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Sean Strickland and Michel Pereira share wild sparring session

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:58:49 +0000

What happens when two men who take sparring entirely seriously collide? Fireworks

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Dana White eliminates a UFC bonus

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:15:28 +0000

Over the years, there has been much conversation regarding the bonus structure within the UFC . Those discussions heightened when Dana White announced a new benefit for fighters, but the good news came at a cost. The mainstream inception of the UFC began just 33 years ago, making it an extremely young combat sport.

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Julianna Peña accuses UFC 316 opponent Kayla Harrison of steroid use

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 May 2025 14:34:34 +0000

Julianna Peña became two-time women’s bantamweight champion at UFC 307 last October, winning back the title from Raquel Pennington in a controversial decision. On June 7, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.,Peña (12-5) puts her title on the line in the UFC 316 co-main event against Kayla Harrison (18-1). Despite being the champion, Peña will enter the fight a sizable underdog. “It’s just this constant reign of disrespect everywhere I go

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UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell once dated a ‘fully possessed witch’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:34:09 +0000

UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell used to be a non-believer but became a devout Christian in his mid-20s after dating a ‘literal witch.’ “Thug Nasty” often quotes scripture. His dedication to his faith is unwavering, but he wasn’t alway that way. The 30-year old used to be an atheist but that all changed when he found himself in a relationship with who he considered to be a ‘witch.’ “I didn’t actually come to Christ until I was like 25, 26 maybe,” Mitchell said in an interview with The MMA Guru . “I was living a life a sexual pervertedness and I started dating a witch, like a spell-casting witch.

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Sean Strickland single-handedly alienated every female MMA fan with one comment

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:01:04 +0000

Sean Strickland is always controversial, that’s kind of become his “personality.” And while appearing at UFC Vegas 76 media day, he was no different. In a nearly 30-minute long rant about everything from fat girls to Dewy Cooper, to TikTok, one moment stuck out to fans is particularly troublesome. It was when Strickland said women should stop working and get back into the kitchen. “As a collective man group, we need to elect somebody who is gonna put women back in the kitchen,” Sean Strickland at his pre-fight press conference pic.twitter.com/T7jAIOYmKf — Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) June 28, 2023 “We need to go back to taking women out of the workforce, and maybe that’s where we f****d up,” he said. “We let women vote, no offense. Think about America prior to women voting

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Jon Jones offers to help Zuckerberg train for fight with Musk

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:23:00 +0000

Now that Mark Zuckerberg and fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk are in talks to face each other in a mixed martial arts bout, fighters are picking sides and offering training help. Picking his side and offering to be ‘training partner,’ UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones says he’s on ‘Team Zuck.’ Jones made the offer on Twitter, Musk-owned social media platform. “You already know I am Team Zuck…. Let me know if you need a training partner,” Jones wrote

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What’s next for Conor McGregor?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:22:58 +0000

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Zuckerberg vs. Musk: GSP enters fray; Dana dons fight shirt

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:25:42 +0000

If the Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk fight of the billionaires doesn’t ever really happen, it’s certainly managed to cause a stir in the interim. UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre has entered the fray, and UFC president Dana White already had a Zuckerberg vs. Musk fight t-shirt made for the bout. How the Zuckerberg vs.

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PFL 6 salaries: Shane Burgos tops the list of payouts with championship-level purse

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:11:25 +0000

PFL 6 was an incredible night of fights unfortunately now marred in controversy after the promotion decided to suspend Raush Manfio and Natan Schulte for essentially a boring fight. The suspension removed Schulte from the playoffs and put Shane Burgos in his place leading fans to wonder if the PFL was manipulating the system to secure the “big name” remained in the tournament. Now, just a few days removed from the event, the payouts for each fighter have been revealed. PFL 6 SALARIES Lamar Brown: $3,000 Abdullah Al-Qahtani $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) Mike Bardsley: $3,000 Brahyan Zurcher: $19,000 (includes $9,500 win bonus) Jarrah Al-Silawi: $50,000 Solomon Renfro: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) Alex Martinez: $22,000 Bruno Miranda: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) Raush Manfio: $30,000 Natan Schulte: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Dilano Taylor: $20,000 Carlos Leal: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) Stevie Ray: $50,000 Clay Collard: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) Nayib Lopez: $16,000 Magomed Umalatov: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) David Zawada: $20,000 Magomed Magomedkerimov: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Yamato Nishikawa: $18,000 Shane Burgos: $100,000 (no win bonus) Shane Mitchell: $10,000 Sadibou Sy: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Anthony Romero: $15,000 Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) Payouts provided by MMA Junkie.

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What’s next for Conor McGregor? ‘Looking to get a fight ‘

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 16:39:36 +0000

Surrounded by controversy, UFC superstar Conor McGregor was also swarmed by fans as he and his family departed a New York City hotel. When asked what is next for him, McGregor replied, “Fighting. Looking to get a fight going.” Perhaps someone forgot to inform McGregor of a few key facts about getting his next fight. Chief among them is that he already has a fight on tap. Why is Conor McGregor looking for a fight when he already has one? McGregor can currently be seen coaching opposite former Bellator champion Michael Chandler on The Ultimate Fighter, Season 31

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