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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for June: Islam Makhachev’s D’Arce on Dustin Poirier

BAD MMA News — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 03:03:05 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from June 2024: 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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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for June: Islam Makhachev’s D’Arce on Dustin Poirier – MMA Junkie

Georges St-Pierre: UFC champ Islam Makhachev is ‘the best pound-for-pound right now’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:01:52 +0000

UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre is the latest high-profile name to back Islam Makhachev as the top pound-for-pound fighter in MMA over Jon Jones. After Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) registered his third consecutive lightweight title defense with a fifth-round submission of Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 this month, UFC CEO Dana White stirred up the pound-for-pound discussion when he definitively dubbed Jones as No. 1 . White’s comments sparked a flurry of debate across the MMA community, and now former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion St-Pierre has shared his opinion. “I think right now he’s the best pound-for-pound right now,” St-Pierre said to coach Firas Zahabi on the Tristar Gym YouTube channel . Because of his last few performances.

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Dustin Poirier ‘leaning towards being done’ with MMA but ‘scared’ to retire prematurely

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:35:06 +0000

Dustin Poirier is conflicted as he tries to come to a definitive decision about his fighting future. Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) made it clear entering and coming out of his title-fight loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 this month that his days of active competition could be done as he made a final bid at the undisputed championship. The result didn’t go his way, and Poirier has spent the past nine days since the fight trying to determine what’s next. But he hasn’t been able to find an answer. “Even this far removed from the fight, I still don’t know,” Poirier told “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani on Monday

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Daniel Cormier: I don’t know that we’ll ever see anybody more dominant than Khabib Nurmagomedov

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:45:37 +0000

Daniel Cormier points out the main difference between Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov . Both Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) and Nurmagomedov have notched three title defenses as lightweight champion – the division’s record in the UFC. With Nurmagomedov in his corner, Makhachev retained his lightweight title by submitting Dustin Poirier in Saturday’s UFC 302 main event . Nurmagomedov’s (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) title defenses came over Conor McGregor, Poirier, and Justin Gaethje before he decided to hang up his gloves . Cormier discussed their performances against common opponent Poirier. “I don’t know that it’s fair to compare them, especially based on the common opponent, because I believe Dustin Poirier was better because he had the opportunity to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov,” Cormier said on his ESPN show “Good Guy/Bad Guy” with Chael Sonnen.

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Arman Tsarukyan: Version of Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 ‘would be very easy fight for me’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:34:14 +0000

After watching Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, Arman Tsarukyan is adamant he can beat him. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) retained his lightweight title with a Round 5 submission of Dustin Poirier in this past Saturday’s main event. Tsarukyan is touted to be the next title challenger, as he’ll look to avenge his UFC debut loss to Makhachev. Tsarukyan saw Makhachev slow down against Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC), and thinks he’d exploit him if he got tired in their fight. Makhachev confirmed speculation that he was battling a staph infection less than a month out of the fight. “It would be very easy fight for me,” Tsarukyan said on The MMA Hour .

Jon Anik: Sean Strickland’s ‘next fight should definitely be for the championship’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:35:53 +0000

Jon Anik campaigns for a Sean Strickland title shot after UFC 302. After losing his middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis in January, Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) rebounded by defeating Paulo Costa in this past Saturday’s UFC 302 co-main event. He demanded a title shot after the win . Anik agrees with Strickland. He thinks the former UFC middleweight champion has stepped up for the company on numerous occasions before.

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Dustin Poirier reveals several gruesome injuries post-UFC 302

BAD MMA News — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:19:27 +0000

Dustin Poirier showcased just how much of a dog he is at UFC 302 after he took Islam Makhachev to the brink before his eventual collapse late in the final round. Despite putting on a show and entertaining fans around the world, Poirier sustained several injuries throughout the fight. ‘The Diamond’ has been a UFC mainstay since his arrival over a decade ago.

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Sean Strickland responds to Luke Rockhold’s callout: ‘Xtreme? I’ll f*ck you up for fun’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:59:11 +0000

It didn’t take long for Luke Rockhold to get a response from Sean Strickland . Rockhold (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) recently criticized Strickland’s fighting style and performance at Saturday’s UFC 302. Not only that, but he went a step further and said he’d like to get in the octagon and fight Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC). Strickland took to X to fire back. It looks like he’s interested in fighting Rockhold and would do it at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas rather than the UFC

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Alexander Volkanovski says activity makes Islam Makhachev pound-for-pound No. 1 over Jon Jones

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:32:24 +0000

Alexander Volkanovski thinks lightweight champion Islam Makhachev is the rightful No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) submitted Dustin Poirier in Saturday’s UFC 302 headliner to notch his third title defense. In the post-fight news conference, UFC CEO Dana White claimed that former longtime light heavyweight champion and current heavyweight champ Jon Jones should be No.

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Dustin Poirier reveals numerous injuries suffered at UFC 302 vs. Islam Makhachev

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:32:23 +0000

Dustin Poirier will be on the mend for quite some time following his latest bid for the undisputed lightweight title at UFC 302 . “The Diamond” went toe-to-toe with lightweight champ Islam Makhachev for over four rounds before being submitted by a D’arce choke in Round 5 of the UFC 302 pay-per-view event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. As the fight wore on, damage accumulated on Poirier. His nose became progressively bloody, and he mentioned he hurt his leg during a grappling sequence. Wednesday, Poirier revealed numerous injuries in a social media post after receiving a full health assessment.

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