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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for July: Former champ falls to standing finish

BAD MMA News — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:12:08 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from July 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for July. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. Nominees

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Renato Moicano: Paul Craig is ‘f*cking terrible,’ would get destroyed by Bo Nickal, Khamzat Chimaev

BAD MMA News — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:05:35 +0000

Renato Moicano is not the least bit sold on Paul Craig . Craig (17-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC) made his successful middleweight debut this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London when he scored a second-round TKO of jiu-jitsu ace Andre Muniz . Craig has finished all his professional wins – including stoppages of former champion Jamahal Hill, top contender Magomed Ankalaev, and Nikita Krylov.

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Michael Bisping says Jon Jones can’t ‘hold a candle’ to Tom Aspinall

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:29:00 +0000

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping has made a bold claim about Tom Aspinall ’s future. Aspinall (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) returned from a serious knee injury to steamroll Marcin Tybura by first-round TKO this past Saturday in the UFC Fight Night 224 headliner at The O2 in London. Aside from blowing out his knee in an 18-second TKO loss to Curtis Blaydes last year, Aspinall is unbeaten in the octagon, with five of his six UFC wins coming in the first round.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, July 25: Big wins in London, but any big moves?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 02:49:58 +0000

The UFC’s return to The O2 in London saw a few big wins throughout the card. From Ketlen Vieira ’s unanimous decision win over Pannie Kianzad early on the prelims, to Tom Aspinall ’s main event first-round finish of Marcin Tybura, there were a number of key wins for fighters already in, or hovering around the top 15 of their divisions. Vieira entered the week at No. 3 in the USA TODAY SPORTS/MMA Junkie women’s bantamweight rankings , while Kianzad was No.

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Video: UFC London performances worthy of some shine

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:44:13 +0000

UFC Fight Night 224 didn’t smash the way events in London usually do, but it still had some buzz at The O2, with most of it attributed to Tom Aspinall’s successful return after a year off. Still, we’re giving some shine to fighters who might’ve flown under the radar, including Paul Craig , Julija Stoliarenko and Nathaniel Wood . Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Danny Segura, Farah Hannoun and Brian “Goze” Garcia make their picks with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia

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Bruna Brasil was confident ground game would be difference against Shauna Bannon at UFC London

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:49:33 +0000

LONDON – Bruna Brasil beat Shauna Bannon with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Brasil, who handed the highly touted Conor McGregor protege a loss in her UFC debut.

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Bruna Brasil was confident ground game would be difference against Shauna Bannon at UFC London

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:49:33 +0000

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Makhmud Muradov thriving under pressure as Uzbekistan’s first UFC fighter

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:39:21 +0000

LONDON – Makhmud Muradov beat Bryan Barberena with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Muradov, who got back in the win column after the first two-fight skid of his career.

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Fares Ziam calls out Matt Frevola for Paris after UFC London win over Jai Herbert

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:44:07 +0000

LONDON – Fares Ziam beat Jai Herbert with a unanimous decision Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 224 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Ziam, who won for the fourth time in five fights.

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Video: How ready is Tom Aspinall for UFC champ Jon Jones?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:15:20 +0000

Is it just recency bias, or does UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall sound about right? In his return from a devastating knee injury that put him on the shelf for a year, Aspinall looked every bit the top heavyweight contender that he was before as he made quick work of Marcin Tybura in this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 main event in London. At the beginning of the year, the talk was all about Jones vs. Francis Ngannou.

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