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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
- Catchweight! Former UFC champ Khamzat Chimaev makes super fast turnaround, booked for St. Louis showdown on June 13: Rebounding this quickly against Dillon Danis of all people is an odd move.
- Revenge! Belal Muhammad vows to ‘bleed’ UFC ‘clown’ Sean Strickland after religious attack, fake apology: Unfortunately for Belal, Strickland feels like a terrible matchup for him.
- Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez defects to Jake Paul’s MVP, debuts at ‘Rousey vs. Carano’ event on May 16: I love seeing retired fighters get paid.
Insomnia
… and here I thought Jake Paul’s jaw was so bad that he was never going to box again!
If you’ve wondered why nobody is able to maul quite like Khabib nowadays, this is a very
in-depth breakdown of explaining some of the reasons.
Does anyone have the exact year when Sean Strickland’s voice started to sound like it does nowadays?
I definitely walked away from UFC 328 as more of a Yaroslav Amasov fan.
Fight pic of the year?
Muhammad Mokaev opens up on his removal from the MVP MMA 1 card.
Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua becoming boys is one of the more fun developments of 2026.
Francis Ngannou looks terrifyingly fit ahead of his MMA return.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Derrick Lewis would be proud of this level of swang-and-bang.
Nice angle off the left hook and all, but holy s—t ref, it’s time for a new career.
Bullied along the fence:
Random Land
They don’t make ‘em like Nimrod anymore.
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