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LFA CEO knew Bia Mesquita would get scooped up by UFC quickly: ‘That’s what we always do’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Photo via LFA LFA CEO Ed Soares has seen fighters from his organization get signed to the UFC for many, many years.

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LFA CEO knew Bia Mesquita would get scooped up by UFC quickly: ‘That’s what we always do’ – MMA Fighting

MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Chris Weidman, Ed Soares, Joey Diaz

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:05:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with guest Chris Weidman, Ed Soares and Joey “Coco” Diaz.

RFA Signs Multi-Year Deal with Adidas Combat Sports Licensor Double-D

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:24:51 +0000

Ed Soares, president of Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), on Monday announced an exclusive multi-year deal with Double-D, the adidas Combat Sports licensors for over a decade.

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After UFC release, Roger Gracie moving stateside, could stay at middleweight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 03:45:00 +0000

Decorated submission grappler Roger Gracie (6-2) plans to move from the U.K. to the U.S. to train full-time at Blackhouse MMA in Southern California. Gracie’s manager, Ed Soares, who also runs the Blackhouse gym, said the switch will help the fighter better prepare for his bouts. “I think he just needs more time to prepare for fights,” Soares today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “In his last few fights, he hasn’t been able to get a full training camp here.” Blackhouse MMA is located in Gardena, Calif., and also hosts top fighters Lyoto Machida , Glover Teixeira , Pedro Rizzo , and ex-champ Anderson Silva , who trains there when not in his native Brazil

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Manager: Anderson Silva anxious to reclaim UFC belt, will fulfill contract

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:15:00 +0000

Anderson Silva is anxious to reclaim his UFC middleweight title from Chris Weidman . In fact, the 38-year-old expects it to be just one of the nine remaining fights he plans to fulfill on his existing contract. Just prior to this past weekend’s announcement that Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC) II will take place Dec. 28 as UFC 168′s pay-per-view headliner at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, the ex-champ’s manager, Ed Soares, told AXS TV’s ” Inside MMA ” that the fighter is anxious to reclaim his belt. Silva, of course, suffered a shocking second-round TKO loss to Weidman on July 6 at UFC 162. It ended the longtime champion’s streak of 16 consecutive UFC wins and 10 straight title defenses

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RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Koch Brings Resurrection Fighting Alliance to Los Angeles

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 01:00:19 +0000

function not found Ed Soares, President of Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), recently announced that the RFA will hold its first ever event in Los Angeles and that Pedro Munhoz and Keoni Koch will be headlining the card in a battle for the vacant RFA bantamweight title. On Friday, Aug. 16, RFA will present “ RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Koch ” live from the StubHub Center in L.A. and televised nationally on AXS TV. “I am so excited to bring the RFA to Los Angeles and to give fans in my hometown this championship title fight between undefeated Pedro Munhoz and undefeated Keoni Koch,” said Soares.

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Pedro Munhoz, Keoni Koch meet for bantamweight title in RFA 9 main event

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 00:10:00 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance returns next month for its first show in California, featuring a delayed bantamweight title fight. “RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Koch” is set for Aug. 16 at StubHub Center in Los Angeles. Promotion officials recently announced the fight card, which will have a six-fight main card that airs live on AXS TV. In the main event, the vacant bantamweight title will be on the line as Pedro Munhoz (8-0) meets Keoni Koch (5-0), the older brother of UFC featherweight standout Erik Koch . “I am so excited to bring the RFA to Los Angeles and to give fans in my hometown this championship title fight between undefeated Pedro Munhoz and undefeated Keoni Koch,” RFA President Ed Soares stated. “This fight not only gives the winner the RFA world bantamweight title, he also gets to prove on live national television that he’s one of the toughest rising stars in the division.” Munhoz was supposed to fight Koch at RFA 8, but Koch was forced out with an injury.

Pedro Munhoz, Keoni Koch meet for bantamweight title in RFA 9 main event – MMA Junkie

Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Stefan Struve Not Happening Any Time Soon, Big Nog Sidelined for 3 Months

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:47:20 +0000

There has been a minor war of words brewing between UFC heavyweights Stefan Struve and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira , leading many to believe that a fight was imminent. They won’t be fighting anytime soon, however, as Big Nog’s manager, Ed Soares, recently told MMAFighting.com that the former UFC and Pride champion wouldn’t return to training for at least three months following surgery. Nogueira had to undergo surgery after an MRI revealed extensive ligament damage in his left elbow stemming from an armbar submission loss to Fabricio Werdum at UFC on Fuel TV 10 on June 8 in Brazil. Nogueira also required surgery following a Kimura submission loss to Frank Mir in late 2011. That surgery required 16 screws in his humerus, but Nogueira still managed to return to the Octagon 10 months later to defeat Dave Herman.

RFA president Ed Soares takes pride in building next UFC talent

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance has a nice little streak going, and Ed Soares probably wouldn’t complain if it continued after Friday night. Soares, RFA’s president and a longtime MMA manager, is in Milwaukee for his promotion’s latest show, RFA 8, which takes place Friday at The Rave. The main card airs live on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET. With a main event between Sergio Pettis (7-0), the younger brother of UFC standout Anthony, and Dillard Pegg (5-1), Soares might be wondering if lightning might strike for a third time. “The headliner of RFA 6, James Krause , and the headliner of RFA 7, Brandon Thatch , now are both in the UFC,” Soares on Friday told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) from Milwaukee just hours ahead of RFA 8. Krause took a seven-fight win streak, including five straight in the RFA, into a short-notice UFC debut this past weekend at UFC 161 – where he took home a double bonus and an extra $100,000 for his submission of hard-to-finish Sam Stout

MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Jake Shields, Kendall Grove, Ed Soares

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:05:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show Jake Shields , Kendall Grove and Ed Soares. Shields is coming off a split-decision win over Tyron Woodley this past Saturday at UFC 161 in Winnipeg. Grove fights next weekend against Valentino Petrescu at a Global Warrior Challenge event in Kansas City, Mo. And Soares, president of Resurrection Fighting Alliance, will come on to discuss tonight’s RFA 8 show in Milwaukee. MMAjunkie.com Radio airs today from noon to 2 p.m

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MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Jake Shields, Kendall Grove, Ed Soares – MMA Junkie