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Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland 1 | Full Fight Video

BAD MMA News — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 02:17:43 +0000

Dricus du Plessis captured the middleweight championship by defeating former titleholder Sean Strickland in the UFC 297 main event by split decision. A year removed from their first fight, the two will rematch in the UFC 312 main event on Feb. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Rewatch their first fight ahead of the rematch at Qudos Bank Arena and tell us who you thought won in the comments.

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MMA Junkie’s 2024 Comeback of the Year: Neil Magny turns tables on Mike Malott

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:50:45 +0000

When it seemed like there was no hope for him at UFC 297 , Neil Magny showed the world that things aren’t always as they seem. Dominated for nearly 14 minutes in enemy territory in Toronto, Magny turned the tables on surging Canadian prospect Mike Malott for a TKO at 4:45 of Round 3. Mounted in Round 2, Magny was taken down early in Round 3. What seemed like was going to be a wash, rinse, and repeat decision for Malott reached an improbable climax.

Sean Strickland makes case for Dricus Du Plessis rematch: ‘Dana himself thought I won’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:24:34 +0000

Sean Strickland thinks he’s deserving of an immediate rematch with UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis . After losing the belt in a debated unanimous decision in January’s UFC 297 headliner in Toronto, Strickland wants a chance to run it back with Du Plessis, and thinks he’s the most worthy contender in the weight class.

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MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for January: DWCS rematch thrills at UFC 297 in Toronto

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:44:46 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. * * * * Nominees

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UFC champ Raquel Pennington brushes off Ryan Clark’s call to scrap her division: ‘You’re not living in our shoes’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:48:01 +0000

Raquel Pennington has fired back at former NFL star Ryan Clark for suggesting that the UFC should terminate her division. Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defeated Mayra Bueno Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) by unanimous decision to capture the vacant women’s bantamweight title in the UFC 297 co-main event.

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UFC champ Raquel Pennington brushes off Ryan Clark’s call to scrap her division: ‘You’re not living in our shoes’ – MMA Junkie

Raquel Pennington was sick when she fought Mayra Bueno Silva

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:41:12 +0000

Newly crowned women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington captured the title by defeating Mayra Bueno Silva in the UFC 297 co-main event. On Tuesday, Pennington revealed that she was sick during the championship bout. “I woke up super sick that morning. I kind of questioned everything,” Pennington told UFC Unfiltered .

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Dana White on Sean Strickland: ‘It’s his right’ to say what he wants on UFC platform

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:47:32 +0000

UFC CEO Dana White isn’t about to try and filter Sean Strickland or anybody else on the roster. Strickland went viral on social media during UFC 297 fight week after going on an anti-LGBTQ rant during media day in Toronto. He verbally attacked a reporter who asked him about past comments he’d made. A heavy advocate for free speech, White defended Strickland and said the reporter baited him by asking about his stance on the LGBTQ community.

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Arnold Allen opens up on UFC 297 loss to Movsar Evloev: ‘I just felt like I deserved to win that’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:32:27 +0000

A frustrated Arnold Allen thinks he should have gotten his hand raised against Movsar Evloev . Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to undefeated Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) on the main card of UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. All three judges awarded Evloev Rounds 1 and 2, but Allen disagrees. “Everyone’s saying (I won) Round 1 and Round 3. I agree,” Allen said on his YouTube channel . “That’s what I felt, too.

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Arnold Allen opens up on UFC 297 loss to Movsar Evloev: ‘I just felt like I deserved to win that’ – MMA Junkie

Dricus Du Plessis: Sean Strickland’s been walking back an admission that he lost at UFC 297

BAD MMA News — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:54:03 +0000

According to Dricus Du Plessis , Sean Strickland thought he lost their fight in its immediate aftermath at UFC 297. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) dethroned Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) to become middleweight champion in a tightly contested main event in Toronto earlier this month. Days after their fight, Strickland said he thought he won , but Du Plessis revealed that that’s not what Strickland told him before the judges rendered their scorecards. “This is the first time publicly I’ll say this: He came to me in the cage directly before they announced me as the new champion. I went to him and I shook his hand and I said, ‘You’re a warrior. Well done – (that) was a great fight.’ And he said, ‘No, you definitely beat me,’” Du Plessis told SuperSport

Jon Anik backs down on recent comments, issues apology to MMA fans

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:03:45 +0000

After his comments about the UFC 297 main event between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis weren’t received well by some fans, Jon Anik lashed out and insisted his time in the sport may be coming to an end . While many sided with the veteran commentator, others hit back at him for the remarks he made about fans. The 45-year-old hinted at a move to the NFL and labeled MMA supporters ‘the lowest common denominator’, which he later retracted. Following the comments, Jon Anik released a statement and apologized for what he said while on his podcast

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