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Paddy Pimblett packs on pounds, goes on eating frenzy

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:40:31 +0000

In the three weeks since Paddy Pimblett fought for the interim lightweight title at UFC 324 on Jan.

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Paddy Pimblett packs on pounds, goes on eating frenzy – MMA Weekly

Sean O’Malley talks UFC 324 training camp: ‘I’m going to peak just perfect’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 05:28:44 +0000

For the first time in more than three years former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley will fight in a three-round bout at UFC 324. “Suga” takes on No. 5 ranked Song Yadong and hopes to rebound after back-to-back losses. His last four training camps have been for five-round title bouts and he’s made adjustments in this camp for a shorter fight. “My last four were all title fights and were like twelve-week fight camps and like seven weeks in, eight weeks in I was like I just want to fight

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Sean O’Malley talks UFC 324 training camp: ‘I’m going to peak just perfect’ – MMA Weekly

Carlos Condit Works with Olympian Jake Herbert to Help Improve His Wrestling for UFC Fight Night 27

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 06:01:03 +0000

Courtesy of Damon Martin and official MMAWeekly.com content partner Bleacher Report . Following a loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC 158, former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit decided to make wrestling a priority for his training camps going forward. Hendricks beat Condit essentially because he was able to take him to the mat on 12 occasions during the fight

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Carlos Condit Works with Olympian Jake Herbert to Help Improve His Wrestling for UFC Fight Night 27 – MMA Weekly

On Chris Leben, and the difference between reasons and excuses

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 05:30:00 +0000

Here’s a question for the armchair psychologists out there: What’s the difference between a reason and an excuse? Think about it as it relates to fighters, none of whom want to be caught making excuses after a loss. Excuses are what other fighters whine about when they lose. Their injuries. Their shortened training camps. Their bad weight cuts.

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On Chris Leben, and the difference between reasons and excuses – MMA Junkie

Chris Weidman on Anderson Silva: “He’d Be a Fool Not to Respect Me as a Fighter”

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 16:30:00 +0000

At UFC 162 on July 6, UFC middleweight contender Chris Weidman will attempt to do what no UFC fighter has ever done and that’s defeat Anderson “The Spider” Silva. The undefeated Weidman (9-0) watched Silva’s dominance over the 185-pound division, while he worked his way up the ranks. Through all those training camps and workout sessions, the fight with Silva was what he was ultimately preparing for, and now the match-up is before him. “I’ve been dreaming about this fight with Anderson Silva since I started MMA,” Weidman told UFC.com . Silva is patient and methodical in his approach. One mistake and you’ve been caught in “The Spider’s” web. “He makes you pay for any mistake you make. He’s opportunistic,” said Weidman. “Probably his biggest threat is his confidence. You make one mistake and he’s got you. He’s in there to win and so am I.” Weidman feels that he’s a bad match-up for the champion, and believes Silva knows it

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Chris Weidman on Anderson Silva: “He’d Be a Fool Not to Respect Me as a Fighter” – MMA Weekly