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Relive Lyoto Machida kicking Randy Couture’s teeth out | UFC Fight Video

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 06:07:56 +0000

Former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida scored a brutal knockout win over former two-division titleholder Randy Couture when they two fought at UFC 129 in April 2011. Early in the second round, Machida unleaded a crane kick to the face of Couture. Couture immediately fell to the canvas missing a tooth. The kick mirrored wha this teammate Anderson Silva did to Vitor Belfort two months prior. It would end up being Couture’s retirement fight

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The 10 largest UFC attendances in history

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:33:31 +0000

There have been over 650 events in UFC history since its debut in 1993. Of those events, the 10 atop the all-time attendance records provided memorable moments amplified by unique environments with palpable energy. The top 10 largest attendances in UFC history feature six countries: Canada (4), Australia (2), Russia (1), Sweden (1), Mexico (1), and Brazil (1). Eight of the events were pay-per-views, while two of the three most recent were UFC Fight Nights. Five of those events hit the 30,000 attendee mark.

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10 highest UFC event gates in promotion history

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:15:42 +0000

UFC 300 made history in various ways Saturday. Among historical feats achieved, the event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas placed third all-time for UFC’s live gates. According to the promotion, it pocketed a ticket sales sum of $16,508,823. The event is the fourth since the beginning of 2023 to place in the promotion’s top 10. Seven of the top 10 have taken place since the start of 2021.

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Randy Couture looks back on his MMA finale, says he knew it was time to retire

BAD MMA News — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 17:31:34 +0000

When Randy Couture fought Lyoto Machida nearly a dozen years ago, he already had decided it would be his last fight. Couture fought Machida at UFC 129 in April 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Their fight was part of what at the time was the largest attendance and largest live gate in UFC history. Machida landed a front kick to Couture’s face in the second round for an all-time highlight-reel knockout

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