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Dustin Poirier wants to make sure Eddie Alvarez has a very merry Christmas. He’s made that pretty clear.

He also doesn’t believe Eddie is getting anything else for Christmas, so he might as well take the stocking full of whoop-ass Poirier wants to serve up.

He doesn’t have a Mega fight on the horizon My management spoke to the UFC yesterday, he’s just trying to save face and dodge the rematch. https://t.co/giEljguGXP

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) December 12, 2017

Their first fight, which ended in a no-contest after Alvarez landed a couple illegal knees, was shaping up to be an all-time classic, and they both won their subsequent fights via gritty third-round stoppage. Eddie Alvarez stopped Justin Gaethje cold at UFC 218, while Dustin Poirier made Anthony Pettis quit back at UFC: Norfolk. Nothing could make more sense- but Alvarez claims a rematch with Poirier would be a step backwards. But that’s what’s great about this matchup- neither man likes to take a step back.

Insomnia

Case gave me a preview of this weeks ago, and I’m pretty happy it finally got released, because it’s hilarious. Mike Perry tells the story of meeting a barefoot Darren Till on the cold streets of Gdansk!

Remember the time @PlatinumPerry bumped into @darrentill2 on the cold streets of Poland and warned him about getting a “Tetris shot”? These are the animated tales of #TheMMAHour. (Animation by the great @caseharts.) pic.twitter.com/MF4eQm2lus

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 12, 2017

It’s always interesting to me to see how fighters work out before a bout

Check out @RdosAnjosMMA as he prepares for his upcoming fight vs Robbie Lawler. Strength and Conditioning with trainer Nick Curson of Speed of Sport. #UFConFox pic.twitter.com/FN2Qh5JHuG

— Fresh Focus Sports (@freshfocusports) December 13, 2017

Me: Posts my address publicly just so Forrest Griffin can send me a Christmas card

Me to all my friends; what’s your address? I want to send you a Christmas card so you can see how fuxking perfect & airbrushed my life is!

— Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) December 13, 2017

Chokeholds are just a little different in the wild, when they are by jaguars. Or maybe they are the same- Cub Swanson did say he felt like he was going to die getting choked by Brian Ortega.

Next time you see Cielo, Ma-Tzu, Kal, Michael, Sol, Jade, Cata and the rest of our 20 Jaguars, please remember that they are 1/5 of the size of a Lion or a Tiger and look what they can do. These beings are not to be kept as pets. I rescue them from people that have them as pets so I give them all my Love since we are stuck with each other for the next decades. To me, with more than 300 Big Felines under my watch, it’s simply inconceivable that someone would want them in their lives. Look what a glorious video via @natgeo by @bertiegregory A Jaguar is a Jaguar is a Jaguar… #Repost @natgeo ??? Video by @bertiegregory. A huge male jaguar pulling a caiman out of the water up a slippery, muddy river bank in the northern Pantanal, Brazil. This jaguar demonstrated the meaning of the term power dragging this 8ft long, armour plated, 74 toothed, chunk of contracting muscle out of the water and into the bushes. Shot for a new jaguar TV show with @stevewinterphoto which premiered on Sunday evening on @natgeowild in the US (other territories coming soon!). Huge thanks to the awesome team @natgeo! Also check out this month’s issue of National Geographic Magazine for @stevewinterphoto ‘s jaguar story. Follow @bertiegregory to see more jaguars! #SaveJaguars @bertiegregory

A post shared by Black Jaguar-White Tiger (@blackjaguarwhitetiger) on Dec 12, 2017 at 6:17am PST

Nah. Jaguar chokes are different.

Luke Rockhold is confident he’s going to win.

Two time.

