Midnight Mania! Fighter knocks out referee with spinning backfist

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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight, we’ve got a fighter turning a referee’s lights out with a wild backfist, Gunnar Nelson’s coach calling out “Wonderboy” Stephen Thompson, Ben Henderson teaching his kid to wrestle, Shane McMahon stealing Jon Jones’ moves, knockouts and submissions from the weekend, and much more

Insomnia

Mike Jackson (the original UFC opponent of Mickey Gall) uncovered this gem on the international Muay Thai circuit. The referee was standing just a bit too close to the action, and he and paid for it. One of the fighters spun for a backfist that missed, catching the ref right on the kisser. It was lights out for the unfortunate official, who went down hard.

Bobs and Weaves

“King Mo” won his rematch with “Fat” Rampage, and now will fight Ryan Bader in New York City on the stacked Bellator 180 pay-per-view (PPV) event. My question is, who made this crown for him and how much did it cost? Asking for all royalty everywhere.

A King and his crown. Congrats @KingMoFH, we’ll see you in NYC. #Bellator175 pic.twitter.com/WG2Fw4EBxD

— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) April 1, 2017

This callout of Stephen Thompson by John Kavanagh on behalf on Gunnar Nelson is … well, it’s different. Thompson said he wanted a Top 5-ranked fighter, but Lawler and Cowboy have been rebooked (which is still fun on a bun). I would be excited to watch Nelson vs. Thompson for the style clash, but it also seems a recipe for a slow-paced staring contest.

This picture of Nelson as Gunni Bear also reminds me of how badly the sugar-free version will mess you up.

So ruthless and cowboy booked…who for the GunniBear so?? Im still saying the karate kid for some spinning sh*t #ufcfightweek what say u? pic.twitter.com/liUHBfcHWv

— Coach Kavanagh (@John_Kavanagh) April 4, 2017

Awwe, how sweet.

Mujer Crush Monday ❤️ #mylady she is perfect #miprincesa #hottie #badass #countingthedays #onemonthtoolong @RockyPMMA pic.twitter.com/jHN0shbFN0

— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) April 3, 2017

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will wrestle with the best:

Slips, Rips, KO Clips

Jon Jones, these fake wrestlers are jacking your moves!

SHANE MCMAHON OR JON JONES?? pic.twitter.com/u5aRGMolcb

— WrestlinGifs (@WrestlinGifs) April 2, 2017

A lot of regional combat has been happening in the absence of UFC fights for a second weekend in a row. Feast your eyes:

KRUSH.75 – Soda Yasuomi def. Matsushita Daiki by 1R KO pic.twitter.com/OroipibN5D

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 2, 2017

KRUSH.75 – Kuroudo def. Koge Yuki by 3R KO pic.twitter.com/B2UoY9dA8Y

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 2, 2017

pure violence pic.twitter.com/M3FAX5rXqg

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 2, 2017

HE DEAD

LAWD. Dylan Andrews brutally KO’s Papy Abedi at Superior Challenge 15 today. This was a rematch of their UFC fight from 2013. pic.twitter.com/fgtxak5iNg

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 2, 2017

Head kicks are awesome:

Head kick KO! Oskar Piechota (PL) KO’s Sergio Souza (BR) in 36s ! .(R1)
(Spartan Fight 7 ) pic.twitter.com/s4FVzto2AC

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 1, 2017

Have you ever eaten a crunching body knee? They can really suck.

Nasty knee at The Champion #MuayThai to end the fight… pic.twitter.com/FlddoIQlNs

— JT (@JTBKK) April 1, 2017

So can being trapped in a bad choke:

#ACB56 – Maciej Różanski (Poland) def. Dmitry Voitov by 2R sub. (RNC) pic.twitter.com/Wvnbo9mXnX

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 1, 2017

I had never seen this before. The Reem never changed, did he? He better not be running against Werdum!

Lots of people forget this happened… pic.twitter.com/teJxrL0LMq

— Mike’s MMA Picks (@MikesMMAPicks) April 1, 2017

Nice body shots:

Machine Louis Toutin
2 reprises, 6ème KO en 6 combats @LaBoxeSurCanal pic.twitter.com/nLvJk74MvU

— Gui Pellan (@guillaumepellan) March 31, 2017

Great flurry:

‘The Prospect’ Nathaniel Wood get the TKO victory at #CW82 ‼️ https://t.co/kEp6CDRFwR

— Cage Warriors (@CageWarriors) April 1, 2017

#ACB56 – Idris Gezalov def. Igor Litoshik by 2R sub. (guillotine) pic.twitter.com/qoEfMdtAMc

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) April 1, 2017

Podcasts and Video:

“The MMA Hour,” lasting 3 hours, 41 minutes, 58 seconds:

The Co-Main Event Podcast:

On the CME, @benfowlkesMMA & I talk the spring’s the hot sequels: Page-Mo Part Deux & Cormier-Rumble: Judgement Day https://t.co/bT2Ng9u8fV

— Chad Dundas (@chaddundas) April 3, 2017

Monday Morning Analyst:

UFC 210 Main Event Beer Pairing with MMAmania.com’s Flyin’ Brian J:

Quick Hits

Random Land

The blackest black is really black. That isn’t photoshop or a cloth covering that face. It’s so black it eats up all contour.

Stay woke, Maniacs!

Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight …

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight, we’ve got a fighter turning a referee’s lights out with a wild backfist, Gunnar Nelson’s coach calling out “Wonderboy” Stephen Thompson, Ben Henderson teaching his kid to wrestle, Shane McMahon stealing Jon Jones’ moves, knockouts and submissions from the weekend, and much more

Insomnia

Mike Jackson (the original UFC opponent of Mickey Gall) uncovered this gem on the international Muay Thai circuit. The referee was standing just a bit too close to the action, and he and paid for it. One of the fighters spun for a backfist that missed, catching the ref right on the kisser. It was lights out for the unfortunate official, who went down hard.

Bobs and Weaves

“King Mo” won his rematch with “Fat” Rampage, and now will fight Ryan Bader in New York City on the stacked Bellator 180 pay-per-view (PPV) event. My question is, who made this crown for him and how much did it cost? Asking for all royalty everywhere.

This callout of Stephen Thompson by John Kavanagh on behalf on Gunnar Nelson is … well, it’s different. Thompson said he wanted a Top 5-ranked fighter, but Lawler and Cowboy have been rebooked (which is still fun on a bun). I would be excited to watch Nelson vs. Thompson for the style clash, but it also seems a recipe for a slow-paced staring contest.

This picture of Nelson as Gunni Bear also reminds me of how badly the sugar-free version will mess you up.

Awwe, how sweet.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will wrestle with the best:

Slips, Rips, KO Clips

Jon Jones, these fake wrestlers are jacking your moves!

A lot of regional combat has been happening in the absence of UFC fights for a second weekend in a row. Feast your eyes:

HE DEAD

Head kicks are awesome:

Have you ever eaten a crunching body knee? They can really suck.

So can being trapped in a bad choke:

I had never seen this before. The Reem never changed, did he? He better not be running against Werdum!

Nice body shots:

Great flurry:

Podcasts and Video:

“The MMA Hour,” lasting 3 hours, 41 minutes, 58 seconds:

The Co-Main Event Podcast:

Monday Morning Analyst:

UFC 210 Main Event Beer Pairing with MMAmania.com’s Flyin’ Brian J:

Quick Hits

Random Land

The blackest black is really black. That isn’t photoshop or a cloth covering that face. It’s so black it eats up all contour.

Stay woke, Maniacs!