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UFC Fight Night 111 results: Rafael dos Anjos tops Tarec Saffiedine in move to welterweight

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:38:34 +0000

In his first fight in a new division, Rafael dos Anjos appeared to be the fresher fighter, and without getting overpowered by longtime welterweight Tarec Saffiedine . That paid off down the stretch as dos Anjos (26-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) wore Saffiedine (16-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC) down with body shots and constant pressure, riding to a clear unanimous decision victory in the process. The welterweight bout opened up the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 111 event at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

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UFC Fight Night 111 results: Rafael dos Anjos tops Tarec Saffiedine in move to welterweight – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 111 staff picks: Despite 3-fight skid, Holly Holm inspires unanimous confidence

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:54:43 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC Holm vs. Correia Arlovski vs. Tybura Covington vs. Kim Dos Anjos vs. Saffiedine MMAjunkie readers’ consensus picks 2017: 51-38 Holm (90%) Arlovski (53%) Kim (68%) Dos Anjos (72%) Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2017: 60-29 Holm Tybura Kim Dos Anjos Simon Samano @SJSamano 2017: 58-31 Holm Tybura Covington Dos Anjos Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2017: 56-33 2016 Champion Holm Arlovski Kim Dos Anjos Dann Stupp @DannStupp 2017: 55-34 2015 Champion Holm Tybura Kim Dos Anjos Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2017: 53-36 Holm Tybura Kim Dos Anjos Brian Garcia @thegoze 2017: 52-37 Holm Tybura Covington Saffiedine Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2017: 52-37 2014 Champion Holm Arlovski Covington Dos Anjos Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_ 2017: 51-38 Holm Arlovski Covington Dos Anjos George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2017: 51-38 Holm Arlovski Covington Saffiedine John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2017: 46-43 Holm Arlovski Covington Dos Anjos The UFC returns to Singapore on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 111, featuring a former champion at the top of the card

UFC Fight Night 111 staff picks: Despite 3-fight skid, Holly Holm inspires unanimous confidence – MMA Junkie

MMAjunkie reader predictions: Make your picks for UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore

BAD MMA News — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 23:05:28 +0000

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 111 event in Singapore. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMAjunkie readers.

MMAjunkie reader predictions: Make your picks for UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore – MMA Junkie

Ex-champ Rafael dos Anjos meets Tarec Saffiedine at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore

BAD MMA News — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:47:01 +0000

Two former big-show champs will meet in June at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (25-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC) and ex-Strikeforce welterweight titleholder Tarec Saffiedine (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) are slated for a 170-pound fight at the event, UFC officials confirmed with channelnewsasia.com . UFC Fight Night 111 takes place June 17 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, and the entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass. Dos Anjos, who’s No. 5 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA lightweight rankings , recently announced his planned move to welterweight; Saffiedine quickly issued a challenge and said he’d welcome him to the division.

Ex-champ Rafael dos Anjos meets Tarec Saffiedine at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore – MMA Junkie

Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Julianna Pena and UFC on FOX 23′s other losing fighters?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 21:01:38 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC (ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What next for UFC on FOX 23’s winning fighters?) While Saturday’s UFC on FOX 23 main card seemed poised for competitive matchups, the end result was four decisive outcomes capped off by Valentina Shevchenko’s (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) second-round submission win over Julianna Pena (8-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the FOX-televised headliner at Pepsi Center in Denver. Earlier in the night, Donald Cerrone (32-8 MMA, 19-5 UFC) suffered his first loss at welterweight, former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski (25-14 MMA, 14-8 UFC) dropped his fourth straight fight, and Alex Caceres (12-10 MMA, 7-8 UFC) was handed his second consecutive defeat. After every event, fans wonder whom the losers will be matched up with next. And with another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard’s shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC on FOX 23’s losing fighters. * * * * Alex Caceres Thiago Tavares Should fight : Thiago Tavares Why they should fight : Caceres’ up-and-down octagon run continued when he suffered back-to-back losses in his UFC career as part of a second-round submission loss to Jason Knight. At just 28, Caceres already has 16 fights with the UFC.

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Former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine invites ex-UFC champ Rafael dos Anjos to welterweight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:15:12 +0000

Former Strikeforce champ and UFC welterweight Tarec Saffiedine would like to welcome ex-lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos to his division. “I hear you want to make a move to the WW division! Let’s do it!” Saffiedine (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) wrote to dos Anjos (25-9 MMA, 14-7 UFC) today on Twitter . @RdosAnjosMMA I hear you want to make a move to the WW division! Let's do it! #standupaffair #UFCLondon — Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecfighter) January 11, 2017 Saffiedine stands to get a career boost by putting dos Anjos on his list of wins.

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Former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine invites ex-UFC champ Rafael dos Anjos to welterweight – MMA Junkie

UFC 207′s Dong Hyun Kim wanted ‘Fight of the Night’ but will settle for narrow win

BAD MMA News — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:29:48 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos Dong Hyun Kim ’s plans for a “Fight of the Night” at UFC 207 obviously fell a bit short. He was probably lucky just to leave with a win. At Friday’s UFC 207 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Kim (22-3-1 MMA, 13-3 UFC), who’s No

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UFC 207 results: Dong Hyun Kim takes close split decision from Tarec Saffiedine

BAD MMA News — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 04:39:06 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Dong Hyun Kim ’s relentless pressure of Tarec Saffiedine paid off when their fight went to the scorecards. In a bout heavy on clinches against the fence, Kim (22-3-1 MMA, 13-3 UFC) wore down Saffiedine (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) to take home winning scores on two of three scorecards. The welterweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC 207 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. Related: UFC 207 play-by-play and live results While two of the judges gave Kim the fight via 29-28 tallies, one judge saw it completely the other way, giving Saffiedine all three rounds for his counter-striking against a constantly stalking Kim.

UFC 207 results: Dong Hyun Kim takes close split decision from Tarec Saffiedine – MMA Junkie

After shift from Matt Brown to Dong Hyun Kim, Tarec Saffiedine just happy to remain on UFC 207 card

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 15:28:40 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – It hasn’t been smooth sailing for Tarec Saffiedine ’s UFC career. In the nearly four years since he slid over from Strikeforce as the promotion’s final welterweight champion following a dominant unanimous-decision win over Nate Marquardt in January 2013, he’s had just four fights in the UFC and posted a 2-2 record. But tonight at UFC 207 against Dong Hyun Kim (21-3-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC), Saffiedine (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) caps off 2016 with a third fight in the calendar year – something he hasn’t done since 2010. And he said he owes it to a different style of training.

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After shift from Matt Brown to Dong Hyun Kim, Tarec Saffiedine just happy to remain on UFC 207 card – MMA Junkie

With Werdum vs. Velasquez scrapped, 2 bouts get promoted on Friday’s UFC 207 lineup

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 19:07:53 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC A fight-week shuffle has resulted in two bouts getting promoted on Friday’s UFC 207 lineup. With Cain Velasquez (14-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) recently forced out of a bout with fellow ex-heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1 MMA, 9-3 UFC), one fight has been promoted from the FS1 prelims to the pay-per-view main card, and one UFC Fight Pass prelim has been bumped up to the FS1 portion of the card. UFC 207 takes place Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card airs on PPV following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The open PPV slot goes to UFC welterweight veteran Dong Hyun Kim (21-3-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and former Strikeforce champ Tarec Saffiedine (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC). Kim, who’s on a 6-1 run (the loss came to now-champ Tyron Woodley), is No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings , and Saffiedine, who missed all of 2015 due to injuries but now fights for the third time in 2016, is unranked and looks to rebound from a May decision loss to Rick Story.