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Beneil Dariush confident he’d show better version in Charles Oliveira rematch: ‘We fight again, I win’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:31:08 +0000

Beneil Dariush thinks he’d get the better of Charles Oliveira in a rematch. Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) saw his eight-fight winning streak snapped by Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) with a first-round TKO loss this past May at UFC 289 . With the win, “Do Bronx” earned a title shot in a rematch against lightweight champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. Although he got the fight down to the mat early, Dariush thinks he had an off-night against Oliveira. “Yeah, it’s not my first time losing, and it’s not my first time rebuilding back up,” Dariush said on UFC Unfiltered .

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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for June: Karine Silva’s savage kneebar

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 02:18:48 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from June 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission 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.

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For UFC champ Islam Makhachev, ‘everything turned upside down’ by Beneil Dariush’s loss

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:59:48 +0000

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is unsure who’s next for him now that Beneil Dariush lost. At UFC 289, streaking top contender Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) was stopped in the first round by Charles Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC), whom Makhachev submitted last October at UFC 280 . After Oliveira’s impressive performance against Dariush, UFC president Dana White said a rematch with Makhachev makes sense , but Makhachev admits he was looking forward to fresh blood. “The fight was good,” Makhachev said in a recent interview translated by “YukaHero.” “Oliveira won, but I was rooting for Dariush

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For UFC champ Islam Makhachev, ‘everything turned upside down’ by Beneil Dariush’s loss – MMA Junkie

Beneil Dariush: Charles Oliveira does much better in Islam Makhachev rematch but it’s still a ‘hard fight for him’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:29:51 +0000

Beneil Dariush still expects Charles Oliveira to struggle against Islam Makhachev . Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) stopped Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) by Round 1 TKO this past Saturday at UFC 289, rebounding from his lopsided submission loss to Makhachev at UFC 280. By snapping Dariush’s win streak, Oliveira emerged as a title contender and could run things back with lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) at UFC 294 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi. “It’s a tough fight for Charles, to be honest with you,” Dariush told Submission Radio

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Firas Zahabi: Beneil Dariush was off at UFC 289, Islam Makhachev will ‘put the pain’ on Charles Oliveira in rematch

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:48:49 +0000

Firas Zahabi doesn’t expect a rematch between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira to go any differently than the first fight. Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) scored a dominant submission of Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) to claim the vacant lightweight title at UFC 280, snapping Oliveira’s 11-fight winning streak. This past Saturday in the UFC 289 co-main event, Oliveira rebounded with a first-round TKO of the streaking Beneil Dariush , which put him as a frontrunner for a title shot. But Zahabi said he didn’t see anything too different from Oliveira, who will have to change his approach in a potential rematch against Makhachev. “It wouldn’t work against Makhachev. Makhachev would put the pain on him,” Zahabi said on his YouTube channel.

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Firas Zahabi: Beneil Dariush was off at UFC 289, Islam Makhachev will ‘put the pain’ on Charles Oliveira in rematch – MMA Junkie

Beneil Dariush: ‘I’m not broken, and I’m not ashamed’ of UFC 289 loss to Charles Oliveira

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:55:00 +0000

Beneil Dariush vows not to be deterred after his setback against Charles Oliveira . Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) had his winning streak snapped by Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC 289 co-main event. Dariush was able to get top control on the ground but was stunned standing, and finished toward the end of Round 1 . It was a disappointing performance for Dariush, who entered the fight as the favorite, but he chalked it up to a bad night.

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Aljamain Sterling: Charles Oliveira in lightweight GOAT debate with Khabib Nurmagomedov

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:53:06 +0000

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling thinks Charles Oliveira should be included in any conversation about the greatest lightweight of all time. To many, that title is currently held by undefeated former UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov , but Sterling sees former champ Oliveira (34-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) closing the gap. “Greatest of all time, the GOAT, what’s the criteria for that?” Sterling asked on his YouTube channel

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Brandon Moreno confident Irene Aldana will bounce back, offers advice on overcoming UFC 289 title loss

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:39:49 +0000

Mexico fell short in its quest for a fourth UFC title. In the biggest fight of her career, Irene Aldana had arguably her worst showing, losing a lopsided decision against two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 289 this past Saturday. Immediately after the bout, Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) announced her retirement, while Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) had no option but to endure the criticism of fans and pundits. Brandon Moreno , who’s the first Mexico-born fighter to hold a UFC belt, thinks the world didn’t get to see the real version of Aldana that night at UFC 289. “I don’t know if the best Irene that day would’ve beat Amanda Nunes, but what I do know is that Irene has looked way better in other fights,” Moreno told MMA Junkie in Spanish . “She’s done a lot more.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 13: Amanda Nunes’ retirement resets women’s standings

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 02:43:49 +0000

Amanda Nunes successfully defended her UFC women’s bantamweight title at UFC 289. However, immediately after her dominant unanimous decision victory over Irene Aldana, Nunes announced her retirement from MMA. Already having a firm grasp as the No.

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Video: Who’s next for Islam Makhachev after Charles Oliveira’s big win at UFC 289?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:06:19 +0000

The UFC’s lightweight title picture became a little clearer after UFC 289 – or did it? In the co-main event, former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira made a statement in his first-round stoppage of Beneil Dariush.

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