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UFC free fight: Serghei Spivac submits Derrick Lewis with ease

BAD MMA News — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:22:26 +0000

Serghei Spivac is coming off arguably the best win of his career. In February, the Maldovan fighter headlined UFC Fight Night 218 against former UFC title challenger Derrick Lewis. Spivac took Lewis down, controlled him, then locked in an arm-triangle choke for a first-round submission win.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 7: Johnny Eblen nearing middleweight elite

BAD MMA News — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 02:46:35 +0000

Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen continues his ascent in the division. In the co-main event of Bellator 290, Eblen recorded his first title defense by defeating Anatoly Tokov. Entering the week at No. 7, Eblen’s performance was worthy of a bump up to the No. 6 spot. After a week that saw many ranked heavyweights in action such as Bellator champion Ryan Bader , it was Serghei Spivac who made the biggest jump towards the top

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Sung Hyun Park: Jet lag the culprit for longer-than-wanted submission win

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:53:50 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Sung Hyun Park beat Seung Guk Choi with a third-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Park, who won the “Road to the UFC” flyweight tournament.

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Jeong Yeong Lee expected that split call that left him unsatisfied

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:53:48 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Jeong Yeong Lee beat Yi Zha with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Lee, who won the “Road to the UFC” featherweight tournament.

Junyong Park still staying patient in UFC career after submission of Denis Tiuliulin

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:41:49 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Junyong Park beat Denis Tiuliulin with a first-round technical submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Park, who won for the third straight time and second straight time by rear-naked choke.

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Adam Fugitt’s upset submission was ‘every bit of what I imagined’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:41:46 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Adam Fugitt beat Yusaku Kinoshita with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Fugitt, who pulled off an upset for his first UFC win.

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Rinya Nakamura explains that extra Henderson-on-Bisping-like punch on Toshiomi Kazama

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:01:41 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Rinya Nakamura beat Toshiomi Kazama with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Nakamura, who won the “Road to the UFC” bantamweight tournament.

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Tatsuro Taira not interested in rankings, but focused on path to UFC title

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 01:36:58 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Tatsuro Taira beat Jesus Aguilar with a first-round verbal submission Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 218 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Taira, who lived up to the promise of being the biggest betting favorite on the card at -1250.

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Dana White: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler the kind of matchup needed for ‘TUF’ on ESPN

BAD MMA News — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:55:03 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Dana White probably could be forgiven if he refused to answer any more questions about why Conor McGregor is coaching the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” After all, if you were the UFC president, wouldn’t you want the fighter who has been the biggest draw in your company’s history to be anyplace you can get him? “Conor’s a massive star, No.

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Marcin Tybura ready to step in for Jon Jones or Ciryl Gane at UFC 285

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 22:44:04 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Although it didn’t go down quite the way he hoped, Marcin Tybura wasn’t in position to complain about his Saturday win. Tybura (24-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) outworked Blagoy Ivanov (19-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) on the UFC Fight Night 218 main card in Las Vegas. It gave him back-to-back wins after a loss to Alexander Volkov in 2021, and with seven wins in his past eight, he’s proving to be a threat at heavyweight. “My mindset was to do a little bit more, but a win is a win,” Tybura said at his post-fight news conference. “He’s really tough to start to close distance. He’s a very solid guy and it’s hard to look well against him.

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