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Will Brooks Looks to the Past to Keep From Looking Ahead as He Dials In for Bellator Tourney

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:00:42 +0000

It’s hard to believe, but sometimes success can be a bad thing. Following a career-making victory over Satoru Kitaoka at Dream 18 on New Year’s Eve of last year, lightweight “Ill” Will Brooks learned there are pitfalls of success when he lost his first ever fight just two months later to Saad Awad at Bellator 91.

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UFC Fight Night 28 results: Sean Spencer upsets Yuri Villefort by split decision

BAD MMA News — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:55:00 +0000

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil – In his first UFC bout at welterweight, Sean Spencer found success against a resilient Yuri Villefort. The two fought to a split decision in a closely contested bout – though one judge gave Spencer a dominant score.

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After Capturing KOTC Title, Josh Paiva Goes Back to His Day Job… Inspecting Nuclear Plants

BAD MMA News — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 18:01:52 +0000

Recently crowned King of the Cage junior flyweight champion Josh Paiva has taken an unconventional route to his success, but that is just par for the course for him. At 22 years old, Pavia works as a traveling nuclear plant inspector, and it’s on the road where he gets most of his fight training in. As unusual as it is, it works for him as he’s currently undefeated at 4-0 with his recent win over highly regarded prospect Zach Lari at KOTC: Unprecedented on Aug.

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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for the UFC Fight Night 26 winners?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0000

The UFC’s highly anticipated UFC on FOX Sports 1 debut was a tremendous success. Now, following UFC Fight Night 26, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Joe Silva’s (and Sean Shelby’s) shoes, and play UFC matchmaker.

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New Brazilian Octagon Girl, Jhenny Andrade, Debuts at UFC 163 Weigh-in

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 21:18:58 +0000

Sao Paulo’s Jhenny Andrade is the newest beauty to become a UFC Octagon Girl in Brazil. The 25-year-old has previously worked as a journalist, television announcer, and reality show contestant. Her hobbies include weight training, dancing and watching MMA. “I’ve always liked the UFC,” she said. “It will be great to be a part of this team and to contribute to the brand’s success.” Andrade will make her debut Friday at the UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie weigh-in. She joins Camila Oliveira , who came on board as the UFC’s first Brazilian Octagon Girl in January. And though the Octagon Girls clap for all the stars, don’t be surprised if you catch her cheering just a little extra for the main event on Saturday — Jose Aldo is her favorite fighter.

New Brazilian Octagon Girl, Jhenny Andrade, Debuts at UFC 163 Weigh-in – MMA Weekly

UFC 163 to feature Jhenny Andrade as newest Brazilian octagon girl

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:00:00 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO – Twenty-five-year-old Sao Paulo native Jhenny Andrade is the newest addition to the UFC’s roster of octagon girls. UFC officials on Friday announced the full-time model will serve alongside Camila Oliveira at Saturday night’s “UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie” event, which takes place at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. “It will be great to be a part of this team and to contribute to the brand’s success,” Andrade said through an interpreter. “I’m going to embrace this and do my best for the UFC. “UFC events are very well organized and glamorous events.

UFC 163 to feature Jhenny Andrade as newest Brazilian octagon girl – MMA Junkie

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Gate Officially Lands in Nevada’s Top 5 MMA Draws

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:43:10 +0000

The official numbers are in and UFC 162 is officially a success… at least at the box office. The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday revealed the final tally for UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman confirming an attendance of 12,964 for gate receipts totaling $4,826,450. UFC 162 took place on July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired live on pay-per-view. There were 10,157 tickets sold for UFC 162, while company officials gave away 2,807 complimentary tickets. New UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman made the event one for the history books, capturing the belt by knocking out Anderson Silva in the second round. While many fellow pro fighters predicted that Weidman had the ability to win the fight, the way the fight ended came as a surprise to nearly everyone

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Video: Cage Warriors 57′s Jack Mason plans path between banking meetings

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 02:35:00 +0000

It’s not the first time Cage Warriors’ Jack Mason has gone on a win streak, and so the recent success he’s found in the welterweight division isn’t cause to start making big proclamations about his future. “I’m not looking past this fight,” Mason told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I’m getting the job done, because if I don’t, nothing else is going to happen. So I’ve got to get it done, and then I’ll look to the future. “Of course, I really want to challenge for the Cage Warriors title, and some day, I want to get to the UFC.” But that’s the goal of pretty much everyone in Cage Warriors, if you ask them. The promotion increasingly is taking the role of a springboard to the Las Vegas-based fight organization, as the signing of featherweight champ Conor McGregor attests. A four-fight win streak such as the one Mason currently owns is just the kind of leverage needed to get into the octagon.

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Video: Behind the scenes of Georges St-Pierre’s new FOX Sports 1 commercial

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:00:00 +0000

The UFC debuts on FOX Sports 1 next month the same day the new cable network debuts on Aug. 17. In anticipation of the UFC’s new cable home after a year and a half on FX and FUEL TV, FOX Sports 1 on Tuesday will debut a new commercial during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game on FOX. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre recently filmed that commercial, and now you can go behind the scenes on the set to see how things went down ahead of the spot’s Tuesday premiere. St-Pierre, who in November defends his title against Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in Las Vegas, said that while he may have plenty of success in the octagon, his acting might leave a little to be desired.

Ayaka Hamasaki Looking Forward to Furthering Her Success at Invicta FC 6

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:00:36 +0000

function not found Following her first successful outing in Invicta last year, current Jewels strawweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki is eager to follow up her success with her return to the promotion at Invicta FC 6 this Saturday night. “I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the venue last time,” Hamasaki told MMAWeekly.com . “I like when the fans are loud so I really feel comfortable fighting for Invicta FC. I am very excited about this Saturday night.” While Hamasaki is coming into the fight undefeated at 9-0, she felt her most recent performance was lacking. Hamasaki defeated Emi Fujino via unanimous decision in December. “(My performance in December) was not good at all,” said Hamasaki. “I injured my neck, so I really couldn’t fully train for that fight. “I shot in carelessly and she caught me few times, and in terms of utilizing (her game), Fujino-san was much better than myself.” Originally Hamasaki was supposed to face Carla Esparza for the Invicta strawweight title this Saturday, but unfortunately Esparza had to drop out of the fight

Ayaka Hamasaki Looking Forward to Furthering Her Success at Invicta FC 6 – MMA Weekly