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Inaugural Welterweight Title to be Awarded at ONE FC: Warrior Spirit

BAD MMA News — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 11:27:45 +0000

The inaugural ONE FC 170-pound title will be on the line when Adam Kayoom and Nobutatsu Suzuki clash in Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 15.

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Fatherhood gives Douglas Lima new outlook for Saunders rematch at Bellator 100

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Douglas Lima has a huge fight coming up. But Lima isn’t particularly worried about the welterweight title stakes at hand. In fact, he’s thinking an awful lot about this new daughter.

Fatherhood gives Douglas Lima new outlook for Saunders rematch at Bellator 100 – MMA Junkie

RFA 10 to Feature Inaugural Welterweight Title Fight

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 01:24:29 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) today announced that its tenth event will take place in the Hawkeye State and will feature the first-ever RFA welterweight title fight pitting two of the sport’s most exciting young strikers, Mike “Biggie” Rhodes and Alan Jouban , against each other for the belt. Rhodes (5-1) and Alan Jouban (7-1) are both coming off of stunning TKO victories in the RFA Octagon this summer and will ride that momentum into their high-stakes title fight at Hy-Vee Hall in downtown Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, October 25. “Mike Rhodes and Alan Jouban are both coming off of huge knock out wins in the RFA. They are the types of fighters that embody what the RFA is all about

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Johny Hendricks Talks GSP, Fighting For Family & The Real Reason He Wants the Belt

BAD MMA News — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:30:25 +0000

At the first stop of the UFC World Tour 2013 in Las Vegas, UFC welterweight title contender Johny Hendricks sat down for a brief one on one with MMAWeekly.com’s Ryan McKinnell. “Bigg Rigg” talks about his upcoming title fight with division kingpin Georges St-Pierre in November, and why this fight is so important to him. Also, hear the former Oklahoma State Cowboy talk about the real reason why the 29-year-old needs to dethrone GSP and take his belt. Plus, much, much more! Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Bellator 97 Video Highlights Featuring Michael Chandler, Ben Askren, King Mo, and More

BAD MMA News — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:35:17 +0000

Bellator 97 took place the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on July 31. The 14-fight card featured Ben Askren defending his welterweight title for the fourth time and Michael Chandler defending his lightweight title for the second time. The night of fights also features the heavyweight and light heavyweight tournament finals. Watch the highlights of Bellator 97 below, courtesy of Bellator.com . Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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Georges St-Pierre: Despite loss, Anderson Silva still MMA’s pound-for-pound best

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 20:30:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES – Georges St-Pierre knows something about upset losses, which is why he may be a little more forgiving than most when it comes to UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva ‘s first UFC defeat. St-Pierre (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC), who holds the UFC’s welterweight title and fights Johny Hendricks (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) at UFC 167 on Nov. 16, said that despite Silva’s UFC 162 title loss to Chris Weidman earlier this month, he still considers the Brazilian to be MMA’s best pound-for-pound fighter. “I still believe Anderson Silva is the best in the world, pound for pound,” said St-Pierre, who was in Los Angeles as part of this week’s UFC World Tour of fan and media events. “Even though he (made) a mistake and got beat by Chris Weidman, I believe it was a style matchup, and he got caught. I believe he’s still the best in the world, but even the best can lose sometimes.” St-Pierre, who occasionally trains with Weidman, said he considers him a friend. He also expected Weidman (10-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to pull off the victory, which came via second-round TKO after Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC) dropped his hands and continually taunted the wrestler. But the upset, which snapped Silva’s 16-fight UFC winning streak, also served as a warning to St-Pierre, who’s won 11 consecutive fights since his own shocking upset to Matt Serra in 2007

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UFC 167′s Johny Hendricks: When I’m in there, my goal is to break someone’s jaw

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 04:00:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – Johny Hendricks has a very simple plan for upsetting Georges St-Pierre and earning the UFC’s welterweight title. The challenger plans on walking through the champ’s vaunted jab before launching a counterattack he thinks will put “GSP” to sleep. “I don’t want to take ‘GSP’ down,” Hendricks said at Monday’s UFC World Tour 2013 stop in Las Vegas. “I want to lay him out. That’s all I want to do. That’s what the fans want to see, and I know I have the power in both hands to do it.” Hendricks (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and St-Pierre (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC) meet in the main event of UFC 167, which takes place Nov. 16 at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena and airs on pay-per-view

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Dana White lauds ‘more grown-up’ Robbie Lawler after UFC on FOX 8 head-kick win

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE – It’s only been two fights, but it’s hard to argue when Dana White talks about the old Robbie Lawler vs. the new Robbie Lawler. Lawler (21-9 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Saturday knocked out Bobby Voelker (24-10 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with a vicious head kick early in the second round at UFC on FOX 8 at KeyArena Seattle. It was just his second fight since returning to welterweight after a long run at middleweight. But those two fights – the latter of which came on live national TV on FOX – have been impressive enough to already have folks talking about where he fits in in the welterweight title picture. Sure, at 5-5 in his past 10 – 3-5 in Strikeforce, including a 185-pound title fight loss to Ronaldo Souza in 2011 – few are saying he should be next in line.

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UFC on FOX 8 results/photos: Rory MacDonald jabs his way past Jake Ellenberger

BAD MMA News — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 05:23:00 +0000

SEATTLE – It was the fight that got the most hype on Saturday’s card, but “Fight of the Night” it was not. Still, Rory MacDonald jabbed his way past a careful Jake Ellenberger and may have punched his ticket to a welterweight title fight. The welterweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC on FOX 8 event at KeyArena in Seattle. It aired on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. MacDonald kicked and jabbed early while Ellenberger sat back a while and seemed to look for his opening. Ellenberger had a couple moments in the first half of the round where he tried to get inside, but he wasn’t able to land anything of significance.

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USA TODAY: UFC on FOX 8′s Jake Ellenberger says Rory MacDonald is no GSP

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:00:00 +0000

(This story appeared in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) SEATTLE — Welterweight opponents Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald say they’ve had fun taking jabs at each other in the weeks leading up to Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 event. For the fans, a round of Twitter sparring, which went to the witty Ellenberger, has provided some sizzle to an otherwise bland promotional buildup. But now, as a potential title shot hangs in the balance for the winner of the co-headliner at Seattle’s KeyArena (FOX, 8 p.m. ET), the two standouts agree it’s all about business. “I’m pretty confident that this will be a No. 1 contender fight, and verbally, I’ve been told that, too,” Ellenberger (29-6 MMA, 8-2 UFC), 28, told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I’m not looking past this fight.” Neither is the grim-faced MacDonald (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), though his path could lead to a move up to middleweight if he keeps his word not to challenge his friend and training partner, Georges St-Pierre , who’s scheduled to defend his welterweight title this fall against Johny Hendricks . Although MacDonald’s career frequently draws parallels with the champion, he shrugs off comparisons and is noncommittal about his next step.

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