Welcome to “This Week in MMAmania.com,” Maniacs!
As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don’t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story. Or, if you don’t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL’ing.
But, don’t trip — we’ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.
So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …
Article of the Week
Last week, the story that got the most eyeballs was UFC Middleweight Reinier de Ridder’s coach releasing a statement about ultimately deciding to stop the fight — “I take full responsibility for that decision, and it was the right call to make for me in the moment.”
Two UFC employees shit all over the main and co-main event this past week. Din Thomas said Mackenzie Dern vs. Virna Jandiroba was the “most insignificant” fight in recent memory, and Daniel Cormier basically, in so many words, said the Heavyweight division is trash — well, he was caught on camera.
Tweet(s) of the Week:
Fighter ‘Comment of the Week’ — He said what?!?!?!
Top Heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov revealed that he was ready to show off his wrestling and grappling against Jailton Almeida … well, he got held down for 11 minutes of the fight.
Best ‘Feed’ Post
Check out our MMAMania square game that is going on right now.
Picture of the Week
MMA photography can produce some great post-knockout shots — like this one from a brutal head kick.
Unseen ‘Knockout of the Week’
Here is a wicked flying knee knockout from Brazil.
Best ‘Prediction of the Week’
Take a bow, Igl00Man! For calling Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision.
Random ‘Stat of the Week’
Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane was only the second UFC championship fight to end in a no-contest (Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 was the first) — However, it was the first to be ruled as such inside the Octagon.
Fight Announcement of the Week:
The final ESPN+ UFC PPV — UFC 323 got a couple of new fights announced this week, with the most notable being Jalin Turner coming out of retirement to fight Edson Barboza.
This Past Week in MMA History:
UFC 77 – Oct. 20, 2007
Anderson Silva rematched Rich Franklin at UFC 77 and stopped him again with more knees.
UFC 294 – Oct. 21, 2023
Speaking of running it back, Islam Makhachev knocked out Alexander Volkanovski in their highly anticipated rematch.
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till – Oct. 21, 2017
Remember when Cowboy Cerrone randomly fought an unknown Darren Till in Poland?
Well, he got knocked out.
UFC 280 – Oct. 22, 2022
Islam Makhachev won the UFC Lightweight championship at UFC 280 by making easy work of Charles Oliveira.
UFC 121 – Oct. 23, 2010
Cain Velasquez became the Heavyweight champion by stopping Brock Lesnar in the first round.
UFC 254 – Oct. 24, 2020
It has been five years since Khabib Nurmagomedov walked away from the sport because of a promise he made to his mother.
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