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MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from March-April 2017: Blood, bruises and backflips

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:57:50 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos 2017 was another busy year for the UFC with 39 total events around the globe. MMAjunkie and USA TODAY Sports had a photographer at each of those shows, which featured 457 different fights. Some of the sport’s most epic and iconic moments are captured through a lens.

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MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from March-April 2017: Blood, bruises and backflips – MMA Junkie

The best (and worst) UFC poster designs of 2017, as ranked by a pro

BAD MMA News — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 01:25:02 +0000

It’s been a busy year in the UFC’s design department. A total of 39 events, and each one comes with its own specially designed poster, a chance to sell the fight card to the masses with one carefully crafted image. That’s no easy task, and with each new event there is no shortage of fans with strong opinions on how successfully (or not) the UFC has met the challenge. For the bigger events, sometimes it even becomes a competition among fans to see who can come up with better stuff than the UFC itself. ( For example …) But how did the UFC do at churning out creative, effective fight posters in the year 2017? For some analysis, we turned to professional artist and illustrator Marco Bucci , who was kind enough to take a break from his busy life of being awesome on Instagram in order to give us his picks for the five best and worst UFC fight posters this year.

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The best (and worst) UFC poster designs of 2017, as ranked by a pro – MMA Junkie

Six months after controversy, New York commission officially implements instant replay

BAD MMA News — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:52:13 +0000

The New York State Athletic Commission now officially has an instant replay policy on its books. The commission implemented the policy earlier this month, bringing its rules in line with recommendations set by the Association of Boxing Commisssions in July, reports Newsday.com . Now, a referee is formally allowed to request and view a fight’s ending sequence, hopefully rendering the correct decision in situations in which the outcome is in question. The review can take place in the time between the fight’s stoppage and the announcement of the official result. An alternate referee can be consulted by the primary referee, but the official call rests with the latter. The fight can not be restarted after an instant replace review.

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NYSAC denies Anthony Johnson’s appeal stemming from UFC 210 weigh-in

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:50:16 +0000

NYSAC denies Anthony Johnson’s appeal stemming from UFC 210 weigh-in – MMA Junkie

NYSAC denies retired UFC title challenger Anthony Johnson’s appeal

BAD MMA News — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 20:27:33 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC The New York State Athletic Commission today rejected now-retired UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson ’s appeal. The appeal denial letter can be seen here (.pdf). ESPN.com ‘s Brett Okamoto first reported the development. Johnson’s attorney, Craig Zimmerman, said his team will confer to decide whether to pursue legal action against the commission. “Their position is that Anthony didn’t officially protest at the weigh-in, so he accepted it,” Zimmerman told MMAjunkie

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for April: A Von Preux for you

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:32:03 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best submissions from April. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Charles Oliveira def. Will Brooks at UFC 210 Officially back in the lightweight division, submission specialist Charles Oliveira (22-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) made short work of former Bellator champion Will Brooks (18-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC).

Sit down, shut up, and let ‘Big’ John school you on the Mousasi-Weidman controversy

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 18:05:17 +0000

Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Class is in session, fight fans, and veteran MMA referee “Big” John McCarthy is here to school you. UFC 210, which took place April 8 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., featured a big title fight and an unexpected retirement , but most of the night’s conversation revolved around the odd series of events that led to Gegard Mousasi ’s (42-6-2 MMA, 9-3 UFC) controversial TKO win over former middleweight champion Chris Weidman (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC).

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Despite appeal, Anthony Johnson says he doesn’t want Daniel Cormier stripped of the belt

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 00:30:02 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Anthony Johnson claims he doesn’t want Daniel Cormier stripped of the UFC light heavyweight title, all appearances to the contrary. In a since-deleted Instagram post captured by MMAjunkie, Johnson denies part of his appeal to the New York State Athletic Commission includes a directive to strip Cormier of the title – and take 20 percent of his purse – if he can’t properly explain his actions at the official early weigh-ins for UFC 210. “First and foremost I never said I wanted D.C. stripped of the title,” Johnson wrote. “He beat me and that’s that…2nd I said everything would be handled After the fight because I was focused on the Fight. Weigh ins was messed up and at the end of the day it was wrong.

Despite appeal, Anthony Johnson says he doesn’t want Daniel Cormier stripped of the belt – MMA Junkie

UFC 210′s ‘Thrill and Agony’ captures Anthony Johnson’s backstage moment with coach Henri Hooft

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 21:53:54 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Coach Henri Hooft took a lot of criticism from MMA fans who accused him of deserting his charge Anthony Johnson at UFC 210. But as a preview of the UFC’s “The Thrill and the Agony” video shows, Hooft was there to share an embrace with Johnson after he retired. “It’s alright, my man,” said Hooft as Johnson (22-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) meets him backstage this past Saturday at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. “I love you, you’re my brother.” Johnson stops in his tracks, leaning on the coach as he breaks into tears. “I love you too, man,” said the two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger, who’d just moments before retired in the octagon after his second loss to champ Daniel Cormier (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)

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Charles Oliveira ‘super sad’ with cage-hopping suspension, but says it won’t interfere with anything

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:10:36 +0000

Charles Oliveira isn’t happy with the New York State Athletic Commission’s decision to suspend him after his big UFC 210 win. After a quick finish over Will Brooks (18-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at this past Saturday’s main card opener in Buffalo, N.Y., Oliveira (22-7 MMA, 10-7 UFC) briefly hopped over the cage.

Charles Oliveira ‘super sad’ with cage-hopping suspension, but says it won’t interfere with anything – MMA Junkie