BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Shakeup https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 After one dominant champ’s loss, UFC 165′s Gustafsson says Jones only human https://www.badmma.com/after-one-dominant-champs-loss-ufc-165s-gustafsson-says-jones-only-human.html https://www.badmma.com/after-one-dominant-champs-loss-ufc-165s-gustafsson-says-jones-only-human.html#comments Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/after-one-dominant-champs-loss-ufc-165s-gustafsson-says-jones-only-human.html Alexander Gustafsson (14-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is a sizable underdog heading into his fight with light-heavyweight champ Jon Jones (18-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), who is as high as an 8-to-1 favorite to retain his belt when they meet at UFC 165 in September. Gustafsson, though, isn’t one to be fazed by other’s expectations, and given this past weekend’s shakeup in the MMA world, he’s all the more sure that no matter what betting lines say, any fighter has a chance to buck the odds. “We’re all human beings,” he told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Everyone is beatable, and I’m here to prove everyone wrong, and that’s how it’s going to be.” At the start of this year, the 26-year-old fighter still had distance to travel in the light heavyweight division’s standings.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/after-one-dominant-champs-loss-ufc-165s-gustafsson-says-jones-only-human.html/feed 0 Queiroz off Bellator 96, Ryan Martinez meets Rich Hale in heavyweight tourney https://www.badmma.com/queiroz-off-bellator-96-ryan-martinez-meets-rich-hale-in-heavyweight-tourney.html https://www.badmma.com/queiroz-off-bellator-96-ryan-martinez-meets-rich-hale-in-heavyweight-tourney.html#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/queiroz-off-bellator-96-ryan-martinez-meets-rich-hale-in-heavyweight-tourney.html On the day of the weigh-ins for Bellator 96, there has been a shakeup in the “Summer Series” heavyweight tournament. Vinicius Queiroz (6-3 MMA, 1-1 BFC) is out of a semifinal bout against Rich Hale (21-5 MMA, 6-2 BFC) in the four-man tourney, and stepping in to take his place will be Ryan Martinez (9-2 MMA, 2-1 BFC). Bellator announced the switch on Tuesday afternoon, saying Queiroz had suffered a knee injury. Bellator 96 takes place Wednesday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The three-hour main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com. Weigh-ins for the event take place today in Oklahoma, which theoretically shouldn’t be much issue for Martinez since he fights at heavyweight

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