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Look back at Alexander Volkanovski’s dominating trilogy win over Max Holloway

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:11:44 +0000

Alexander Volkanovski won the featherweight title and ended Max Holloway ‘s reign atop the division at UFC 245 in December 2019. They rematched at UFC 251 with Volkanovski edging out the Hawaiian in a split decision. At UFC 276, the trilogy fight between the two took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Like the first two bouts, the fight went the distance but this time Volkanovski won ever round.

UFC free fight: Alex Pereira knocks out Sean Strickland with patented left hook

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:57:49 +0000

Alex Pereira used the same left hook that knocked out Israel Adesanya to knock out Sean Strickland. Pereira drew a big step up in competition this past July at UFC 276 where he was matched up with streaking contender Strickland. Strickland had Pereira backpedaling to start, but the former Glory champion was sharp on the counter with his jabs and kicks. Strickland continued pressing forward with strikes, but midway through Round 1, he was met by a blistering left hand and a follow-up right, which put him out. Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) returns to action on Nov.

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MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for July: A signature punch leads to a title shot

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:57:27 +0000

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

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Video: See Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik’s epic broadcast booth reactions at UFC 276

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 18:14:13 +0000

In recent years, after fans see broadcast replays of sensational finishes in UFC fights, they’ve been able to look forward to extra replays. If the fight’s ending is particularly stunning, be it because it came at an unexpected moment or because of its ferociousness, the voices in the broadcast booth have a tendency to respond the way most people would – and it typically involves a loud “Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!” exclamation, wide eyes and a dropped jaw.

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Dana White agrees with Donald Cerrone’s UFC retirement: ‘It was time’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:39:44 +0000

UFC president Dana White agrees with Donald Cerrone ’s decision to hang up the gloves and move on from MMA competition. Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC), one of the most notable fighters in UFC history who holds a plethora of records, announced his retirement from the sport earlier this month following a submission loss to Jim Miller at UFC 276. The result extended Cerrone’s winless skid to seven consecutive fights, and at 39, “Cowboy” admitted he no longer has the love and determination to step in the octagon and give it his all. White was not in attendance at UFC 276 when Cerrone made his announcement, and following UFC on ABC 3 on Saturday, he spoke about the news for the first time publicly. “I think it was time,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the post-fight news conference.

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UFC 276 ‘Thrill and Agony’: What Henry Cejudo and Alexander Volkanovski said to each other backstage

BAD MMA News — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:51:33 +0000

Watch a preview for the latest edition of “The Thrill and the Agony,” which goes behind the scenes of UFC 276. At the event, which took place July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) outpointed Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) to notch his fifth title defense. In the co-headliner, Alexander Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) shut out Max Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) in their trilogy bout to put a definitive end to their rivalry. In a preview of “The Thrill and the Agony” special from UFC 276, which is available for UFC Fight Pass subscribers, we get an all-access look at the immediate aftermath of Adesanya and Volkanovski’s wins. You can watch the preview in the video above. Gallery Israel Adesanya def.

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Chael Sonnen: Even fellow fighters don’t understand Israel Adesanya’s ‘level of brilliance’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:47:02 +0000

Chael Sonnen can’t understand the criticism toward UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya . Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) retained his title for a fifth time when he outpointed Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 main event, but his performance received a shower of boos from the fans. “The Last Stylebender” even was targeted by former dual-champ Henry Cejudo , but Sonnen thinks Adesanya’s ability to dominate should be praised, not critiqued.

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Israel Adesanya addresses critics of UFC 276 win, insists he ‘wasn’t coasting’ against Jared Cannonier

BAD MMA News — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:23:54 +0000

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya dismisses the notion that he was trying to cruise to victory against Jared Cannonier . Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) outpointed Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) in the UFC 276 main event but was criticized after he didn’t deliver on his pre-fight claim that he would do something “spectacular.” While Adesanya wasn’t ecstatic with his performance, he was happy. He pointed to Max Holloway’s prediction of finishing UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski as an example, and how Holloway didn’t catch as much flack after he was dominated for five rounds in the co-main event. “Look, you can go down that whole fight card and people saying what they’re gonna do in the fight,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel.

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Henry Cejudo on Israel Adesanya: ‘He hypes a lot and doesn’t deliver’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:41:18 +0000

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has taken over the 185-pound division, but former two-division champion Henry Cejudo hasn’t been impressed with “The Last Stylebender.” Adesanya successfully defended his title in the UFC 276 main event, defeating Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. Cejudo considers Adesanya ‘another one-dimensional fighter,’ and thinks the UFC should stop promoting him as much.

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Video: How will we remember Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone after UFC 276 retirement?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:51:42 +0000

Given how much mutual love there is between Donald Cerrone and the UFC, it largely may be a rhetorical question. Is “Cowboy” destined for the UFC Hall of Fame? Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC) made a surprise retirement this past Saturday at UFC 276 after a submission loss to Jim Miller (35-16 MMA, 24-15 UFC). Cerrone had indicated in June he planned to call it quits after he hit 50 combined walks to the cage in the UFC and WEC.

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