BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » ufc 290

Watch Dricus Du Plessis take out Robert Whittaker to earn UFC title shot | Full Fight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:51:33 +0000

Dricus Du Plessis entered the UFC 290 main event against former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with a title shot on the line. Midway through the second frame, Du Plessis finished Whittaker and went on to fight for the title in his next fight. Du Plessis captured the 185-pound championship by defeating Sean Strickland via split decision at UFC 297.

Watch Dricus Du Plessis take out Robert Whittaker to earn UFC title shot – Full Fight Video

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:59:36 +0000

Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis earned his title shot by defeating former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in July 2023. The event took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and the bout was billed as a ‘title eliminator.’ Du Plessis seized on the opportunity. The South African entered the fight with Whittaker riding a seven-fight winning streak but was the betting underdog.

More here:

Watch Dricus Du Plessis take out Robert Whittaker to earn UFC title shot – Full Fight Video – MMA Weekly

MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for July: Justin Gaethje floors Dustin Poirier for ‘BMF’ belt

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 02:40:12 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from July 2023: 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. Nominees

Originally posted here:

MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for July: Justin Gaethje floors Dustin Poirier for ‘BMF’ belt – MMA Junkie

Sean Strickland: Robert Whittaker a ‘one-trick fcking pony’ who ‘looked like sht’ vs. Dricus Du Plessis

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:42:41 +0000

Sean Strickland doesn’t think too highly of former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker . Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) suffered a second-round TKO loss to Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) earlier this month at UFC 290, where he claimed that he didn’t show up . Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who could be closing in on a title shot soon, was not impressed with Whittaker’s performance. “Whittaker kind of looked like sh*t, man,” Strickland told Helen Yee . “I think it’s kind of weird.

Sean Strickland: Robert Whittaker a ‘one-trick f*cking pony’ who ‘looked like sh*t’ vs. Dricus Du Plessis – MMA Junkie

Why Dricus Du Plessis walked away from Israel Adesanya’s racial slurs: ‘I don’t want to be a part of this’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:11:36 +0000

Dricus Du Plessis is not interested in the racial narrative that’s being built up between him and Israel Adesanya . UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) was not pleased with Du Plessis’ comments on wanting to be the first real African champion – where he argued that Africa-born Adesanya, Francis Ngannou, and Kamaru Usman all won titles training outside of Africa. Those comments made things personal for Adesanya, who was praying Du Plessis beats Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 – and that’s exactly what Du Plessis did

Here is the original post:

Why Dricus Du Plessis walked away from Israel Adesanya’s racial slurs: ‘I don’t want to be a part of this’ – MMA Junkie

Israel Adesanya says plan to train with Jon Jones already ‘in the works’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 22:41:17 +0000

Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones apparently squashed their beef after they ran into each other in Las Vegas. During UFC 290 fight week, Adesanya encountered Jones at the hotel bar and the two champions chopped it up.

See the article here:

Israel Adesanya says plan to train with Jon Jones already ‘in the works’ – MMA Junkie

Why Josiah Harrell feels lucky (not sorry) after rare brain disease discovery canceled first UFC fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:19:36 +0000

Some people might feel bad for Joisah Harrell . But 10 days removed from a life-changing diagnosis, Harrell considers himself nothing but lucky. “If I took another path in however many lives I have, if I took a different path, they were finding this when I’m 40 and it’s already too late and I’ve seized up,” Harrell recently told MMA Junkie

Continue reading here:

Why Josiah Harrell feels lucky (not sorry) after rare brain disease discovery canceled first UFC fight – MMA Junkie

Israel Adesanya: ‘I just lost my sh*t’ during Dricus Du Plessis faceoff at UFC 290

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:57:53 +0000

Israel Adesanya already envisioned confronting Dricus Du Plessis after UFC 290, but admits his emotions were high in the moment. Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) upset former champion Robert Whittaker with a second-round TKO at UFC 290, setting him up for a title fight against middleweight champion Adesanya. Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC), who was in attendance, stepped into the octagon to face off with Du Plessis . He threw racial slurs at the South African fighter, which led to plenty of criticism. “He worked hard,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel

Visit link:

Israel Adesanya: ‘I just lost my sh*t’ during Dricus Du Plessis faceoff at UFC 290 – MMA Junkie

Why Josiah Harrell feels lucky (not sorry) after rare moyamoya brain disease canceled first UFC fight

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:57:51 +0000

Read the original here:

Why Josiah Harrell feels lucky (not sorry) after rare moyamoya brain disease canceled first UFC fight – MMA Junkie

Israel Adesanya: When Dricus Du Plessis faceoff happened, ‘I just lost my sh*t’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:29:12 +0000

Israel Adesanya: When Dricus Du Plessis faceoff happened, ‘I just lost my sh*t’ – MMA Junkie