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Steve Mowry used no contest with Moldavsky to forge mental growth

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:12:25 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Steve Mowry could be forgiven if he felt like he took one step forward, then two steps back. Mowry was in a heavyweight fight that could have had some legitimate title implications with Valentin Moldavsky this past August at Bellator 284, and less than a minute into the fight he took an eye poke he couldn’t recover from. The resulting no contest put any immediate hopes of climbing the heavyweight ladder on hold for Mowry, and after a bit of a low period, he used the incident to bolster his mental health game. “It is what you decide it is, and I’ve decided it’s just a thing that happened,” Mowry said at Thursday’s Bellator 290 media day. “It could’ve been much worse.

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Undefeated Steve Mowry promises most violent version of himself against Ali Isaev at Bellator 290

BAD MMA News — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 01:23:29 +0000

Undefeated heavyweight Steve Mowry is no stranger to finishing his opponents quickly, but vows to show off the most complete version of himself yet at Bellator 290. In his previous outing last August at Bellator 284, Mowry (11-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) didn’t make it out of the first round due to an accidental eye poke from Valentin Moldavsky.

Bellator 284 pre-event facts: Bellator’s two greatest submission artists clash in main event

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:29:13 +0000

Bellator makes its latest offering on Friday with Bellator 284 , which takes place at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims on Showtime. The two most decorated submission specialists in company history are set to meet in a five-round welterweight main event.

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Bellator 284 lineup announced, including Neiman Gracie vs. Goiti Yamauchi headliner, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, more

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:59:19 +0000

Major promotional MMA heads back to South Dakota this summer. Bellator 284 is set to take place Aug. 12 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, the promotion officially announced Wednesday. Atop the card is a five-round welterweight matchup between Neiman Gracie (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) and Goiti Yamauchi (27-5 MMA, 13-4 BMMA). Gracie, 33, most recently competed in a five-round war against Logan Storely in February. The battle was back-and-forth until the final horn, shortly after which Storley was named winner by split decision.

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Bellator shuffles things up, splits Tyrell Fortune vs. Tim Johnson rematch into two contender fights

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 01:04:43 +0000

Originally scheduled for a rematch at Bellator 277 on April 15 in San Jose, Calif., Tyrell Fortune and Tim Johnson have been split by the promotion and will face different opponents. On Monday, a Bellator official informed MMA Junkie that Fortune (11-2 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) will face undefeated rising heavyweight Steve Mowry (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), and Johnson (15-4 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) will take on surging contender Linton Vassell (21-8 MMA, 10-5 BMMA). Fortune, 31, will look to bounce back from a split decision loss to Vassell in November.

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for November: James Gallagher falls on home soil

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 02:58:41 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from November 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for November. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominees

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Gilbert Burns gives ‘very deserving’ black belt to unbeaten Bellator heavyweight Steve Mowry

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:27:38 +0000

Steve Mowry has just achieved one of the highest compliments one can get in the world of grappling. The Bellator heavyweight received his jiu-jitsu blackbelt from standout grappler and UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns on Wednesday after 12 years of training jiu-jitsu. The black belt came on the heels of Mowry’s first-round submission win last Friday at Bellator 271. Mowry (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) tapped Rakim Cleveland with a Kimura to remain unbeaten in his professional MMA career. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steven Mowry (@tallstevefightspeople) Related Coach Gilbert Burns sees Bellator's Steve Mowry as future heavyweight champ: 'He's that good' Bellator 271 winner Steve Mowry eyes Marcelo Golm next: 'It makes sense to him and it makes sense to me' “When Steve came here, we were at the Blackzillians and he said he was a blue belt coming from Pittsburgh, so I just helped him sharpen up his skills, and he said, ‘Bro, I want to train under you,’” Burns told MMA Junkie. “So after that, we always had a great relationship, and I helped him out with little things because, like I said, he already had a good level

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Coach Gilbert Burns sees Bellator’s Steve Mowry as future heavyweight champ: ‘He’s that good’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:58:26 +0000

Not only is Gilbert Burns one of the best welterweights on the planet, he’s also an excellent coach of rising talent. Undefeated Bellator heavyweight Steve Mowry has been working under the tutelage of Burns, who believes he has the skills to become a champion in the near future. “He’s already my brown belt and he’s about to get his black belt,” Burns recently told MMA Junkie at Bellator 271

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Bellator 271 winner Steve Mowry eyes Marcelo Golm next: ‘It makes sense to him and it makes sense to me’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 22:14:07 +0000

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Steve Mowry has unfinished business with Marcelo Golm .

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Bellator 271 winner Steve Mowry eyes Marcelo Golm next: ‘It makes sense to him and it makes sense to me’ – MMA Junkie

Bellator 271 pre-event facts: Cris Cyborg looks to continue Bellator reign of terror

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:07:29 +0000

Bellator returns to Florida for the first time since March 2013 on Friday with Bellator 271 , which takes place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The main card streams on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Dominant women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (24-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) is set to return in the main event. She’ll seek her third consecutive defense of the title when she welcomes challenger Sinead Kavanagh (7-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA), who is a gigantic betting underdog and will be looking to create an all-time upset.

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