BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Rough Time https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 UFC 163′s Ednaldo Oliveira returns from father’s death, twice-broken arm https://www.badmma.com/ufc-163s-ednaldo-oliveira-returns-from-fathers-death-twice-broken-arm.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-163s-ednaldo-oliveira-returns-from-fathers-death-twice-broken-arm.html#comments Sat, 03 Aug 2013 03:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-163s-ednaldo-oliveira-returns-from-fathers-death-twice-broken-arm.html There’s a reason we haven’t seen Ednaldo Oliveira competing in the UFC in more than 19 months. A couple reasons, in fact, and ones the Brazilian would rather forget. Oliveira (13-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who made his UFC debut in January 2012 and suffered a submission loss to heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga , now drops to light heavyweight to fight Francimar Barroso (15-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC 163 event. It streams on Facebook prior to additional bouts on FX and pay-per-view. Oliveira, 29, enters the cage with a heavy heart. Two months prior to the Gonzaga fight, he learned his father was losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. While his father was in the hospital, Oliveira made his promotional debut and was choked out in the first round. It was a rough time for Oliveira, who had never previously experienced a loss, and the criticism from fans quickly poured in.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-163s-ednaldo-oliveira-returns-from-fathers-death-twice-broken-arm.html/feed 0 Tyson Griffin Makes Promotional Debut Against JZ Cavalcante at WSOF 4 in August https://www.badmma.com/tyson-griffin-makes-promotional-debut-against-jz-cavalcante-at-wsof-4-in-august.html https://www.badmma.com/tyson-griffin-makes-promotional-debut-against-jz-cavalcante-at-wsof-4-in-august.html#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:17:10 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/tyson-griffin-makes-promotional-debut-against-jz-cavalcante-at-wsof-4-in-august.html UFC veteran Tyson Griffin will make his promotional debut at World Series of Fighting 4, when he squares off with Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante . WSOF president Ray Sefo and executive vice president Ali Abdel-Aziz confirmed the bout to MMAWeekly.com. It was first reported by Brazilian website Tatame.com . A 1-4 skid saw him ushered out of the Octagon in late 2011, but Griffin (16-6) has undergone a lot of changes in the past couple years. He rejuvenated his training with a move from Xtreme Couture to American Kickboxing Academy. Griffin then defeated The Ultimate Fighter 8 lightweight winner Efrain Escudero at RFA 4 late last year before signing with the World Series of Fighting. Cavalcante (17-7-1) was consistently regarded one of the Top 10 lightweights in the world in the early to mid 2000s, but has had a rough time gaining any momentum over the past few years, losing more often than winning. He is 1-1 fighting for WSOF, having competed on their first two fight cards

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