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UFC Fight Night 87 results: Ulka Sasaki taps out Willie Gates in flyweight debut

BAD MMA News — Sun, 08 May 2016 15:41:58 +0000

May 8, 2016; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Ulna Sasaki defends against Willie Gates during UFC Fight Night at Ahoy Rotterdam. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports May 8, 2016; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Ulna Sasaki lands a knee hit against Willie Gates during UFC Fight Night at Ahoy Rotterdam. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports May 8, 2016; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Willie Gates moves in with a punch against Ulna Sasaki during UFC Fight Night at Ahoy Rotterdam. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports May 8, 2016; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Ulna Sasaki lands a kick against Willie Gates during UFC Fight Night at Ahoy Rotterdam.

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With Paddy Holohan’s retirement, Willie Gates gets new UFC Fight Night 87 opponent

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:31:37 +0000

Aug 8, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (red gloves) fights against Willie Gates (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 8, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (red gloves) fights against Willie Gates (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 8, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (red gloves) fights against Willie Gates (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 7, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Dustin Ortiz (left) and Willie Gates (right) during weigh ins for UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joshua Lindsey-USA TODAY Sports Aug 7, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Willie Gates during weigh ins for UFC Fight Night at Bridgestone Arena

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UFC flyweight Paddy Holohan, 27, announces retirement due to blood disorder

BAD MMA News — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:12:19 +0000

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Paddy Holohan vs. Willie Gates is 13th addition to UFC Fight Night 87 lineup

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:43:38 +0000

Jul 18, 2015; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Paddy Holohan (Ireland) celebrates with the Irish Flag as he leaves the Octagon after winning his Flyweight bout with Vaughan Lee (England) at The SSE Hydro. Mandatory Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports Oct 24, 2015; Dublin, Ireland; Louis Smolka (blue gloves) competes against Paddy Holohan (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at 3 Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports Oct 24, 2015; Dublin, Ireland; Louis Smolka (blue gloves) competes against Paddy Holohan (red gloves) during UFC Fight Night at 3 Arena

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UFC Fight Night 73 results: Dustin Ortiz pounds out Willie Gates in third

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 01:14:30 +0000

Dustin Ortiz NASHVILLE – Early on, Tennessee native Dustin Ortiz made it clear what he thought about Willie Gates ’ ground game, which wasn’t much. Ortiz (15-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) gave Gates (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) no opportunities to use his long limbs and dominated on the mat before picking up a third-round stoppage. The flyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 73 event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. It aired on FOX Sports 2 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on FOX Sports 1. The bout was waved off at the 2:58 mark of round three as Gates floundered under the pressure of Ortiz, who gained mount and rained down strikes until referee Mario Yamasaki saw enough

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With McCall and Riggs out, Gates and Bamgbose step in at UFC Fight Night 73

BAD MMA News — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:37:35 +0000

Willie Gates UFC Fight Night 73 has gotten a bit of a shake-up thanks to a pair of injuries. The news was announced by the UFC earlier tonight. Ian McCall (13-5-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) was set to face Dustin Ortiz (14-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a flyweight bout. However, McCall has been forced out of the bout. Stepping in will be Willie Gates (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

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TUF 21 Finale results: Willie Gates takes out Darrell Montague in 96 seconds

BAD MMA News — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:00:54 +0000

Willie Gates LAS VEGAS – Willie Gates ’ video promo said he fought like he was double parked outside, and that turned out to be a pretty good description of his fight with Darrell Montague . Gates (12-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) walked down Montague (13-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC) and caught him early with a right hand that forced an early stoppage.

TUF 21 Finale results: Willie Gates takes out Darrell Montague in 96 seconds – MMA Junkie

Willie Gates vs. Darrell Montague set for TUF 21 finale in July in Las Vegas

BAD MMA News — Fri, 29 May 2015 02:24:36 +0000

Willie Gates The finale event for “The Ultimate Fighter 21″ has a new flyweight bout set. Willie Gates (11-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Darrell Montague (13-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will clash in a bout where – barring a draw – one man will walk out with his first UFC victory. The bout was confirmed by the UFC on Thursday night.

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John Moraga on perceived Willie Gates cheap shot: ‘I’d rather beat you like a man’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:38:17 +0000

John Moraga PHOENIX – By the letter of the law, what Willie Gates did to John Moraga on Saturday night was perfectly legal. And even Moraga will say that it basically was his own fault. But he’ll also say that if the situation was reversed, he’d have done things a little differently than how Gates chose to play it. In the first round of their preliminary card fight at UFC on FOX 13 at U.S. Airways Center in Moraga’s home city of Phoenix, Gates caught Moraga with a low blow.

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UFC on FOX 13 results: John Moraga survives bizarre knockdown to beat Willie Gates

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 00:38:16 +0000

John Moraga PHOENIX – In a bout that threatened to be marred by a controversial blow early on, John Moraga came back to win via late submission over Willie Gates , as Moraga (16-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) used some vicious ground-and-pound to help him sink a rear-naked choke on Gates (11-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to force the submission at 4:06 of round three. The flyweight fight was part of today’s UFC on FOX 13 event at U.S.