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Jon Fitch fails pre-WSOF 16 drug test, faces fines and suspension

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:39:16 +0000

Jon Fitch Yet another high-profile fighter has failed a drug test, adding to this year’s rapidly expanding list of offenders. The California State Athletic Commission today said onetime UFC and WSOF welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch (26-7-1) was flagged for an “adverse result” following a pre-fight drug test in connection with this past December’s WSOF 16, which aired on NBCSN. The CSAC, which oversaw the Dec. 13 event at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif., performed a CIR test on Fitch’s urine sample and confirmed the result.

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The Speed Bag: With WSOF champ Rousimar Palhares, you are this close, man

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:29:15 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Videos , WSOF WSOF welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares pulled off yet another masterful leg-lock submission, but as MMAjunkie’s Ben Fowlkes discusses in his latest edition of “The Speed Bag,” the champ is this close, man. This past Saturday in the NBCSN-televised WSOF 16 headliner, Palhares (17-6) defended his title and submitted Jon Fitch (26-7-1), but he was again criticized for not immediately breaking hold of a kneebar.

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WSOF boss: Rousimar Palhares’ submission win over Jon Fitch ‘was perfectly clean’

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:18:17 +0000

Ray Sefo, Rousimar Palhares and Ali Abdelaziz Did WSOF welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares (again) hold on to a submission for too long? His boss doesn’t think so. Palhares (17-6), who made the first defense of his WSOF title in Saturday’s WSOF 16 headliner, tapped out fellow UFC vet Jon Fitch (26-7-1) during the NBCSN-televised bout.

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WSOF 16: Lance Palmer vs. Rick Glenn video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:54:27 +0000

Your browser does not support iframes. WSOF crowned a new featherweight champion on Saturday after Lance Palmer tapped out former titleholder Rick Glenn in Saturday’s WSOF 16 co-headliner. With many of his Team Alpha Male teammates on hand, Palmer (9-1) used a third-round rear-naked choke to tap out Rick Glenn (15-3-1) and end his 13-fight unbeaten streak. The fight was part of Saturday’s NBCSN-televised event at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif. Check out the highlights above. Also see: WSOF 16: Rousimar Palhares vs

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WSOF 16: Sheymon Moraes vs. Gabriel Solorio video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:54:27 +0000

Your browser does not support iframes. After three competitive rounds, Sheymon Moraes picked up a narrow split-decision win over fellow bantamweight Gabriel Solorio at Saturday’s WSOF 16 event.

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WSOF 16: Rousimar Palhares vs. Jon Fitch video highlights

BAD MMA News — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:54:26 +0000

Your browser does not support iframes. Rousimar Palhares notched his first title defense – and his 11th leg-lock submission in 16 career wins – after tapping out Jon Fitch in Saturday’s WSOF 16 headliner. Palhares (17-6), WSOF’s reigning welterweight champion, needed just 90 seconds to submit rival Fitch (26-7-1) with a kneebar. The event headlined Saturday’s NBCSN-televised event at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif

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Video: WSOF boss Ray Sefo admits ‘a lot of people didn’t think we were going to last’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:09:11 +0000

Filed under: Featured Videos , News , Videos , WSOF WSOF President Ray Sefo knows he faces some titans in the current MMA landscape, but he doesn’t think his biggest competition is the UFC or Bellator MMA. Instead, the promotion, which hosts its 16th event tonight, has to focus on its own interests. “For us, again, the biggest challenge is ourselves,” Sefo said. “I’ve said that from Day One. “I think a lot of people didn’t think we were going to last. Well, this weekend is our 16th show, and we already have our schedule for next year.

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WSOF 16 video stream and live results (6:30 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:40:27 +0000

Watch a live video stream of today’s WSOF 16 preliminary card and get official results here beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT). Today’s event, which takes place at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif., then shifts to a main card on NBCSN at 9 p.m. ET

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WSOF champ Rousimar Palhares on mother’s illness, Jon Fitch’s anger over withdrawal

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:20:08 +0000

Rousimar Palhares WSOF welterweight champ Rousimar Palhares understands that title challenger and fellow UFC vet Jon Fitch was angry at him, but he is ready to make amends. Fitch (26-6-1) blasted Palhares (16-6) when he withdrew from a title fight in July, calling the submission specialist’s decision “kind of disgusting.” Now, the two are set to meet in the headliner of WSOF 16, which takes place Saturday at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento and airs live on NBCSN. Palhares doesn’t hold a grudge against Fitch, but he said he’s intent on having the last word in their relationship. “He did say that I was the last person on Earth he’d like to fight,” Palhares told MMAjunkie

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Watch today’s WSOF 16 weigh-ins live on MMAjunkie at 5:30 p.m. ET

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:27:57 +0000

WSOF 16 fighter weigh-ins take place today, and you can watch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMAjunkie at 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT). Today’s festivities take place at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento, Calif

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