Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of
- Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano skip UFC White House, book May 16 super fight on Netflix: Maybe MVP rather than PFL will be the promotion to capitalize on recent UFC malaise.
- Video: Gina Carano towers over Ronda Rousey in first Netflix face off ahead of May 16 super fight: If this fight goes beyond three minutes, I’ll be shocked. Rousey can’t take punches and Carano can’t avoid that armbar — it should be quick either way!
- Ronda Rousey ‘reached out’ to Dana White before Netflix, but UFC passed on Gina Carano fight — ‘It didn’t exactly work out’: Carano has good reason to dislike White and the UFC, but this whole thing is still so surprising. Quite the spectacle!
Insomnia
Anthony Hernandez vs. Sean Strickland is such a great main event matchup — it really didn’t need the weird racial/culture war fuel that Strickland heaps so heavily on everything.
Vinicius Oliveira has called out Aljamain Sterling for his Featherweight debut, and surprisingly, “Funkmaster” has accepted! Book it?
I love Max Holloway’s straight right to the body and how he builds off it with the right hook too.
Khamzat Chimaev has been training with Khalil Rountree, perhaps preparing for a 205-pound move?
Just in case you only thought older Michael Chandler did silly things (but also Chandler vs. Alvarez 2 is an all-time great scrap, go watch it):
Cool techniques from fighters you may not think of as elite contenders:
When I talk about terrible UFC roster management … it’s not entertaining to watch a c-tier fighter get beat up repeatedly.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
With all the Gina Carano vs. Ronda Rousey news today, it’s worth revisiting Carano’s last fight from 17 years ago.
Doing the “come get some” wave immediately after getting dropped while still badly rocked is a move that demands respect.
“You never got me down Ray!”
Random Land
Most I’ve ever laughed at an AI joke.
Midnight Music: A pick from Mom
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
