Midnight Mania! UFC Vegas 30 Fighter Betting Entire Purse On Himself

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Here at Midnight Mania, we love a bold maneuver … for better or worse. Full-on sprint into a flying knee, sacrifice top position for a leg lock, or let someone try to kick a water bottle off your head? Well, there’s are surefire ways to make it in the column.

Justin Jaynes, who will compete this Saturday night (June 26, 2021) at UFC Vegas 30 opposite Charles Rosa, is definitely bold. This is a man who debuted inside the Octagon on short-notice and immediately went after it, stopping Frank Camacho in a “Performance Of The Night”-winning knockout just 41 seconds into the fight (HIGHLIGHTS!). Unfortunately, his all-action style has since seen him rack up three stoppages defeats in a row, admittedly to some pretty tough opposition.

“The Guitar Hero” is doubling down though. In an interview with Danny Podolsky, Jaynes revealed that he’s bet the majority of his purse on himself to defeat Rosa Saturday night.

“As soon as the betting line comes out between Justin Jaynes and Charles Rosa, I’m putting my entire fight contract on myself, and my coaches are doing that as well,” Jaynes said. “I’m betting close to 25K that I’m winning my fight because that’s how much I believe in myself. This is all in for me, and if I lose this fight, I do not get paid and my coaches do not get paid either. And that won’t be as bad as losing my job of being in the UFC.”

At the time of writing, Jaynes is a +145 underdog, meaning a $25k bet would payoff to the tune of $36,250. Did the second preliminary bout of the night just become the most interesting fight on Saturday’s card for anyone else?

Insomnia

HBO is coming out with a documentary on Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s rise and fall titled Invincible. Check out the trailer!

Bo Nickal is one of the best wrestlers on the planet, and he’s looking to make the crossover into the cage at 25 years of age.

This college-aged Alexander Volkov throwback is pretty neat — who would have guessed this engineering student was such a badass?

Alright, this is a “W” for Colby Covington.

Ricardo Lamas issues a challenge:

Robert Whittaker’s new gym setup is looking really clean!

Slips, rips, and KO clips

This man showed the spin kick from a mile away, but it still landed heavy!

When Ovince Saint Preux is in the zone, he’s a very dangerous man. Will it be enough vs. Tanner Boser this weekend?

Jumping switch knee to the mid-section is definitely an unusual finish.

Random Land

I thought this speed climbing comp on the pillars of a bridge was pretty cool!

Midnight Music: I first heard this track from a sample on a Pusha T song, but the OG song is pretty damn great as well.

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.