Midnight Mania! Sage Northcutt grapples jacked bodybuilder Blessing Awodibu

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Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Sage Northcutt is a weird fighter for so many reasons. He never stops smiling. He respectfully calls everyone “sir” or “Mister” and does effortless flips and gainers after his fights, and rolls up frying pans. He has frosted tips in 2017. He’s gotten an inordinate amount of attention for an MMA fighter, including Chrissy Teigen laughing at his ability to crush fruit in his hands. He’s also just… weird.

Enjoying a nice Sunday

A post shared by Sage Northcutt (@supersagenorthcutt) on Oct 22, 2017 at 12:58pm PDT

He’s also unusually jacked, and that affords him opportunities outside of MMA he has taken full advantage of. These opportunities include sponsored appearances at events like the 2017 Arnold Classic, where he demonstrated his martial arts skills and grappled with gigantic bodybuilder Blessing Awodibu. Blessing moves very well for a guy his size, but he’s no match for Sage’s wrestling skills.


Insomnia

Darren Till had a good weekend:

You know your in some sick shape because of all your hard work when people are accusing you of taking steroids. #ProudMoment

— Darren Till (@darrentill2) October 22, 2017

So did Karolina- looks like they both had sweets on the brain

Kowalkiewicz: I never feel pressure in the fight, it’s what I love to do. i feel pressure when I’m on diet and can’t eat cookie. #UFCGdansk

— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) October 21, 2017

I never understand what is going on in these videos, but they are amazing.

There is a NEW SHERIFF in the Town !
UFC Fight Night 118#ufc #Animation pic.twitter.com/xNFG5Iu9iT

— Mojahed Fudailat (@MojahedFudailat) October 22, 2017

Woodley is taking a stand against Trump and raising awareness for Puerto Rico.

Speaking of welterweight, this is a very specific promise by Colby Covington.

Sat @demianmaia is a dead man. I’ll wear his skin as a coat when I retire @TWooodley so @ufc gold can finally touch his skin. #ufcsaopaulo

— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) October 23, 2017

Hard pass.

In any fight I’ve never been out boxed. Mayweather khan fight would be a game of chess. Speed movement and accuracy will cause him problems

— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) October 23, 2017

Angela Hill meeting Ice T at a gaming convention. Who would have guessed it?

Ice T told me good luck on my next fight so you know I gotta make it funky! #UFCNorfolk #OG #TwitchCon2017 pic.twitter.com/lNzw81pp8t

— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) October 23, 2017

Hill’s next fight is with Nina Ansaroff, whose relationship spats with partner Amanda Nunes online never fail to crack me up. It seems Nunes is much more stoked to watch the US women’s soccer match than Nina is.

Can’t wait

— Nina Ansaroff (@NinaAnsaroff) October 23, 2017

Max Holloway with nice kicks

Gastelum takes heat from Mike Perry for picking Ponzinibbio over “Platinum”

Everyone is sleeping on Ponzinibio! He’d sleep both of em but no one is talking about it https://t.co/RhrUpnKjAR

— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) October 22, 2017

Lol not hating! No reason to!

— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) October 22, 2017

“Pulling guard is for people with low testosterone” is a strong take, but one I fundamentally agree with.

MMA memes…

Let me in! Don’t you know who the fook I am?!

A post shared by BJJ MMA BOXING MUAYTHAI JUDO (@thestranglesquad) on Oct 22, 2017 at 6:53am PDT

This one is perfect:

BREAKING: Iditarod officials identify 4-time champ Dallas Seavey as musher whose dogs tested positive for banned drug.

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 24, 2017

All you musherfuckers are on steroids https://t.co/id9HvS6xix

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 24, 2017

This was crazy:

Mateusz Gamrot vs Norman Parke #KSW40 #KSWDublin DQ Eye poke pic.twitter.com/nqCsGZH8vz

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) October 22, 2017

Gamrot’s cornerman punches Norman Parke. These things happen in MMA. #KSW40 pic.twitter.com/FdTN8VR9bt

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 22, 2017

That’s a serious insult

25 days till I knock that fucking smile off your face! @tjdillashaw #DonaldTrumpLookingMotherfucker

A post shared by Cody Garbrandt (@cody_nolove) on Oct 10, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT

