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The 10 largest UFC attendances in history

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:33:31 +0000

There have been over 650 events in UFC history since its debut in 1993. Of those events, the 10 atop the all-time attendance records provided memorable moments amplified by unique environments with palpable energy. The top 10 largest attendances in UFC history feature six countries: Canada (4), Australia (2), Russia (1), Sweden (1), Mexico (1), and Brazil (1). Eight of the events were pay-per-views, while two of the three most recent were UFC Fight Nights. Five of those events hit the 30,000 attendee mark.

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UFC’s Mairbek Taisumov accepts six-month USADA suspension for banned steroid

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 20:08:04 +0000

A positive steroid test has gotten UFC lightweight Mairbek Taisumov a six-month suspension. The UFC’s drug testing administrator, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), today announced Taisumov (28-5 MMA, 7-1 UFC) has accepted the punishment after an in-competition test came back positive. A sample collected Sept.

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UFC urges USADA to step up fight-night tests after Khalid Murtazaliev positive

BAD MMA News — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:16:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) recently ruled middleweight Khalid Murtazaliev injected a steroid prior to a positive test on Oct. 3. But the UFC’s anti-doping czar said that doesn’t prove he did so before a fight with C.B

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MMAjunkie’s 2018 ‘Robbery of the Year’: Rustam Khabilov over Kajan Johnson at UFC Moscow

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:15:29 +0000

Gallery Rustam Khabilov def. Kajan Johnson at UFC Fight Night 136: Best photos view 5 images Kajan Johnson went into the UFC’s debut in Moscow thinking the decks seriously were stacked against him. He probably didn’t leave Russia thinking anything different, and when it became official a couple weeks later that the UFC wasn’t going to keep him in the fold with a new contract, the other shoe finally dropped

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Best UFC and Bellator photos of 2018: ‘Rampage’ and Wanderlei had their fourth fight in September

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 01:27:05 +0000

Gallery The best UFC and Bellator photos of 2018: September view 20 images Another year of big fights nearly is in the books, so it’s time to take a look back at the best of the best. With 2018 drawing to a close, we’re reliving some of the best moments of the year through the lenses of some of the sport’s best photographers. In the video and photo gallery above, check out best photos from the UFC and Bellator in September 2018.

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Union advocate Kajan Johnson bids farewell to UFC in emotional Instagram post

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 18:19:57 +0000

UFC President Dana White has said before that Leslie Smith isn’t his problem . Now, neither is her Project Spearhead partner, Kajan Johnson . On Saturday, Johnson, an outspoken MMA union advocate, announced his release from the UFC in an emotional post on Instagram . It is with sadness in my heart that I say farewell to the UFC. I spent the majority of my life trying to get in and once I was in I did it my way

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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, Sept. 18: How far did Mark Hunt drop?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:46:44 +0000

Things looked good for Mark Hunt early on against Aleksei Oleinik this past Saturday. Then the bottom fell out. Oleinik (57-11-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) had to eat a few vicious kicks from Hunt (13-13-1 MMA, 8-7-1 UFC) in their UFC Fight Night 136 main event in Moscow. But when Oleinik got the fight to the ground, even though the talk was about Hunt’s physique and a neck that is hard to find, he was able to pull off a rear-naked choke to get the finish. Hunt was the No

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MMA highs and lows of the week: Looking back at UFC Moscow, Canelo-GGG

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:45:07 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio hosts “Gorgeous” George, “Goze” and Dan Tom return with our weekly feature to spotlight the good and bad from the previous week in MMA. Their highs include: The Canelo-GGG boxing match in Las Vegas on Saturday. Conor McGregor’s new whiskey . Tyron Woodley’s new rap single .

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Daily Debate results: What to make of Jedrzejczyk shaming a reporter over McGregor question

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:03:01 +0000

It happens in every sport: A reporter asks an athlete a question and, for one reason or another, said athlete takes issue with that question, which leads to an awkward exchange. That was the case Saturday at UFC Fight Night 136, where former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was a guest fighter. During a fight-night media scrum, she was asked at the beginning to give a prediction on the upcoming Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov showdown, to which she responded with a neutral answer that she was “50/50.” Fast forward several minutes, and a Russian reporter entered the mix with an odd line of questioning. First, he asked Jedrzejczyk what she thought of Russian men – as in, whether or not she finds them attractive. He followed that up by asking her about McGregor vs.

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UFC Fight Night 136 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 02:16:35 +0000

Gallery Petr Yan def. Jin Soo Son at UFC Fight Night 136: Best photos view 5 images 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.

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