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Gordon Ryan issues fiery response to Craig Jones announcing retirement, leaving team

BAD MMA News — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Craig Jones is getting set for his final match. The grappling ace announced that he will be retiring after his match with Gable Steveson at the second Craig Jones Invitational event, which takes place Aug. 30 and 31 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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Gordon Ryan issues fiery response to Craig Jones announcing retirement, leaving team – MMA Fighting

Jackson’s MMA and Evolve MMA Form Strategic Partnership

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:06:40 +0000

Evolve Mixed Martial Arts and Jacksons Mixed Martial Arts have formed a strategic partnership that could potentially see the likes of Jon Jones , Georges St-Pierre , Carlos Condit, Donald Cerrone and Clay Guida traveling from Albuquerque, N.M., to Singapore to train. According to the press release released jointly by the two powerhouse camps, the partnership between Evolve MMA and Jackson’s MMA will kick off with the “Elite Fighters Exchange Program.” The professional fighters, world champions and coaches from both camps will be able to train at Evolve MMA and Jackson’s MMA to create a diverse learning environment for everyone. Evolve MMA is headed by Chatri Sityodtong, who works alongside former wrestling Olympian Heath Sims, while 2010 MMA Coach of the Year Greg Jackson is the man behind Jackson’s MMA.

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Jackson’s MMA and Evolve MMA Form Strategic Partnership – MMA Weekly

Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire believes judging favors Americans, cost him titles

BAD MMA News — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 01:20:00 +0000

Patricio Freire has two losses in his career – both by split decision, and both in Bellator title fights. Split decisions, by nature, are more often than not going to be controversial with each fighter typically believing he did enough to get the nod. In “Pitbull” Freire’s case, he believes in his two losses, he not only did enough, but that being Brazilian didn’t work in his favor. “Both losses were against world champions, and both by split decision,” Freire told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I believe if the judges were Brazilian, I would have been awarded the win in both occasions. Nowadays, MMA rules and judging favor the American style of fighting

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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire believes judging favors Americans, cost him titles – MMA Junkie