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UFC 172 drug tests come back clean

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 May 2014 23:18:37 +0000

The Maryland State Athletic Commission on Thursday announced that drug tests were performed for all fighters at UFC 172, and the results came back negative. UFC 172 took place April 26 at Baltimore Arena in Maryland. The event’s main card aired live on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The event was the UFC’s first visit to the state of Maryland. The card featured a light heavyweight title fight in the main event between champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira. Jones dominated the fight to win a unanimous decision, sweeping the judges’ scorecards.

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Recent UFC title challenger Glover Teixeira avoids surgery on injured shoulder

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 May 2014 13:02:05 +0000

Although he injured his right shoulder in a recent failed bid for the UFC light heavyweight title, Glover Teixeira recently got some good news. The fighter, who suffered a decision loss to titleholder Jon Jones this past month at UFC 172, said the injured joint won’t require surgery. Great news today from Doc…no surgery needed on my shoulder right now. Thank u everyone for the support!!— glover teixeira (@gloverteixeira) May 14, 2014 Teixeira (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) injured his shoulder when Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) cranked it early in the first round of their April 26 pay-per-view headliner. The Brazilian fought on despite a torn labrum, but he suffered a five-round loss via 50-45 scores across the board (watch the Jones vs

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Bas Rutten on UFC champ Jon Jones: ‘Yes,’ he’s a dirty fighter

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 May 2014 12:43:35 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Is Jon Jones a dirty fighter? After the UFC light-heavyweight champion’s latest title defense, “Inside MMA” host Bas Rutten said it’s an unfortunate fact. On Friday’s edition of AXS TV’s weekly MMA news show, Rutten, a former UFC champion and early MMA great, suggested Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) got a little dirty with his game plan against Glover Teixeira (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at UFC 172. “He’s a very calm, relaxed, methodical fighter, and because he is that, I have to say – I’m sorry I have to say – yes, that is a dirty fighter,” said Rutten, a veteran broadcaster who closed out his own fighting career with a 28-4-1 record in 2006. “Maybe when he was looking down and then pushing the fingers in the eye, maybe that happened.

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Download or stream MMAjunkie Radio #1720 with Joseph Benavidez, Soa Palelei, Dan Spohn

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 May 2014 18:52:38 +0000

Listen to or download today’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Joseph Benavidez , Soa Palelei and Dan Spohn . Benavidez co-hosted and talked about his latest fight, a win over Tim Elliott at UFC 172 on April 26. Palelei fights Saturday at UFC Fight Night 40

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UFC 172 ‘Fight Motion’ video: Teixeira’s flying mouthpiece, Fili’s jiggling ears

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 May 2014 15:08:29 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Tagged: UFC 172 With every new edition of the UFC and FOX Sports’ “Fight Motion” highlights, we learn that slow-motion MMA highlights can be pretty funny. MMA’s a grueling sport, and the super-slow-mo highlights give us a good look at just how much a hard punch or kick can rattle a fighter’s body. Take, for instance, the highlights from UFC 172, which took place April 26 at Maryland’s Baltimore Arena.

Bethe Correia meets next of ‘Four Horsewomen,’ Shayna Baszler, at UFC 176

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 May 2014 22:21:38 +0000

Filed under: MMA Rumors , News , UFC , Videos Tagged: Bethe Correia , Shayna Baszler , UFC 172 , UFC 176 Bethe Correia used one hand to ask . Now she shall receive.

Dana White: Fans overreacting to UFC champ Jon Jones’ eye-pokes

BAD MMA News — Sat, 03 May 2014 23:37:30 +0000

UFC President Dana White believes fighters need to change their technique to avoid accidental eye-pokes, but he thinks fans are getting out of hand in the case of champion Jon Jones . “I mean, people are always going to go overboard with Jon Jones because they don’t like him,” White told MMAjunkie. Following this past Saturday’s UFC 172 event, the exec told FOX Sports the UFC should “stop that stuff” when asked about the eye-pokes that took place in Jones’ (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) light-heavyweight title defense against Glover Teixeira (22-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC). But on Friday, White clarified his opinion on the matter, saying Jones isn’t the only offender when it comes to the eye-pokes that frequently result from outstretched hands. “It’s not just taller fighters,” he said. “Jones has that range and he can do it, but lots of guys do it because that’s how you block punches.

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Ronda Rousey: Bethe Correia ‘could be a very interesting fight for me’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 May 2014 23:42:51 +0000

Undefeated Brazilian contender Bethe Correia took a very public swipe at UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and her “Four Horsewomen” crew. The champ noticed, and she’s already considering a potential meeting. “It’s smart,” Rousey said of Correia’s post-UFC 172 actions. “That’s what they needed to do

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With ‘unique’ position in UFC’s flyweight division, Joseph Benavidez focused on short-term

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 May 2014 20:09:24 +0000

There have been plenty of contenders in the UFC that have found themselves where Joseph Benavidez is now. Few likely have shared his optimism, though. When it comes to the UFC’s flyweight title picture, Benavidez is stuck. He’s suffered two losses to current divisional kingpin Demetrious Johnson, the most recent of which was a decisive first-round knockout.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for April 2014

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 May 2014 16:18:49 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best knockouts from April 1-30. Here are the six nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for April 2014. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Knockout of the Month.” * * * * * THE NOMINEES Holly Holm def.

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