Midnight Mania! Gaethje Says Old Foe Nick Newell Deserves UFC Shot

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Justin Gaethje, top ten UFC lightweight and the only man to beat one-handed fighter Nick Newell in the cage, says his erstwhile oppon…

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

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Justin Gaethje, top ten UFC lightweight and the only man to beat one-handed fighter Nick Newell in the cage, says his erstwhile opponent deserves a shot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Sure, he might lose, says Gaethje- but not because of a disability. He will lose because all fighters lose. That’s a part of the sport, part of MMA fighters being, in Gaethje’s philosophy, modern-day gladiators.

It’s hard to argue with Gaethje’s reasoning here. Newell’s record at 14-1 is better than many regional fighters who get a UFC shot. Dana White is on record saying he won’t ever let Newell fight in the Octagon. Yet, the UFC allow fighters with physical ailments and even disabilities to compete all the time. Michael Bisping can only see out of one eye. GSP had colitis and still competed. Fighters like Urijah Hall have nearly died during weight cuts and still been booked to compete again. Stefan Struve had a heart condition and panic attacks and was cleared to fight.

But, as Gaethje says, mma fans and critics are unforgiving. What say you?

Insomnia

I really like Leslie Smith’s tone here as she recruits fighters for Project Spearhead. The fighters banding together and demanding better from the UFC is the only way conditions will change for most of them.

Big John McCarthy approves this message.

Brian Kelleher vs. John Lineker is going to be a fight of biblical proportions.

Credit to Kenny Florian for being willing to look stupid with pie on his face, I guess.

I still wonder how this whole PFL tourney is going to work out. Chris Wade is taking a chance on it.

I want these too.

Combat sports this weekend

Tony Ferguson, your friendly neighborhood Cucuy, with the reminder to put down your phone and go outside.

I’m with Bisping for once.

Hell to the no,no!

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George St. Pierre was in a situation I’m all too familiar with- including the screaming fans, of course.

In case you needed another reason not to like shady MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz, he’s the main funnel to the UFC for MMA fighters that promote Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime.

Canelo putting the reps in for getting his head out of the way of return punches.

Gunnar Nelson spent a day training extremely fit people how to do MMA. “5 out of 7, perfect score” is my favorite moment.

Slips, Rips, KO Clips

Fox Sports’ UFC account is doing highlights of some of the greatest UFC fights ever. My money is on McGregor-Diaz 2 at number one.

This one should have been higher. A debuting champion fought a top ten opponent in the main event and every second was a highlight

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Midnight Mania! Gaethje Says Old Foe Nick Newell Deserves UFC Shot

Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Justin Gaethje, top ten UFC lightweight and the only man to beat one-handed fighter Nick Newell in the cage, says his erstwhile oppon…

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

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Justin Gaethje, top ten UFC lightweight and the only man to beat one-handed fighter Nick Newell in the cage, says his erstwhile opponent deserves a shot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Sure, he might lose, says Gaethje- but not because of a disability. He will lose because all fighters lose. That’s a part of the sport, part of MMA fighters being, in Gaethje’s philosophy, modern-day gladiators.

It’s hard to argue with Gaethje’s reasoning here. Newell’s record at 14-1 is better than many regional fighters who get a UFC shot. Dana White is on record saying he won’t ever let Newell fight in the Octagon. Yet, the UFC allow fighters with physical ailments and even disabilities to compete all the time. Michael Bisping can only see out of one eye. GSP had colitis and still competed. Fighters like Urijah Hall have nearly died during weight cuts and still been booked to compete again. Stefan Struve had a heart condition and panic attacks and was cleared to fight.

But, as Gaethje says, mma fans and critics are unforgiving. What say you?

Insomnia

I really like Leslie Smith’s tone here as she recruits fighters for Project Spearhead. The fighters banding together and demanding better from the UFC is the only way conditions will change for most of them.

Big John McCarthy approves this message.

Brian Kelleher vs. John Lineker is going to be a fight of biblical proportions.

Credit to Kenny Florian for being willing to look stupid with pie on his face, I guess.

I still wonder how this whole PFL tourney is going to work out. Chris Wade is taking a chance on it.

I want these too.

Combat sports this weekend

Tony Ferguson, your friendly neighborhood Cucuy, with the reminder to put down your phone and go outside.

I’m with Bisping for once.

Hell to the no,no!

A post shared by Mikebisping (@mikebisping) on

George St. Pierre was in a situation I’m all too familiar with- including the screaming fans, of course.

In case you needed another reason not to like shady MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz, he’s the main funnel to the UFC for MMA fighters that promote Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime.

Canelo putting the reps in for getting his head out of the way of return punches.

Gunnar Nelson spent a day training extremely fit people how to do MMA. “5 out of 7, perfect score” is my favorite moment.

Slips, Rips, KO Clips

Fox Sports’ UFC account is doing highlights of some of the greatest UFC fights ever. My money is on McGregor-Diaz 2 at number one.

This one should have been higher. A debuting champion fought a top ten opponent in the main event and every second was a highlight

Good Reads

Random Land

This is beautiful. Random fact: did you know almost 80% of Norway’s wealth, excluding houses, is owned by the state?

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