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Juancamilo Ronderos suspended nine months after testing positive for marijuana, cocaine

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:36:54 +0000

LAS VEGAS – UFC flyweight Juancamilo Ronderos has been suspended nine months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and fined a total of $2,245.36 after testing positive for both marijuana and cocaine. The commission issued the ruling at Thursday’s monthly meeting, which was held at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas. In July, Ronderos was retroactively suspended for one month by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the UFC’s official anti-doping partner, following an in-competition test collected on May 22 at UFC Fight Night 188 that was positive for “cocaine and its metabolite benzoylecgonine,” according to the organization. Ronderos (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who stepped into a bout with David Dvorak on just one day’s notice, was submitted in the first round of the fight. However, because the contest fell under the jurisdiction of the NSAC, the commission also had to resolve the case

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Ben Rothwell down to fight Jared Vanderaa – but says he got told ‘LOL’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 May 2021 17:56:54 +0000

More than 50 fights into his MMA career, one might think Ben Rothwell would be running out of interesting fight options. But the Wisconsin-based heavyweight, who will turn 40 this fall, thinks he’s got a lot of potential bookings as possibilities. But there’s one in particular he’d gladly sign on for – if only the UFC’s matchmakers would get behind it. Rothwell (39-13 MMA, 9-7 UFC) submitted Chris Barnett (21-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 188. And later on the same card, Jared Vanderaa (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took a unanimous decision against Justin Tafa (4-3 MMA, 1-3 UFC)

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Ben Rothwell plans on grappling more to become a bigger threat: ‘It’s gonna be the game changer’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 May 2021 21:18:57 +0000

Ben Rothwell thinks he has a grappling advantage over most UFC heavyweights, and he plans to use it. After using his wrestling to take over Chris Barnett last Saturday at UFC Fight Night 188, Rothwell sees this game plan as a recipe for success moving forward.

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Video: Is a title shot next for Carla Esparza – and if so, should it be?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 May 2021 19:34:26 +0000

Carla Esparza isn’t that far removed from an up-and-down post-title patch that she’s likely forgotten all about it. But these days, that 3-4 stretch that started when she lost the UFC women’s strawweight title she was the first owner of is in the rearview mirror thanks to a five-fight winning streak. After a bonus-winning TKO of Yan Xiaonan this past Friday in the UFC Fight Night 188 co-main event, Esparza made a pretty solid case to be next in line for the title currently held by the woman she beat to win it in 2014, Rose Namajunas. Related Carla Esparza: UFC Fight Night 188 dominance should secure Rose Namajunas title rematch UFC president Dana White didn’t commit to Esparza for Namajunas’ first title defense in her second reign, but admitted she’s in the picture . And that’s the question “Spinning Back Clique” host John Morgan asked this week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura: Has Esparza done enough in her five-fight run to warrant a shot at getting the belt back

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Video: Where does ex-UFC champ Cody Garbrandt go from here?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 May 2021 16:07:10 +0000

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Video: Where does ex-champ Cody Garbrandt go from here?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 May 2021 12:21:52 +0000

Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has taken a fairly significant tumble. After a perfect 11-0 start to his pro career that culminated in a 135-pound title win over Dominick Cruz, Garbrandt has dropped four of his past five. He lost the title to T.J. Dillashaw in his first attempted title defense, then lost to him in a rematch. After that, he was knocked out by Pedro Munhoz – giving him three straight knockout setbacks, one each in 2017, 2018 and 2019. He rebounded in 2020 with a win over Raphael Assuncao, but this past Saturday lost a decision to Rob Font in the UFC Fight Night 188 main event.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, May 25: Rob Font enters elite territory

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 May 2021 02:53:14 +0000

After picking up the biggest win of his career, UFC bantamweight Rob Font now finds himself listed among the absolute biggest names in the sport. Font (19-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) scored a convincing decision win over former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt (12-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the main event of this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 188 , earning him a move up the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie bantamweight rankings into the No.

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After UFC Fight Night 188 win, Bruno Silva eyes matchup with fellow Brazilian Rogerio Bontorin

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 May 2021 15:20:16 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Looking to hit the flyweight rankings, Bruno Silva wants to take on a fellow Brazilian next. Silva (12-5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) picked up his second-straight knockout win when he dispatched Victor Rodriguez in just 60 seconds at UFC Fight Night 188 on Saturday. Following the win, Silva called out Rogerio Bontorin (17-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who recently snapped his losing skid with an impressive win over Matt Schnell. “All of them,” Silva told MMA Junkie following his win at the UFC Apex

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UFC Fight Night 188 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 May 2021 02:32:04 +0000

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 Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 188 in Las Vegas, 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.

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How Court McGree’s elderly neighbor brought out ‘The Crusher’ in him at UFC Fight Night 188

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 May 2021 00:21:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Court McGee is back in the UFC win column and part of it was thanks to his neighbor. The Season 11 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” snapped a three-fight losing skid Saturday at UFC Fight Night 188 in Las Vegas.

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