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UFC Fight Night 47 ‘Fight Motion’ video: Jussier Formiga’s slick back work

BAD MMA News — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:09:36 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Check out the “Fight Motion” super-slow-motion highlights, including Jussier Formiga’s slick work from the back, from this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 47 event. The UFC and FOX Sports highlights captured all the primary fights at the event, which took place Aug. 16 at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. While the likes of Ross Pearson, Tim Boetsch, Shawn Jordan and Alan Jouban earned stoppage wins in the UFC’s Maine debut, Formiga pulled off one of the night’s biggest upsets by grinding past fellow flyweight contender Zach Makovsky

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Video: What should the UFC do about Gray Maynard’s battered brain?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:13:07 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos UFC President Dana White isn’t sure what he’s going to do with UFC lightweight Gray Maynard , but following three consecutive knockout losses (and four in his past five fights), is it time to decide? In his latest weekly video, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes discusses three options the UFC could take with Maynard, who – just a few short years ago – was perhaps a takedown or two away from being crowned the UFC’s lightweight champion. But following Saturday’s TKO loss to Ross Pearson (16-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in UFC Fight Night 47’s co-headliner, Maynard (11-4-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) is forcing serious doubts about his brain health, especially in light of Krzysztof Soszynski’s recent comments about his own memory loss . Yet, White said he isn’t “ looking to chase Gray out of the game .” Check out Fowlkes’ take above, and share your thoughts below. And for complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 47 , stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

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Download or stream MMAjunkie Radio #1784 with Michael Schiavello, Matt Erickson

BAD MMA News — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:13:07 +0000

Listen to or download today’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Michael Schiavello and Matt Erickson. Schiavello, a broadcaster for AXS TV Fights, co-hosted today for the entire episode. Erickson covered UFC Fight Night 47 cageside in Maine and called in to discuss the event. You can listen below, or directly download (right click) the episode . Filed under: AXS TV Fights , MMAjunkie Radio , News , Radio , UFC

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Trading Shots: Is Ryan Bader a gatekeeper, and is that really such a bad thing?

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:15:24 +0000

In this edition of Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and former UFC/WEC fighter Danny Downes turn their attention on one of MMA’s most loaded terms, which may or may not apply to the winner of the UFC Fight Night 47 main event. Fowlkes: Danny, with his win over Ovince Saint Preux last night, it seems to me that Ryan Bader has become the very definition of a gatekeeper. The only people to beat him (aside from Tito Ortiz, who I still suspect might have been the beneficiary of a temporary gypsy curse) are those who are or have recently been champs (Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida), or those who end up fighting for a title on the strength of the win (Glover Teixeira). Everybody else hits the Bader wall and is swiftly repelled back down the rankings. And by swiftly I mean gradually, over the course of several rounds. That’s a gatekeeper if ever there was one, yet something tells me that Bader would not like to hear us call him that

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Slowly but surely, Ryan Bader breaks another one

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:49:06 +0000

There was a point in the main event bout between Ryan Bader and [autotag]Ovince Saint Preux[autotag] – somewhere in the fourth round, if memory serves – where both fighters seemed to come to an unspoken agreement. According to the terms of this agreement, Bader wouldn’t try too terribly hard to put Saint Preux away, as long as Saint Preux didn’t try too terribly hard to force his way back into the fight. In this way, they’d both get what they wanted

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UFC Fight Night 47′s Tim Boetsch: ‘This win here in Bangor is No. 1 in my memory’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:36:52 +0000

Middleweight Tim Boetsch (18-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) said he wasn’t discouraged by a tough first round and cut opened by opponent Brad Tavares (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at their meeting at UFC Fight Night 47. He felt confident he could turn the tables if he could just land his right hand. “There was a sense of urgency, but I knew all I had to do was (hit him) with my right hand, and the game would change drastically,” Boetsch said following Saturday’s event at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Things indeed changed in a hurry for Boetsch, who staggered Tavares with a left hook before a perfectly placed right hook put him out at the 3:18 mark of the second round

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UFC Fight Night 47: Ross Pearson vs. Gray Maynard fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:36:51 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos BANGOR, Maine – After being robbed of a victory in his last outing, Ross Pearson wasn’t about to let another one of his fights go to the judge’s scorecards. As a result, he stopped Gray Maynard with strikes in the second round of the UFC Fight Night 47 co-main event.

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UFC Fight Night 47: Tim Boetsch vs. Brad Tavares fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:36:51 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos BANGOR, Maine – Tim Boetsch delivered a vintage performance in front of his home state supporters when he rallied from behind to knock out Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night 47. The victory provided flashbacks to Boetsch’s (18-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) UFC 144 win over Yushin Okami due to the fact he stormed back from a rough first round to stop Tavares (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) with strikes in the second stanza. It was arguably the most resonating performance on the card, as the Maine native sent fans into a frenzy with the gutsy effort, handing Tavares his second consecutive defeat. The bout was part of the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 47 event at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. It aired on FOX Sports 1. Check out the highlights above

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UFC Fight Night 47: Alan Jouban vs. Seth Baczynski fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:36:51 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos BANGOR, Maine – Alan Jouban ’s UFC debut couldn’t have gone any better, as he scored a knockout victory over Seth Baczynski in the “Fight of the Night” at UFC Fight Night 47. Jouban (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) encountered a bit of trouble in the early going when he ate a clean punch from Baczynski (19-12 MMA, 5-5 UFC) that seemed to put him on shaky legs. He kept his composure during the trying situation, though, and landed some huge shots of his own that put “The Polish Pistola” down for the count in a memorable octagon debut

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UFC Fight Night 47: Ryan Bader vs. Ovince Saint Preux fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:36:50 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos BANGOR, Maine – It wasn’t the most exciting fight of the night, but Ryan Bader got the job done with a takedown-heavy performance against Ovince Saint Preux in the UFC Fight Night 47 headliner. Bader (18-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) set a new career-high with nine takedowns over the course of the five-round contest, earning a unanimous decision victory against Saint Preux (16-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) by scores of 49-46, 48-47 and 49-46. The bout was the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 47 event at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. It aired on FOX Sports 1. Check out the highlights above.

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