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Having Overcome Health Issues, Stephen Bass Ready for Friday Night XFC Debut

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:45:45 +0000

It’s been nearly two years since featherweight Stephen “Big Fish” Bass suffered the only loss of his career at the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale in December of 2011. As Bass puts it, the time off was spent fixing nagging stomach issues and waiting for the right opportunity to return with a solid promotion behind him, which he has now found in the XFC .

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Having Overcome Health Issues, Stephen Bass Ready for Friday Night XFC Debut – MMA Weekly

XFC announces four-man featherweight tourney with Bass-Sharipov, Hicks-Ribeiro

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 02:55:00 +0000

Xtreme Fighting Championships officials recently announced the promotion will conduct a four-man tournament to crown a featherweight champion, starting with Stephen Bass (10-1) vs. Farkhad Sharipov (13-5) at September’s “XFC 25: Boiling Point” event. The winner of that contest meets the winner of an Oct. 18 contest of Jason Hicks (5-1) vs. Deivison Ribeiro (23-9) for the right to wear the XFC featherweight belt.

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XFC announces four-man featherweight tourney with Bass-Sharipov, Hicks-Ribeiro – MMA Junkie

Facing lengthy injury rehab, Marcus Brimage plans drop to 135 upon UFC return

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:05:00 +0000

When Marcus Brimage returns from an injury that will keep him down likely into 2014, he will do so in a new weight class. Brimage (6-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is rehabbing an Achilles tendon injury, but when he comes back, he is planning to drop from featherweight to bantamweight. Brimage’s manager, Lex McMahon, on Wednesday confirmed the plan to MMAjunkie.com after Brimage on Tuesday told Amy Barton of MMA DieHards’ Punch Drunk Radio of his decision to move down to 135 pounds. “Marcus has started his rehab and is working with a team of doctors, therapists, coaches and nutritionists to make certain that he returns to the octagon as soon as possible and in the best shape possible,” McMahon told MMAjunkie.com. “Current estimates are for a nine-month recovery. Upon his return, Marcus will fight as a bantamweight.” After appearing on Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Brimage started his official UFC career 3-0 at featherweight with decision wins over Stephen Bass , Maximo Blanco and Jimy Hettes .

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Facing lengthy injury rehab, Marcus Brimage plans drop to 135 upon UFC return – MMA Junkie