BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » whittaker https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:45:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Former UFC champ Robert Whittaker reveals when he’ll fight again https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-robert-whittaker-reveals-when-hell-fight-again.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-robert-whittaker-reveals-when-hell-fight-again.html#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:14:56 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-robert-whittaker-reveals-when-hell-fight-again.html Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker last fought in the UFC on ABC 9 main event last July in Abu Dhabi. “Bobby Knuckles” faced Reinier de Ridder and lost a questionable split decision

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-robert-whittaker-reveals-when-hell-fight-again.html/feed 0 Former UFC middleweight champion: ‘Nassourdine Imavov put on a clinic’ at UFC Paris https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-4.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-4.html#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:03:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-4.html Nassourdine Imavov  likely solidified himself as the top contender in the middleweight division with his clear-cut victory over No. 7 ranked  Caio Borralho in the UFC Paris main event on Saturday. Imavov entered the bout ranked No

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-4.html/feed 0 Former UFC middleweight champion: ‘Nassourdine Imavov put on a clinic’ at UFC Paris https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-3.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-3.html#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:03:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-3.html Nassourdine Imavov  likely solidified himself as the top contender in the middleweight division with his clear-cut victory over No.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-3.html/feed 0 Former UFC middleweight champion: ‘Nassourdine Imavov put on a clinic’ at UFC Paris https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-2.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-2.html#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:03:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-2.html Nassourdine Imavov  likely solidified himself as the top contender in the middleweight division with his clear-cut victory over No.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-2.html/feed 0 Former UFC middleweight champion: ‘Nassourdine Imavov put on a clinic’ at UFC Paris https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-6.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-6.html#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:03:08 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-6.html Nassourdine Imavov  likely solidified himself as the top contender in the middleweight division with his clear-cut victory over No. 7 ranked  Caio Borralho in the UFC Paris main event on Saturday.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-middleweight-champion-nassourdine-imavov-put-on-a-clinic-at-ufc-paris-4.html/feed 0 Robert Whittaker no longer chasing titles, wants to enjoy the ‘few fights left’ https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-no-longer-chasing-titles-wants-to-enjoy-the-few-fights-left.html https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-no-longer-chasing-titles-wants-to-enjoy-the-few-fights-left.html#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:45:46 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-no-longer-chasing-titles-wants-to-enjoy-the-few-fights-left.html Former UFC middleweight champion  Robert Whittaker is realistic about where he is in his fighting career. “The Reaper” knows that it’s unlikely that he makes it back to a title fight, and regaining the world championship is a long shot at best.  Whittaker has lost his last two fights. He was dismantled by current titleholder  Khamzat Chimaev and suffered split decision loss to  Reinier de Ridder in his last outing

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-no-longer-chasing-titles-wants-to-enjoy-the-few-fights-left.html/feed 0 Reinier de Ridder laughs off Paulo Costa’s insults and responses to fake Twitter account: ‘Keep trying’ https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-laughs-off-paulo-costas-insults-and-responses-to-fake-twitter-account-keep-trying.html https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-laughs-off-paulo-costas-insults-and-responses-to-fake-twitter-account-keep-trying.html#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-laughs-off-paulo-costas-insults-and-responses-to-fake-twitter-account-keep-trying.html Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Reinier de Ridder knew beating a former UFC champion like Robert Whittaker would get him a lot of attention and plenty of callouts from fighters who suddenly wanted to challenge him. Perhaps chief among them is one-time title challenger Paulo Costa , who stopped a two-fight skid with a decision win over Roman Kopylov at UFC 318 , and he immediately started launching insults at de Ridder following his win over Whittaker. Even days later, Costa was still going on his tirade on social media but it turns out many of his responses were directed at a fake account that didn’t actually belong to de Ridder.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/reinier-de-ridder-laughs-off-paulo-costas-insults-and-responses-to-fake-twitter-account-keep-trying.html/feed 0 Watch BTL live at Noon ET https://www.badmma.com/watch-btl-live-at-noon-et.html https://www.badmma.com/watch-btl-live-at-noon-et.html#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/watch-btl-live-at-noon-et.html Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker are now heading in two very different directions in the UFC’s middleweight division following de Ridder’s split-decision win in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi this past Saturday. Is de Ridder now in line to fight for the UFC title, and is Whittaker out of the championship picture at 185 for good? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the panel reacts to this past weekend’s headliner and what could be next for both de Ridder and Whittaker in the fallout.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/watch-btl-live-at-noon-et.html/feed 0 Robert Whittaker releases first statement since disappointing UFC Abu Dhabi loss https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-releases-first-statement-since-disappointing-ufc-abu-dhabi-loss-2.html https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-releases-first-statement-since-disappointing-ufc-abu-dhabi-loss-2.html#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/robert-whittaker-releases-first-statement-since-disappointing-ufc-abu-dhabi-loss-2.html Robert Whittaker | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Robert Whittaker is holding his head high, as usual. The former middleweight champion suffered a loss this past Saturday in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi , dropping a close split decision to Reinier de Ridder .

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