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Free Fight: Tofiq Musaev outbattles Patricky Freire to win lightweight grand prix at Rizin FF 20

BAD MMA News — Sat, 16 May 2020 14:02:51 +0000

Rizin FF 20 saw the final rounds of the Japanese promotion’s lightweight grand prix, and the pre-tournament favorite fell at the final hurdle. Bellator veteran and longtime lightweight contender Patricky Freire was expected by many to go all the way in the Rizin lightweight tournament, and his devastating knockout performance in the semifinals only served to further whet the appetite ahead of the final later the same night. But Freire’s opponent, Kazakhstan’s Tofiq Musaev , proved every bit “Pitbull’s” equal in a hard-fought final battle that went all the way to the scorecards. After a cagey opening, Musaev let fly with his shots as the pair went toe to toe in a wild final minute of the first round. But Musaev didn’t just stand and bang for the entire fight

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Tears of joy in Saitama: Go behind the scenes with Bellator’s Patchy Mix at Rizin FF 20

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 01:11:22 +0000

Undefeated Bellator bantamweight contender Patchy Mix ended his year in impressive fashion when he jetted to Japan and represented the promotion with distinction with a submission finish of former DEEP bantamweight champion Yuki Motoya in their “Bellator vs. Rizin” matchup at Rizin FF 20 on New Year’s Eve. Mix’s 97-second guillotine choke finish of Motoya was one of the highlights of a spectacular night at the Saitama Super Arena as “Patchy” enjoyed a night to remember on his Japanese debut

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Bellator champ-champ Ryan Bader wants to defend 205-pound title vs. Rizin FF champ Jiri Prochazka

BAD MMA News — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:12:33 +0000

Since Ryan Bader couldn’t come to terms to compete on New Year’s Eve at Rizin FF 20, he wants their light heavyweight champion to come to him. Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champ Bader (27-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) was initially hoping to potentially challenge Rizin FF’s 205-pound champ Jiri Prochazka , but instead, his teammate C.B. Dolloway got the opportunity

Rizin FF 20 results: Manel Kape, Seo Hee Ham crowned new champions in Saitama

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:21:23 +0000

Japanese MMA promotion Rizin FF ended the decade by crowning two new champions at its traditional end-of-year event Tuesday at the Saitama Super Arena. The main event of the evening saw Portuguese pocket rocket Manel Kape stun favored Japanese star Kai Asakura in the second round to capture the bantamweight title vacated earlier in the year by the injured Kyoji Horiguchi. After Asakura’s stunning one-round demolition of the champion in a non-title fight at Rizin FF 18, many believed the Japanese challenger (14-2 MMA, 6-1 Rizin) was the natural successor to Horiguchi’s throne, but the explosive Kape (15-4 MMA, 6-3 Rizin) had other ideas as he imposed his will on the bout from the opening bell and did not relent until the referee had waved off the action 38 seconds into the second round

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Watch Patricky ‘Pitbull’ soccer-kick his way into grand prix final at Rizin FF 20

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:59:03 +0000

Bellator veteran Patricky Freire watched Azerbaijan’s Tofiq Musaev kick off the night at Rizin FF 20 with a blistering finish of Johnny Case, then stepped through the ropes and delivered an even more vicious performance as he surged into the Rizin lightweight grand prix final in stunning style. Musaev had just dominated Case with his heavy-handed strikes en route to a two-minute, 45-second TKO victory to book his place in the tournament final at the Saitama Super Arena. But Freire (28-3 MMA, 2-0 Rizin) was clearly in the mood to leave no doubt about his status as the most devastating striker in the tournament. Freire found his target with his heavy punches almost instantly and, after dropping the outmatched Gustavo (10-2 MMA, 2-2 Rizin) with a counter left, “Pitbull” moved in and connected with a soccer kick to the ribs before landing a powerful salvo of punches. Gustavo gamely attempted to return to his feet, but was put on the seat of his pants by two clubbing rights from Freire, who then put the exclamation point on his performance by signing off with a soccer kick just before the referee dived in to end the contest

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Rizin FF 20 results: Tofiq Musaev outbattles Patricky ‘Pitbull’ to win lightweight grand prix title

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:59:02 +0000

Tofiq Musaev made light of his underdog status as he surged into the Rizin lightweight grand prix final and claimed a unanimous decision victory over pre-tournament favorite Patricky Freire at Rizin FF 20 in Saitama. The two semifinal matchups in the lightweight grand prix tournament produced brutal, quickfire finishes as Azerbaijan’s Musaev (18-3 MMA, 5-0 Rizin) and Brazilian Bellator star Freire (23-9 MMA, 2-1 Rizin) registered impressive stoppage wins. Musaev’s power was too much for Johnny Case as he stopped the American with his heavy-handed punches in just under three minutes in the opening bout of the night, while Freire trumped that performance with a 28-second battering of fellow countryman Luiz Gustavo as he bludgeoned him with strikes, then finished with an exclamation point as he connected with a vicious soccer kick to the his man as the referee dived in to stop the contest after just 28 seconds. It set things up for the tournament final later in the night as the two fighters, both fresh from their swift victories at the start of the event, stepped through the ropes in prime condition for the final at the end of the preliminary card

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Rizin FF 20: Coach Eric Albarracin says Patricky Pitbull entered Tofiq Musaev fight with broken hand

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:59:01 +0000

According to Patricky Freire ’s coach, “Pitbull” had to mask some big injuries heading into Tuesday’s lightweight grand prix final at Rizin FF 20. A perfectly-placed soccer kick against Luiz Gustavo landed Freire a spot in the final, but although it took him only 28 seconds to score the finish, Freire’s coach, Eric Albarracin, said he suffered a broken hand in the fight. “Pitbull” also apparently had a torn quad. Freire took on Tofiq Musaev in the final later in the night, but lost via unanimous decision where, according to his coach, Freire had to battle for 15 minutes with his injuries

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Grand prix winner Tofiq Musayev says he broke his hand during final at Rizin FF 20

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:58:58 +0000

It appears that Tofiq Musayev was also battling adversity during the Rizin FF 20 grand prix final. A short while after Patricky Freire’s coach, Eric Albarracin, revealed that “Pitbull” entered his fight with Musayev with a broken hand , Musayev reportedly has said that he, too, broke his hand.

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Rizin FF 20: Coach Eric Albarracin says Patricky Pitbull went into Tofiq Musaev fight with a broken hand

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:35:12 +0000

According to Patricky Freire ’s coach, “Pitbull” had to mask a broken hand going into the lightweight grand prix final at Rizin FF 20. A perfectly-placed soccer kick against Luiz Gustavo , landed Freire a spot in the grand prix final, but although it took him only 28 seconds to score the finish, Freire’s coach Eric Albarracin says “Pitbull” suffered a broken hand in the fight.

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Rizin FF 20: Tofiq Musaev outbattles Patricky Pitbull to capture lightweight grand prix title

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:30:06 +0000

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