BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Wrestling Match https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Agon Wrestling Targeting First MMA-Style Event for October with Several MMA Fighters on Board https://www.badmma.com/agon-wrestling-targeting-first-mma-style-event-for-october-with-several-mma-fighters-on-board.html https://www.badmma.com/agon-wrestling-targeting-first-mma-style-event-for-october-with-several-mma-fighters-on-board.html#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:14:59 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/agon-wrestling-targeting-first-mma-style-event-for-october-with-several-mma-fighters-on-board.html As the wrestling world continues to wait on the upcoming vote by the International Olympic Committee for the verdict for what will be the final sport added to the 2020 games, the community at large isn’t slowing its plans for overall growth. As first teased on MMAWeekly.com a few months back, promoters are mounting plans to put together a first-of-its-kind wrestling event that will mimic many major MMA shows, such as the UFC or Bellator, while also taking a page from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu events such as Metamoris. Sources have indicated to MMAWeekly.com that plans are coming together for the first event to be held on Oct. 22 at the Rio in Las Vegas for the first ever Agon Wrestling Championships. The promotion is apparently eyeing three possible match-ups, including a main event that could see a Bellator champion step back on the mats that he called home for many years. The main event currently in discussion with event promoters could pit former Olympian and two-time NCAA champion Ben Askren in a folk-style wrestling match against four-time NCAA champion (from four different weight divisions) Kyle Dake.  The promotion hopes to crown the winner as the No. 1 contender in the world folk-style wrestling championship, with Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs likely sitting as the top-ranked wrestler in that division. Other match-ups that are currently being pursued include current Bellator wrestler and former NCAA champ Bubba Jenkins against former teammate from Penn State Frank Molinaro, as well as NCAA All-American and current RFA champion Lance Palmer against Oklahoma State standout Jordan Oliver.

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Agon Wrestling Targeting First MMA-Style Event for October with Several MMA Fighters on Board – MMA Weekly

]]> https://www.badmma.com/agon-wrestling-targeting-first-mma-style-event-for-october-with-several-mma-fighters-on-board.html/feed 0 Lyoto Machida says ‘positive thinking’ key to coping with difficult loss https://www.badmma.com/lyoto-machida-says-positive-thinking-key-to-coping-with-difficult-loss.html https://www.badmma.com/lyoto-machida-says-positive-thinking-key-to-coping-with-difficult-loss.html#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/lyoto-machida-says-positive-thinking-key-to-coping-with-difficult-loss.html RIO DE JANEIRO – Judging by the chorus of boos raining down in HSBC Arena, the nearly 14,000 fans who saw Saturday night’s Phil Davis (19-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) vs. Lyoto Machida (12-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), matchup believe the wrong winner was announced. Machida, himself, deferred to the crowd’s expertise in defending his case. But he admits he thinks the judges did indeed make an error. “I believe Phil was not looking to attack, was not going forward and was trying to score points at the end of rounds,” Machida said. “But this is not a wrestling match. This is MMA, and I think that the judges need to be more attentive to details. They need to look for who is going forward the most

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