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Welcome to Midnight Mania! And yes, this got weird.
Remember this? The 12 year old girl, Momo, who was booked to fight a 24-year-old in Japan? Well, she went out and choked her opponent out… inside a round.
This is how she took the back. The fight began as the clip began. Momo took the back within five or ten seconds. pic.twitter.com/WCgEbnRdbj
— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) May 22, 2017
According to Uproxx, her 24-year-old opponent works a full time job as a restaurant hostess, while Momo trains 18 hours a week.
Better angle of Momo’s finish pic.twitter.com/lRhT74aF56
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 22, 2017
While the freakshow nature of the bout was disturbing to many, it is clear that Momo was better prepared for the bout than many realized. Many martial arts traditions have a tradtion of letting children fight, including Muay Thai and Russian MMA. Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov let his children fight in a cage- to the tune of a lot of cash, as it turns out.
Two of Kadyrov’s pre-teen children – both of whom fought for his MMA promotion – earned more in disclosed income in 2016 than Vladimir Putin https://t.co/XoJdhUEwCe
— Karim Zidan (@ZidanSports) May 22, 2017
This wasn’t the only extremely young fighter to fight on that card, either:
From the same event, 16 year old Mizuki Furuse also sends an adult back to their day job pic.twitter.com/21d71GUcuY
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 22, 2017
Insomnia
What exactly is going on with Conor’s beard in this painting? Why is it split above and below his chin?
The Conor McGregor conference room at the new UFC campus #champchamp pic.twitter.com/T5SLVoLeXB
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 23, 2017
A lot of Twitter beef happening lately
Fuck You @ALIAQUINTA #NoBonusBitchAss • Not Only Would You Get Murked, I’d End Your Career. #SayMyName3TimesLikeCandyMan “El Cucuy” @ufc. https://t.co/cwh1aHd7Ew
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) May 22, 2017
Worst hashtags in the game what a fucking dork https://t.co/B0Ra1cOrY1
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA) May 23, 2017
UFC fighter Tyson Pedro won a punch machine contest at the UFC Fighter Summit and wants it to stay that way. Also… is this true?
@smoogymma @MikeBohnMMA @TheZaneSimon @kenshathaway Don’t ? because it randomly generated me a cash prize
— Tyson Pedro (@tyson_pedro_) May 22, 2017
This doesn’t look like it ends well, and I’m not sure what the YOLO message means when this was clearly a bad idea
It just goes from bad to worse. You only get one life and the one is far too short. Better get to living. #bullfighting #Slow #BeFaster pic.twitter.com/P4VADnYxCU
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) May 22, 2017
Good for Kajan Johnson
Kajan Johnson actually confronted the UFC brass about the Reebok deal. https://t.co/upaCS7X0qz
— John S. Nash (@heynottheface) May 21, 2017
Joe Lauzon is adamant he is helping the fighters work out what is going wrong with the disastrous Reebok deal.
@IamRagin I am always helping the process… I just go about things differently! I have had way more talks than most!
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) May 22, 2017
Cormier and Cruz messing with each other
BREAKING: Daniel Cormier injured out of #UFC214 with broken jaw @MMA_Inciter pic.twitter.com/6rzp3OVaJL
— Conor (@MacMartials) May 19, 2017
Good call out by Jason Knight, but the UFC aren’t going to give Yair someone this tough as a bounce-back fight
I want @panteraufc in July , I think it would be a fun fight @seanshelby @danawhite make it happen, rt if you agree , tell everyone to rt
— Jason TheKid Knight (@Jasonthekid23) May 19, 2017
UFC just cloning fighters now
My favorite part of this UFC Athlete Retreat roster photo is the two versions of Dominick Cruz – champion and non-champion. pic.twitter.com/usv3suvAMO
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 22, 2017
No one wants to go toe to toe with Cyborg
You forgot where she punked Weidman like a G! Never seen Weidman pivot away so fast https://t.co/Dx3KdsAc4q
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) May 21, 2017
Ran into @MeganA_mma in #lasvegas and she told me #anytime #anywhere @seanshelby people want to see me fight a REAL 145lber in the @ufc pic.twitter.com/dmO3DUl5y5
— #UFC214 #LetsGoChamp (@criscyborg) May 21, 2017
Dillashaw throwing a little shade Garbrandt’s way with this
Whether winning TUF as a coach or as a fighter, it has helped me as a person and as a fighter. I take everything I do in my career seriously
— TJ Dillashaw (@TJDillashaw) May 20, 2017
Slips, Rips, and Knockout Clips
This double knockout was amazing, and Dorian Price is the man for just standing back up from that.
It happened again – doubler! knock down & knock out
Dorian Price Ko’s Jonathan Lecat – Max MT pic.twitter.com/9mRXvtmjqb— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) May 21, 2017
Tenshin Nasukawa is just 18 and undefeated in Kickboxing
????? vs ??????????????? pic.twitter.com/imI3QZVt8R
— ???vs?????????? (@fightergogo) May 20, 2017
Tenshin Nasukawa attempts to defend his R.I.S.E. and ISKA bantamweight titles against Ryan Sheehan today at #RISE117 pic.twitter.com/TblyvzSELb
— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) May 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/lucas_bourdon/status/865927033796399104
https://twitter.com/funkmaster_ufc/status/865735522945179649
https://twitter.com/bestrafer7/status/865796877291147264
https://twitter.com/bestrafer7/status/865792500648116225
Kosei Tanaka knocks down Angel Tito Acosta in the fifth round pic.twitter.com/ykrPG20NxQ
— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) May 20, 2017
Watch:@Beltranboxing‘s Round 2 KO over Jonathan Maicelo. #CrawfordDiaz pic.twitter.com/48toXruQrh
— HBOboxing (@HBOboxing) May 21, 2017
What ferocious being took over Roxanne’s body? She kicked ass.
WHAT. A. FIGHT! A big elbow stops this one in the 3rd! @Roxyfighter came to fight tonight! Main Event starts in minutes! #InvictaFC23 pic.twitter.com/daIm3ud2Ci
— UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) May 21, 2017
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 22, 2017
Good Reads
- Kajan Johnson, UFC lightweight, actually spoke out about the awful Reebok deal and got removed from the UFC Fighter Conference for it.
- My old Muay Thai coach, Michael Corley, is doing his best as president and coach of the US National Muay Thai team, but he needs more support if the USA is to have sustained success. This article on Fightland explains, and also misspells his name… twice
- Jack Slack breaks down Rory’s Bellator debut win
- UFC fighter Johnny Eduardo’s girlfriend accidentally fought while pregant, according to him
Random Land
Okay, yeah, this is hilarious
@pattymo The Mummy trailer they accidentally released without music or sound effects is still the funniest thing pic.twitter.com/PZB92ev7yw
— Future Canon (@futurecanon) May 22, 2017
The secret life of this pet is out
I’m actually amazed pic.twitter.com/3HdFBkD86j
— Animal Life (@MeetAnimals) May 21, 2017
Stay woke, Maniacs!
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