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New book ‘Beast’ details Daniel Straus’ title struggles, Jeff Monson’s detached retina

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 20:01:51 +0000

Doug Merlino didn’t know much about MMA the first time he saw the sport. But after spending two years embedded with American Top Team, he penned one of the most in-depth accounts to date of life in the sport. Merlino, a Washington native, was living in New York City in 2010 when a neighbor began talking to him about MMA. That neighbor took Merlino to a bar to watch “UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans,” and while the main event featured a grudge match between two UFC superstars, it was the infamous heavyweight contest between Mike Russow and Todd Duffee that stuck with the author well after the event. “I left the bar energized,” Merlino wrote in his new book, “ Beast: Blood, Struggle and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts .” “On one level, cage fighting embodied much of what we’re taught is wrong: ‘It was aggressive, violent, an unrepentant celebration of what some would call regressive masculinity.

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The MMA Road Show with John Morgan No. 31: Ali Abdelaziz, Doug Merlino

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:14:35 +0000

Episode No. 31 of “The MMA Road Show with John Morgan” podcast is now available for streaming and download. MMAjunkie lead staff reporter John Morgan hosts the show while traveling the world to cover the sport.

Fight Path: After touring with hardcore punk band, Rob Sullivan turned to MMA

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:03:16 +0000

Rob Sullivan Back in 2010, one of the key members of Ruiner, the hardcore punk band from Baltimore, got married. This can be trouble for a traveling band, and marriage did indeed draw that member away from the group. Ruiner, and its lead singer, Rob Sullivan , were already a little weary of life on the road after tours for six years that took them all over the world.

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WSOF 20 video highlights: Steve Mocco smashes Juliano Coutinho

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:06:10 +0000

Your browser does not support iframes. Steve Mocco made easy work of getting back in the win column. Mocco (5-1) dominated Juliano Coutinho (6-2) in their heavyweight fight at Friday’s WSOF 20, picking up a first-round TKO. The fight took place at Foxwoods MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., and aired on NBCSN. ( Check out a full recap of the evening’s fight card ) Check out the video highlights of the fight above

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Video: WSOF 20′s Steve Mocco on first loss and why ‘it was a good fight for me’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 23:55:04 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Videos , WSOF Olympian and former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion Steve Mocco doesn’t lose very often. So when he recently suffered his first MMA defeat, the WSOF fighter was determined to make the most of it.

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Ben Fodor – ‘Phoenix Jones’ – meets Emmanuel Walo in promotional debut at WSOF 20

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:05:37 +0000

Ben Fodor The WSOF debut of “Phoenix Jones” is set, and he’ll have the biggest fight of his career next month. Ben Fodor (5-0-1), an undefeated welterweight who moonlights as an amateur masked crimefighting leader called “Phoenix Jones,” will meet Emmanuel Walo (7-2-1) at WSOF 20 in April. WSOF officials announced the matchup for the recently signed Fodor today. In addition, the card has added a heavyweight bout between Juliano Coutinho (6-1) and Steve Mocco (4-1) to the bill

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‘WSOF Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell’ replay airs Friday on NBC Sports Network

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:17:52 +0000

As a reminder, NBC Sports Network airs the first WSOF Canada event on Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT). “WSOF Canada 1: Ford vs. Powell” airs on a one-week tape delay

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MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Ramsey Nijem, Steve Mocco, Steve Swanson

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:25:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show the UFC’s Ramsey Nijem and Resurrection Fighting Alliance’s Steve Mocco and Steve Swanson . Nijem is in Boston, where he’ll look to get back on track after an April loss to Myles Jury when he meets James Vick at UFC Fight Night 26.

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Radio (noon ET): Michael Chandler, Chad Mendes, Spang, Rinaldi, Mocco, Munhoz

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:00:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with Michael Chandler, Chad Mendes, Chris Spang, Jordan Rinaldi, Steve Mocco and Pedro Munhoz.

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RFA Taps Lew Polley to Face Former Olympian Steve Mocco

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:47:30 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance on recently announced that Lew Polley is stepping in to face Steve Mocco at the promotion’s RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran event.

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