BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » said-the-other https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ronda Rousey doubles down on being the greatest and explains why https://www.badmma.com/ronda-rousey-doubles-down-on-being-the-greatest-and-explains-why.html https://www.badmma.com/ronda-rousey-doubles-down-on-being-the-greatest-and-explains-why.html#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:52:31 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ronda-rousey-doubles-down-on-being-the-greatest-and-explains-why.html No one can deny the impact on women’s mixed marital arts that  Ronda Rousey had. The inaugural UFC women’s bantamweight champion famously changed UFC CEO  Dana White ‘s mind about women competing in the sport’s biggest promotion paving the way for those that followed.  She was a dominant champion who defended her title six consecutive times. That record stood for seven years before  Valentina Shevchenko surpassed it with seven in 2022

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ronda-rousey-doubles-down-on-being-the-greatest-and-explains-why.html/feed 0 Stephen Thompson reacts to Islam Makhachev’s welterweight move: ‘If I was in the top 5, I would be very upset’ https://www.badmma.com/stephen-thompson-reacts-to-islam-makhachevs-welterweight-move-if-i-was-in-the-top-5-i-would-be-very-upset-2.html https://www.badmma.com/stephen-thompson-reacts-to-islam-makhachevs-welterweight-move-if-i-was-in-the-top-5-i-would-be-very-upset-2.html#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/stephen-thompson-reacts-to-islam-makhachevs-welterweight-move-if-i-was-in-the-top-5-i-would-be-very-upset-2.html Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC As a fighter who has competed for UFC welterweight gold on two occasions, Stephen Thompson would understand current top-ranked divisional fighters being upset that Islam Makhachev is moving up. Thompson, who competes in the co-main event of UFC Nashville this Saturday against Gabriel Bonfim , was asked about Makhachev vacating the lightweight title to pursue an opportunity to face new welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena for a second divisional title later this year. “Well, number one, if I was in the top-five, I would be very upset that this guy who just got the title is already looking at somebody from a different division,” Thompson told MMA Fighting.

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