’s next for me, too,” Teixeira told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I think I might be fighting in September. They asked me if I’d be ready. We’ll probably hear soon who I’m going to fight, and I’m sure it will be great.” The 33-year-old Teixeira is one of the UFC’s brightest prospects at 205 pounds, boasting an incredible 19-fight win streak that includes UFC victories over James Te Huna , Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Fabio Maldonado and Kyle Kingsbury . Teixeira currently sits at No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com light heavyweight rankings , but he lacks a signature win to bring him to the very top of division’s ladder. But Teixeira doesn’t blame the UFC for potentially slow-playing his rise to the top.

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Strikeforce vet Derrick Mehmen signs with WSOF, moves to heavyweight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:00 +0000

World Series of Fighting has bolstered its heavyweight ranks with the signing of Derrick Mehmen . Sources close to the fighter confirmed his signing to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), saying Mehmen (15-5) has inked a multi-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based promotion. Mehmen will move up from light heavyweight to fight at heavyweight for WSOF. His debut with the promotion likely will come later this year. “Caveman” Mehmen has a pair of Strikeforce fights on his resume, going 1-1 with a decision win over Roy Jones on a 2011 “Challengers” show before dropping a decision to Gian Villante 13 months ago

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