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UFC veterans in MMA and boxing action Oct. 18-19

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:16:09 +0000

This week, the UFC stays at its home base in Las Vegas following UFC Fight Night 244 . UFC Fight Night 245 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, featuring a middleweight bout between Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Oct.

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UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle boxing action May 17-18

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 May 2024 13:29:54 +0000

This week, the UFC returns to Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 241 . The event at the UFC Apex features a featherweight bout between Edson Barboza and Lerone Murphy. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner

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UFC veterans in MMA and bareknuckle action Feb. 16-17

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:08:02 +0000

This week, the UFC travels to Anaheim, Calif. for its second pay-per-view event of the year, UFC 298 . The event at the Honda Center features a featherweight title fight between champ Alexander Volkanovski and challenger Ilia Topuria . Many other combat sports events are taking place that feature several familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing Feb. 16-17.

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Timur Khizriev: Dagestan-Dublin rivalry doesn’t exist outside Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:36:08 +0000

CHICAGO – Timur Khizriev will fight an Irishman Friday at Bellator 297 , but there’s nothing but respect. Though one of the most volatile rivalries in MMA history, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor , was between a Dagestani and Irishman, Khizriev (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) thinks the bad feelings are limited to those individuals. “To be honest, you’ve caught me off guard. I hadn’t even thought of such a thing that Dagestan vs. Ireland.

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Bellator 297′s Richie Smullen ready to climb featherweight rankings with win over Timur Khizriev

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:47:03 +0000

CHICAGO – Richie Smullen is excited by the opportunity to start climbing the Bellator featherweight rankings. Smullen (10-2-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) takes on No. 8 featherweight Timur Khizriev (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in Friday’s Bellator 297 event at Wintrust Arena. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. The SBG Ireland fighter has won his past five fights in a row and sees a win over Khizriev catapulting him into the rankings

Bellator parts ways with nine fighters, including Roger Huerta, Brandon Girtz, and more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:44:26 +0000

Nine fighters have parted ways with Bellator, including a pair of notable veterans. Bellator officials informed MMA Junkie that former UFC standout Roger Huerta and longtime featherweight Brandon Girtz are among those who have departed the promotion. It is unclear if each fighter was released or the promotion simply elected not to re-sign them. Scroll below to see the nine names who have parted ways with Bellator.

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Bellator 217 post-event facts: James Gallagher has submission skills

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:18:32 +0000

The third Bellator event of the month went down on Saturday with Bellator 217, which took place at 3Arena in Dublin with a main card that aired on Paramount via tape delay. In the main event, 22-year-old Irish prospect James Gallagher (8-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) rebounded from his first career loss with a first-round submission victory over promotional newcomer Steven Graham (6-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in a bantamweight affair. For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 18 post-event facts from Bellator 217. * * * * General Betting favorites went 3-1 on the main card. Betting favorites improved to 3-0 (with one no-contest) in Bellator main events this year.

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Bellator 217 pre-event facts: James Gallagher looks to rebound at home

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:12:53 +0000

Bellator makes its third stop in Ireland on Saturday with Bellator 217, which takes place at 3Arena in Dublin. The event airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN via tape delay.

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TUF 27 Finale results: Luis Pena drops Richie Smullen, then submits him

BAD MMA News — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 01:54:47 +0000

Luis Pena dropped Richie Smullen with his striking game, but finished him with a submission. A mounted guillotine choke from Pena (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) eventually forced Smullen (3-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to tap at the 3:32 mark of Round 1, ending an impressive UFC debut for the “Violent Bob Ross.” The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s TUF 27 Finale event at Pearl Theatre at The Palms in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FS1. Pena lighting Smullen up on the feet and drops him early! #TUF27 @ViolentBobRoss pic.twitter.com/i9gAeNnErQ — UFC (@ufc) July 7, 2018 After trading takedowns in the early going, Pena really got his offense going once the fight returned to the feet. After stinging Smulllen with a straight left and right uppercut, Pena dropped him with a clean right hook behind the ear. As Smullen scrambled to attack Pena’s legs, Pena locked up a guillotine from the top, then leveraged it into full mount to really apply the squeeze

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‘Violent Bob Ross’ makes UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale

BAD MMA News — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:09:06 +0000

“Violent Bob Ross” is set for his official UFC debut, and it takes place next month at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale. Luis Pena (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who owns the memorable nickname , meets lightweight and fellow “TUF 27” cast member Richie Smullen (3-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on the undercard of the event. Officials recently announced the bout (via Twitter ): #TUF27 fighters meet in Vegas. @ViolentBobRoss & @Richie_Smullen join the TUF Finale on July 6th.

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