Midnight Mania! Canelo Suspended, Rematch With GGG In Doubt

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Welcome to Midnight Mania!

One of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history might be in serious jeopardy.

And no, I’m not talking about McGregor-Mayweather II.

Gennady Golovkin went to a controversial draw in a fantastic war with Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and the rematch is currently scheduled for May 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, Canelo failed one, then two of his pre-fight drug tests for clenbuterol, a substance Mexican and Chinese meat is often tainted with. That was the excuse Golden Boy, Alvarez’ promoter, went with. USADA has previously cleared UFC fighters like Brandon Moreno and Ning Guangyou of any harm, but the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) has suspended fighters for the substance. Canelo promised to move his camp to the United States and submit to further testing to clear up any suspicion.

Now, however, the NAC have elected to temporarily suspend Canelo for two samples collected February 17th and 20th, and will have to go before a commission for a disciplinary hearing on April 10th.

“I am an athlete who respects the sport and this surprises me and bothers me because it had never happened to me,” Alvarez said in a statement earlier this month. “I will submit to all the tests that require me to clarify this embarrassing situation and I trust that at the end the truth will prevail.”


Insomnia

Always.

Sean O’Malley is very much on brand tonight.

I can’t believe getting a prescription for weed edibles isn’t a normal thing . Blows my mind . Those other pain pills are ridiculous .

— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) March 24, 2018

Tarec Saffiedine’s youngest has a bright martial future

The aftermath of Karate Kid movie! #karatekid #split #likefatherlikeson

A post shared by Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecsaffiedine) on Mar 22, 2018 at 5:59pm PDT

Honestly jiu jitsu with slaps sounds like a lot more fun.

l I had a bad time.

A post shared by Because jitsu (@because_jitsu) on Mar 23, 2018 at 12:49pm PDT

Two of New Zealand’s finest, Mark Hunt and Robert “Bobby Knuckles” Whittaker

Khabib Nurmagomedov is great. I root for him just for the trash talk in the Russian accent.

See this is why we have weight classes in human fighting

Hyenas attempt to overtake a pride of lions and almost succeed until the male lion shows up and targets the matriarch. pic.twitter.com/O1XTrTCfHE

— Nature is Scary (@TheScaryNature) March 24, 2018

Size doesn’t always win out though, as this eagle fight shows.

A brilliant piece of footage here showing the superiority of our native Golden Eagle against the largest eagle in the world, the Stellars Sea Eagle. As you can see size is not always relative to power, and the Golden Eagle is victorious.

Posted by Elite Falconry on Saturday, August 2, 2014

Carlos Condit working elbows on the pads. The elbow battle with Matt Brown should be insane.

Battle prep #hundredhandscraftcoffee @hundredhandscoffee @jacksonwink_mma

A post shared by Carlos Condit (@carloscondit) on Mar 23, 2018 at 1:52pm PDT

Joe Rogan likes roasting fake martial artists because they deserve to be roasted.

Rogan can do that because he practices real martial arts

Mike Perry offers to pay an internet hater to spar him, but it’s a sucker’s bet.

The fight our country deserves, but not the one it needs right now.

This fight is gonna be yuuuuuge. Who gets the W?

A post shared by As Shopped As It Gets (@as_shopped_as_it_gets_) on Mar 22, 2018 at 9:49pm PDT

Anthony Pettis has submitted black belts in the Octagon, but his coaches just keep giving him stripes on his brown belt. Which is perfectly legitimate, it’s just interesting how different the sports of jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts have become.

Rory Macdonald is in Italy enjoying his life as Bellator welterweight champion.

we’re having a great time here in italy ❤

A post shared by Rory “RED KING” Macdonald (@romac_gorilla) on Mar 23, 2018 at 5:54am PDT


Slips, Rips, KO Clips

Whoops

soccer kick from Hubert Szymajda
perfect for Rizin but DQ in TFL
Guilherme Cadena Martins is The New LW TFL Champion pic.twitter.com/MHTlBd3T9O

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

Nice angles from Andre Ewell

Andre Ewell KOs Trent Meaux cold in 1R (LFA) pic.twitter.com/IbCdzI4iYn

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 24, 2018

That went well

Rafał Kijańczuk KOs Jonathan Casariego in about 20 seconds (TFL 13) pic.twitter.com/OqOuG4xc5H

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

Trapped him

Cezary Oleksiejczuk won by TKO – HL (TFL 13) pic.twitter.com/zFTY4TISws

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

What?

