
Mike Bohn
Senior reporter for @USATODAY’s @MMAJunkie | Host of The Bohnfire | I tweet the stats | Email: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Mike Bohn |Ken Hathaway
One of the most dangerous elements of mixed martial arts is potential eye damage, largely due to the open-finger nature of the gloves worn in competition. From the sport's beginning, the threat of eye pokes always has existed, and it has come into play for the worse in all sorts of areas. AdvertisementThe UFC even attempted to address the matter in 2024 by implementing a new style of glove, but those gloves have already been phased out, and with that a consistent amount of eye pokes remains.
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2 days ago |
mmajunkie.com | Mike Bohn |Ken Hathaway
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3 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Farah Hannoun |Mike Bohn
Derrick Lewis is tired of being called out by so many UFC heavyweights. Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) faces Tallison Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 70 headliner on July 12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Several heavyweights, including Waldo Cortes-Acosta, were hoping to draw "The Black Beast" but didn't get their wish.
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5 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Farah Hannoun |Mike Bohn
Michael Chandler knows first hand not to count out Charles Oliveira at UFC 317. Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) is a sizable underdog for his vacant lightweight title fight against Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the June 28 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). AdvertisementChandler fought Oliveira twice – losing to him the first time by knockout at UFC 262, then . "It's tough.
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6 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Farah Hannoun |Mike Bohn
Derrick Lewis is confused by inactive state of UFC's heavyweight division. It will have been a 14-month layoff for Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) when he returns against Tallison Teixeira (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 70 headliner on July 12 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Lewis was scheduled to face Jhonata Diniz this past November at UFC Fight Night 246, but withdrew due to a medical issue which he refused to disclose. AdvertisementLewis vs.
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