Bear grappling:

That’s some beary good passing.. #jiujitsulifestyle #bjjmemes #bjjlifestyle #guardpassing

A post shared by BJJ SCOUT (@bjjscout) on Oct 19, 2017 at 2:48am PDT

The running man punch

BOOM. Caught him with a straight right. pic.twitter.com/km0x3zYsLL

— Josh Sánchez (@jnsanchez) October 22, 2017

Buakaw going full Shaolin monk

This is what Buakaw is doing now. His fight with Fabio Pinca is in 6 weeks time pic.twitter.com/zSEurf6Hro

— James Goyder (@JamesGoyder) October 22, 2017

Eddie Bravo on Harvey Weinstein victims: “most of them girls are fucking trash.”

When people ask “Why didn’t women say anything about Harvey Weinstein earlier?” It’s because of stupid reactions like this: pic.twitter.com/F4szl4ZsBL

— Yellow Power Ranger (@Sugarhigh5me) October 22, 2017

Eddie Bravo can suck a bag of dicks through his tinfoil hat.


Slips, Rips, and KO Clips

Combat grappling

Palm strikes-to-Reversal-to Armbar and Thiago Moises gets the impressive win! He’ll face Boogeyman in the CJJ Finals! #EBI13 #UFCFIGHTPASS pic.twitter.com/Ng59R7U8EZ

— UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) October 23, 2017

Shlemenko had a very close fight with Mousasi in Bellator this past Friday. The decision, controversially, went to Mousasi.

Instead of thinking less of Mousasi after Friday, maybe try giving some credit to Shlemenko. pic.twitter.com/vOPblYJfem

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 23, 2017

Unbelievable double knockdown.

Omg! Better than a movie…wow..don’t miss this… pic.twitter.com/PD3a2c76hT

— Bolivita Direll II? (@BarbosaBox) October 20, 2017

I won’t ever tire of watching this:

New angles of Hussam Qashou’s incredible head kick KO (from Oct. 7th) pic.twitter.com/49hT1XwBXS

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 22, 2017

good night
Everton Rodrigues KOs Guilherme Doin in 1R (Shooto Brazil) pic.twitter.com/l2RZMyMLUb

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) October 22, 2017

Great win for Pudzilla

Impeccable reaction time from Pudz converting Silva’s flying knee into a takedown #KSW40 pic.twitter.com/ibX0ig2kFv

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 22, 2017

Classic fight:

On This Day 10 March 1986 Marvelous Marvin Hagler & John The Beast Mugabi went to WAR in Las Vegas. Round 6 was absolutely breathtaking pic.twitter.com/suPMHgMwXH

— EditinKing Boxing (@EditinKing) March 10, 2017

Marc Diakese vs. Dan Hooker is a great bout

Young Mike Tyson in sparring

Mike Tyson/Glenn McCrory sparring pic.twitter.com/X8jaRvhQdo

— KO Kings (@KOKINGS4) October 21, 2017

Urijah Faber’s spirit animal

Spirit Animal

A post shared by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on Oct 20, 2017 at 4:37pm PDT

That didn’t take long

ARE YOU KIDDING ME, COLE FERRELL?! This is the full fight. Yes. Seriously. #ValorFights45 @VALORFights pic.twitter.com/JdsSJLVmkk

— FloCombat (@FloCombat) October 22, 2017

Never concede the takedown

Are you kidding me pic.twitter.com/9JId8gDSon

— The Wrestling Nomad (@wrestlingnomad) October 22, 2017

Almost as quick as Andrew Richardson

This is how a multi-time BJJ champ (Ary Farias) takes your back #ACB73 pic.twitter.com/A4XP1cssRs

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 22, 2017

Elbows

Alan Gomes TKOs Shamil Akhmaev in 3R – decent elbows – HL #ACB73 pic.twitter.com/xI4jtqLb16

— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) October 21, 2017

Lights out

Josh Emmet got four (4!) knockdowns in this round

Your first knockdown of the day!

