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Top 5 show-saving performances in UFC history

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:31:11 +0000

With Alex Pereira about to step in on short notice and attempt to, once again, save a fight card in need when he rematches Jiri Prochazka this Saturday at UFC 303, I figured it would be an apropos time to look back at the promotion’s history when it comes to successful show-saving performances. Not only does that mean this article will be UFC-focused, but it also infers that the list will largely consist of winning fighters in main events who stepped up on short notice – saving shows that were in dire need in the process. There are also many valid arguments for losing fighters earning their way onto this list given the wide-reaching context of the topic, so I did my best to shout some of those,as well

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Today in MMA History: When Royce Gracie couldn’t continue and all hell broke loose

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:00:54 +0000

While the organization was still very much in its infancy in 1994, one important UFC truth had already been established by the promotion’s third event: Royce Gracie was the man to beat. With seven victories in seven trips to the octagon and two tournament titles to his name, Gracie was no longer the skinny Brazilian kid in the funny pajamas. He was a submission master, a warrior representing his family’s incredible art, which was quickly revolutionizing the art of combat. On Sept. 9, 1994, the UFC went outside of Colorado for the first time, traveling to North Carolina, where Charlotte’s Grady Cole Center played host to “UFC 3: American Dream,” an eight-man, open-weight, single elimination tournament.

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The List: MMA’s best injury replacements, from ‘Bones’ to ‘The Kimbo Killer’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:26:02 +0000

For too long, our writers’ hyper-specific arguments have been confined to the private corridors of the Internet. Welcome to The List, where we take their instant message bickerings, add a little polish, and make them public. Today: As we approach the biggest injury replacement fight of the year, Conor McGregor vs.

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