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MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for August: Dricus Du Plessis becomes first to tap Israel Adesanya

BAD MMA News — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 03:03:17 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * Nominees

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Aug. 13: Serghei Spivac moves up

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 02:48:32 +0000

Following UFC on ESPN 61 , the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. In the main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Serghei Spivac got one back on Marcin Tybura, winning their heavyweight remach by submission in the first round. Entering the week at No. 9 in the heavyweight rankings , Spivac switches spots with Tybura, who came in at No.

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Karol Rosa credits growth during long layoff for bloody win at UFC on ESPN 61

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:53:16 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Karol Rosa beat Pannie Kianzad with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 61 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Rosa, who has alternated wins and losses for the past seven fights.

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Youssef Zalal: Motivation from Ilia Topuria loss key in successful second UFC run

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:53:16 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Youssef Zalal beat Jarno Errens with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 61 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Zalal, who picked up a $50,000 bonus with one of just three finishes on the card. Youssef Zalal def. Jarno Errens Result: Youssef Zalal def

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Stephanie Luciano happy to prove Dana White right in debut at UFC on ESPN 61

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:36:35 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Stephanie Luciano beat Talita Alencar with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 61 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Luciano, who picked up a win in her UFC debut – and avenged a draw with Alencar on Dana White’s Contender Series. Stephanie Luciano def. Talita Alencar Result: Stephanie Luciano def. Talita Alencar via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Updated records: Luciano (6-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Alencar (5-1-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Key stats: Luciano doubled up on Alencar in the striking department and stuffed nine of her 10 takedown attempts.

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UFC on ESPN 61 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 02:59:47 +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. Following Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 61 in Las Vegas, 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

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Yana Santos: UFC on ESPN 61 win over Chelsea Chandler was ‘career saving’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:34:49 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Yana Santos felt she was fighting for her job at UFC on ESPN 61 . The women’s bantamweight veteran entered Saturday’s bout against Chelsea Chandler on a three-fight losing streak, with her last win coming in 2021. Santos (15-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) believed a fourth consecutive defeat could’ve cost her her job with the UFC.

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UFC on ESPN 61 winner Jhonata Diniz calls for ‘most dangerous guy’ in division at UFC 309

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 22:28:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Jhonata Diniz wants matchmakers to find his equal in the heavyweight division after UFC on ESPN 61 . Diniz (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) added to his unblemished record Saturday when he earned a unanimous decision victory over Karl Williams (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at the UFC Apex. It was the first time in his career that he’d gone to the scorecards, and with that is valuable experience for the Brazilian.

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UFC on ESPN 61′s Danny Barlow reacts to opposing 30-27 scorecard in split decision

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:17:59 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Danny Barlow had a scary call on Saturday night. The UFC welterweight was one scorecard away from losing to Nikolay Veretennikov, as his UFC on ESPN 61 bout ended in a split decision reading favoring him. However, many online thought Barlow (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had a clear victory over Veretennikov (12-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) during their main card bout. But perhaps more interestingly, the scorecard favoring Veretennikov gave him all three rounds. Although many online freaked out at the 30-27 scoring for Veretennikov, Barlow wasn’t sweating it. “That’s what happens when you go to the decision,” Barlow told reporters at the UFC on ESPN 61 post-fight interview.

Toshiomi Kazama was ‘walking a dark cave’ prior to career-saving UFC on ESPN 61 comeback win

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:54:38 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Toshiomi Kazama knew he needed to win at UFC on ESPN 61 to save his future with the promotion, and he did just that with a Performance of the Night comeback win. Just when it looked like Kazama (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was on the cusp of a third consecutive defeat to begin his octagon tenure against Charalampos Grigoriou (8-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, he staged a thrilling comeback to finish the fight by triangle choke in the second round of the bantamweight bout. For Kazama, the joy of victory is overshadowed by the evaporation of stress, knowing that if he had lost, this could’ve been his final UFC fight

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