Midnight Mania! Fight fans savage ‘garbage’ UFC Vegas 61 poster — ‘Worst poster of the year’

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

There’s no UFC occasion this weekend, however that doesn’t imply the battle world is holding its collective breathe for UFC Vegas 61 subsequent Saturday (Oct. 1, 2022). Headlined by a Strawweight contest between Mackenzie Dern and Xiaonan Yan, there are undoubtedly some high quality fights combined all through the cardboard, but it surely’s not a very high-profile occasion.

UFC’s newest promotional poster didn’t encourage a renewed surge of curiosity. Nicely, they hardly ever do — take a look at our endless archive of previous posters, and also you’ll shortly perceive that they’re largely fairly comparable. Nonetheless, once in a while, UFC underwhelms so totally that battle followers launch their displeasure in a Twitter torrent of hate.

UFC Vegas 61’s poster was referred to as the “worst poster of the yr” a minimum of as soon as in response to the featured Tweet above, and several other battle followers labeled the art work “rubbish.” As well as, many followers joked in regards to the unusual cylindrical ripple impact.

This isn’t the primary time UFC has acquired public outcry over its poster. In truth, they launched a hilarious video in 2019 of their graphic design workforce studying imply feedback. It appears, nevertheless, that no lesson has but been realized.

For the complete UFC Vegas 61: “Dern vs. Xiaonan” battle card, click on HERE!

Insomnia

I don’t care how outdated they get, I might at all times be prepared to look at Fedor Emelianenko vs. Anderson Silva.

I like Daniel Rodriguez, but it surely’s arduous to not visualize him falling into the traditional Neil Magny clinch entice.

Georges St. Pierre health examine in!

Anthony Hernandez rattling close to slammed somebody by means of the ground final weekend. For these questioning in regards to the legality of this takedown, referees solely search for full management and a direct spike into the top. Principally, don’t Tombstone Piledriver somebody, and it’s authorized!

Featherweight violence:

Mike Perry having a blast getting his workforce mates buzzed earlier than sparring.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

A pleasant grainy recording of Jose Aldo attempting to destroy a person with soccer kicks.

Try a extra full set of ADCC 2022 highlights HERE!

John Dodson has been throwing warmth over within the naked knuckle ring.

Random Land

Roughly scary than normal bungee leaping?

Midnight Music: My buddy really helpful me the debut LP God’s Nation by Chat Pile, so I checked that out earlier right now. It’s a reasonably gnarly sludge steel and noise report that launched again in July to crucial acclaim, so if that appears like your alley, give it a pay attention!

Sleep nicely Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is at all times on the way in which.