BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Vladimir Matyushenko https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Video: Bellator 116 highlights with Volkov’s head kick KO, Ivanov’s Americana win https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116-highlights-with-volkovs-head-kick-ko-ivanovs-americana-win.html https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116-highlights-with-volkovs-head-kick-ko-ivanovs-americana-win.html#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:50:42 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116-highlights-with-volkovs-head-kick-ko-ivanovs-americana-win.html Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Tagged: Adam McDonough , Alexander Volkov , Bellator 116 , Blagoi Ivanov , Brandon Halsey , Joe Pacheco , Joey Beltran , Lavar Johnson , Nathan Coy , Siala-Mou Siliga , Vladimir Matyushenko Check out the video highlights from Bellator 116, including a pair of first-round finishes in the heavyweight tournament semifinals. In the main event,  Blagoi Ivanov (11-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) landed a perfect Sambo throw against  Lavar Johnson (18-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC), then latched on to his left arm and forced a tap from an Americana. In the other semifinal,  Alexander Volkov (21-4 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) added a spectacular knockout finish to his resume with a first-round head kick to stop  Siala-Mou Siliga (6-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) and forge a date with Ivanov in the final later this season. Earlier on in the card,  Adam McDonough (11-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) kept his undefeated record in tact with a one-sided thrashing of  Nathan Coy (14-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) and a second-round knockout finish to reach the welterweight tournament final.  Brandon Halsey (6-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) took care of  Joe Pacheco (7-2 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) to reach the middleweight final against Brett Cooper. And  Joey Beltran (15-10 MMA, 1-1 UFC) sent  Vladimir Matyushenko (27-8 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) out of his career on a losing note with a third-round choke. Friday’s event aired on Spike TV from Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116-highlights-with-volkovs-head-kick-ko-ivanovs-americana-win.html/feed 0 Video: Bellator 116′s Vladimir Matyushenko discusses final MMA fight, retirement https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116s-vladimir-matyushenko-discusses-final-mma-fight-retirement.html https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116s-vladimir-matyushenko-discusses-final-mma-fight-retirement.html#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:36:45 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116s-vladimir-matyushenko-discusses-final-mma-fight-retirement.html Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Tagged: Bellator 116 , Vladimir Matyushenko While Vladimir Matyushenko ‘s head is still in it, his admits his body isn’t. That means Friday’s Bellator 116 fight against Joey Beltran will be the last of a lengthy 17-year, 34-fight career. Matyushenko recently spoke to MMAjunkie about his decision to call it quits. With MMA now bigger than ever, the 43-year-old UFC/IFL/Affliction vet admits it’s a tough time to walk away.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/video-bellator-116s-vladimir-matyushenko-discusses-final-mma-fight-retirement.html/feed 0 Bellator 116 set for April 11 in California with welterweight tourney, Beltran-Matyushenko https://www.badmma.com/bellator-116-set-for-april-11-in-california-with-welterweight-tourney-beltran-matyushenko.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-116-set-for-april-11-in-california-with-welterweight-tourney-beltran-matyushenko.html#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2014 02:04:37 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-116-set-for-april-11-in-california-with-welterweight-tourney-beltran-matyushenko.html Bellator MMA’s Season 19 welterweight tournament field has been set, which means in theory, we may know the man who will succeed Ben Askren as the promotion’s 170-pound champion. In fact, the promotion’s poster for the event says as much: “Who’s moved on, who’s gone home?” the poster asks, a not-so-subtle reference to Askren, who left as a free agent this past fall and signed with ONE FC after a failed bid to sign with the UFC. The tourney will take place at Bellator 116, which is set for April 11 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif. The promotion announced the event Monday night. The event will feature a light heavyweight bout between UFC vets  Joey Beltran and Vladimir Matyushenko , plus four fights in the opening round of the welterweight tournament

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-116-set-for-april-11-in-california-with-welterweight-tourney-beltran-matyushenko.html/feed 0 Bellator 99 Results: Patricio Pitbull One Step Closer to Pat Curran, Vladdy Matyushenko Victorious https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-results-patricio-pitbull-one-step-closer-to-pat-curran-vladdy-matyushenko-victorious.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-results-patricio-pitbull-one-step-closer-to-pat-curran-vladdy-matyushenko-victorious.html#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2013 07:29:42 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-results-patricio-pitbull-one-step-closer-to-pat-curran-vladdy-matyushenko-victorious.html Bellator 99 took place on Friday night at Pechanga Resort in Temecula, Calif., where the Season 9 Featherweight Tournament got underway with the quarterfinal round bouts, and UFC veterans Vladimir Matyushenko and Houston Alexander squared off. Patricio Pitbull vs.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-results-patricio-pitbull-one-step-closer-to-pat-curran-vladdy-matyushenko-victorious.html/feed 0 Bellator 99 Weigh-in Results: Featherweight Quarterfinal Bouts Get the Green Light https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-weigh-in-results-featherweight-quarterfinal-bouts-get-the-green-light.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-weigh-in-results-featherweight-quarterfinal-bouts-get-the-green-light.html#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:24:06 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-weigh-in-results-featherweight-quarterfinal-bouts-get-the-green-light.html The Bellator 99 weigh-ins have been completed from the Cabaret Lounge inside the Pechanga Resort in preparation for Bellator MMA’s Sept. 13 event, which will feature the opening rounds of the Season 9 Bellator Featherweight Tournament, as well as a feature fight between UFC veterans Vladimir Matyushenko and Houston Alexander. Bellator MMA will take place from the Pechanga Resort on Friday, Sept. 13 with the first fight taking place at 4:30 p.m

