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Dan Ige hoping to book ‘sick fight’ with ‘The Korean Zombie’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 19:38:38 +0000

Dan Ige is targeting the upper echelon of the featherweight division. Ige (15-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is coming off a 22-second “Performance of the Night” knockout of Gavin Tucker at UFC Fight Night 187 , and has won seven of his past eight. Now he says he’s ready to kickstart a run toward title contention. Currently ranked eighth in the UFC’s official featherweight rankings, Ige has doubled down on his callout of fan-favorite Chan Sung Jung (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC), a matchup that he says will deliver guaranteed fireworks. “I’ve kinda let just let the fans and the media create some buzz around it,” Ige told MMA Junkie. “I’m no matchmaker, but it definitely makes sense

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Video: Leon Edwards breaks down in emotional call with mother after UFC Fight Night 187 eye poke

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 23:38:34 +0000

Leon Edwards ’s recent career stretch hasn’t gone as planned. The UFC welterweight contender has struggled in recent years with many circumstances that have hindered his climb to a title shot. Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) returned to the octagon for the first time in 20 months to headlined UFC Fight Night 187 vs. short-notice replacement Belal Muhammad, who filled in for Khamzat Chimaev.

Video: Leon Edwards breaks down in emotional call with mother after UFC Fight Night 187 eye poke – MMA Junkie

With UFC title fight off table, Leon Edwards targets Colby Covington in quick turnaround

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:59:55 +0000

With his wish for the next UFC welterweight title shot unfulfilled, Leon Edwards is turning his attention to a fight with Colby Covington . Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) returned to the octagon for the first time in 20 months this past Saturday and headlined UFC Fight Night 187 vs. short-notice replacement Belal Muhammad, who filled in for Khamzat Chimaev. The bout ended in anticlimactic fashion when an accidental eye poke from Edwards led to a no contest. With a nine-fight unbeaten streak, Edwards showed little interest in a rematch and instead pushed to challenge champion Kamaru Usman.

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Video: Was Leon Edwards nuts to say he should’ve been next for Kamaru Usman?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 16:14:19 +0000

It’s perhaps moot now that we know who’s next in line for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman . But after his comments this past Saturday, many in the MMA sphere were talking about Leon Edwards and his hope that he would still get a shot at Usman – despite the fact his UFC Fight Night 187 main event with Belal Muhammad ended in a no contest after an accidental eye poke. Edwards came back from more than 600 days off, saw his return fight end in a no contest, and said he thought there was no need to run things back with Muhammad – just make him next for Usman . To paraphrase, Muhammad said he thought the Brit was nuts .

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Manager scoffs at notion that Darren Stewart ‘baited’ Eryk Anders into illegal knee

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:41:47 +0000

Darren Stewart ’s management has responded strongly to the suggestion that the British middleweight “baited” Eryk Anders into throwing the illegal knee that brought their UFC Fight Night 187 but to a premature close last Saturday night. Speaking to MMA Junkie Radio on Monday, the UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner suggested that referee Herb Dean felt that Stewart’s actions while on the canvas were designed to elicit an illegal strike from Anders. Explaining why that fight was ruled a no contest, as opposed to Petr Yan’s illegal knee on Aljamain Sterling a week earlier resulting in a disqualification, Ratner said it came down to the perception of the foul by the referee in each instance

Manager scoffs at notion that Darren Stewart ‘baited’ Eryk Anders into illegal knee – MMA Junkie

Matheus Nicolau’s trip back to UFC worth the struggles – and he wants to go all the way

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:32:01 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Matheus Nicolau beat Manel Kape with a split decision Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 187 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Nicolau, who won for the third straight time and sixth time in his past seven fights.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 16: Dan Ige’s $50K KO means a bump

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 02:21:58 +0000

One of the most stunning results at UFC Fight Night 187 this past Saturday was a quick knockout from Dan Ige . Ige (15-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) needed just 22 seconds to put Gavin Tucker (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) out cold in their featured featherweight in Las Vegas.

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‘Cowboy fight’ fan Charles Jourdain wants to test his perfect finishing rate against Cub Swanson

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:59:50 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Charles Jourdain beat Marcelo Rojo with a third-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 187 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Jourdain, who picked up his first win since December 2019.

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Stephen Thompson: I deserve UFC welterweight title shot more than Leon Edwards at this point

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:30:14 +0000

Stephen Thompson thinks he should be above Leon Edwards in the UFC welterweight championship pecking order. Edwards returned after an almost two-year layoff against Belal Muhammad in the UFC Fight Night 187 headliner this past weekend, but the fight was ruled a no contest after Edwards inadvertently poked Muhammad in the eye , rendering him unable to continue. After the fight, Edwards expressed his desire to move on, calling for a title shot . But “Wonderboy,” who recently put a halt to the winning streaks of surging contenders Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal, thinks it’s absurd for Edwards to be asking for a title shot after a return that provided no clarity

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J.J. Aldrich says winning again was better than she could remember

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:10:11 +0000

“I feel like the sky is the limit for me.” @JJAldrich1 talks about her victory over Cortney Casey, what it meant to her and what we can expect from her in 2021 All Results : https://t.co/ykZe8ZzQgj — UFC News (@UFCNews) March 13, 2021 LAS VEGAS – J.J. Aldrich beat Cortney Casey with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 187 in Las Vegas.

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