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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 8: Lerone Murphy enters top 10

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 02:48:05 +0000

UFC on ESPN 65 took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a key move in the featherweight division. In the main event, undefeated Lerone Murphy won a clear unanimous decision over former interim title challenger Josh Emmett. Murphy entered the week at No. 12 in the 145-pound division, but after his second main event win, lands at No. 8 in this week’s rankings update

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After much tougher return than she expected, Loma Lookboonmee eyes UFC’s top 15 strawweights

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:39:27 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Loma Lookboonmee beat Istela Nunes with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Lookboonmee, who returned after a 14-month injury layoff for her fourth straight win. Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 #UFCVegas105 Loma Lookboonmee beats Istela Nunes by unanimous decision! pic.twitter.com/cltyn3OUuh — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) April 6, 2025 Result: Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Updated records: Lookboonmee (10-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Nunes (6-6 MMA, 0-5 UFC) Key stats: Lookboonmee outstruck Nunes 111-51 overall. Lookboonmee on the fight’s key moment “The game plan was to take her down.

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ChangHo Lee says team talked him into fighting after Cortavious Romious’ UFC Vegas 105 weight miss

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:47:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS – ChangHo Lee met the media Saturday after his win over Cortavious Romious at UFC on ESPN 65 . Lee (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) got back to his typical finishing ways after a decision in his UFC debut when he pounded out Cortavious Romious (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in the second round. The win came after Romious weighed in at 139 pounds for the bantamweight bout. Lee said his team from South Korea had to talk him into staying in the fight after Romious’ big weight miss – and it paid off with not only 20 percent of Romious’ purse, but a $50,000 performance bonus. Check out Lee’s post-fight news conference in the video above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 65 .

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Dione Barbosa wants JJ Aldrich or Casey O’Neill after bonus-winning submission at UFC Vegas 105

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:45:43 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Dione Barbosa beat Diana Belbita with a first-round submission Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Barbosa, who lived up to her 11-1 favorite status with a bonus-winning finish. Dione Barbosa def. Diana Belbita Result: Dione Barbosa def.

Dione Barbosa wants JJ Aldrich or Casey O’Neill after bonus-winning submission at UFC Vegas 105 – MMA Junkie

Victor Henry has plans to stick around awhile after UFC Vegas 105 – even if his mom won’t watch

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:29:03 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Victor Henry beat Pedro Falcao with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Henry, who bounced back after a loss to Charles Jourdain this past November – so far the only stoppage loss on his resume.

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Rhys McKee after first UFC win: ‘It’s not job done, it’s job started’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:53:49 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Rhys McKee beat Daniel Frunza with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with McKee, whose first UFC win also came with a $50,000 performance bonus. Rhys McKee def. Daniel Frunza Result: Rhys McKee def. Daniel Frunza via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 1, 5:00 Updated records: McKee (14-6-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Frunza (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stats: McKee knocked Frunza down four times in the first round. McKee on the fight’s key moment “We knew this was a must-win fight

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Martin Buday has ‘big respect’ for Uran Satybaldiev’s grit on super-short notice at UFC on ESPN 65

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:27:03 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Martin Buday beat Uran Satybaldiev with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Buday, who held off a promotional newcomer who took the fight on three days’ notice when Kennedy Nzechukwu dropped out – and with a 60-pound deficit from light heavyweight to heavyweight. Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev Result: Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Updated records: Buday (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Satybaldiev (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stats: Buday outstruck Satybaldiev 152-56 and had more than 5 minutes of control time, mostly in the clinch. Buday on the fight’s key moment “My performance was not so bad, but not something I was looking for

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Talita Alencar wants to stay busy after she took ‘zero damage’ from Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC on ESPN 65

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:12:03 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Talita Alencar beat Vanessa Demopoulos with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 65 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Alencar, who got back in the win column after the first loss of her pro career in a rematch with Stephanie Luciano this past August. Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos Result: Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) Updated records: Alencar (6-1-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) Key stats: Alencar had four takedowns that led to more than 12 minutes of ground control time

Talita Alencar wants to stay busy after she took ‘zero damage’ from Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC on ESPN 65 – MMA Junkie

The Thrill and Agony: UFC on ESPN 65 winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 01:04:43 +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 65 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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Torrez Finney reacts to ‘dud’ UFC on ESPN 65 debut: ‘I thought I just F’d this up’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 23:43:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Securing victory in a UFC debut is a fighter’s dream, but the undefeated Torrez Finney has to face a nightmare reaction to his performance. After three wins on Dana White’s Contender Series, Finney (11-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) finally got his chance to compete under the UFC banner. His debut split decision win against Robert Valentin is one that he wants to quickly move past. “I’d rather have an ugly ‘W’ than a good ‘L,’” Finney told reporters at a post-fight news conference. “… One, we were really confident in my area, obviously, getting it to the ground.

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