Welcome to “This Week in MMAmania.com,” Maniacs!
As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don’t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story. Or, if you don’t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL’ing.
But, don’t trip — we’ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.
So, sit back
and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …
Article of the Week
Shoutout to our very own Anton Tabuena, who absolutely crushed all of CJI 2 coverage, and did so from the very first announcement of event. If you missed out, check out all of the results of day one and day two — which included Chael Sonnen getting slept twice and some judging drama.
MMAmania.com ‘Comment(s) of the Week’
Mauricio Ruffy suffered his first UFC loss at UFC Paris, getting strangled by “BSD” (watch highlights), and boy oh boy, he got cooked by our readers.
Tweet of the Week:
I was the one who tweeted this, and I still don’t know what the hell it is.
More Ruffy jokes.
Fighter ‘Comment of the Week’ — He said what?!?!?!
One last thing about Ruffy.
He blasted “boring” grapplers before his fight, only to get cooked and then submitted by a one.
Tough scenes.
Best ‘Feed’ Post
MMAMania user Rung Sat Special Zone posted his UFC Paris takeaways and … I agree with them all. Good stuff.
Picture of the Week
“Fighting Nerds” had a rough night (look at Ian Garry’s face).
Unseen ‘Knockout of the Week’
Flying knee!
Best ‘Prediction of the Week’
I see what you did there, Hitchslap lol … good call nonetheless.
Random ‘Stat of the Week’
Brad Tavares had the chance to become the all-time wins leader in the UFC Middleweight division. He didn’t achieve it.
Fight Announcement of the Week:
Soooo, we’re only a month removed from Mateusz Rebecki getting the life beat out of him by Chris Duncan … and he already has his next fight booked against another super tough opponent, L’udovit Klein.
This Past Week in MMA History:
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve – Sept. 2, 2017
In UFC’s last event in the Netherlands, Alexander Volkov stopped the hometown favorite Stefan Struve in the third round.
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett – Sept. 3, 2016
In what ended up being Josh Barnett’s final UFC and MMA fight, Barnett tapped Andrei Arlovski … in a fight that should have happened a decade prior.
UFC Paris 1 – Sept. 3, 2022
UFC’s first event in Paris, France — after years and years of trying to get the fight legalized — was one to remember, specifically because of how loud the crowd was during the main event between Tai Tuivasa and Ciryl Gane.
UFC Vegas 36 – Sept. 4, 2021
Paddy Pimblett’s UFC debut sure was something.
UFC 88 – Sept. 6, 2008
The knockout that forever changed Chuck Liddell’s MMA career. PAIN.
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