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MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from May-June 2017: Head kicks galore and an in-cage proposal

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 23:02:29 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos 2017 was another busy year for the UFC with 39 total events around the globe. MMAjunkie and USA TODAY Sports had a photographer at each of those shows, which featured 457 different fights. Some of the sport’s most epic and iconic moments are captured through a lens. With another year of octagon action complete, it’s time to look back the best photos from the past 12 months. The organization put on a total of six events between May and June, including UFC 211 in Dallas; UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm; UFC 212 in Rio de Janeiro; UFC Fight Night 110 in Auckland, New Zealand; UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore; and, finally, UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City, Okla

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OSAC dismisses Michael Chiesa’s appeal to overturn controversial UFC Fight Night 112 loss

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:32:10 +0000

Controversial or not, Kevin Lee ’s rear-naked choke finish of Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 112 will stand. After discussing Chiesa’s (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) request for a formal hearing to try and change Lee’s (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) submission win into a no-contest, the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission decided there “wasn’t enough evidence” to overturn referee Mario Yamasaki’s decision to stop the headlining contest in the first round. The lightweight bout took place at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on June 25

Why Mario Yamasaki still stands by that controversial Kevin Lee-Michael Chiesa stoppage

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 23:27:22 +0000

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5483128696001 Filed under: News , UFC When you’re a referee in any sport, criticism kind of comes with the territory. After two decades on the job, MMA ref Mario Yamasaki is taking his freshest batch of it in stride. Yamasaki saw himself at the center of yet another controversy on June 25, when a first-round stoppage of UFC Fight Night 112’s lightweight headliner between Kevin Lee (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Michael Chiesa (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) sparked some doubts. While Lee did seem to have the rear-naked choke secured – and later stood by the finish and the ref’s call (check out the video above) – Chiesa never tapped or verbally submitted. Chiesa was quick to express his outrage

Why Mario Yamasaki still stands by that controversial Kevin Lee-Michael Chiesa stoppage – MMA Junkie

Justine Kish smelled poop right after UFC Fight Night 112 loss but didn’t know she did it

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 22:28:56 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Justine Kish had just finished a grueling 15-minute fight with Felice Herrig, which she knew would result in a loss , when suddenly the smell hit her. “The bell went off, and I noticed something,” Herrig said Thursday on “The Domenick Nati Show” on iHeartRadio. “I was like, ‘What is that smell?’ I’m thinking is it the referee? Did he pass gas or something

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Michael Chiesa appeals UFC Fight Night 112 loss, cites Yamasaki failure to meet referee standards

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:08:27 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Just as he promised , Michael Chiesa has indeed filed a formal appeal of his loss to Kevin Lee , seeking to have the result overturned to a no contest. MMAjunkie today confirmed with Chiesa’s manager, Daniel Rubenstein of Ruby Sports & Entertainment, that the lightweight has asked the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission to review the UFC Fight Night 112 bout , which took place this past Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Chiesa specifically cited referee Mario Yamasaki’s “long history of failing to meet the standards officials are held to” in his request. “While I understand that mixed martial arts referees have a very difficult job, licensed combatants like me enter into combative contests with the understanding that referees will follow highest standard of conduct,” Chiesa wrote in his appeal. “Mario Yamasaki, the referee in this contest, has a long history of failing to meet the standards officials are held to. For example, at UFC 142, Mr

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The Speed Bag: Nik Lentz, what are you trying to accomplish with these B.J. Penn tweets?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:22:06 +0000

Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos To watch B.J. Penn , who used to be so good, go out and look so normal in a majority-decision loss to Dennis Siever at UFC Fight Night 112, was sad. Even sadder, though, might’ve been Nik Lentz afterward.

UFC Fight Night 112 winner Tim Means happy to be healthy after battling injury vs. Alex Oliveira

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 14:36:53 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos OKLAHOMA CITY – Tim Means ’ win over Alex Garcia wasn’t a particularly crowd-pleasing one. But happy with just being in one piece for it, Means will gladly take it. Means (27-8-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) used an intelligent approach to earn a unanimous nod over Garcia (14-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at this past Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 112. Sure, Means could have done without all the booing that came with it

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Felice Herrig: UFC promoting me in ‘hot girl’ fights isn’t good enough

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 01:47:43 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC In the moments following her impressive performance at UFC Fight Night 112, Felice Herrig fought back tears as she talked about feeling “not young and beautiful enough” for the UFC to want to promote her. The frustration for Herrig (13-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) seemed to stem from the fact that, while she’s on a three-fight winning streak, which includes knocking off two previously undefeated opponents, the 32-year-old veteran wonders if the opportunity to become a star is out of reach.

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UFC Fight Night 112 winner Tony Martin: ‘I think I can be the best fighter in the world’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:45:50 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos OKLAHOMA CITY – Tony Martin made no secret of his general dislike for Johnny Case ahead of their UFC Fight Night 112 scrap. But he also believed Case (22-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) would be the right opponent to help highlight his own evolving skill set. As his unanimous decision win following an exciting, close fight showed, Martin (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) was on to something. For many – including Martin himself – Sunday’s battle was his best one yet. And after 15 minutes of exchanged blows, nods and more than a few words, it seems like the two have reached somewhat of a truce. Related UFC-Oklahoma City's 10 memorable moments, with controversy and comebacks, good and bad “When you have a problem, you just get in there and you figure it out,” Martin said after the lightweight bout at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., which streamed on UFC Fight Pass

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Jeremy Kimball thrilled with UFC Fight Night 112 TKO after he ‘couldn’t sleep at all’ on fight week

BAD MMA News — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 23:45:42 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos OKLAHOMA CITY – Jeremy Kimball finally got his first taste of octagon victory, but it took some sleepless nights to get there. Kimball (15-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) walked away from this past Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 112 with a massive first-round TKO over Josh Stansbury (8-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus to show for his efforts. What turned out to be a good night for the 26-year-old “Grizzly,” however, didn’t start off that way.

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