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Three fighters get temporary NAC suspensions extended after positive marijuana tests

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:50:42 +0000

Luis Pena , Tim Elliot and Jamahal Hill will have to wait a bit longer for resolution on their Nevada infractions. The three UFC competitors had their temporary suspensions extended by the Nevada Athletic Commission at Wednesday monthly meeting after they tested positive for marijuana in their respective pre-fight screenings. All three suspensions will hold until a full disciplinary hearing at the next NAC meeting, expected to take place in September.

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Luis Pena, Tim Elliot, Jamahal Hill get temporary suspensions extended by NAC after positive tests for marijuana

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:18:25 +0000

Luis Pena , Tim Elliot and Jamahal Hill will have to wait a bit longer for resolution on their infractions in Nevada. The three UFC competitors had their temporary suspensions extended by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday afternoon’s monthly meeting after they all tested positive for marijuana in their respective pre-fight screenings. All three suspensions will hold until a full disciplinary hearing at the next NAC meeting, expected to take place in September. Related Tim Elliott explains how he renegotiated a higher-paying UFC deal, despite coming off three losses Video: Khama Worthy submits Luis Pena with nasty guillotine choke at UFC on ESPN 12 Video: Jamahal Hill crushes Klidson Abreu at UFC on ESPN 9 – and gets Halle Berry's attention in the process Pena’s (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) positive marijuana test came from a urine sample submitted on July 24, prior to his July 27 bout with Khama Worthy at UFC on ESPN 12. He lost via third-round submission.

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UFC 251 free fight: Relive Gilbert Burns’ impressive win over Tyron Woodley

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:14:50 +0000

Some fighters get the big promotional push from the UFC right of the gate. Others have to slowly force their way into the picture. Count Gilbert Burns among the latter.

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Brandon Royval gives day job two weeks’ notice after winning UFC on ESPN 9 bonus

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:44:21 +0000

Brandon Royval is close to making MMA his full-time job. The former LFA flyweight champion put in his two-week notice at his day job after winning a $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus this past Saturday at UFC on ESPN 9. Royval (11-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) defeated veteran Tim Ellitott by second-round submission in a fun, back-and-forth bout. “I’m definitely happy I won at this point, and I’m happy I got the bonus,” Royval told MMA Junkie on Tuesday

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 2: Gilbert Burns shoots up charts

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 03:32:19 +0000

When you earn the biggest win of your career, big things tend to follow. And that’s the case with Gilbert Burns . Burns put on an impressive performance this past Saturday in the UFC on ESPN 9 headliner as he dominated former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley for five rounds to earn a unanimous decision. The victory made it six in a row for Burns (19-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), while Woodley (19-5-1 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC) dropped his second consecutive fight for the first losing streak of his career. As expected, both men went in opposite directions in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie welterweight rankings. Burns, who entered the fight No

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for May: An ankle lock out of nowhere

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 02:30:24 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from May 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for May. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Thiago Moises def.

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Kevin Holland gives shoulder injury update, wants Daniel Rodriguez fight rebooked

BAD MMA News — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 22:32:13 +0000

Kevin Holland didn’t fight at UFC on ESPN 9 last weekend. A recurring shoulder injury, the same one which hindered him in his June 2019 victory over Alessio Di Chirico, flared up once again. Despite his willingness to compete, Holland’s team made him withdraw from his scheduled fight with Daniel Rodriguez in the days leading up to the fight. “I did the therapy for (the injury in the Di Chirico fight), but it’s a shoulder that’s always gave me a problem,” Holland told MMA Junkie on Monday. “I got it looked at

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Augusto Sakai says unintentional UFC on ESPN 9 fence grab didn’t change fight’s outcome

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:23:14 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Augusto Sakai won Saturday night, but not without a little bit of controversy. Entering the third round of his UFC on ESPN 9 fight against Blagoy Ivanov, the judges’ scorecards were close.

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Roosevelt Roberts says weigh-ins beef with Brok Weaver due to ‘ignorance’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:17:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Roosevelt Roberts beat Brok Weaver with a second-round submission Saturday on the main card at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Roberts, who won for the second straight time. Result: Roosevelt Roberts def. Brok Weaver via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:26 Updated records: Roberts (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Brok Weaver (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Key stat: Roberts landed 71 percent of his total strikes. Roberts on the fight’s key moment “I knew eventually I was going to get something.

Casey Kenney ready to take ‘baddest mother effer’ status right to title shot after UFC on ESPN 9

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:13:45 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Casey Kenney beat Louis Smolka with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Kenney, who got back in the win column after a decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili in February. Result: Casey Kenney def.

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