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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 50 with Dolly Parton in Nashville, but thank the maker no Jason Aldean

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:37:46 +0000

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 50 went with as their backing tracks in Nashville.

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 50 with Dolly Parton in Nashville, but thank the maker no Jason Aldean – MMA Junkie

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for June: Karine Silva’s savage kneebar

BAD MMA News — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 02:18:48 +0000

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

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Henry Cejudo says UFC needs open scoring after Amir Albazi’s win over Kai Kara-France: ‘It’s becoming a circus’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:10:23 +0000

Henry Cejudo thinks it’s time open scoring is implemented in the UFC. Cejudo’s comments come after Amir Albazi ’s split decision win over Kai Kara-France in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 45 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Cejudo thought Kara-France was robbed. Cejudo himself is coming off a split decision loss at UFC 288, where he was edged out by bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. He also pointed to Vasiliy Lomachenko’s close setback to Devin Haney as a recent example of a controversial loss

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Amir Albazi: UFC commentary team gave Kai Kara-France ‘too much credit’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:10:22 +0000

Amir Albazi believes the commentators at UFC on ESPN 45 showed a little bit of bias toward Kai Kara-France in their fight. Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) scored a close split decision win over Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner – a decision that was disputed by the likes of lead play-by-play commentator Jon Anik and former dual champion Henry Cejudo. But even after rewatching the fight, Albazi is still confident that he did enough to win. “I don’t think it was a controversial decision. I think it was a close fight,” Albazi told ESPN

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Amir Albazi: UFC commentary team gave Kai Kara-France ‘too much credit’ – MMA Junkie

Brandon Royval: Amir Albazi jumping me for UFC flyweight title shot would be ‘f*cking crazy’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 01:57:01 +0000

Brandon Royval doesn’t think Amir Albazi ’s performance against Kai Kara-France warrants a title shot. Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) lost a split decision to Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 45 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Like many, Royval disagreed with the judges’ scorecards. Royval (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is pegged as the backup for the flyweight title fight between champion Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290. But after Albazi beat Kara-France, not only did he jump Royval in the rankings, but Dana White said the next title challenger is still up for debate.

Brandon Royval: Amir Albazi jumping me for UFC flyweight title shot would be ‘f*cking crazy’ – MMA Junkie

Javier Mendez reveals Abubakar Nurmagomedov popped his knee early in UFC on ESPN 45 loss

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:51:18 +0000

It appears Abubakar Nurmagomedov had to battle some early adversity at UFC on ESPN 45. Nurmagomedov (17-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was edged out in a split decision loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-7 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in this past Saturday’s main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Coach Javier Mendez revealed that Nurmagomedov hurt his knee in Round 1, but decided to battle through it. Nurmagomedov was able to win Round 2 on two of the judges’ scorecards, but lost Round 3 on all three. “It was such a close and competitive fight,” Mendez said on his YouTube channel. “Hats off to dos Santos

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Javier Mendez reveals Abubakar Nurmagomedov popped his knee early in UFC on ESPN 45 loss – MMA Junkie

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 6: Amir Albazi propells upward

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:40:44 +0000

The men’s flyweight division is shaken up in this week’s rankings update. In the main event of UFC on ESPN 45, Amir Albazi picked up a split decision win over former vacant interim title challenger Kai Kara-France . Although it was a close fight, the result caused a number of movements in the flyweight divisional rankings .

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Jon Anik: ‘It was pretty clear’ Kai Kara-France beat Amir Albazi at UFC on ESPN 45

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:06:42 +0000

Jon Anik understands Kai Kara-France ’s frustration with the outcome of his fight at UFC on ESPN 45. Kara-France (24-11 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was edged out in a split decision loss to Amir Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, a decision that had him and his City Kickboxing teammates in disbelief . Anik agrees with Kara-France and believes the judges got it wrong.

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Jon Anik: ‘It was pretty clear’ Kai Kara-France beat Amir Albazi at UFC on ESPN 45 – MMA Junkie

Daniel Santos wants Adrian Yanez for rumored UFC Sao Paulo card, Yanez responds

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:03:12 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Daniel Santos is ready for a ranked opponent, and he wants it in his home country. Santos (11-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) defeated Johnny Munoz via unanimous decision this past Saturday at UFC on ESPN 45 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Training out of Chute Boxe Diego Lima alongside former champion Charles Oliveira, Santos hopes to land on the rumored Brazil card in Sao Paulo in November. “I want to fight as soon as possible,” Santos told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter. “To be honest, I would love fighting next week with my brother Charles Oliveira, but I know it’s probably not gonna happen. I’m gonna be ready whenever the UFC wants me to fight.

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Daniel Santos wants Adrian Yanez for rumored UFC Sao Paulo card, Yanez responds – MMA Junkie

Don’Tale Mayes honored to share UFC cage with Andrei Arlovski: ‘I’m trying to be a legend’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:01:28 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Don’Tale Mayes took out a heavyweight legend Saturday at the UFC Apex, but his respect for his opponent never hindered. At UFC on ESPN 45 , Mayes (10-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) finished former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (34-22 MMA, 23-16 UFC) with punches in Round 2 . The fight checked an item on the bucket list for Mayes, who since he entered the UFC has wanted to compete against a fighter with an Arlovski-like status. “My whole career, from as soon as I got in the UFC, I was hoping I could catch one of the legends before they were gone,” Mayes told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a news conference after the fight. “It was an opportunity, and it was an honor to fight a legend, Andrei Arlovski.” One of the reasons Mayes wanted that experience is because he hopes to one day have a similar reputation to Arlovski

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