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USA Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
MMA Junkie Radio #3569: Guests Mario Bautista (UFC), Sergio Pettis (PFL), Jon Jones news
MMA Junkie Radio #3569: Guests Mario Bautista (UFC), Sergio Pettis (PFL), Jon Jones news Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,569, the brosephs brought on guest Mario Bautista, who is charged with welcoming Patchy Mix to the UFC, and former Bellator champion and current PFL bantamweight Sergio Pettis. The also talked about the latest news, including more of the same with heavyweight champion Jon Jones still unbooked for a title unification bout with Tom Aspinall, and the MMA world growing increasingly put off by his apparent lack of urgency to defend his belt. Tune in!
USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix: Odds and what to know ahead of UFC 316 bout
Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix: Odds and what to know ahead of UFC 316 bout Former Bellator champion Patchy Mix makes his UFC debut against Mario Bautista at UFC 316. Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix preview Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was originally scheduled to face former title challenger Marlon Vera before an injury forced a lineup change. Now, Bautista welcomes Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the UFC, where they will meet in the UFC 316 main card opener. Bautista enters as a winner of seven consecutive fights. In his previous outing, Bautista won a split decision at UFC 307 over former featherweight champion Jose Aldo. His current winning streak includes stoppages of Guido Cannetti, Benito Lopez and Brian Kelleher. Mix, who was recently granted his release from the PFL, finally gets an opportunity to prove himself in the UFC. Mix brings an eight-fight winning streak to the octagon. In his last outing, he recorded the second defense of his Bellator title by split decision in a rematch against Magomed Magomedov. On his current run, he has stopped five opponents, including Sergio Pettis, Raufeon Stots, James Gallagher, Albert Morales, and Magomedov in their first meeting. Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix odds According to FanDuel, Mix will debut in the UFC as a -184 favorite against Bautista, who is a slight underdog at +142. How to watch Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix at UFC 316
USA Today
21-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Mario Bautista sees big upside to beating Patchy Mix at UFC 316
Mario Bautista sees big upside to beating Patchy Mix at UFC 316 Mario Bautista sees plenty of upside in a win over his new UFC 316 opponent. Originally scheduled to face Marlon Vera on June 7 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) now draws former Bellator champion Patchy Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) instead. Although Bautista is going from a former UFC title challenger to debuting fighter, he sees big implications with a win over Mix. "He's well respected, and I know what it means to get a win over him," Bautista told MMA Junkie Radio. "It's just as good of a win as over 'Chito,' if not better. I think it throws me pretty high up there with a win over him." Bautista, who extended his winning streak to seven with a win over Jose Aldo at UFC 307 last October, is unfazed by the change of opponent. "When I heard it was Patchy, I was excited," Bautista said. "I was excited to fight 'Chito,' but then just to get that news mid-camp, and I feel good. I'm feeling good. This is a great camp. For Patchy to come in, I'm reignited again, so I'm excited for it. I think he's a great fighter. He obviously has a great record, and his style, he's submission heavy. Looking for the chokes, looking for that neck. So, I know what he's going to try to bring to the table for sure, and we're definitely ready for it."
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'What now?': Patchy Mix ready for notoriety, plans to 'run over' Mario Bautista at UFC 316
'What now?': Patchy Mix ready for notoriety, plans to 'run over' Mario Bautista at UFC 316 Show Caption Hide Caption See Patchy Mix reaction to UFC signing, talks debut vs. Mario Bautista Patchy Mix talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters backstage at UFC Fight Night 256 about news of his signing, his debut vs. Mario Bautista at UFC 316 LAS VEGAS – Patchy Mix is a serious guy, but the smiles snuck through in the hours that followed Saturday's official announcement of his UFC signing. "I like this microphone," grinned Mix, referring to the UFC mic flag as he took the podium to speak with reporters including MMA Junkie at the UFC Apex following UFC Fight Night 256. Mix, 31, joins the promotion after a departure from PFL, and steps right into the action June 7 when he takes on Mario Bautista at UFC 316 in Newark, N.J. The instant activation is refreshing. "It sounds (like I'm) just where I belong," Mix said. "So many years. So many fights as a matter of fact. To finally be here is surreal. But it's where I belong. ... I had to have patience. (There was) a lot of frustration, just not knowing. Obviously, I was going to fight Leandro Higo last year. Everyone knew what I'd do to Leandro Higo. I just wanted to earn some money and stuff and stay active and keep getting better, keep growing. When that fight got pulled, I didn't know when I'd fight." Mix took the alternative path prior to his UFC signing, becoming renowned of one of the sport's best fighters outside of the sport's most notable brand. That journey earned him a lot of fruits of his labor, but there's still one void. "I have money," Mix said. "I have belts. I have all this stuff. But I don't have notoriety and that's what I'm coming for June 7. I'm coming to show the world who I am." Mix expected he'd be thrown into a top-five matchup to start. But when the UFC approached him to fill the vacancy left by an injured Marlon Vera, Mix had no problem obliging. "You get the call and you answer it," Mix said. "I'm not afraid of anyone in this division, especially (not) Mario Bautista. He's on a seven-fight win streak and I want that seven-fight win streak. When they called me, I answered it. I'll make weight and I'll get the job done. It didn't matter who. I didn't mind if he was ranked No. 1 or No. 50. I would've gone against the best, the hardest, the guy they didn't want anyone to fight. It didn't matter. It happened to be him and I think 'Chito' Vera popped his rib or something. They called me within an hour or two. I was like, 'Hell yeah.' Within a day, I think it was getting made." While Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) is in his immediate view, UFC gold is in the distance. The current titleholder Merab Dvalishvili is a longtime training partner, but that doesn't deter Mix from wanting to capture that championship. He told Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) as much during a recent conversation. "I told him as a man that I could be potentially coming over here and that if we did fight, I was hoping it could be for the title down the line," Mix said. "It's just business. His dreams are the same dreams I have. My mom, a single mom who raised me and my brothers and sisters back there, she raised me to work my ass off. She raised me since I was a kid. I'm not just doing this for myself. I'm doing this for my family and that title comes with setting your family up for life. It doesn't matter who is in the way. It doesn't matter who."
