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UFC veterans in MMA, boxing and bareknuckle boxing action June 21-23

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:29:33 +0000

This week, the UFC travels across the globe to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for UFC on ABC 6 . The event at the Kingdom Arena features a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing June 21-23. Scroll below to see how the UFC veterans fared last week, and see the names and details of this weekend’s competitors.

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Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Takanori Gomi added to Rizin FF 33

BAD MMA News — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 01:24:39 +0000

A late addition to the Rizin FF 33 lineup features a kickboxing dynamo and a Japanese MMA legend. Promotion officials recently announced that striking specialist Tenshin Nasukawa and former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi will meet in a special rules match at Rizin FF 33, which takes place on New Year’s Eve at Japan’s famed Saitama Super Arena. The bout is expected to serve as Nasukawa’s final appearance for Rizin before he takes part in a final kickboxing bout against fellow Japanese standout Takeru Segawa in June. The 23-year-old Nasukawa (42-0 kickboxing) then expects to pursue a career in boxing. Rizin officials marked the occasion of his final appearance with a special poster

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Free fight: Takanori Gomi stuns Melvin Guillard in wild slugfest at Rizin FF 11

BAD MMA News — Sat, 09 May 2020 13:08:04 +0000

Two explosive lightweights went toe to toe in Saitama at Rizin FF 11 as former UFC veteran Melvin Guillard stepped into Takanori Gomi ’s back yard and got knocked out after a wild back-and-forth battle. Guillard started out in typically aggressive fashion with a solid leg kick, followed by a powerful two-punch combination that forced Gomi onto the back foot almost immediately. Gomi responded by grabbing a single leg, but Guillard shrugged him off and wrestled him into the corner, where he proceeded to land more heavy punches and a solid knee

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Quintet Ultra: Team PRIDE looking forward to post-match drinks to ‘bring back PRIDE the right way’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:52:05 +0000

LAS VEGAS – PRIDE never die. Thursday night at Quintet Ultra, five of PRIDE’s most notable veterans will compete against teams representing the UFC, WEC, and Strikeforce. The openweight elimination challenge takes place at Red Rock Casino Resort in Las Vegas and streams on UFC Fight Pass

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Video: Kazushi Sakuraba, Takanori Gomi clashed in meeting of MMA legends at Quintet Fight Night 4

BAD MMA News — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:31:13 +0000

Two of the most notable names in Japanese MMA history took to the mats in their home country. MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba and former PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi met in a “special iron man match” at Saturday’s Quintet Fight Night 4 in Tokyo, which streamed live on UFC Fight Pass . The brainchild of Sakuraba, Quintet features a 5-on-5 team grappling format

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Video: Go behind the scenes of Rizin FF 11 in latest ‘Rizin Confessions’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:07:17 +0000

The latest episode of “Rizin Confessions” has arrived, this time looking back at this past month’s Rizin FF 11 event. “Rizin Confession” is a behind-the-scenes series produced by the Japanese promotion. It provides unseen camera angles, audio feeds and backstage footage from the promotion’s events for a unique second look back at the biggest moments. It Episode No. 19, “Rizin Confessions” spotlights Rizin FF 11, which took place July 29 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. Kanna Asakura (13-2) defeated Rena Kubota (7-2) for a second time in the main event, while notables such as Kyoji Horiguchi (25-2), Takanori Gomi (36-15), Diego Brandao (23-12) and Daron Cruickshank (20-10) also earned victories.

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Melvin Guillard steps in to fight Takanori Gomi at Rizin FF 11 in July

BAD MMA News — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 02:39:15 +0000

A pair of former UFC lightweights are set to do battle at Rizin FF 11. The promotion has announced (via Twitter ) that Melvin Guillard will replace kickboxing standout Andy Souwer to fight ex-PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi at the July 29 event from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Takanori Gomi（ @Takanori_Gomi ） gets a new opponent for #RIZIN11 and will now face Melvin Guillard（ @Young__Assassin ）. 大会概要・チケット情報は https://t.co/tOSGnTbYDO #RIZINFF #RIZIN2018 pic.twitter.com/RAzI9x7Px7 — RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) June 30, 2018 Guillard seemed fired-up about the matchup in a post on his Instagram .

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Takanori Gomi and Gabi Garcia among additions to Rizin FF’s year-end doubleheader

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:37:19 +0000

The fight cards continue to take shape for Rizin FF’s year-end doubleheader, and they include some notable names. Rizin FF 8 takes place Dec. 29, and Rizin FF 9 takes place Dec

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Admit it, we want Takanori Gomi to retire for our benefit – not his

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 21:56:50 +0000

Sep 22, 2017; Saitama, Japan; Dong Hyun Kim (blue gloves) defeats Takanori Gomi (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Saitama Super Arena. Mandatory Credit: Susumu Nagao-USA TODAY Sports Sep 22, 2017; Saitama, Japan; Takanori Gomi (red gloves) before fighting Dong Hyun Kim (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Saitama Super Arena. Mandatory Credit: Susumu Nagao-USA TODAY Sports Sep 22, 2017; Saitama, Japan; Dong Hyun Kim (blue gloves) before fighting Takanori Gomi during UFC Fight Night at Saitama Super Arena. Mandatory Credit: Susumu Nagao-USA TODAY Sports Sep 22, 2017; Saitama, Japan; Takanori Gomi (red gloves) fights Dong Hyun Kim (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Saitama Super Arena. Mandatory Credit: Susumu Nagao-USA TODAY Sports Sep 22, 2017; Saitama, Japan; Takanori Gomi (red gloves) fights Dong Hyun Kim (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Saitama Super Arena.

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UFC Fight Night 117 results: ‘Maestro’ Dong Hyun Kim takes out Takanori Gomi in 90 seconds

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 04:49:36 +0000

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