
Simon Samano
Managing Editor at MMA Junkie
Everybody needs a thrill. We all got a space to fill. | Managing Editor, Combat @USATODAYSports | San Diego State '05
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4 days ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Simon Samano |Abbey Subhan
The time for overreacting is here!Check out the latest episode of "Overreaction Time" at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and MMA Junkie reporter Farah Hannoun debate these "overreactions" on the following topics in mixed martial arts:• None 0:53 - UFC 316: Another loss to Merab Dvalishvili would spell disaster for Sean O'Malley. • None 07:00 - UFC 316: Kayla Harrison is about to have her way with Julianna Pena.
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4 days ago |
mmajunkie.com | Simon Samano |Abbey Subhan
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Simon Samano
MMA fans and pundits alike have spent the past several months calling UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones a duck because, they say, he's been ducking a title-unification bout with interim champ Tom Aspinall. Anyone who claims Jones fears Aspinall is misguided, though. It's not that simple. Really, how could the man most people consider to be the greatest mixed martial artist of all time fear anyone? What Jones does fear, however, is defeat.
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2 weeks ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Simon Samano
It might be time for UFC fans to accept that heavyweight champion Jon Jones simply has no interest in a title unification bout with interim champ Tom Aspinall. The latest evidence of this came Wednesday when Jones answered an X user's presumptive question, "How does it feel to be retired?" Jones' response, which he quote-tweeted for his 3 million followers to see, was telling. Advertisement"I don’t know if I wanna call it retired," Jones wrote.
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2 weeks ago |
au.sports.yahoo.com | Simon Samano
It might be time for UFC fans to accept that heavyweight champion Jon Jones simply has no interest in a title unification bout with interim champ Tom Aspinall. The latest evidence of this came Wednesday when Jones answered an X user's presumptive question, "How does it feel to be retired?" Jones' response, which he quote-tweeted for his 3 million followers to see, was telling. "I don’t know if I wanna call it retired," Jones wrote. "I feel like I’ll always have an ability to pop out and show em.
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Almost 24 hours later, and I’m still upset about this. What a shame. https://t.co/HWjw18D9mT

PSA: Protect yourself at all times.

Don’t bluff at low stakes https://t.co/WWjmf3MSzF

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Belal Muhammad appears to have suffered the same type of gruesome lip injury in his fight against Jack Della Maddalena—similar to what we saw with Robbie Lawler and Alistair Overeem 👀 https://t.co/N7APQyQQdh