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Video: Killer kicks and sick spinning sh*t top UFC’s best KOs of 2022

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 14:19:24 +0000

The UFC has narrowed its list of top 2022 knockout candidates down to a four-KO shortlist. The promotion this week unveiled the four finalists on its list for Knockout of the Year. Fans can vote for their favorite of the four through the UFC’s YouTube channel or social media platforms. Two women and two men make up the final four, and more than they were brutal – and they all were – all the candidates seemed to come out of nowhere, making them nearly impossible to defend against. Check out the four finalists on the UFC’s list below, as well as looks back at their aftermaths

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Video: Killer kicks and sick spinning sh*t top UFC’s best KOs of 2022 – MMA Junkie

Chael Sonnen’s 2022 Comeback of the Year is not Leon Edwards or Alex Pereira

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:34:01 +0000

Chael Sonnen lauds Leon Edwards and Alex Pereira for their title-winning finishes, but they’re not his 2022 Comeback of the Year. Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC ) came from behind to land a stunning head kick knockout of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 to capture the welterweight title. Edwards was down 3-1 heading into Round 5 before he blasted Usman with a perfect head shot. The finish came with 56 seconds remaining in the fight. Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) also was down 3-1 before he rallied to finish and dethrone middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in Round 5 at UFC 281. But for Sonnen, it’s Jiri Prochazka ’s submission of Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 that gets his pick.

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Video: Jiri Prochazka, Leon Edwards and Alex Pereira claim UFC gold in 2022 with epic fifth-round comebacks

BAD MMA News — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 18:04:46 +0000

There were a number of UFC title changes over the past year, but three stood out from the bunch as the most dramatic. Only a handful of championship bouts in UFC history have ended in the fifth round, and 2022 provided perhaps the most memorable of them all as Jiri Prochazka , Leon Edwards and Alex Pereira all staged incredible come-from-behind wins to put gold around their waists. At UFC 274 in June, Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) went tooth-and-nail with Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in one of the top Fight of the Year contenders. After coming close to being finished on multiple occasions, Prochazka dug deep in the final round and choked Teixeira into submission to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion. Just two months later at UFC 278 in August, Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) was less than two minutes away from losing a clear-cut decision to Kamaru Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in their welterweight title rematch. But then the head kick heard ’round the world unfolded, because Edwards landed the perfect combination to end Usman’s incredible winning streak inside the octagon and become just the second British titleholder in company history.

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Glover Teixeira campaigns to run it back with UFC champ Jiri Prochazka: ‘That fight deserved a rematch’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:56:47 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Glover Teixeira is eager to run things back with UFC light heavyweight champ Jiri Prochazka . Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) late in the fifth round at UFC 275, in a fight he was en route to winning . It was a grueling back-and-forth war, but a costly mistake resulted in Teixeira getting submitted for the first time in his career. The 42-year-old was pondering retirement leading up to the fight, but after such a heartbreaking loss, Teixeira thinks he deserves an immediate rematch. “Very motivated,” Teixeira told MMA Junkie

MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for June: A spinning backfist leads to a retirement

BAD MMA News — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:43:34 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from June 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for June. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

Julianna Peña: Taila Santos beat Valentina Shevchenko with one eye at UFC 275

BAD MMA News — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:22:07 +0000

Julianna Pena thinks Taila Santos was robbed against Valentina Shevchenko . Flyweight champion Shevchenko (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) notched her seventh title defense when she edged out Santos (19-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC 275 on in June. She had to battle through some early adversity to get the win. Santos got Shevchenko down and took her back on a couple of occasions, but the champion was able to battle out of danger and rally to win the fight. However, UFC bantamweight champion Peña (11-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) thinks the judges got it wrong.

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Video: Is Joanna Jedrzejczyk the greatest strawweight of all time?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:57:22 +0000

While the ending may have sucked, the story of Joanna Jedrzejczyk will almost certainly be about the journey. Since its conception, Jedrzejczyk was a force of the UFC women’s strawweight division. She was the second champion in promotion history and put forth more successful title defenses than any other champion to date.

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Jake Matthews wants to stand toe-to-toe with ‘another elite striker’ in Santiago Ponzinibbio

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 17:12:10 +0000

Fresh off the biggest win of his career, Jake Matthews wants to test his striking against one of the division’s best. Matthews (17-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) put on a performance of a lifetime when he took out Andre Fialho at UFC 275, displaying his much-improved striking. Winner of seven of his past nine, Matthews wants to capitalize on his momentum by eyeing top welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio . He took to Instagram to call the Argentine out. “PLEASE SHARE AND SPREAD THE WORD @sponzinibbiomma It would be an honour! Let’s stand toe to toe for the fans!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jake Matthews (@jakematthewsufc) Matthews, who earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his finish of Fialho, even is offering Ponzinibbio (28-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) half his bonus money if the pair engage in the type of fight he’s expecting

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Daniel Cormier: Zhang Weili might be biggest UFC title-challenger favorite ever vs. champ Carla Esparza

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:59:17 +0000

Daniel Cormier doesn’t like UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza ’s odds of beating Zhang Weili . After scoring a highlight reel spinning backfist knockout of Joanna Jedrzejczyk this past Saturday at UFC 275 in Singapore, Weili is expected to be first to challenge Esparza. Weili (22-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was able to overpower Jedrzejczyk in the grappling department before shutting her lights off on the feet. With this version of Weili, Cormier finds it hard for Esparza (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) to beat her. “She may be honestly the biggest challenger in terms of a favorite going into a fight that you’ve ever seen in the UFC,” Cormier said on his ESPN show “DC & RC.” “She’s gonna be a massive favorite over Carla Esparza.” Related Joanna Jedrzejczyk: 'Strong' Zhang Weili will knock out Carla Esparza in first round This cageside video of Zhang Weili's spinning backfist KO of Joanna Jedrzejczyk is insane Zhang Weili has idea for Carla Esparza UFC title fight she says is 'fair for both of us' Prior to beating Jedrzejczyk, Weili fell short to ex-champ Rose Namajunas in back-to-back title fights. However, after Esparza edged out Namajunas to regain her title, the doors opened for Weili to get another crack at the title, and she fully capitalized.

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UFC Rankings Review: Taila Santos Moves Up Two Spots to No. 2 Despite Losing Flyweight Title Fight on Saturday

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:39:21 +0000

It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings . You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons Taila Santos gave the women’s pound for pound queen, Valentina Shevchenko , by far her most difficult fight at flyweight in the co-main event at UFC 275 on Saturday night. In the end, Santos lost a split decision to the long reigning champ. Taila Santos ranked No. 2 at women’s flyweight Very rarely will you see a fighter move up in the rankings after a loss, as is the case with Taila Santos this week. The Brazilian moved from No.