Courtesy of @JoshEmmett155. #UFCGdansk pic.twitter.com/1bzG2zuMkT

— UFC (@ufc) October 21, 2017


Quick Hit and Good Reads


Podcasts and Video

The MMA Hour

The Monday Morning Analyst

UFC Gdansk highlights:

Top ten moments from UFC: Gdansk:

Follow MMA Mania on Youtube


Random Land

If your day was like this…

I’m sure he’s going to need my back doctor number

A post shared by Derrick Lewis (@thebeastufc) on Oct 15, 2017 at 3:59pm PDT

… these videos will probably make you feel a lot better about life.

This Rhino came to the cameraman for a belly rub Video By @disunitythefilm #Destination_wild

A post shared by Destination Wild (@destination_wild) on Oct 23, 2017 at 8:58am PDT

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

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

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Sage Northcutt is a weird fighter for so many reasons. He never stops smiling. He respectfully calls everyone “sir” or “Mister” and does effortless flips and gainers after his fights, and rolls up frying pans. He has frosted tips in 2017. He’s gotten an inordinate amount of attention for an MMA fighter, including Chrissy Teigen laughing at his ability to crush fruit in his hands. He’s also just… weird.

Enjoying a nice Sunday

A post shared by Sage Northcutt (@supersagenorthcutt) on

He’s also unusually jacked, and that affords him opportunities outside of MMA he has taken full advantage of. These opportunities include sponsored appearances at events like the 2017 Arnold Classic, where he demonstrated his martial arts skills and grappled with gigantic bodybuilder Blessing Awodibu. Blessing moves very well for a guy his size, but he’s no match for Sage’s wrestling skills.


Insomnia

Darren Till had a good weekend:

So did Karolina- looks like they both had sweets on the brain

I never understand what is going on in these videos, but they are amazing.

Woodley is taking a stand against Trump and raising awareness for Puerto Rico.

Speaking of welterweight, this is a very specific promise by Colby Covington.

Hard pass.

Angela Hill meeting Ice T at a gaming convention. Who would have guessed it?

Hill’s next fight is with Nina Ansaroff, whose relationship spats with partner Amanda Nunes online never fail to crack me up. It seems Nunes is much more stoked to watch the US women’s soccer match than Nina is.

Max Holloway with nice kicks

Gastelum takes heat from Mike Perry for picking Ponzinibbio over “Platinum”

“Pulling guard is for people with low testosterone” is a strong take, but one I fundamentally agree with.

MMA memes…

Let me in! Don’t you know who the fook I am?!

A post shared by BJJ MMA BOXING MUAYTHAI JUDO (@thestranglesquad) on

This one is perfect:

This was crazy:

That’s a serious insult

25 days till I knock that fucking smile off your face! @tjdillashaw #DonaldTrumpLookingMotherfucker

A post shared by Cody Garbrandt (@cody_nolove) on

Bear grappling:

That’s some beary good passing.. #jiujitsulifestyle #bjjmemes #bjjlifestyle #guardpassing

A post shared by BJJ SCOUT (@bjjscout) on

The running man punch

Buakaw going full Shaolin monk

Eddie Bravo on Harvey Weinstein victims: “most of them girls are fucking trash.”

Eddie Bravo can suck a bag of dicks through his tinfoil hat.


Slips, Rips, and KO Clips

Combat grappling

Shlemenko had a very close fight with Mousasi in Bellator this past Friday. The decision, controversially, went to Mousasi.

Unbelievable double knockdown.

I won’t ever tire of watching this:

Great win for Pudzilla

Classic fight:

Marc Diakese vs. Dan Hooker is a great bout

Young Mike Tyson in sparring

Urijah Faber’s spirit animal

Spirit Animal

A post shared by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on

That didn’t take long

Never concede the takedown

Almost as quick as Andrew Richardson

Elbows

Lights out

Josh Emmet got four (4!) knockdowns in this round


Quick Hit and Good Reads


Podcasts and Video

The MMA Hour

The Monday Morning Analyst

UFC Gdansk highlights:

Top ten moments from UFC: Gdansk:

Follow MMA Mania on Youtube


Random Land

If your day was like this…

I’m sure he’s going to need my back doctor number

A post shared by Derrick Lewis (@thebeastufc) on

… these videos will probably make you feel a lot better about life.

This Rhino came to the cameraman for a belly rub Video By @disunitythefilm #Destination_wild

A post shared by Destination Wild (@destination_wild) on

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