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Team Tate Coach Ricky Lundell’s TUF 18 Episode 3 Breakdown

BAD MMA News — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:47:14 +0000

Episode three of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate aired with lower ratings than the previous weeks, but it was jam-packed with scenarios that we have never seen on previous seasons of TUF.

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Team Tate Coach Ricky Lundell’s TUF 18 Episode 2 Breakdown

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 02:03:46 +0000

Gathered in the Bishop-Gorman video room, Coach Ricky Lundell watched the second episode of UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 with head coach Miesha Tate and Team Tate cast member Roxanne Modafferi. Episode one concluded with rival coach Ronda Rousey choosing the initial fight: Tate’s first pick, Julianna Pena, vs. Rousey’s No. 1, Shayna Baszler, the “one to beat” coming into the season.

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Meet The Ultimate Fight 18 Team Tate Assistant Coach Ricky Lundell

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:33:22 +0000

In the past month, he has been in the corners of Frank Mir , Erik Perez, Joe Lauzon and Carlos Condit . Yet, Ricky Lundell is an unassuming, stereotypical, all-American-looking “kid,” who walks out with some of the greatest names in MMA. Usually wearing his blue “Bishop-Gorman Wrestling” T-shirt, he makes you think,”Who is that guy?” Well, “that guy” is credited as the youngest North American to have been received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, now a second degree.

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Brian Ebersole meets Ricky Story at UFC 167 in Las Vegas

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:30:00 +0000

A pair of welterweights looking to get back in the win column will meet on the UFC’s 20th anniversary show in November. Brian Ebersole and Rick Story will meet at UFC 167.

XFC’s Ricky Rainey Knows There Are No Easy Fights, and He Doesn’t Want Any

BAD MMA News — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 04:31:42 +0000

In picking up his second win of the year in June, XFC welterweight Ricky “Sniper” Rainey raised his record to 6-1 and has established himself as one of the promotion’s top 170-pound fighters. “I felt pretty good about the performance,” said Rainey of his first round TKO of Reggie Pena at XFC 24. “I had a couple of fights before that went three rounds, so I was happy I was able to finish in the first. The clinch worked well for me and in the end it helped me get the win.” Rainey’s return to the XFC on Sept

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XFC 25 heads to Albuquerque for Eggink vs. Magana strawweight title fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Xtreme Fighting Championship will head to Albuquerque, N.M., in September and its women’s strawweight title will be on the line. XFC 25 takes place Sept. 6 at Albuquerque Convention Center and features a main event between Stephanie Eggink (3-1) and Angela Magana (11-5) for the promotion’s first 115-pound championship. In the co-main event, Dhiego Lima (8-1) takes on Ricky Rainey (8-1) at welterweight. XFC officials recently announced the card, which will be its first visit to the New Mexico city – and first card west of the Mississippi River. Eggink has won back-to-back unanimous decisions under the XFC banner

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Broken Bones and All, XFC Fighter Ricky Rainey Never Wants to Disappoint

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:00:23 +0000

In his last XFC fight, welterweight Ricky “Sniper” Rainey admittedly did not have the best performance, but it was for a good reason. “I feel like I could have done better, but he was ready for battle,” said Rainey of is XFC 22 opponent Joseph Corneroli. “I definitely respect him for taking the fight and performing as well as he did. “I had a fractured hand going into the fight, so I didn’t do 100-percent as I could have, but I got the unanimous decision, so I was happy about it at the end.” When asked why he would take a fight with such an injury, Rainey told MMAWeekly.com, “I don’t want to let the XFC down. “I want to perform whenever they want me to perform.

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