Welcome to Midnight Mania!
It actually feels just like the notorious makes an attempt at reserving Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson — a battle that was cancelled FIVE occasions and by no means truly occurred — imparted a lesson upon UFC President Dana White. When requested about re-booking Donald Cerrone vs. Joe Lauzon after the match up’s second cancellation in as many months, White referenced that cursed bout and expressed no interest in trying a third time.
Donald Cerrone, nonetheless, has expressed curiosity in pursuing the match up further. In spite of everything, it’s a battle that is sensible given their respective ages and data, and every man is liable for a single withdrawal. Whereas talking with MMA on SiriusXM, Lauzon took it a step additional, explaining that proper now it’s “Cowboy or bust.”
“I positively need this battle now,” Lauzon stated (by way of MMANews). “We spent an excessive amount of time preparing for Cowboy to not go and see it via. For me proper now, it’s Cowboy or bust … that’s the battle I need, I believe that’s the battle he desires. I perceive it sucks the way in which it’s labored out, and I’m certain Dana is upset with the way it labored out. However I assure you Cowboy and I are far more upset as a result of we’ve put in far more effort than the UFC has. I believe it ought to nonetheless occur. I believe simply because it didn’t work the primary two occasions, doesn’t imply it wouldn’t work out the third time.”
White most likely isn’t extremely happy with paying partial purses for fights that don’t truly occur, however given simply how a lot of themselves each Lauzon and Cerrone have given to the corporate, maybe an exception will be made?
The 2 veterans have earned a favor or two.
Insomnia
This one’s a doozy. Andrea Lee’s ex-husband — , the one with Nazi tattoos? — is taking nice pleasure in Tony Kelley’s recent ass-kicking by the hands of Adrian Yanez, spilling yucky private particulars within the course of.
The next assertion was deservedly mocked fairly a bit, and Midnight Mania won’t stand for Georges St. Pierre slander (no disrespect to Kamaru although).
Dana White to TheMacLife: It is simple that Usman’s the best welterweight ever.#UFC
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) June 21, 2022
Henry Cejudo will likely be returning to motion after over two years away on the age of 35. Are we predicting one other title run, or is that this a recipe for catastrophe?
Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury doesn’t sound all that sure.
Belal Muhammad doing his greatest to not get passed over.
Muhammad Mokaev placing within the work for his subsequent battle UFC London.
The concept that Sean O’Malley is so harking back to Jon Jones that it pisses off Daniel Cormier is hilarious. It may not be true, nevertheless it’s nonetheless humorous.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Dominick Reyes actually has among the finest highlights ever on his reel.
Basketball shorts and a woefully incompetent referee — horrible mixture.
A uncommon knockout by way of slaps:
Random Land
Midnight Music: Rock, 1967
Sleep nicely Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is all the time on the way in which.
