Midnight Mania! Khabib Was Unmotivated Until ‘Worthy’ Ferguson

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The idea of Khabib Nurmagomedov being unmotivated is bizarre. If one looks past the little details for a minute, the Dagestani mauler does precisely the same thing to almost all of his elite opponents: dominate them. Yet according to “The Eagle” himself (translated by Twitter account MMARusTwitter, an account which dedicates itself to translating Russian MMA content), he hasn’t felt much spark until this upcoming title defense opposite Tony Ferguson.

Once again, it’s almost a thought experiment to try to consider Nurmagomedov unmotivated while thinking of his vicious beating of Edson Barboza. On a more personal level, Nurmagomedov seemed plenty motivated to pummel Conor McGregor as he stood over him and showered him with punches and trash talk alike.

Yet, Nurmagomedov says “El Cucuy” is different, and who are we to argue?

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Daniel Cormier and Khabib bickering again, this time about a certain Irishman.

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Kelvin Gastelum and Marvin Vettori showing good control in this little sparring clip even while brawling:

Cody Garbrandt and his family get the Simpsons treatment:

Slips, rips, and KO clips

This bizarre ninja choke from the bottom is my favorite submission on this list of ten submissions from last week, but take the time to click through and check out all ten!

Every Rodtang fight is automatically worth-watching, and Rajadamnern is one of the best Muay Thai stadiums in the world, so this is doubly confirmed as awesome even before one presses click.

Hell of a head kick:

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Ehh he’s not going that fast, should be fine!

Let’s end on an educational note.

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