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In what can only been seen as another nakedly obvious attempt to make the odds for this ridiculous McGregor fight even closer than they are, Mayweather stated that he is partying all through fight week until next Monday.
Come hang out with me tonight at âGIRL COLLECTIONâ and ask me anything you want, live & in person! Starting tonight Thursday August 17th all the way through Monday Aug. 28th Iâll be at the one and only âGIRL COLLECTIONâ meeting & greeting my fans!
âThatâs right… Iâm partying the entire week before my fight all the way through to next Monday following my fight ONLY AT âGIRL COLLECTION!!!! Bring you friends & meet me there! #FightWeek – @FloydMayweather
â Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) August 18, 2017
Insomnia
Francis NGannou is angry. I would not want to be someone Francis NGannou is angry at. Suffering through the rigors, privations, and hard knocks of a training camp makes you mean for a fight. Right when he was peaking out the intensity, he found out his opponent, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos, has been pulled from the bout due to a USADA violation. I would be angry too.
I’m very very angry!!!
Almost done with training camp and they just announced that my opponent is out for #ufc215
â Francis NGannou (@francis_ngannou) August 18, 2017
Francis Ngannou: I’m very very angry!
What I imagined reading that: pic.twitter.com/sCIkmvf4aS
â Brandon The Truth (@Brandon_Nocaute) August 19, 2017
The UFC roster has swelled lately
The number of UFC fighters (Compared to 3 month ago)
Total:626(+94)â UFCFIGHTERSiNFO (@UFCFIGHTERSiNFO) August 19, 2017
Compared to 3 month ago
Welter +4
Light +2
Feather +18
Middle +13
Light Heavy +18
Bantam +6
Heavy +8
Fly +16â UFCFIGHTERSiNFO (@UFCFIGHTERSiNFO) August 19, 2017
If you want your rap video featured in Midnight Mania, hit me up on Twitter. I actually enjoyed this for some reason. Both fightersâ trash talk lines fit seamlessly into a rap video.
@Vorpality Andrew check out this rap video on why Conor and Floyd are fighting from a unique perspective. https://t.co/IH0dOFdHii
â Anthony Petix (@AnthonyPetix) August 18, 2017
I could probably use one of these
When coach is sick of you dropping your hands! pic.twitter.com/kkipz3KrXt
â BoxingTipster (@AgainstTRopes) August 18, 2017
This egregious matchup shouldnât be sanctioned, and those around Antonio âBigfootâ Silva should convince him to find another career. Heâs taken way too much damage late in his career.
“Bigfoot” Silva, who is 1-8-1 in past 10 MMA fights, will face GLORY champ Rico Verhoeven in kickboxing in October https://t.co/bBgkR8JHIx
â Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) August 18, 2017
Slips, Rips, and Knockout Clips
Itâs Friday, so there are a lot of knockouts today. Enjoy them!
This is a crazy bicycle kick. Not sure Iâve ever seen that one land before.
Damn! pic.twitter.com/wrwHSQ7e8m
â Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) August 18, 2017
Great left hook
.@Cirobadboy2 with the KO!! #LFA19 @LFAfighting pic.twitter.com/RK3eBrvCeB
â AXS TV Fights (@AXSTVFights) August 19, 2017
No, thatâs not quite the Silva-Fryklund elbow. More like a Matt Brown elbow. Still pretty cool though
DID JEB ROSS JUST LAND THE SILVA-FRYKLUND ELBOW?! What a performance from him. Dominance. https://t.co/JbtB6RBbaT #RiteOfPassage pic.twitter.com/rTq1fUuWEJ
â FloCombat (@FloCombat) August 19, 2017
VICIOUS Undefeated #KO artist Kendrick Williams is coming for @AKAfights gold Friday. Here’s what he can do. (h/t @legacyfighting) pic.twitter.com/RX4e8iODRJ
â FloCombat (@FloCombat) August 16, 2017
Nothing like a little rain in the cage
Meanwhile in Poland
they are swimming ? (Babilon MMA) pic.twitter.com/CMsC9ZWVsZâ Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) August 18, 2017
ring > cage đ pic.twitter.com/CPUiDvPYZc
â Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) August 18, 2017
Yaroslav Amosov (19-0-0 now) submited Nathan Oliveira in 1R (Tech-Krep) pic.twitter.com/Y5m0Ay96Gz
â Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) August 18, 2017
Roy Jones Jr. in his prime was fighter unique in his skill set and approach to boxing
The unmistakable Prime Roy Jones Junior pic.twitter.com/EIG3jnEHzx
â KO KINGS (@KOKINGS4) August 18, 2017
You have to love old school heavyweights
2 mins of @LennoxLewis knockouts pic.twitter.com/PeXXM4ZUlD
â EditinKing Boxing (@EditinKing) August 18, 2017
Ramon Dekkers was a brutality machine in the ring
Ramon Dekkers – Beautiful Brutality pic.twitter.com/B234Ps0JMp
â Muay Thai Scholar (@MuayThaiScholar) August 18, 2017
I believe in body punches
Andrew Miller KOs (body punch) Saifahlaeb Sitkruthai in 1R – MX pic.twitter.com/esGHAx6dQr
â Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) August 18, 2017
This was a surprising upset for ONE
DAMNNN. Martin Nguyen just slept Gafurov with an overhand right. AND NEW ONE featherweight champ pic.twitter.com/fft46gD9BG
â caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 18, 2017
Nguyen had to escape from several bad positions to land the above knockout
Nguyen actually escapes the body triangle
Wow #ONEChampionship #KualaLumpur @SchiavelloVOICE pic.twitter.com/xKEkX0CKm8â islandmob (@islandmobosp) August 18, 2017
Another angle
Martin Nguyen KOs Marat Gafurov in 2R to become #AndNew ONE Championship FW Champion ! pic.twitter.com/sPVb9XgyF7
â Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) August 18, 2017
Nice right hand
Kevin Belingon KOs Reece McLaren in 1R (ONE) pic.twitter.com/a6WZ5i0m73
â Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) August 18, 2017
Good Reads and Quick Hits
- Shaun Al-Shatti profiled the original Irish star, the man you probably know as McGregorâs boxing coach, Owen âRowdyâ Roddy, and itâs a fantastic read. Without Roddy, there is no Conor McGregor.
- All the injuries at American Kickboxing Academy have forced Luke Rockhold to move his camp to Florida with Henri Hooft for this camp
- Baderâs next title defense is booked, and it should be a stylistic layup for the wrestler
Podcasts and Video
Flyin Brian J brings in boxing and MMA analyst Connor Ruebusch to break down Mayweather-McGregor. I may have even contributed a question or two.
MMA Ratings Podcast
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