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Following Some Down Times and Soul Searching, Tyson Griffin Full Steam Ahead at WSOF 4

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 23:31:43 +0000

After a strong start in his first three years in the UFC, Tyson Griffin struggled in his last two years with the promotion, losing four of five fights, leading to his release from the company in 2011. Griffin returned to fighting in November with a unanimous decision win over Efrain Escudero at RFA 4 with a renewed enthusiasm for fighting after some soul searching during his time off. “I took a little time off after I got cut from the UFC and took a step back and decided what I really wanted to do and where I really want to take things,” said Griffin. “I decided that I just want to have fun again with fighting.” When asked if he considered stepping away from the sport during his layoff, Griffin responded, “I don’t think I ever really thought about not fighting, I just wasn’t sure if it was really what I wanted to do because it wasn’t fun. “I got back to training and having fun again in the gym

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Larry Crowe Sees Legacy FC 21 Bout as Opportunity to Elevate His Career

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:45:59 +0000

Following a year’s layoff, Legacy FC middleweight title contender Larry “Tae Kwon” Crowe came back to MMA this past March with an impressive 90-second TKO of Matt Rogers. For Crowe, the time off wasn’t something he planned, but it ultimately paid off. “I had an injury and that cost me about six months off, and other than that, it was just waiting for the right opportunity (to return),” he said. “I’ve been training for the last year and a half before that fight in the gym, so it was good to show my new gym what I’ve been training for and what I had going for me.

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Veronica Rothlenhauser Riding a Freight Train into Invicta FC 6 Bout

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Jul 2013 22:00:49 +0000

function not found Having to drop out of a fight for the first time in her professional career, women’s 145-pound up-and-comer Veronica “Heartbreaker” Rothlenhauser was not pleased, but ultimately feels it may have helped in the long run. “I wasn’t going to pull out from the fight. I still planned on fighting, but once they (pulled my opponent at Invicta FC 5 to replace another fighter on the card) I decided to get an MRI on my knee,” said Rothlenhauser. “I told them the situation and Janet (Martin) and I decided to wait until this card to have this fight. “At Team Alpha Male, if there’s a fight camp, it’s no joke. Once you’re in the midst of it, it’s for real. That sucked being a week out, but I think everything happens for a reason.” The time off allowed Rothlenhauser to work more extensively with Alpha Male’s newest coaching addition, UFC veteran Duane “Bang” Ludwig .

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UFC 162 results/photos: Brian Melancon upsets Seth Baczynski with UFC debut KO

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 03:38:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – A little time off didn’t seem to make a bit of difference for Brian Melancon – but timing might just be his specialty. Fighting for the first time in nearly two years, Melancon looked dominant in the first round against veteran Seth Baczynski – then he stopped him with a knockout with just one second left in the frame. The welterweight bout was part of today’s UFC 162 event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It streamed on Facebook ahead of additional prelims on FX and a main card on pay-per-view. Melancon kicked early, then landed a left hook and immediately tried to come back with another one

UFC 162 results/photos: Brian Melancon upsets Seth Baczynski with UFC debut KO – MMA Junkie

Fight Path: Dillard ‘Joe’ Pegg couldn’t pass up RFA 8 main event with Pettis

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:15:00 +0000

Dillard “Joe” Pegg was all ready to take two months off from MMA. He fought less than two weeks ago, on June 7, and defeated Jeremy Pender in an Absolute Action MMA show in Kentucky. As far as he was concerned, that was the last time he would fight for awhile because he needed the rest and he wanted a break. But that’s not how it turned out. “I swore to everyone I was taking time off,” Pegg told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Then two days later one of my teammates called me, and he knew of an opening.

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Who Would Matt Serra Want to Fight If He Stepped Back in the UFC Octagon One More Time?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:00:08 +0000

Courtesy of Damon Martin and official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . It’s been nearly three years since Matt Serra last fought in the UFC , and everyone was curious if the Renzo Gracie black belt was retired or just taking some serious time off from the sport. Serra’s career zig-zagged over 11 years with most of his fights taking place in the Octagon, but following his last bout against Chris Lytle in 2010, the writing was on the wall, and truth be told, he was okay if his career was at an end. Like a lot of athletes, however, using the word “retirement” is almost taboo. “It was like a couple of years ago after my fight with Chris Lytle, I just never felt the need to make it official,” Serra told MMA ‘s Great Debate Radio recently. “I’ve had a great career I feel.

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