Midnight Mania! Platinum Couple To Compete At Submission Underground 11

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On a day where Anthony Pettis revealed that he’s suing USADA for cutting his finger while post-urine collection, this is still my favorite headline. Mike Perry — the man best known for throwing haymakers and being hilarious (if controversial) — is set to compete at Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 11 against Al Iaquinta … another bruiser who is not exactly known for his jiu-jitsu prowess.

The event will take place at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on February 23, 2020.

There are some genuinely great match ups on there for my fellow jiu-jitsu nerds, but is there anything more hilarious than “Platinum” vs. “Raging Al?” Analytically, Perry has landed a few big takedowns and defended himself well enough on the mat, but I cannot remember him attempting a submission. Iaquinta is the more experienced wrestler of the two, but he only seems to go for heel hooks after getting dropped.

It should be a lot of fun, yet it gets even better.

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#SUG11

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Mike Perry’s wife, coach and corner-woman, Danielle Nickerson, will also be competing! Nickerson’s level of experience is completely unknown, which helps keep things entertaining. Love him or hate him, this seems like a brilliant publicity move from Sonnen — there’s little chance I would’ve chosen to write a headline about Submission Underground if it was anything less ridiculous!

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This throwback screams MySpace.

Another excellent throwback, and this one reveal that Kelvin Gastelum can actually get lean! It is possible!

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17yrs old. #TBT

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Another inside look into the Tony Ferguson training camp:

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Slips, rips, and KO clips

Calf slicers are both very rare and very painful. If the trapped fighter resists for too long, the kneecap itself can pop out of place!

SUMO!

This is a particularly brutal KO, but it does serve as an important lesson: don’t attempt head lock throws unless great at them!

Random Land

Gun violence is solved.

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Flying disarms ??????????? @killcliff

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Midnight Music: I don’t want to feature this song, but to avoid doing so would be dishonest. It plays constantly here. In malls, in taxis, and live on the street, there is no escape from “Shape of You.”

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.