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Mark Dickman might aim for two RFA titles to garner UFC’s attention

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:13:11 +0000

Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight Featherweight Mark Dickman (9-1) expects he’ll take a big step in his career if he’s able to beat UFC vet Justin Lawrence (5-2) on Friday at RFA 17. Perhaps, he wonders, he’ll receive a contract offer from the industry-leader UFC. “I feel I’ve been ready, and a win over a top-10 prospect like (Raoni) Barcelos, and then a win over a UFC vet is definitely going to put me in line or put me on (UFC matchmaker) Sean Shelby’s radar for an upgrade,” he told MMAjunkie Radio

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MWC sacks leader Jan Jorgensen bringing same aggression to tonight’s RFA 16 headliner

BAD MMA News — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:13:39 +0000

When you hear former Brigham Young University defensive end Jan Jorgensen describing the sheer excitement and violence of bulldozing a quarterback, you start to understand why MMA eventually appealed to him. You also understand the motivation that sparked a successful collegiate career and earned him a share of the Mountain West Conference’s record for career sacks. Like many other fighters from MMA’s heavier weight classes, the 29-year-old undefeated heavyweight, who headlines tonight’s RFA 16 event on AXS TV (10 p.m. ET), found enough similarities between the gridiron and the cage to quench his thirst for “controlled aggression.” Like a knockout – he’s got four of them in seven career wins – Jorgensen loved racking up sacks. “The sacks are what every defensive end should be all about,” Jorgensen, who’s now a football TV analyst and talk-radio host, told MMAjunkie Radio. “If you’re playing defensive end and you don’t like sacking the quarterback, you’re playing the wrong position

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Download or stream MMAjunkie Radio #1772 with Leonard Garcia, Joey Diaz

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:54:49 +0000

Listen to or download today’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Daniel Cormier , Josh Thomson , Dustin Poirier and Jan Jorgensen . Cormier and Poirier fight Sept. 27 at UFC 178 while Thomson is on the UFC on FOX 12 main card on Saturday. Jorgensen headlines RFA 16 on Friday night

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MMAjunkie Radio (noon ET): Daniel Cormier, Dustin Poirier, Josh Thomson, Jan Jorgensen

BAD MMA News — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:30:39 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with guests Daniel Cormier , Dustin Poirier , Josh Thomson and Jan Jorgensen .

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Friday’s ‘RFA 16: Copeland vs. Jorgensen’ card finalized with new co-headliner

BAD MMA News — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:33:19 +0000

Friday’s RFA 16 event, which features a heavyweight headliner that will likely put the winner on the UFC’s radar, has a new co-headliner and a finalized lineup. RFA takes place at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., and the main card airs on AXS TV. As previously announced, undefeated heavyweight prospects Josh Copeland (8-0) and Jan Jorgensen (7-0) meet in the main event, and the victor will be awarded RFA’s vacant heavyweight title. In 15 combined wins, they’ve tallied 12 career stoppages.

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Download or stream MMAjunkie Radio #1770 with Joe Proctor, Lewis Gonzalez

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:28:48 +0000

Listen to or download today’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Chris Cariaso and Josh Copeland . Cariaso was just tapped to challenge UFC flyweight Demetrious Johnson at UFC 177 on Aug.

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RFA 16 gets new co-main with Mercado-Klemme No. 1 contender bout at 135

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:02:30 +0000

RFA 16 has a new co-main event later this month, and the winner will fight for the bantamweight title. Joe Murphy (7-1) has been forced out of his fight against Jarred Mercado (11-1), and Jake Klemme (10-2) now will step into the No. 1 contenders fight at 135 pounds. RFA officials recently announced the change to the fight card. RFA 16 is set for July 25 at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., near Denver. In the headlining bout, Josh Copeland meets Jan Jorgensen (6-0) for the promotion’s inaugural heavyweight belt.

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