A post shared by Luke Rockhold (@lukerockhold) on Dec 11, 2017 at 11:24pm PST

The many forms of BJ Penn

Saw this on @MiddleEasy a couple years ago and I thought it was pretty funny #bjpenn pic.twitter.com/4MX4bBzdv0

— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) December 13, 2017

Today in 2009 saw the peak form of BJ Penn

Dec12.2009

BJ Penn makes the third & final defense of his UFC Lightweight title,

when he finishes Diego Sanchez by TKO pic.twitter.com/3iOKRI6SfQ

— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) December 13, 2017

Kawhi Leonard is UFC ready

Kawhi Leonard doing karate is much better with Street Fighter sound effects (via footlocker / Instagram) pic.twitter.com/L0kweLhNiH

— Mark (@tole_cover) December 12, 2017

Combat sports this weekend:

Live Combat Sport Schedule: 12/12 – 12/17

Link:https://t.co/ncVqIo9mVB pic.twitter.com/gpu4sLYUF5

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 12, 2017

Slips, Rips, and KO Clips

Delayed reaction KOs are the weirdest KOs

Genji Umeno’s brutal knockout victory at REBELS.53 on Nov. 24 pic.twitter.com/uRTRnRaoWo

— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) December 12, 2017

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory:

Hiroyuki Takaya makes his @rizin_PR debut. Hopefully we get another call like this from @sfultonMMA on the broadcast. pic.twitter.com/qvbloImeNW

— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) December 13, 2017

Galore Bofando is an insanely athletic fighter

Galore Bofando dropped Peter Irving w/ a Spinning Heel kick R2 #UFConFOX26 pic.twitter.com/xY2026nTPd

— Honky Extraordinaire (@Mr_Honky) December 13, 2017

It just gets better

Galore Bofando dropped Wendle Lewis w/ a Jumping 360 Heel Kick to a RC and finished w/ GNP R1 at Ultimate Challenge MMA 28 (2012) #UFConFOX26 pic.twitter.com/oy85ItvaKZ

— Honky Extraordinaire (@Mr_Honky) December 12, 2017

He slams people too

Galore Bofando threw a Spinning Back kick to a Foot Swp TD R2 vs Marcus Artry in his 2nd Pro fight at UCMMA 13 – Feel the Pain (2010) #UFConFOX26 pic.twitter.com/kxVtcfYLhJ

— Honky Extraordinaire (@Mr_Honky) December 12, 2017

You can see the moment the pain registers in Tokoro’s face. I hope his ligaments were okay

Naoyuki Kotani submits Hideo Tokoro pic.twitter.com/nL5K2osJxg

— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) December 12, 2017

Spinning backfist delayed KO

backfist KO
Evgeniy Bondariyev KOs Artur Melkonyian (Tech-Krep) pic.twitter.com/jLas4tvEwO

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) December 11, 2017

Podcasts and Video

Wondering what beer to crack open this weekend while watching Robbie Lawler and Rafael Dos Anjos throw down? Follow MMA Mania on Youtube and we’ll answer that for you.

Paul Felder on becoming a UFC commentator:

So, how did @felderpaul get the opportunity to become a UFC commentator and, thus far, what has been the most challenging part? He explains on #TLTS: pic.twitter.com/Zeo0SJFz52

— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) December 12, 2017

New #FightSociety podcast…myself @IamTheImmortal and @JeremyLoper breakdown UFC on FOX 26, Matt’s experience fighting Robbie Lawler and so much more. Give a listen!https://t.co/jRODzX8YlQ

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 12, 2017

Good Reads

Lomachenko is proving boxing is not dead, and more importantly, that boxing still appeals to young people in head-to-head comparisons with the UFC
Did you know there is a loophole that would allow the UFC and USADA to not test an athlete and the public wouldn’t know? It shouldn’t be that surprising. After all, Don Frye has been telling us this all along.

Random Land

First of all, they are practicing their grappling skills…

Take a break from the negativity online and watch a kangaroo and dog playing with each other. pic.twitter.com/Df8dXFyI7t

— Norm Kelly (@norm) December 13, 2017

When you’ve been brushing up on drone hunting with your javeline

Someone tried to film a ren fair with a drone and the result is one of the best gifs I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/bca2QvolmN

— Brandon Carbaugh (@BMCarbaugh) December 10, 2017

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