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
Last week, the story that got the most eyeballs was Anthony Joshua losing millions of his fight purse to the taxman after knocking out Jake Paul on Netflix.
MMAmania.com ‘Comment(s) of the Week’
Over the past year, there has been a lot of dunking of Bryce Mitchell for being a dumbass, and we end 2025 doing it again — thank you, MMAMania readers. (He proclaimed that “my intelligence has become a curse.”)
Tweet(s) of the Week:
January 24th cannot come quickly enough.
Fighter ‘Comment of the Week’ — He said what?!?!?!
Uhhhh….Robert Whittaker might try Light Heavyweight next year.
“I’m a bigger guy now. But everyone’s gonna say, ‘Oh, he’s too short, too short. They’re taller than me here! What’s the difference? You know what I mean? Everyone’s got height on me anyway. Everyone’s got reach on me anyway. What’s the difference?”
Do whatever you want, Rob.
Picture of the Week
Hell yeah.
Unseen ‘Knockout of the Week’
Main event knockout at Gods of Martial Arts 11.s/2000025943407296875?s=20
Random ‘Stat or Fact of the Week’
Bananas are slightly radioactive.
That’s because they contain potassium, and a small fraction of naturally occurring potassium is the isotope potassium-40, which is radioactive. Don’t worry though—the radiation from a banana is tiny, and you’d need to eat millions at once for it to be harmful.
Fight Announcement of the Week:
Brad Tavares will try to break Michael Bisping’s record for most UFC wins in the Middleweight division (both are tied at 19) when he takes on a retiring Eryk Anders … at the Apex.
This Past Week in MMA History:
UFC Busan – Dec. 21, 2019
UFC has only been to Busan, South Korea once but it was a good one as local hero Korean Zombie knocked out Frankie Edgar in the main event — it was one of his last wins in the promotion.
In the “Featured fight”, Charles Jourdain stopped Choi Doo-ho, who took a long break after the loss.
On the prelims, Alexandre Pantoja slept Matt Schnell.
UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 – Dec. 27, 2008
UFC 92 was the first time that two winners of The Ultimate Fighter competed in a title fight against each other. Rashad Evans knocked out Forrest Griffin to become UFC Light Heavyweight champion.
In the co-main event, Frank Mir became the first fighter to finish Big Nog and did so for the interim Heavyweight title, which set up the UFC 100 main event against Brock Lesnar.
Also on the card, Rampage Jackson exacted his revenge against Wanderlei Silva, knocking him unconscious in the first round.
UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 – Dec. 28, 2013
Ah yes, one of the most iconic and horrific injuries in UFC history — Anderson Silva snapped his leg in his rematch against Chris Weidman … and was never the same in MMA ever again.
In the co-main event, Ronda Rousey tapped Miesha Tate in their rematch.
In the “Featured fight,” Travis Browne knocked out Josh Barnett in one minute with nasty elbows.
Finally, Dustin Poirier knocked out Diego Brandao to kick off the main card.
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