BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » the list https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The List: Which fighter would you actually want to see make an MMA comeback? https://www.badmma.com/the-list-which-fighter-would-you-actually-want-to-see-make-an-mma-comeback.html https://www.badmma.com/the-list-which-fighter-would-you-actually-want-to-see-make-an-mma-comeback.html#comments Wed, 17 May 2017 15:32:21 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/the-list-which-fighter-would-you-actually-want-to-see-make-an-mma-comeback.html For too long, our writers’ hyper-specific arguments have been confined to the private corridors of the Internet. Welcome to The List, where we take their instant message bickerings, add a little polish, and make them public. Amid all this hoopla over comebacks, GSP and otherwise, we talk about the fighters who wouldn’t worry us to all get-out by returning to competition.  * * * * Chris Lytle, because he’s one of the nicer violence purveyors Chris Lytle Steven Marrocco : Before heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic was the most famous UFC fighter living on firefighter’s schedule, there was Chris Lytle , a soft-spoken, hard-working guy from the “Hoosier State” who didn’t mind getting terribly bloody in pursuit of octagon victory. Equally comfortable on the ground and on his feet, I’ll never forget the double submission he pulled off against Jason Gilliam at UFC 73, torquing an arm while simultaneously choking with his legs. Officially, the win is registered as a “triangle kimura.” Unofficially, it’s known by his nickname: “Nuts and Honey.” Lytle got a bad call in the finale of “The Ultimate Fighter 4” against future upset king Matt Serra. But as it turned out, that was only the start of an impressive resurgence. Over 13 fights, he beat up-and-comers like Gilliam, Paul Taylor and Brian Foster.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/the-list-which-fighter-would-you-actually-want-to-see-make-an-mma-comeback.html/feed 0 The List: The champ with the toughest competition ahead https://www.badmma.com/the-list-the-champ-with-the-toughest-competition-ahead.html https://www.badmma.com/the-list-the-champ-with-the-toughest-competition-ahead.html#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:09:59 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/the-list-the-champ-with-the-toughest-competition-ahead.html For too long, our writers’ hyper-specific arguments have been confined to the private corridors of the Internet. Welcome to The List , where we take their instant message bickerings, add a little polish, and make them public. Today, we steal a question from MMAjunkie Radio’s “Gorgeous” George Garcia: Which division’s champion faces the scariest murderer’s row of upcoming opponents? **** Chris Weidman, because a trio of savages await, and it doesn’t get easier down the line Chris Weidman Steven Marrocco ( @MMAjunkieSteven ): Admittedly, my selection would’ve looked a lot better in late 2013, when newly minted champ Chris Weidman (13-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) was staring down the barrel of a rematch with the more serious, scary Anderson Silva. Since “The Spider” snapped (in more ways than one), the 31-year-old New Yorker has done a pretty good job of answering all the competitive questions asked of him.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/the-list-the-champ-with-the-toughest-competition-ahead.html/feed 0 The List: MMA’s most memorable one-shot weight jumps https://www.badmma.com/the-list-mmas-most-memorable-one-shot-weight-jumps.html https://www.badmma.com/the-list-mmas-most-memorable-one-shot-weight-jumps.html#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:16:11 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/the-list-mmas-most-memorable-one-shot-weight-jumps.html For too long, our writers’ hyper-specific arguments have been confined to the private corridors of the Internet. Welcome to The List , where we take their instant message bickerings, add a little polish, and make them public. Today: In honor of Benson Henderson’s jump to welterweight to face Brandon Thatch in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 60 headliner, we reflect on the most memorable one-shot weight jumps in MMA history. * * * * 1. Anthony Johnson, because when your kidneys shut down, it’s time to move up Anthony Johnson Mike Bohn: Anthony Johnson   was somehow once a welterweight. He’s now a 205-pound wrecking machine

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