BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Saenz https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Winning King of the Cage Belt is Latest Step Along Frankie Saenz’s Road to the Top https://www.badmma.com/winning-king-of-the-cage-belt-is-latest-step-along-frankie-saenzs-road-to-the-top.html https://www.badmma.com/winning-king-of-the-cage-belt-is-latest-step-along-frankie-saenzs-road-to-the-top.html#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:20:28 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/winning-king-of-the-cage-belt-is-latest-step-along-frankie-saenzs-road-to-the-top.html In winning the King of the Cage flyweight championship (135-pound limit) on May 25, former Strikeforce Challengers participant Frankie Saenz has begun taking the necessary steps to make an impact in the 135-pound division. “I thought it was a pretty good match-up for myself,” said Saenz of his title fight against Marvin Garcia. “He and I are both wrestlers, so we just kind of planned to out-wrestle him. We knew he had a few overhand punches and stuff like that, so I just tried to be patient, calm and kept my hands up. “The game plan was just wear him down that first round by make him keep grappling and fighting for position, and then in the second round things would start opening for me.” Saenz feels the win over Garcia is a good indicator of where he’s at in his career. “It was definitely a good win,” said Saenz. “(Garcia’s) got a good record and any win like that is a good win

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