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Watch Arman Tsarukyan defeat Charles Oliveira to earn UFC 311 title shot

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:33:42 +0000

Top lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan headlines UFC 311 on Jan. 18 in a rematch with champion Islam Makhachev .

Watch Arman Tsarukyan defeat Charles Oliveira to earn UFC 311 title shot – MMA Weekly

MMA Junkie’s 2024 Knockout of the Year: Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje at UFC 300

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:30:37 +0000

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January to December. Here are the top five and the winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Year award for 2024. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for Knockout of the Year. * * * * Honorable mentions

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MMA Junkie’s 2024 Event of the Year: UFC 300

BAD MMA News — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:36:43 +0000

There were fight cards in 2024 that were put together to be too big to fail. And in the business of selling pay-per-views, that’s obviously a very smart thing. But how often do those shows turn into ones that were merely good for “on-paper” views, and when it came time to deliver the goods, they left a little something to be desired? In 2024, events that were so monumental they demanded viewing in the MMA world included a historic round number, a debut in a revolutionary new building, iconic title fights and a crossover event pitting champions from one promotion against their counterparts in another. But an iconic moment helped push one way ahead of the pack. UFC 300 is MMA Junkie’s 2024 Event of the Year.

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UFC star Dustin Poirier makes pick for 2024 Knockout of the Year

BAD MMA News — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:40:06 +0000

Dustin Poirier knows a thing or two about knockouts, and his initial pick for 2024 Knockout of the Year may not be the popular opinion. Poirier acknowledges that Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) pointing to the floor in the final seconds of his BMF title fight against Justin Gaethje and subsequently face-planting him at UFC 300 is a dramatic moment, but that wasn’t his first pick for the best knockout in 2024.

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UFC free fight: Renato Moicano makes Jalin Turner pay for walk-off attempt with UFC 300 comeback

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 22:58:54 +0000

Jalin Turner seemingly had Renato Moicano dead-to-rights at UFC 300, but then a tactical error cost him the win. Moicano (19-5-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC) is set to face Benoit Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in next Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 243 main event at Accor Arena in Paris (ESPN+) in what will be the first headliner of his promotional tenure. That spot was earned through a gruelling comeback win over Turner at the monumental UFC 300 event in April. Turner came out of the fight strong, hurting Moicano on the feet and using his striking ability to score a knockdown.

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Video: 2024 half-year UFC awards and storylines review with Megan Olivi and Mike Bohn

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:23:50 +0000

The first six months of the UFC calendar were nothing short of chaotic. The promotion hosted 22 events between January and June.

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Arman Tsarukyan fined $25K, suspended nine months by NAC for UFC 300 fan altercation

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:22:20 +0000

Arman Tsarukyan ’s pre-fight incident with a fan at UFC 300 has come with a cost. The UFC lightweight contender has been fined $25,000 and suspended nine months by the Nevada Athletic Commission for throwing a punch at a fan during his walkout for his fight against Charles Oliveira on April 13 in Las Vegas. The NAC announced its ruling Tuesday during a monthly board meeting. Tsarukyan’s suspension is set to terminate nine months from the date of the incident – which is Jan. 12, 2025. The suspension could get reduced to six months if Tsarukyan issues an anti-bullying public service announcement approved by the commission, which would make him eligible to return to action Oct

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Dricus Du Plessis points to Alexander Volkanovski as example of why he turned down UFC 300 offer

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:48:47 +0000

Dricus Du Plessis stands by his decision not to fight at UFC 300 . Middleweight champion Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was called by the UFC to defend his title against Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) on the historic card April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He turned it down. Du Plessis was recovering from a broken foot suffered in his title win over Sean Strickland less than three months before that at UFC 297 , and wasn’t going to risk fighting compromised

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Diego Lopes’ Dana White-approved UFC 300 fence-hopping fine reduced to $2,500

BAD MMA News — Fri, 31 May 2024 17:24:52 +0000

The Nevada Athletic Commission is going to have to cut Diego Lopes a check after Friday’s hearing … sort of. Lopes was fined $5,000 when he hopped over the fence after his UFC 300 finish of Sodiq Yusuff in April. Friday, the NAC cut that suspension in half in an adjudication with Lopes. Officially, his fine will be $2,500 plus legal fees of $157.04. Because the commission already withheld $5,000 from Lopes, which was 5 percent of his $100,000 purse, he’s due the difference. At a prior hearing, NAC executive director Jeff Mullen said UFC CEO Dana White said he’d pay Lopes’ fine.

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Video: Justin Gaethje shares first training footage after Max Holloway knockout at UFC 300

BAD MMA News — Mon, 27 May 2024 22:12:11 +0000

Justin Gaethje is starting to put his mind back toward fighting in the aftermath of his unforgettable knockout loss to Max Holloway at UFC 300 . Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) lost the BMF title to Holloway with a buzzer-beater knockout finish at the historic event on April 13 in Las Vegas, and it was the type of finish that can change the long-term livelihood of a combat sports athlete if not nurtured properly afterward. That reality already has been acknowledged by Gaethje, who said shortly after UFC 300 that he didn’t intend to do any sort of full-contact training for at least six months following the significant damage taken.

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