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Waldo Cortes-Acosta calls out Jairzinho Rozenstruik: ‘He can challenge me to become a better striker’

BAD MMA News — Thu, 16 May 2024 20:44:25 +0000

Waldo Cortes-Acosta feels it’s time he takes a step up in competition to take on one of the world’s best in his division. The rising heavyweight wants to get a ranked opponent following his dominant win over Olympic medalist Robelis Despaigne this past Saturday at UFC on ESPN 56 , and he already has a name in mind. Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) wants to get matched up against kickboxing standout Jairzinho Rozenstruik , who’s currently in the top-15 rankings of the UFC’s heavyweight division. “If they could give me Jairzinho, that would be perfect,” Cortes-Acosta told MMA Junkie in Spanish .

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Waldo Cortes-Acosta calls out Jairzinho Rozenstruik: ‘He can challenge me to become a better striker’ – MMA Junkie

Daniel Cormier unloads on Joaquin Buckley after response to Conor McGregor callout criticism: ‘Shut up, p*ssy’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 May 2024 18:18:26 +0000

Daniel Cormier wasn’t going to sit idle while Joaquin Buckley took shots at his family, his colleagues and himself. After Buckley (19-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) scored an impressive unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC on ESPN 56 this past weekend in St. Louis, the surging welterweight contender took the microphone in his post-fight interview and issued a lengthy callout to Conor McGregor. The callout fell flat for the most part.

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, May 14: Joaquin Buckley making waves at welterweight

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 May 2024 02:56:18 +0000

Following UFC on ESPN 56 , the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. In the feature bout of the event at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Derrick Lewis knocked out Rodrigo Nascimento, extending his UFC knockout record.

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‘This is MMA’: UFC’s Waldo Cortes-Acosta responds to ‘unfair’ criticism of Robelis Despaigne win

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 May 2024 01:36:16 +0000

Waldo Cortes-Acosta took on a very dangerous striker in the heavyweight division and gave him his first professional loss while having a dominant showing. Yet, despite getting the job done, some are throwing criticism his way. This past Saturday on the main card of UFC on ESPN 56 , Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) defeated Olympic medalist in taekwondo Robelis Despaigne in a clear unanimous decision that read 30-27 on two judges scorecards and 30-26 on another

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‘This is MMA’: UFC’s Waldo Cortes-Acosta responds to ‘unfair’ criticism of Robelis Despaigne win – MMA Junkie

Esteban Ribovics surprised he didn’t get $50K bonus for Terrance McKinney KO: ‘What more do I need to do?’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 May 2024 01:36:15 +0000

Esteban Ribovics arguably had the best finish at UFC on ESPN 56 . Yet, he wasn’t one of the winners of a Performance of the Night bonus. This past Saturday in St. Louis, Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) picked up the biggest win of his professional MMA career by scoring one of the best knockouts of 2024. The Argentine head-kicked Terrance McKinney (15-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) unconscious just 37 seconds into their lightweight bout

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Esteban Ribovics surprised he didn’t get $50K bonus for Terrance McKinney KO: ‘What more do I need to do?’ – MMA Junkie

Video: UFC on ESPN 56 recap: Derrick Lewis’ insane celebration, Joaquin Buckley 4-0 at welterweight, more

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 May 2024 23:29:33 +0000

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel reacted to the results of UFC on ESPN 56 . This past Saturday, both Derrick Lewis and Joaquin Buckley picked up big wins in the main and co-main event of the St. Louis event. Lewis stopped Brazil’s Rodrigo Nascimento , while Buckley dominated Nursulton Ruziboev to continue his unbeaten run since dropping back down to welterweight

Video: UFC on ESPN 56 recap: Derrick Lewis’ insane celebration, Joaquin Buckley 4-0 at welterweight, more – MMA Junkie

Dana White says UFC card at Sphere will be one and done: ‘Nobody will ever be able to pull this off again’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 May 2024 12:54:29 +0000

The UFC continues to plan its much anticipated (and much hyped) debut at Sphere as if it won’t happen again. That’s because according to Dana White, it won’t. UFC 306 is set to take place Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas and will be the promotion’s second-annual Noche UFC event to honor Mexican Independence Day. But beyond that, the prospect of a second event there are unlikely – because there will be no matching the first. “I’m telling you guys right now, we literally just went through the storyboards two days ago on this thing,” White told reporters at a UFC on ESPN 56 post-event news conference Saturday in St

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UFC on ESPN 56 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 May 2024 03:10:57 +0000

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes.

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Michael Bisping: Joaquin Buckley is a star, but went too far with Conor McGregor callout

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 May 2024 22:07:29 +0000

Michael Bisping liked everything from Joaquin Buckley at UFC on ESPN 56 – except his post-fight callout. Buckley (19-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) impressed in his unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev (34-9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Saturday’s welterweight co-main event from his home city of St. Louis. “New Mansa” campaigned for a spot on the card, and made the most out of the opportunity – from engaging with the Uzbekistani fans, to putting on arguably his most well-rounded performance to date. “Take a bow – this man is a star,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel .

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UFC on ESPN 56 medical suspensions: Nine fighters headed to shelf after St. Louis return

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 May 2024 19:50:45 +0000

UFC on ESPN 56 took place Saturday at Enterprise Center in St. Louis and featured 12 fights.

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