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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for October 2014 is a stellar rarity

BAD MMA News — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:38:08 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from October 1-31. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for October 2014. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Submission of the Month.” * * * * The nominees Pedro Munhoz def.

Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #1823 with Don Frye, Mitch Gagnon, John Morgan, Sammy the Squid

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 22:06:45 +0000

Stream or download Friday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Don Frye , Mitch Gagnon , John Morgan and Sammy the Squid. Gagnon shared his views on his recent win at UFC Fight Night 54 and his prospective future opponents in the bantamweight division. Morgan and Squid stopped by the studio with Morgan co-hosting the entire program and Squid delivering his weekly college and pro football picks. You can listen below, or directly download (right click) the episode . Filed under: News , Radio , UFC

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MMAjunkie Radio (noon ET): Mitch Gagnon, Don Frye, Sammy the Squid, John Morgan

BAD MMA News — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:29:51 +0000

MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with guests Mitch Gagnon , Don Frye , Sammy the Squid and John Morgan. Gagnon is coming off a win this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 54. Longtime friend of the show Don Frye will join us to answer questions from Junkie Nation

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Rory MacDonald’s brilliance is even more incredible in super slow-mo

BAD MMA News — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 03:14:49 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos Now that we know Rory MacDonald will soon be fighting for the UFC’s welterweight title, doesn’t it seem like the right time to view his latest win in super-slow-motion highlight form? After all, FOX Sports’ latest “Fight Motion” highlights are so impressive, they even make a few lackluster decisions from this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 54 event seem like absolute barnburners. “UFC Fight Night 54: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine” took place this past Saturday at Halifax Metro Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. MacDonald earn a brutal third-round TKO victory over Tarec Saffiedine in the evening’s main event and was today promised a shot at the UFC welterweight title .

Rory MacDonald’s brilliance is even more incredible in super slow-mo – MMA Junkie

Video: Ben Fowlkes on what we learned from another UFC doubleheader

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:12:40 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos The fourth of five scheduled UFC doubleheaders this year took place this past weekend, and MMAjunkie’s Ben Fowlkes explains what lessons we learned. With UFC Fight Night 53 in Stockholm and UFC Fight Night 54 in the Canadian city of Halifax, Saturday offered more than 12 hours of UFC action. Fowlkes discusses the fallout from that stretch of 23 fights.

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UFC Fight Night 54 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:09:13 +0000

UFC President Dana White may not read the Internet, as he often says, but for a majority of the MMA community, the sport lives and breaths through websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social media. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 54 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters. Check out some of those reactions. * * * * The defeated This is a tasty well earned one http://t.co/Jnht9Yd9iY pic.twitter.com/U1ixdKW8MV — Patrick Holohan (@PaddyHolohanMMA) October 5, 2014 Thanks to all my friends for coming out.

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Raphael Assuncao not entirely happy with performance despite title shot desire

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 08:42:35 +0000

HALIFAX – After beating Bryan Caraway at UFC Fight Night 54, bantamweight Raphael Assuncao immediately made it known he’s got seven straight wins at 135 pounds. Despite this, Assuncao already knows he’ll have to wait for opportunity if he even gets the next title shot, falling behind ex-champ Dominick Cruz, who returned from a two-year layoff to win a fight with current champ T.J. Dillashaw. Although he wants his eighth UFC win to be for the belt, Assuncao was unhappy with his performance on Saturday at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, telling MMAjunkie, “I’m very critical of my performances and I’m very critical of myself, so right now, all I’m thinking about is … obviously, in the cage, I had to be vocal about it. It’s not easy having a seven-fight win streak, especially in MMA and in the UFC

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Video: UFC Fight Night 54 post-event press conference replay

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 07:59:04 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos HALIFAX – Did you miss Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 54 post-event press conference? Check out a video replay of the media event. UFC Fight Night 54 took place at Halifax Metro Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada. The card aired on FX and FOX Sports 2 and streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Check out the full replay of the post-fight news conference above. For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 54 , check out the UFC Events section of the site

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After first KO loss, Tarec Saffiedine has ‘no excuses’ for UFC Fight Night 54 defeat

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 07:59:04 +0000

HALIFAX – In an age where excuses for a loss are a dime a dozen, Tarec Saffiedine lacks reasoning for his UFC Fight Night 54 defeat to Rory MacDonald. Saffiedine (15-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of his career at the hands MacDonald (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday’s headliner from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, but he isn’t ready to point the finger at anyone or anything but himself. “I don’t really have an excuse,” Saffiedine told MMAjunkie. “I came prepared, I had a good camp and I was mentally ready and physically ready.

UFC Fight Night 54: Raphael Assuncao vs. Bryan Caraway fight video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 07:26:59 +0000

Filed under: News , UFC , Videos HALIFAX – Raphael Assuncao remained the hottest thing going in the UFC’s bantamweight division on Saturday. Assuncao dominated Bryan Caraway in the standup game – though Caraway did have some solid moments in defeat – and cruised to a 30-27 sweep of the judges’ scorecards. Now the question is whether the Brazilian will wait for the winner of champ T.J. Dillashaw and former champ Dominick Cruz, or if he’ll take one more fight to stay busy, looking to expand his winning streak to eight since dropping from 145 pounds. Check out the video highlights above of the fight, which took place at Halifax Metro Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada

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