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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 1: Brandon Moreno climbs to No. 2

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:12:57 +0000

UFC on ESPN 64 took place this past Saturday at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, producing a key move in the men’s flyweight division. In the main event, former 125-pound champ Brandon Moreno finally picked up a UFC win on home soil by defeating former title challenger Steve Erceg in a unanimous decision. Moreno entered the week at No. 3 in the flyweight division and, with the result, climbed up one spot to claim No. 2, behind the champ Alexandre Pantoja.

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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for March: Sean Brady forces Leon Edwards to tap for first time

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:12:56 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from March 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

Din Thomas after UFC Fight Night 255: ‘I don’t think Leon Edwards in his heart is a true fighter’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:32:06 +0000

Din Thomas questions Leon Edwards ’ grit after UFC Fight Night 255. Former welterweight champion Edwards (22-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) was stopped for the first time in his career when he was dominated and submitted by Sean Brady in Saturday’s main event at The O2 in London. Thomas, who was in Brady’s (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) corner for the fight, thinks Edwards’ recent performances have proven that he lacks heart

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Ex-champion Jan Blachowicz reacts to UFC Fight Night 255 loss: ‘I’ll leave the verdict for discussion’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:32:05 +0000

Jan Blachowicz released a statement following his UFC Fight Night 255 loss. In his first fight since July 2023, Blachowicz (29-11-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC) was outpointed by Carlos Ulberg (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in this past Saturday’s co-main event at The O2 in London. The former UFC light heavyweight champion was disappointed in the outcome, and thinks the judges got it wrong . “This camp was one of the best I’ve had. I missed this, every part of this game. The welcome and support during fight week #UFCLondon from the whole @ufc team was amazing – I knew you missed me, but I didn’t know it was like this! Thank you! More controversy on the record, as it turns out the approach to significant strikes doesn’t align with the actual meaning.

Ex-champion Jan Blachowicz reacts to UFC Fight Night 255 loss: ‘I’ll leave the verdict for discussion’ – MMA Junkie

Michael Chiesa touts former foe Sean Brady’s ‘mutant-like strength’ after Leon Edwards finish

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:00:24 +0000

Michael Chiesa has experienced what it’s like to be in the octagon with Sean Brady , and thinks Leon Edwards made a serious miscalculation in the UFC Fight Night 255 main event. Chiesa (20-7 MMA, 13-7 UFC) suffered a unanimous decision loss to Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 198 in November 2021. The welterweight veteran, who also serves as a prominent analyst for the UFC and ESPN, was intrigued to see how his former opponent would deal with ex-champion Edwards (22-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in the biggest fight of his career this past Saturday at The O2 in London, and it turned out to be a one-sided affair that led to a fourth-round submission result.

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Caolan Loughran pushes for Abu Dhabi fight after UFC London win

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:35:24 +0000

LONDON – Caolan Loughran beat Nathan Fletcher with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 255 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Loughran, who avenged a 2018 amateur loss to Fletcher with the close win. Caolan Loughran def. Nathan Fletcher Result: Caolan Loughran def. Nathan Fletcher via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Updated records: Loughran (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Fletcher (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Key stats: Fletcher landed nearly twice as many total strikes, but Loughran landed six takedowns.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 25: Sean Brady cracks top 5

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 02:51:41 +0000

UFC Fight Night 255 took place this past Saturday at O2 Arena in London, producing a few key moves in multiple weight divisions. In the main event, rising welterweight contender Sean Brady soundly defeated former champion Leon Edwards by submission in a statement performance . Brady entered the week at No. 7 in the welterweight division, but after his big stoppage win, lands at No.

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Christian Leroy Duncan ready to make a middleweight run – forget 205! – after win at UFC London

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:29:58 +0000

LONDON – Christian Leroy Duncan beat Andrey Pulyaev with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 255 at The O2 in London. Take a look inside the fight with Duncan, who won for the third time in four fights. Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev Result: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Updated records: Duncan (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Pulyaev (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stats: Duncan outstruck his debuting opponent 116-36. Duncan on the fight’s key moment CLD went ALL OUT to end the fight! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/P8Nruj1eXu — UFC (@ufc) March 22, 2025 Duncan on middleweight “I got a fire under me.” Christian Leroy Duncan hopes to build off the momentum from his win at #UFCLondon and move closer toward the middleweight rankings

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Sean Brady rips Ian Machado Garry for claiming he should’ve gotten UFC 315 title shot

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:06:36 +0000

Sean Brady doesn’t think Ian Machado Garry should be in the UFC title picture. Machado Garry was angry that the promotion didn’t consider him as a replacement opponent for Shavkat Rakhmonov against welterweight champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the UFC 315 headliner May 10 in Montreal. The promotion opted to give Jack Della Maddalena (17-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) the shot instead. Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) dominated and submitted former champion Leon Edwards in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 255 headliner in London. Meanwhile, Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is coming off a decision loss to Rakhmonov at UFC 310 . When asked if he’d consider facing Machado Garry next, Brady shut that idea down.

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Ex-UFC champ Kamaru Usman zeros in on next opponent: ‘I like that matchup’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:04:55 +0000

Sean Brady is on top of Kamaru Usman ’s hitlist after UFC Fight Night 255. Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) dominated former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) with a Round 4 submission in Saturday’s main event at The O2 in London. Both Henry Cejudo and manager Ali Abdelaziz pitched the idea of Usman vs. Brady next.

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Ex-UFC champ Kamaru Usman zeros in on next opponent: ‘I like that matchup’ – MMA Junkie