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-weigh-in-results-featherweight-quarterfinal-bouts-get-the-green-light.html/feed 0 Heading into Bellator 99, Vladimir Matyushenko Doesn’t See the End, He Sees the Future https://www.badmma.com/heading-into-bellator-99-vladimir-matyushenko-doesnt-see-the-end-he-sees-the-future.html https://www.badmma.com/heading-into-bellator-99-vladimir-matyushenko-doesnt-see-the-end-he-sees-the-future.html#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:55:39 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/heading-into-bellator-99-vladimir-matyushenko-doesnt-see-the-end-he-sees-the-future.html Motivation to continue fighting following back-to-back losses for the first time in his 16-year career is not difficult for former UFC light heavyweight title contender Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko to find. It’s those very losses that drive him to continue competing. “That’s the reason I’m still fighting; I want to turn things around,” he said.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/heading-into-bellator-99-vladimir-matyushenko-doesnt-see-the-end-he-sees-the-future.html/feed 0 Bellator 99 co-headliner Vladimir Matyushenko: People don’t know who I really am https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-co-headliner-vladimir-matyushenko-people-dont-know-who-i-really-am.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-co-headliner-vladimir-matyushenko-people-dont-know-who-i-really-am.html#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-co-headliner-vladimir-matyushenko-people-dont-know-who-i-really-am.html Vladimir Matyushenko has fought professionally for 16 years, racked up 33 fights, competed for organizations such as the UFC and IFL, and fought for world titles. That’s why a recent proclamation ahead of Friday’s Bellator debut is so peculiar.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-co-headliner-vladimir-matyushenko-people-dont-know-who-i-really-am.html/feed 0 Matyushenko-M’Pumbu headline Bellator 99, Freire-Nunes set for 145 tourney https://www.badmma.com/matyushenko-mpumbu-headline-bellator-99-freire-nunes-set-for-145-tourney.html https://www.badmma.com/matyushenko-mpumbu-headline-bellator-99-freire-nunes-set-for-145-tourney.html#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:55:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/matyushenko-mpumbu-headline-bellator-99-freire-nunes-set-for-145-tourney.html The field is set for Bellator’s Season 9 featherweight tournament, and it will feature two recent title challengers and a UFC veteran. Bellator 99 returns to Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif., on Sept. 13. The card will be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between the recently signed Vladimir Matyushenko (26-7 MMA, 0-0 BFC) and former champion Christian M’Pumbu (18-5-1 MMA, 3-2 BFC), and the featherweight tournament’s opening round starts the same night. The Season 9 featherweight tournament includes opening-round bouts featuring Patricio Freire (17-2 MMA, 5-2 BFC) vs. Diego Nunes (18-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC), Shahbulat Shamhalaev (12-2-1 MMA, 3-1 BFC) vs.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/matyushenko-mpumbu-headline-bellator-99-freire-nunes-set-for-145-tourney.html/feed 0 Bellator 99 Features Vladimir Matyushenko Debut Versus Christian M’Pumbu in Main Event https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-features-vladimir-matyushenko-debut-versus-christian-mpumbu-in-main-event.html https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-features-vladimir-matyushenko-debut-versus-christian-mpumbu-in-main-event.html#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:56:35 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-features-vladimir-matyushenko-debut-versus-christian-mpumbu-in-main-event.html Bellator recently announced its return to Southern California’s Pechanga Resort & Casino for Friday, Sept. 13, but on Thursday revealed the headlining bout between Christian M’Pumbu and Vladimir Matyushenko . They also announced the featherweight tournament quarterfinal pairings: Patricio “Pitbull” Freire vs. Diego Nunes, Shahbulat Shamhalaev vs. Akop Stepanyan, Fabricio Guerreiro vs. Des Green, and Joe Taimanglo vs

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/bellator-99-features-vladimir-matyushenko-debut-versus-christian-mpumbu-in-main-event.html/feed 0 UFC on FOX Sports 1 3 targets Belo Horizonte, Teixeira-Bader, ‘Jacare’-Okami https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-fox-sports-1-3-targets-belo-horizonte-teixeira-bader-jacare-okami.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-fox-sports-1-3-targets-belo-horizonte-teixeira-bader-jacare-okami.html#comments Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:50:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-fox-sports-1-3-targets-belo-horizonte-teixeira-bader-jacare-okami.html The UFC’s third event on FOX Sports 1 will reportedly take place in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and a pair of high-profile contests are apparently targeted for the evening’s main card. The UFC on FOX Sports 1 3 main event will reportedly see light heavyweights Glover Teixeira (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Ryan Bader (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) face off, while middleweight action sees Yushin Okami (29-7 MMA) face Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (18-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC). The targeted location and bookings were first reported by Brazilian outlet Portal do Vale Tudo . MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed the likely plans with multiple sources close to the event, though UFC officials have yet to make any formal announcements. Teixeira and Bader were actually expected to fight this past May at UFC 160. However, Bader suffered an injury in training and was replaced by James Te Huna , who was submitted by Teixeira in the first round of the contest. Teixeira now boasts an incredible 19-fight win streak and a perfect 4-0 mark in the UFC. Meanwhile, Bader looks to build on the strength of a January win over Vladimir Matyushenko

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