WTF – where was the tap or sth ???
Sławomir Kołtunowicz wins by (attempted) armbar (TFL 13) pic.twitter.com/zmn99xQr2a

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

Dropped his hands right at the wrong time

it was … elegant sit down pic.twitter.com/MKQtasvnLM

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

Got inside the guard

quick work by Daniil Shatalov – 1R KO (ACB KB) pic.twitter.com/FU8CXXdD1e

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

Nice headkick

Vadim Apsit TKO’s Alexander Ermoshin. Ermo-shin to the dome. #ACBKB14 pic.twitter.com/CPdsLlBlZP

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 23, 2018

Winning

brutal finish ny Herdem Alacabek (LFA) pic.twitter.com/xHChpn7eh9

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 24, 2018

Body shots hurt

knees to the body
Nong O Sor.Yingyaroenkanchang KOs So Pheap Phang (MX) pic.twitter.com/QI20Ymiewg

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) March 23, 2018

Great uppercut

Dead#LFA36 pic.twitter.com/Gt4vPp9Xsc

— Jonnyboy (@JBNeverDies) March 24, 2018

Click on this playlist for hours of kickboxing fun

If you missed the best combat sport event of the year live, I made a K’FESTA. 1 playlist now that the fights are on youtube: https://t.co/dFCUBtfKSM

— Lucas Bourdon (@lucas_bourdon) March 23, 2018


Good Reads


Random Land

I don’t even watch basketball and I appreciate this

Happy 26th birthday to Kyrie Irving. He’s probably crossed your favorite point guard. pic.twitter.com/o8plP2EeQK

— Cycle (@bycycle) March 23, 2018

Stay woke, Maniacs! Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @Vorpality

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

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

One of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history might be in serious jeopardy.

And no, I’m not talking about McGregor-Mayweather II.

Gennady Golovkin went to a controversial draw in a fantastic war with Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and the rematch is currently scheduled for May 5 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, Canelo failed one, then two of his pre-fight drug tests for clenbuterol, a substance Mexican and Chinese meat is often tainted with. That was the excuse Golden Boy, Alvarez’ promoter, went with. USADA has previously cleared UFC fighters like Brandon Moreno and Ning Guangyou of any harm, but the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) has suspended fighters for the substance. Canelo promised to move his camp to the United States and submit to further testing to clear up any suspicion.

Now, however, the NAC have elected to temporarily suspend Canelo for two samples collected February 17th and 20th, and will have to go before a commission for a disciplinary hearing on April 10th.

“I am an athlete who respects the sport and this surprises me and bothers me because it had never happened to me,” Alvarez said in a statement earlier this month. “I will submit to all the tests that require me to clarify this embarrassing situation and I trust that at the end the truth will prevail.”


Insomnia

Always.

Sean O’Malley is very much on brand tonight.

Tarec Saffiedine’s youngest has a bright martial future

The aftermath of Karate Kid movie! #karatekid #split #likefatherlikeson

A post shared by Tarec Saffiedine (@tarecsaffiedine) on

Honestly jiu jitsu with slaps sounds like a lot more fun.

l I had a bad time.

A post shared by Because jitsu (@because_jitsu) on

Two of New Zealand’s finest, Mark Hunt and Robert “Bobby Knuckles” Whittaker

Khabib Nurmagomedov is great. I root for him just for the trash talk in the Russian accent.

See this is why we have weight classes in human fighting

Size doesn’t always win out though, as this eagle fight shows.

A brilliant piece of footage here showing the superiority of our native Golden Eagle against the largest eagle in the world, the Stellars Sea Eagle. As you can see size is not always relative to power, and the Golden Eagle is victorious.

Posted by Elite Falconry on Saturday, August 2, 2014

Carlos Condit working elbows on the pads. The elbow battle with Matt Brown should be insane.

Battle prep #hundredhandscraftcoffee @hundredhandscoffee @jacksonwink_mma

A post shared by Carlos Condit (@carloscondit) on

Joe Rogan likes roasting fake martial artists because they deserve to be roasted.

Rogan can do that because he practices real martial arts

Mike Perry offers to pay an internet hater to spar him, but it’s a sucker’s bet.

The fight our country deserves, but not the one it needs right now.

This fight is gonna be yuuuuuge. Who gets the W?

A post shared by As Shopped As It Gets (@as_shopped_as_it_gets_) on

Anthony Pettis has submitted black belts in the Octagon, but his coaches just keep giving him stripes on his brown belt. Which is perfectly legitimate, it’s just interesting how different the sports of jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts have become.

Rory Macdonald is in Italy enjoying his life as Bellator welterweight champion.

we’re having a great time here in italy ?

A post shared by Rory “RED KING” Macdonald (@romac_gorilla) on


Slips, Rips, KO Clips

Whoops

Nice angles from Andre Ewell

That went well

Trapped him

What?

Dropped his hands right at the wrong time

Got inside the guard

Nice headkick

Winning

Body shots hurt

Great uppercut

Click on this playlist for hours of kickboxing fun


Good Reads


Random Land

I don’t even watch basketball and I appreciate this

Stay woke, Maniacs! Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @Vorpality