Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of
- UFC fighter who survived ‘traumatic’ mass shooting blasts Dana White for ‘tone deaf’ reaction to White House dinner gunman: Dana reacting to an assassination attempt like it was the co-main event of a pay-per-view (PPV) is objectively very funny.
- Jiri Prochazka fires back at Carlos Ulberg for UFC 327 criticism – ‘I don’t want to hear this bulls—t from a stripper’: I do think Jiri Prochazka was distracted by Ulberg’s injury, but there’s no way for him to ever explain that without sounding bad. Sometimes, silence is best.
- Video: Ilia Topuria pummels training partners ahead of UFC White House main event: ‘Go a little softer!’: I hope Topuria’s sparring partners are well-paid and well-padded.
Insomnia
Conor McGregor adds an energy drink to his business empire. I look forward to picking up a discount can from Grocery Outlet next year!
Raoni Barcelos’ takedown chains were a thing of beauty, some of the best misdirection and direction changes in recent memory.
Bad
news for Tim Elliott bettors:
There’s nothing quite like a grueling cardio session in some random garage gym.
Yeah … this feels like the end of the Ion Cutelaba resurgence.
The outside butterfly sweep/getup is becoming increasingly common in MMA. Mario Bautista hit a beautiful one on Vinicius Oliveira earlier this year!
Great prompt! My first instinct is Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who easily could have been champion had the Middleweight cookie crumbled a little differently.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Like Nick Newell before him, Marney Maxx is proving fighters with one arm can still throw down.
One of the most incredible kicks I’ve ever seen! The execution!
Perfect timing on this short pull counter:
Random Land
Nightmare fuel.
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Midnight Music: Alternative, 1987
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
