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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
- It’s over! Anderson Silva still refuses to speak to Dana White after being forced out of the UFC: Do you think the UFC should have kept Silva around after his Uriah Hall loss?
- ‘Almost dying’ — Weight cutting ‘fraud’ had Khamzat ‘on the verge of death’ ahead of UFC 328: Khamzat’s struggle to make Middleweight is genuinely baffling. He is not too big for the division!
- Dana White hounded over UFC fighter pay following Paramount mega-deal, won’t cough up $370K ‘to see if you belong’: It feels like there’s a middle ground between the 370k figure and the typical $10k and $10k starting contract.
Insomnia
Good thing Arman Tsarukyan doesn’t need the money …
Islam Makhachev has a vision board?!?
Aside from strength and conditioning workouts and general rehab, boxing is the first feasible training that can be done after a knee operation.
4-4 professional record vs. 0-3 in the UFC — Women’s Flyweight is on fire!
Movsar Evloev vs. Alexander Volkanovski end of summer? Sign me up.
Ray J allegedly in the hospital after his Supah Hot Fire knockout loss (video here) … but a lot of folks online are wondering why he’s not hooked up to any machines?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
I didn’t even realize Jared Gooden was cut from the UFC after his Chidi Njokuani loss.
“Standing up in base” or “technical stand up” is a Day One jiu-jitsu drill to avoid this exact scenario.
Lovely bodywork and good pull counters!
Random Land
Masterful execution.
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Midnight Music: Soul, 1967
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