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Welcome to Midnight Mania!
In just two days (Thurs. March 21, 2024), the highly anticipated Road House remake will release on Amazon Prime (not theaters). Notably, it’s the silver screen debut of Conor McGregor, a project he’s spent a lot of time on while on the sidelines in the last couple years. McGregor will play the villainous Knox opposite Dalton, UFC castoff and bouncer portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal.
Quite a few interesting stories have emerged from McGregor’s time on set. According to McGregor himself, for example, he made more than one enemy while in tinsel town. McGregor also channeled his inner Terminator for a nude scene and taught Gyllenhaal some important lessons about fight game intensity.
Now, McGregor is revealing more behind-the-scenes tales, including throwing down with Hollywood stuntmen. The Irish athlete revealed the exchanged blows got pretty serious, and he even put a few of his co-workers on the floor with “real shots.”
“I put a few of them down,” McGregor told ESPN. “Spinning back kicks and all, yeah? Spinning back kicks to the ribs, a couple head kicks. A couple of side kicks to the head as well. … I won’t tell the story, but there were some real shots for sure.
“I hit the guys, they hit me and I had no issue with that,” McGregor continued. “And they had no issue. They told me to. ‘F—king no, hit them for real.’ [I said,] ‘Are you sure?’”
At the moment, McGregor’s next UFC bout remains unbooked. However, his latest statements indicate a confidence that he’ll be back in the cage over summer against Michael Chandler. Hopefully, there are no further delays in his return to action.
Insomnia
It feels like there’s a close to zero chance Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya actually goes down in South Africa, which is a massive bummer. Could you imagine the scene?!?
Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t want to fight “too soon” in order to let some injuries heal, and says ideally he fights twice in 2024.
He also believes his next fight will be against Israel Adesanya.
“[Israel] you claim you want to drag my carcass around in South Africa, so be a man… pic.twitter.com/sW21l35glj
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) March 19, 2024
Magomedov Sharabutdin secured a visa, maybe there’s hope from Khamzat too?
Hello, America!
The PIRATE ??? is coming for gold… The UFC gold pic.twitter.com/N7yWKUvQqZ
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) March 19, 2024
Robelis Despaigne gets a step up in competition! Think the fight lasts longer than 60 seconds?
Can confirm: Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Robelis Despaigne is set for May 11th in St Louis https://t.co/Owljp5X9y8
— Carlos Contreras Legaspi (@CCLegaspi) March 19, 2024
Colby Covington is unlistenable per usual, but he sneaked some decent roasts into this response video.
Step 1: Turn on the comments cuck boy @iangarryMMA pic.twitter.com/f072SCs3DD
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) March 19, 2024
A few classic ways to defend against kicks! Good little self-defense video.
5 Basic Muay Thai Defense Techniques pic.twitter.com/dQq2L2sEGp
— Learn Self-Defense (@Selfdefence24x7) March 19, 2024
I think Ilia Topuria might just be a star …
Ilia Topuria is in Georgia! ??
I think there is at least 5k people at the Tbilisi International Airport ?? pic.twitter.com/Lx2mfnPZZG
— Giorgi Kokiashvili (@iHeartGeorgius1) March 18, 2024
Paulo Costa is a menace.
?? Paulo Costa steals Merab’s food at UFC PI.
“Merab, you don’t need to eat. Georgian food is so good.” pic.twitter.com/eB7uXlRPEG
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) March 19, 2024
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Collins was wobbling all over the ring! His legs were completely gone.
Chadd Collins TKOd in the first round by Trinidade. Biggest upset of the year so far. pic.twitter.com/xuIgPxaHvt
— LeonaFan (@Lev_kick) March 17, 2024
Cory Sandhagen is one of my favorite active fighters, and his commitment to body work is a significant factor in that.
Cory Sandhagen, ever the curious soul, is quite interested in how concussive force impacts the human digestive system. Enclosed is a sample of his study. pic.twitter.com/LeBnC5rWF1
— Jones (@DrJonesPHD62) March 18, 2024
Two Heavyweight legends young and hungry, 20 years ago!
“Minotauro” Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira(23-2-1) vs “The Paratrooper” Sergei Kharitonov(10-1)
Pride Final Conflict 2004
August 15th 2004
Requested by @Goon_MMA pic.twitter.com/9okvjV55Lm
— Underrated MMA Performances (@MMAUnderrated) March 18, 2024
Random Land
Stilt walking.
Midnight Music: Rock, 1982
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.