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PFL Africa Results: Eblen vs. Van Steenis

BAD MMA News — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Johnny Eblen and Costello van Steenis will clash for a PFL title on Saturday afternoon. | PFL MMA Fighting has PFL Africa results for the Eblen vs.

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Bellator books Sumiko Inaba vs. Keri Taylor-Melendez for San Diego

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:08:44 +0000

Two homegrown Bellator women’s flyweight contenders have been matched for a fall showdown. Sumiko Inaba and Keri Taylor-Melendez will collide at a Bellator Champions Series event Sept.

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2024 PFL 4 winner Sumiko Inaba: ‘Maui’s been through a lot and I feel like we all won in that fight’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:30:02 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Sumiko Inaba was happy to put on for her island at 2024 PFL 4 . Inaba (7-1) defeated Saray Orozco by split decision in a flyweight bout this past Thursday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The 33-year-old Maui-based fighter rebounded from her first-career loss to Denise Kielholtz at Bellator 301 . “It feels so good,” Inaba told MMA Junkie and other reporters after the fight at Mohegan Sun Arena. “After that last one, like, coming in here and just getting that win especially for back home

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Sumiko Inaba def. Saray Orozco at 2024 PFL 4: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:55:07 +0000

Check out these photos from Sumiko Inaba ’s win over Saray Orozco at 2024 PFL 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos by Cooper Neill, PFL MMA) Sumiko Inaba def. Saray Orozco at 2024 PFL 4 Sumiko Inaba def. Saray Orozco at 2024 PFL 4 – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun at… Sumiko Inaba def. Saray Orozco at 2024 PFL 4 – 2024 PFL 4: Mohegan Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Thursday, June 13, 2024

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Sumiko Inaba knows beating Veta Arteaga at Bellator 295 will be ‘huge’ for her career

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 01:22:46 +0000

Entering 2022 on a three-fight winning streak to start her career, flyweight Sumiko Inaba was able to duplicate her success with back-to-back wins, and remain undefeated. When it comes to how she won both her fights in Bellator, they could have been more different, with a first round TKO of Whittany Pyles in April, and a unanimous decision over Nadine Mandiau in October, but Inaba is pleased getting both experiences. “I thought it was great,” Inaba told MMAWeekly.com of her 2022. “Fighting the way I did worked out awesome

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Bellator 295 pre-event facts: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane adds to records in Hawaii

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:02:19 +0000

Bellator returns to Hawaii this weekend with two events in two nights, the second of which goes down Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and airs on Showtime following prelims streaming on MMA Junkie. Bellator 295 marks the second half of the doubleheader, and the event is headlined by the conclusion of the promotion’s bantamweight grand prix. Reigning interim titleholder Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) is set to take on Patchy Mix (17-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) in the finals of the eight-man tournament, with the winner getting a $1 million prize

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Bellator 295′s Sumiko Inaba sets sights on women’s flyweight title

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:50:17 +0000

HONOLULU – It’s a big fight week for Bellator’s women’s flyweight division, and Sumiko Inaba is going to be paying plenty of attention. Inaba (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) has a big fight on her hands against Veta Arteaga (7-4 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) on Saturday’s preliminary card at Bellator 295 , which takes place Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.

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Sumiko Inaba hopes to break into flyweight rankings after Bellator 286 win

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:42:46 +0000

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Sumiko Inaba is looking to compete with the upper echelon of the division after Bellator 286 . Inaba (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) remained unbeaten when she grinded out a unanimous decision against Nadine Mandiau on Saturday at Long Beach Arena. It took Inaba only 65 seconds to beat Mandiau (2-6 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) by TKO when they were amateurs back in October 2018, but this time Mandiau gave her a tough outing. “I knew she was going to come with the fight,” Inaba told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “I don’t complain – more experience in the ring, just getting me more comfortable for higher-ranked opponents, and it was great.

Sumiko Inaba hopes to break into flyweight rankings after Bellator 286 win – MMA Junkie

Bellator 286 results: Sumiko Inaba pushed by Nadine Mandiau, grinds out unanimous decision win

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 01:28:31 +0000

LONG BEACH, Calif. – It might not have been the performance Sumiko Inaba was hoping for, but perhaps it was one she needed. Facing Nadine Mandiau for a second time, Inaba was pushed – and almost finished – but ultimately grinded out a unanimous decision win Saturday night at Bellator 286 from Long Beach Arena. After 15 minutes, the judges scored the fight 29-28 and 30-27 twice for Inaba, but those scores were deceiving given how close the fight truly was.

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Bellator 286 results: Sumiko Inaba pushed by Nadine Mandiau, grinds out unanimous decision win – MMA Junkie

Undefeated Sumiko Inaba trusting the process laid out by Scott Coker and Bellator

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:28:24 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Sumiko Inaba doesn’t pick her fights. She simply fights in them. At Bellator 286 , that’ll be no different when Inaba (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) steps into the cage against Nadine Mandiau (2-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), a fighter she’s already faced and defeated once before. “They gave me an opponent change,” Inaba told MMA Junkie on Thursday.

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