Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of
- Highlights! Gable Steveson shakes off wild wheel kick, remains undefeated with another quick KO: I thought Steveson looked pretty raw in his third pro fight. Heavyweight is so weak it probably doesn’t matter much outside the rankings, but he’ll need time before he contends.
- Fighter admits to tripping on LSD during UFC fight in Canada: I know fighters who micro dose on mushrooms before training, but this is a different level.
- Jake Paul hospitalized, forced into second surgery (Pic): I can only assume Paul yapped so much that the screws in his jaw came free.
Insomnia
It sounds like Bo Nickal vs. Colby Covington might actually happen at the White House? I’ll be shocked if this is true.
Interesting stats regarding Anthony Hernandez’s takedown percentages and overall style. “Fluffy” may be a bit of a slow starter but also pushes one hell of a pace!
Allan Nascimento has won four in a row, but UFC is booking him further down the ladder. Weird!
Jiri Prochazka is still putting in work at the UFC PI in Mexico City.
If we get one cool clinch throw out of it, Zabit’s return to action in UFC BJJ is a success.
Drew Dober names his 10 favorite video games — how does his list overlap with your own?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Touching the lead leg and jumping into a knee is a simple idea, but it’s difficult to do fluidly.
Shifting stances before the spin is an unusual setup you don’t see too often.
50 full seconds of swanging-and-banging is quite a long trade.
Random Land
Icing art.
Midnight Music: Stoner rock, 1993
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
