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Aljamain Sterling shocked by low UFC 292 pay-per-view number for Sean O’Malley fight

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:57:58 +0000

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley apparently is not the pay-per-view draw Aljamain Sterling thought he was. Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) lost his title to O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) by second-round knockout this past August at UFC 292. The O’Malley fight happened just over three months after a successful five-round title defense against Henry Cejudo in which Sterling felt pressured into making a quicker turnaround than he wanted. After looking at the UFC 292 pay-per-view buys, Sterling questions O’Malley’s star power.

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Ray Longo hopes UFC sets up at least one more ‘fair’ fight for Chris Weidman: ‘He wants to go out on a win’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:17:25 +0000

Ray Longo wants the UFC to give Chris Weidman an opportunity to go out on top. Weidman (15-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) returned from an over two-year long layoff after suffering a gruesome leg break in April 2021, but fell short in a unanimous decision loss to Brad Tavares (20-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) at UFC 292. He fractured his left leg in the loss, but doesn’t expect it to sideline him for too long. UFC president Dana White urged the former middleweight champion to retire , but Weidman insists he’s not done yet . Longo hopes the UFC gives Weidman a good matchup for his next fight. “He’s got some decisions to make,” Longo said on the Anik & Florian Podcast

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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for August: Da’Mon Blackshear’s ultra-rare twister

BAD MMA News — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 13:34:19 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominees

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Sean O’Malley reveals UFC 292 PPV numbers

BAD MMA News — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:01:56 +0000

Sean O’Malley isn’t going to let Henry Cejudo get away with anything. On Thursday evening, O’Malley took to X to debunk what Cejudo had said about the UFC 292 PPV buys. “Henry sayin Me and Aljo ‘only’ did 350k ppv according to his (girlfriend ) source. I just talked to the ufc and I heard upwards of 570k … legit no kizzy not making this up heard Aljo vs Henry did 135k. Also Henry 5’2 lol,” he tweeted. Henry sayin Me and Aljo “only” did 350k ppv according to his (girlfriend ) source. I just talked to the ufc and I heard upwards of 570k … legit no kizzy not making this up heard Aljo vs Henry did 135k

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Sean O’Malley disputes Henry Cejudo, claims promotion said UFC 292 reached 570K buys

BAD MMA News — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 01:50:05 +0000

New UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley says the promotion revealed how many pay-per-view buys were associated with UFC 292 after former champ Henry Cejudo claimed sales for the event were weak. O’Malley became the 135-pound champ by defeating Aljamain Sterling in the second round by TKO in the headliner of the pay-per-view event in Boston. All signs pointed to the event being a massive success for the promotion as a sell-out show that produced the highest gate in TD Garden’s history behind the NBA Finals.

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Henry Cejudo ‘leaks’ UFC 292 PPV buys … and they aren’t good

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:22:05 +0000

Allegedly Henry Cejudo knows the PPV buy information for UFC 292 and they aren’t good. That is if you believe what Cejudo says. According to the former champion, the card did less than 350,000 buys. “Guess what, guys, I have friends at ESPN. I’m not gonna say who but Sean O’Malley did anywhere between 300,000 to 350,000 [PPV buys],” Cejudo said on his YouTube channel . “That’s it. That’s all Sean O’Malley made in pay-per-view buys. Is 350,000 pay-per-view buys — is that a surplus or is that down?

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Chris Weidman reveals he suffered leg fracture at UFC 292

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:01:36 +0000

Chris Weidman suffered a leg fracture in his latest Octagon outing earlier this month. Weidman took on Brad Tavares at UFC 292 in Boston on August 19. Although the former middleweight champion went the distance with Tavares, he suffered a unanimous decision defeat . It was his first fight back since suffering a nasty right leg break in his fight against Uriah Hall in April of 2021

Video: Is Ilia Topuria the clear-cut next best option for UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:32:37 +0000

Had Aljamain Sterling beaten Sean O’Malley earlier this month, the options for Alexander Volkanovski might have looked a lot different. A win for Sterling may have had him ready to leave the bantamweight division for a move to featherweight – and historically, the UFC loves those champ-vs.-champ matchups, so Volkanovski may have been set to put his featherweight title on the line against Sterling. Sterling still might move up to featherweight after his loss to O’Malley, but he no longer would be an automatic contender for a fight with the 145-pound champ. Instead, Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC) still likely is looking at either a fight with unbeaten top contender Ilia Topuria (14-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who hasn’t been shy with his thoughts about the Australian , or a rematch with lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC), who handed Volkanovski his only octagon loss at UFC 284 in February

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Video: Is Ilia Topuria the clear-cut next best option for UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski? – MMA Junkie

UFC 292 fighter pay: Zhang Weili, Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling top disclosed list – in that order

BAD MMA News — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:18:29 +0000

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UFC 292 fighter pay: Zhang Weili, Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling top list – in that order

BAD MMA News — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:01:41 +0000

A dozen fighters who competed Aug. 19 at UFC 292 in Boston walked away with six-figure disclosed paydays, according to government documents. UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili topped all disclosed amounts, pocketing over a half-million dollars ($520,000) for her successful title defense vs. Amanda Lemos ($250,000). Headliners Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling each walked away with slightly less ($500,000) in terms of disclosed amounts. The Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure released a full document of fighter bout agreements to MMA Junkie on Tuesday through a public records request.

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UFC 292 fighter pay: Zhang Weili, Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling top list – in that order – MMA Junkie