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UFC on FOX 29 medical suspensions: Dustin Poirier leads list of six-month terms

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:42:28 +0000

Six fighters are facing six-month medical suspensions following UFC on FOX 29, including headliner Dustin Poirier . Poirier (23-5 MMA, 15-4 UFC) needs an MRI on his right knee after his impressive TKO of Justin Gaethje (18-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in the event’s FOX-televised headliner. MMAjunkie requested and received the list of medical suspensions for the event from the Arizona Boxing and MMA Commission, which regulated UFC on FOX 29 last Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Related Dustin Poirier's day-after battle wounds (it might be easy to forget he was the winner) Of course, Poirier can be cleared prior to six months with doctors clearance. He nevertheless faces a mandatory 45-day suspension, while Gaethje, who was stopped in the fourth round, received a 45-day term for a hard bout

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Daily Debate: Does Dustin Poirier make the most sense for UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:49:16 +0000

Dustin Poirier picked up a pivotal victory, but was it enough to earn him a shot at the UFC lightweight title? That’s the question we asked in MMAjunkie Radio’s latest Daily Debate feature.

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Marvin Vettori plans to slap ‘double-face liar’ Israel Adesanya next time they cross paths

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:09:46 +0000

Marvin Vettori is unhappy with a lot of people following his loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC on FOX 29 this past weekend. Vettori (12-4-1 MMA, 2-2-1 UFC) believes the split-decision result in the middleweight fight with Adesanya (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) should have gone his way. He said he’s disappointed in how the judges scored the fight, but they weren’t the only ones who have drawn the ire of the Italian

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Daily Debate: How much is too much when it comes to UFC fights on a card?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:23:46 +0000

This past Saturday, UFC on FOX 29 took place in Arizona with a whopping 14 fights on the card. In some ways, maybe it felt like the baker’s-dozen-plus-one of bouts was a make-good from the week prior, when UFC 223 in Brooklyn got pared down to just nine bouts , in part thanks to the infamous Conor McGregor bus incident . Related Dana White once banned Paul Daley for doing less than what Conor McGregor is charged with With nine bouts, UFC 223 wound up with nothing to offer on UFC Fight Pass. That’s in stark contrast to UFC on FOX 29, which had six early prelims on the streaming platform

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Carlos Condit after UFC Glendale loss: ‘Maybe my time has passed’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:52:48 +0000

Gallery Alex Oliveira def. Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 29: Best photos view 14 images Former UFC interim champion and perennial welterweight contender Carlos Condit appears to be considering retirement – or at least a break from competition. In Saturday’s UFC on FOX 29 co-headliner, Condit (30-12 MMA, 7-8 UFC) suffered a second-round submission loss to late replacement Alex Oliveira (19-4-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC). The loss, which aired on FOX from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., was Condit’s fourth straight and moved him to just 2-7 since 2012.

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UFC on FOX 29 ‘Fight Motion’: Poirier-Gaethje in super slo-mo is basically sick

BAD MMA News — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:35:57 +0000

If you’re into the whole super slo-mo thing, Saturday’s UFC on FOX 29 main event was custom-built for those kinds of highlights. UFC on FOX 29 took place at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix.

UFC on FOX 29 winner Yushin Okami thought he ‘would never be fighting this old,’ so why is he?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:08:15 +0000

GLENDALE, Ariz. – When Yushin Okami took a UFC on FOX 29 meeting with Dhiego Lima, he wanted to gauge where he stood within the UFC’s welterweight division. “Until this fight, I wasn’t really sure where I belonged,” Okami said after the fight at at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix, through an interpreter.

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UFC on FOX 29 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:08:15 +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 Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Saturday’s UFC on FOX 29 event in Glendale, Ariz., 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.

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UFC on FOX 29 salaries: Dustin Poirier leads payouts with $170,000 in classic slugfest

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:47:43 +0000

Main event winner Dustin Poirier was the top earner at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 29 event. MMAjunkie today requested and obtained the list of official fight purses and win bonuses from the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission. Poirier (23-5 MMA, 15-4 UFC) took home $170,000 for his fourth-round TKO win over Justin Gaethje (18-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), who had the event’s third biggest payday at $110,000

UFC on FOX 29 salaries: Dustin Poirier leads payouts with $170,000 in classic slugfest – MMA Junkie

Why UFC Glendale winner Brad Tavares says Ray Sefo was a pivotal figure in career

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:42:21 +0000

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Coming into his UFC on FOX 29 meeting with Krzysztof Jotko on Saturday, middleweight Brad Tavares had a pretty straightforward strategy. “We kind of have the same gameplan for everybody: Just do you,” Tavares said after the bout. “Be you. Be the best fighter and athlete that you can be out there. I feel like I’m one of the best strikers in the (185-pound) division – if not the best striker.

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