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Tom Aspinall reveals his UFC 328 main event prediction

BAD MMA News — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:52:06 +0000

We’re deep into UFC 328: Chimaev vs.

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Former champion gives his UFC 323 main event prediction

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:17:48 +0000

Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili captured the 135-pound title by defeating Sean O’Malley in September 2024. He’s defended the belt three times this year and will put it on line for a fourth time in 2025 this weekend in the UFC 323 main event. Dvalishvili faces former champion Petr Yan in a rematch at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday

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USA TODAY: Too easy to ignore UFC Fight Night 27′s Rafael dos Anjos

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:15:00 +0000

In the lead-up to fights, one mixed martial artist often insists the other is utterly terrified of some aspect of his game — his striking, his takedowns, his submissions or some other facet — and as such will look to avoid them at all costs.

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UFC Fight Night 26 results and photos: Manny Gamburyan survives Cole Miller

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:53:00 +0000

BOSTON – It was a grueling and, at times, bizarre fight, but Manny Gamburyan emerged with a unanimous decision victory over Cole Miller, thanks in large part to a steady diet of takedowns and top control.

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Twitter Mailbag: Fowlkes on Biogenesis, MMA scoring, Bellator MMA’s pay-per-view

BAD MMA News — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This week’s Twitter Mailbag has a little of everything, from MMA’s connection to the Biogenesis scandal, to the trouble with scoring takedowns, to still more discussion of this whole Bellator pay-per-view thing. If you’ve got a question of your own, or, hey, even just a pithy observation about life, why not tweet it to @BenFowlkesMMA ? I love pithy observations. Except for when I don’t. Talking to fighters, you get a sense that they have a pretty good idea how the mind of a judge works when it comes to takedowns. Close round? A takedown in the final minute will almost invariably sway it, usually even if the takedowner does very little to the takedownee after the fight hits the mat.

Twitter Mailbag: Fowlkes on Biogenesis, MMA scoring, Bellator MMA’s pay-per-view – MMA Junkie

UFC on FOX 8 bonuses: Johnson, Guillard, Herman, Smith earn $50,000

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:15:00 +0000

SEATTLE – Demetrious Johnson , Melvin Guillard , Ed Herman and Trevor Smith each earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. Johnson won “Submission of the Night,” Guillard earned the “Knockout of the Night” and Herman and Smith picked up “Fight of the Night” honors. UFC officials announced the winners at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) attended. UFC on FOX 8 took place at KeyArena in Seattle. The main card aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Johnson (18-2-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) dominated John Moraga (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with 11 takedowns into the fifth round, but the flyweight champion continued to go after submissions. Deep in the fifth, Johnson went after an armbar and got it, forcing Moraga to tap with just 1:17 left in the fight for the latest submission in UFC history. Guillard (31-12-2 MMA, 12-8 UFC) needed to rebound in a big way after back-to-back losses and four setbacks in his past five fights.

UFC on Fox 8 Results: Demetrious Johnson Dominates John Moraga, Secures Armbar Finish

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:06:06 +0000

Heading into his flyweight title fight against champion Demetrious Johnson , relatively unknown John Moraga had repeatedly said that he was going to be the “bully,” when he and “Mighty Mouse” met in the cage. In front of a packed house at the KeyArena in Seattle at UFC on Fox 8 , Moraga never stopped trying, he never stopped moving, but a bully he was not. Earning 11 of 11 takedowns and using an all-world technical ground game, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson dominated the West Phoenix native for the majority of the 25 minutes, earning his second consecutive title defense. Moraga opened round one looking to establish himself in the cage. Prior to his scrap with Mighty Mouse, Moraga had been regulated to the preliminary card in his previous UFC outings.

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Former TUF Fighter Clay Harvison Taking MMA as far as It Will Go, but Has Other Aspirations

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:24:10 +0000

Following a three-fight losing streak that cost him his spot in the UFC, former Ultimate Fighter cast member Clay “Heavy Metal” Harvison rebounded with a third-round TKO win at Bellator 88 this past February over Ururahy Rodrigues. “I feel good, like I performed well, and I got what I wanted,” said Harvison. “I was being patient and kept waiting to check how his wrestling was, but the takedowns weren’t really that great. I was just being cautious. In the third round, I timed the knee (got the TKO), so I’m happy with the results for sure.” Looking back over his losing streak, Harvison admits he stepped up too far in weight in order to take advantage of an opportunity given to him

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UFC 161 results/photos: Sean Pierson survives scare, decisions Kenny Robertson

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 04:55:00 +0000

WINNIPEG – Canadian slugger Sean Pierson snuffed out Kenny Robertson’s wrestling attack for 10 minutes and then survived a third-round comeback bid to secure a majority-decision win. The welterweight bout was part of today’s UFC 161 event at MTS Centre in Winnipeg. It aired on FX after additional prelims on Facebook and ahead of a pay-per-view main card. Robertson lunged forward for takedowns from the opening bell, but Pierson snuffed out the early shots and looked to counter with punches. Robertson’s continued efforts were briefly rewarded with a takedown, but Pierson quickly escaped back to his feet and continued to defend well with each subsequent shot. While Pierson suffered a small cut under his right eye during the striking exchanges, he ended the opening round with a few heavy combinations. Pierson opened up on the feet in the second frame, and Robertson’s aggressive takedown attack all but disappeared.

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UFC on FUEL TV 10 results: Ildemar Alcantara draws boos, decisions Leandro Silva

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:50:00 +0000

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – As he sat on his stool before the third and final round, Leandro Silva’s corner told him he needed to get busy or else he’d lose the fight. In the end, it turned out to be good advice that he just couldn’t get himself to follow, as Ildemar Alcantara swept him on the scorecards en route to a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). The welterweight bout was part of today’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It streamed on Facebook ahead of a main card on FUEL TV. Though Alcantara got the win, he didn’t exactly thrill the crowd with his performance. Both men started slow and mostly stayed that way throughout, finishing to the sound of boos after three full rounds of action. Between his takedowns and the adept use of his reach advantage to control the distance, Alcantara did just enough in each round, and Silva’s undefeated record suffered its first blow.

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