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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Jan. 16: Mario Bautista makes notable climb

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:43:59 +0000

The first UFC event of 2024 is in the books and while there weren’t a ton of contender fights featured, the card proved impactful for one bantamweight. At UFC Fight Night 234 , Mario Bautista defeated Ricky Simon by unanimous decision for arguably the biggest victory of his professional career. In doing so, he elevates to No

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Nikolas Motta beat the odds against trash-talking Tom Nolan with 63-second upset at UFC Fight Night 234

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:52:16 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Nikolas Motta beat Tom Nolan with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Motta, who picked up the event’s fastest finish, but was left without a post-fight performance bonus.

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Waldo Cortes-Acosta thought head games might work on ex-UFC champ Andrei Arlovski

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:42:16 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Waldo Cortes-Acosta beat Andrei Arlovski with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Cortes-Acosta, who won for the second straight time after the first loss of his career.

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Preston Parsons surprised by Matthew Semelsberger’s toughness: ‘His arm popped’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:42:14 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Preston Parsons beat Matthew Semelsberger with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Parsons, who got back in the win column following a split decision loss to Trevin Giles about 10 months ago.

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‘Life and death’ fighter Farid Basharat says UFC’s bantamweight division on notice

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:43:39 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Farid Basharat beat Taylor Lapilus with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Basharat, who swept the judges scorecards and stayed unbeaten.

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Marcus McGhee’s high standards outside the cage give him permission to hit ‘Maniac’ mode inside it

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:43:38 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Marcus McGhee beat Gaston Bolanos with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with McGhee, who won for the fifth straight time and got his third post-fight bonus in three UFC fights.

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Joshua Van plots ambitious path that includes becoming first UFC champ from Myanmar

BAD MMA News — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:18:36 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Joshua Van beat Felipe Bunes with a second-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 234 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Van, who won for the eighth straight time and got his first finish in the UFC.

Joshua Van plots ambitious path that includes becoming first UFC champ from Myanmar – MMA Junkie

Spinning Back Clique REPLAY: Magomed Ankalaev’s case for a title shot, UFC 297 preview , more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:28:28 +0000

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Johnny Walker reacts to Magomed Ankalaev knockout loss at UFC Fight Night 234

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:28:26 +0000

Johnny Walker won’t give up on his title hopes after UFC Fight Night 234. Walker (21-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was knocked out by Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) in Round 2 of their main event Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ankalaev settled the score with Walker after their first fight at UFC 294 was ruled a no contest due to an an illegal knee which rendered Walker unable to continue. Walker took to Instagram to open up on the loss

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Spinning Back Clique LIVE: Magomed Ankalaev’s case for a title shot, UFC 297 preview , more

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:06:46 +0000

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Nolan King and Dan Tom will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: The first UFC title fight announced for UFC 300 in April will be historic, but also has opened up as a potential mismatch. Women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili (24-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) will take on Yan Xiaonan (15-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) at UFC 300, and Weili opened as more than a 3-1 favorite. Is this the right matchup for the division, and does Xiaonan have a shot in the China vs. China bout

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