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MMAjunkie’s best UFC photos from September-October 2017: Sub of the Year, an animated Conor McGregor

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:01:03 +0000

Filed under: Featured , News , UFC 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 seven events between September and October, it’s busiest two-month stretch up until that point. Those fight cards included UFC Fight Night 115 in Rotterdam, Netherlands; UFC 215 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; UFC Fight Night 116 in Pittsburgh; UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama, Japan; UFC 216 in Las Vegas; UFC Fight Night 118 in Gdansk, Poland; and, finally, UFC Fight Night 119 in Sao Paulo.

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Yokota Air Base personnel in Japan motivated by recent visit from UFC fighters

BAD MMA News — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 19:18:58 +0000

Filed under: Blue Corner , Featured Videos , News , UFC When the UFC hits the road, more often than not part of the fight week schedule includes some community outreach. That was true 10 days ago when the promotion headed to Japan for UFC Fight Night 117. Ahead of the event, several fighters and personalities, including Hall of Famer Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and two-time flyweight title challenger Joseph Benavidez , paid a visit to U.S. military members at Yokota Air Base west of Tokyo.

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The MMA Road Show with John Morgan No. 131 – Las Vegas: UFC, Bellator recap, featuring Carano, Werdum, Ferguson

BAD MMA News — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:32:37 +0000

Episode No. 131 of “The MMA Road Show with John Morgan” podcast is now available for streaming and download. MMAjunkie lead staff reporter John Morgan hosts the show while traveling the world to cover the sport. John Morgan and Cold Coffee are back together in Las Vegas and recapping their weeks at UFC Fight Night 117, Bellator 183 and Bellator Kickboxing 7. As they recap their weekends on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, Morgan also shares his interview with Gina Carano , not to mention the wild scene that unfolded in Los Angeles with Fabricio Werdum and Tony Ferguson , as well as the latest headlines in MMA

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UFC-Japan winner Jussier Formiga wants title shot, and his reason is at least (somewhat) logical

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:27:07 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos SAITAMA, Japan – Jussier Formiga looked nothing short of brilliant at UFC Fight Night 117. Two minutes into his FXX-televised fight with Ulka Sasaki, Formiga (20-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) caught a kick and used it to land a solid punch.

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UFC-Japan winner Jussier Formiga wants title shot, and his reason is at least (somewhat) logical – MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 117 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:38:03 +0000

Filed under: Blue Corner , Featured Videos , News , UFC Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Friday’s UFC Fight Night 117 event in Saitama, Japan, several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters. Check out some of those reactions. * * * * The defeated Failure will make me grow more and I will go back stronger.

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UFC Fight Night 117′s Syuri Kondo wants to add UFC champ to long list of accomplishments

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:07:30 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Syuri Kondo has just about done it all in combat sports and entertainment. But there’s one mountain she hasn’t yet climbed, and that’s in the UFC women’s strawweight division. “I became a champ in kickboxing and pro wrestling, and when I thought about the next goal, I saw the imagery of the UFC and fighting, and I thought, ‘This is it. This is the top of the world, and that’s where I’m going to go,’” Kondo told MMAjunkie.

UFC Fight Night 117′s Syuri Kondo wants to add UFC champ to long list of accomplishments – MMA Junkie

Shinsho Anzai breaks down into tears discussing what UFC-Japan win means to him

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:43:07 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos SAITAMA, Japan – Shinsho Anzai spent two years away from the octagon and finally returned at UFC Fight Night 117. Anzai (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) topped Luke Jumeau (12-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a pair of 29-28 scores and a 30-27 thanks to solid work in the clinch and takedowns in front of his home-city fans. For Anzai, it was a hard-fought victory that was a long time coming. And afterward, during an interview with MMAjunkie, he was overcome with emotion as he thought about the road back and what his wife said to him the night before his FXX-televised win at Saitama Super Arena in Japan. “Last night – I’m newly married – and my wife told me …” Anzai said through an interpreter with tears in his eyes. “I was feeling really nervous looking in the mirror and she told me, ‘It’s going to be OK tomorrow.

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Keita Nakamura ‘felt a little conservative’ at UFC-Japan, wasn’t sure he’d get the win

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:39:24 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos SAITAMA, Japan – Keita Nakamura engaged in a slugfest with Alex Morono and after three rounds came away with a split-decision win at UFC Fight Night 117. The welterweight bout closed out the preliminary card of the event, which took place at Saitama Super Arena in Japan and aired on FXX. It was a bloody, back-and-forth affair between Nakamura (33-8-2 MMA, 3-5 UFC) and Morono (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC). But even so, Nakamura felt he could’ve done more.

Keita Nakamura ‘felt a little conservative’ at UFC-Japan, wasn’t sure he’d get the win – MMA Junkie

UFC-Japan winner Teruto Ishihara definitely felt that final kick to his groin

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:25:24 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos SAITAMA, Japan – Teruto Ishihara picked up a much-needed win over Rolando Dy on Friday night, but he had to go through a lot of pain to get it. Ishihara (10-4-2 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) took a unanimous decision from Dy (8-6-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 117 in Japan. The win came in part because Dy lost a point in the third round for a third low blow . Absent that point deduction, the fight would’ve been a majority draw. But after the win, Ishihara said he won’t hold ill will – even though the third kick to the groin hurt him badly

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Charles Rosa hopes to get rebooked soon after UFC Fight Night 117 scratch

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:25:23 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Featherweight Charles Rosa said the promotion compensated him in spite of his canceled fight against Mizuto Hirota at UFC Fight Night 117. “Luckily, they made it right and took care of me,” Rosa told MMAjunkie after his scratch in Saitama, Japan, which hosted the FXX-televised event Friday at the hallowed Saitama Super Arena. “I’m really happy with the UFC and the way they handled it.” Although Rosa did not specify how he was compensated, the promotion often pays out “show money” – usually the contracted purse, albeit without any potential “win money” – to fighters whose opponents are scratched at the last minute due to medical issues. “Obviously, it was out of their hands,” Rosa said. “It wasn’t their fault – it was my opponent’s fault.” Hirota (18-8-2 MMA, 1-3-1 UFC) came in four pounds over the allowed limit and teetered on the scale at the event’s official weigh-ins

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Charles Rosa hopes to get rebooked soon after UFC Fight Night 117 scratch – MMA Junkie