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5 reasons to watch Bellator 161, including some veteran contenders and young upstarts

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:43:09 +0000

In May, Bellator decided to strip Vitaly Minakov of the heavyweight title after more than two years of inactivity. The title has remained vacant since. Now, no one’s saying the main event of Friday’s Bellator 161 event, a heavyweight bout between Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson , is a title-eliminator, but the fighters would be well served to treat it as such, because you never know. In the co-main event, Joe Warren , a former Bellator bantamweight and featherweight champion who has gone 1-2 in his last three fights, looks to right a listing ship when he faces Sirwan Kakai . Also appearing on the main card is Anastasia Yankova , a flyweight the promotion is putting a great deal of marketing capital behind in the hope she will become a star along the lines of a certain former UFC women’s bantamweight champion

Joe Warren vs. Sirwan Kakai set for Bellator 161 co-main event in Texas

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 15:45:47 +0000

Bellator’s return to Texas next month has its co-main event, and it will feature a former two-division champion. Ex-bantamweight and featherweight titleholder Joe Warren (13-5 MMA, 12-4 BMMA) will meet Sirwan Kakai (12-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) in the Bellator 161 co-feature. MMAjunkie confirmed the booking and placement with a Bellator official following an initial report from Flocombat.com . Bellator 161 takes place Sept

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5 reasons to watch Bellator 151, a show with one eye on the future

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 01:03:07 +0000

Joe Warren Bellator wraps up a busy stretch on Friday with the Joe Warren versus Darrion Caldwell headlined Bellator 151. Bellator 151 is the promotion’s third fight card in three weeks, and the stakes are high in the bantamweight main event. In this bout, Bellator vet, Warren looks to show that he still has what it takes to challenge for a title, while the much younger Caldwell looks to put the division on notice. In the co-main event, former RFA welterweight champion Gilbert Smith steps in as a late replacement to face Fernando Gonzalez . Smith replaces Michael Page, who was pulled from the event in early February

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After Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot, Bellator’s Sirwan Kakai kicked a little easier

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:04:15 +0000

Sirwan Kakai When big news breaks in MMA, there’s a ripple effect across gyms. Bellator bantamweight Sirwan Kakai remembers the morning he heard UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos broke his foot less than two weeks prior to Saturday’s UFC 196, it gave pause to Kakai, who fights Friday at Bellator 151. “That day, I had sparring,” he told MMAjunkie Radio. “I was like, man, I need to be careful with sparring.” It was understandable to Kakai that a serious injury had occured so close to dos Anjos’ fight, because as a longtime competitor, he knew the atmosphere in MMA gyms wasn’t always conducive to health. “We’re competitive guys,” he said.

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2149 with Dr. Johnny Benjamin, Matt Erickson, Sirwan Kakai, Jason Jackson, Jordan Young

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:55:07 +0000

Stream or download Thursday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guest Dr. Johnny Benjamin, Matt Erickson, Sirwan Kakai , Jason Jackson and Jordan Young . MMAjunkie medical columnist Dr.

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MMAjunkie Radio (1 p.m. ET): Erickson, Dr. Benjamin, Kakai, Young and Jackson

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:50:29 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio MMAjunkie Radio kicks off at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Matt Erickson, Dr. Johnny Benjamin, Sirwan Kakai , Jordan Young and Jason Jackson

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Michael Page out of Bellator 151, RFA champ Gilbert Smith in vs. Fernando Gonzalez

BAD MMA News — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:31:22 +0000

Michael Page Fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see Michael Page show off his flashy fighting style again in the Bellator cage. Page (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) is out of his scheduled Bellator 151 co-main event showdown with Fernando Gonzalez (24-13 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) for undisclosed reasons. Stepping in to replace “Venom” is the now former RFA welterweight champion Gilbert Smith (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA)

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UFC Fight Night 73 results: Frankie Saenz edges Sirwan Kakai by split decision

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 00:55:43 +0000

NASHVILLE – Frankie Saenz used pace and pressure to narrowly outpoint Sirwan Kakai in a fight that remained close from the first minute until the final second. In the end, it was enough to earn Saenz (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) the split-decision victory over Kakai (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with scores of 29-28, 27-30, 30-27. The bantamweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 73 event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It aired on FOX Sports 2 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX Sports 1. Though he won on two of the three judges’ scorecards, it was by no means an easy night of work for Saenz. Kakai used sharp striking and some tricky foot sweeps to put him on the defensive early, at times turning the tables on the fighter known for grinding out decisions

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UFC Fight Night 70 results: Sirwan Kakai shuts out Danny Martinez in debut

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:53:51 +0000

Sirwan Kakai HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Sirwan Kakai was one of several fighters who got the short-notice call-up after visa problems forced 12 fighters off today’s UFC Fight Night 70 card. He made the most of his opportunity with a unanimous-decision victory over Danny Martinez . The welterweight bout opened the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 70 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. It aired on FOX Sports 2 ahead of a main card on FOX Sports 1

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Martinez vs. Kakai completes Saturday’s nine-bout UFC Fight Night 70 card

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:23:58 +0000

Danny Martinez With a late addition, the lineup is set for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 70 lineup, which features just nine bouts. UFC officials recently announced Danny Martinez (16-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) is moving up to bantamweight for a fight with promotional newcomer Sirwan Kakai (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC). UFC Fight Night 70 takes place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The main card airs on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on FOX Sports 2

Martinez vs. Kakai completes Saturday’s nine-bout UFC Fight Night 70 card – MMA Junkie