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Video: Kayla Harrison talks winning the UFC title, Amanda Nunes fight

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Kayla Harrison | Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC LAS VEGAS — Fresh off her UFC bantamweight title victory, Kayla Harrison discusses what it was like to finally claim UFC gold, the attention that comes with being a champion, her planned fight with Amanda Nunes , when she expects to return to action, and more.

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For Anthony Pettis, His UFC 164 Title Victory Was All About Family

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:01:11 +0000

“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.” – Brad Henry New UFC Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis achieved one of his dreams, claiming the UFC lightweight title with a first-round submission victory over Benson Henderson at UFC 164, but the victory was about more than just the belt for the 26-year-old, instead it was all for his family. Pettis lost his father, Eugene, in 2003, when he was just 16 years old

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Bellator Signs Lightweight Champ Michael Chandler to Eight-Fight Contract Extension

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 02:18:41 +0000

Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler is currently preparing to defend his belt at next week’s Bellator 97 in Albuquerque, but he didn’t have to wait until after the fight to get a new deal done with the promotion. Bellator MMA on Thursday revealed that it signed Chandler to an eight-fight extension to his current contract. “In all my years in combat sports, I’ve never seen the growth and development in a fighter like we’ve all witnessed with Michael Chandler,” Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “I believe Michael is the best lightweight in MMA . And, given that, I felt it was paramount to keep Michael at Bellator for the long term. Both inside and outside the cage, Michael is a tremendous representative for our Bellator. And, now as one of the highest paid lightweights in MMA, he’s without question earned that distinction.” Chandler (11-0) was a relative unknown until he upset then-champion Eddie Alvarez for the Bellator lightweight title late in 2011 in what many considered the Fight of the Year. He has since fought just twice. Chandler’s first bout after winning the belt was a non-title victory over Akihiro Gono in May 2012. He then made his first title defense with a second-round submission of Rick Hawn in January of this year.

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One FC Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki Set for a Drop to Featherweight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:00:51 +0000

Shinya Aoki has been the most dominant lightweights in Asia for the better part of a decade, but the reigning ONE FC lightweight champion and former Dream, Shooto and WAMMA champion is set for a new challenge: campaigning at 145 pounds. Talk of a possible drop down in weight for Aoki has been intensifying ever since his title victory over Kotetsu Boku . He made the 155-pound limit so easily for that fight that both him and his team stated that he would be likely to compete at featherweight in the future. The final stage in the preparatory process took place last weekend with Aoki completing a successful test cut. He posted a photo of himself on Facebook stepping on the scales at 65.6 kg along with a message saying that it had been “no problem.” The most obvious fight for the Japanese legend would be against reigning ONE FC featherweight champion Koji Oishi , who won the belt by beating Honorio Banario in Manila last month. Aoki, however, also holds the lightweight strap, which could complicate any prospective featherweight match-up, as ONE FC matchmaker Matt Hume might be reluctant to allow one fighter to hold two belts concurrently. If he remains at 155 pounds, there are a number of potential contenders coming through the ONE FC ranks including Kamal Shalorus , Caros Fodor and Lowen Tynanes, while the top-ranked fighters in the featherweight division at present are Oishi, Banario, Eric Kelly, and Bae Young Kwon. The decision to move down in weight was made by Aoki and the training team at Evolve MMA in Singapore, which has a proven track record of helping its fighters make weight drops

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