Midnight Mania! UFC 206 faceoffs, Conor McGregor’s role on ‘Game of Thrones’ and more!

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

Welcome to Midnight Mania, where the .GIFs come down like rain and the knockout clips echo like thunder. Today we have boxers hurling tables, Conor McGregor (not really) punching kangaroos (and landing a perfect role on “Game of Thrones”) and Donald Cerrone and Matt Brown getting heated at the weigh ins.

You all know this clip. But, not like this:

Amazing pic.twitter.com/TMvIvjqXRE

— Daniel (@Danielmmafan) December 8, 2016

Iterations. That’s the word I stress with memes. “Mighty Mouse” as a superhero? Yeah, I can completely see it. He’s low key enough that no one would even notice.

Our hero @MightyMouseUFC faces his toughest challenge: HOBO DOMINIC CRUZ pic.twitter.com/W8GmtmQZdZ

— Chris Rini (@RiniMMA) December 8, 2016

Also, Hobo Dominick Cruz is such a great moniker for Tim Elliott and his funky style. I hear the Congressional hearing went well …

Dr. Ann McKee wants to eliminate head strikes in MMA training and limit them during fights. This seems untenable.

— Jonathan Snowden (@JESnowden) December 8, 2016

GSP’s involvement in MMAAA is possibly already paying dividends for him.

So, it wasn’t just a rumor: See details on McGregor’s role in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” (Hint: He’s going to be the Westeros equivalent of a Viking)

Fight Hype

Brown got in Cerrone’s face at the media day face-offs. That’s going to be an insane co-main event.

This is how Cerrone’s last fight ended:

.@MMAjunkie Never Forget pic.twitter.com/WLNqpHl8hy

— WEC (@WECNeverForget) December 8, 2016

Here’s a closer look:

There’s a handful of great fights on the #UFC206 lineup, but the real heat in frigid Toronto seems to be @Cowboycerrone vs. @IamTheImmortal. pic.twitter.com/9wPGOHPWrz

— MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) December 8, 2016

Make sure you read Andrew Richardson’s full breakdown on that one. Cerrone, meanwhile, could easily do to Brown what he did to the “other” Cowboy:

That was Brandon Gibson’s first fight as Cerrone’s head striking coach. Check out my in-depth interview with Gibson about how he came to coach Cerrone, Cub Swanson and more here.

This next free fight was insane.

I had $50 on Brown and I could almost see it going up in smoke, until “Immortal” somehow survived and came roaring back.

UFC 206 “Embedded” episode three is up:

The night before UFC 206 we have that Albany card and the faceoffs happened today. This is amusing from the look on his face of the soon-departing matchmaker Joe Silva:

Joe Silva – Curb Your Enthusiasm pic.twitter.com/CuTQ2cE2QL

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 8, 2016

Cub Swanson’s running prank is to tag everyone with his Killer Cub stickers … and its pretty great:

Got em!!! @arielhelwani pic.twitter.com/PiTeopMrqL

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 8, 2016

Can you dig “Groovy” Lando’s “Groovy” hair in this “Groovy” fight?

Jordan Mein returns from retirement at UFC 206. Here he is taking out Evangalista Santos with brutal elbows back in Strikeforce days:

Derrick Lewis just doesn’t care sometimes.

Y’all mofos not slick

A video posted by Derrick Lewis (@thebeastufc) on Dec 8, 2016 at 12:39pm PST

Division within the ranks? Kennedy doesn’t agree with Rebney’s approach:

Good news for the suspended Light Heavyweight great: Jon Jones is suspended one year by NSAC, too.

Four years ago today…

Today can’t possibly pass without mentioning that 4 years ago today…

Marquez done this to Pacquiao.. #boxing pic.twitter.com/Lfjt8PY61c

— Stuart Atkins (@OnlyFullFights) December 8, 2016

On a lighter note, here’s another throwback:

#TBT | @StipeMiocicUFC & @ShowtimePettis took on fans @BWWings in NYC playing at the @BudLight All-Stars // #EASPORTSUFC2 Showdown pic.twitter.com/P3nlyvW8TI

— UFC (@ufc) December 8, 2016

MMA Vivisection:

Another Grabaka_Hitman regional KO:

360 tornado kick to the body by Lawrence Jordan Tracey from RAGED UK MMA 5. pic.twitter.com/lXXFv6iOJF

— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 8, 2016

Some guys fake throwing chairs, others actually throw tables. This is wild.

He threw the table . https://t.co/KExdLeV1uy

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 8, 2016

$3.2 million fine. https://t.co/nPPruATHj7

— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) December 8, 2016

Quick Hits

Stay woke, Maniacs.

My email is [email protected]. You know, just in case.

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

Welcome to Midnight Mania, where the .GIFs come down like rain and the knockout clips echo like thunder. Today we have boxers hurling tables, Conor McGregor (not really) punching kangaroos (and landing a perfect role on “Game of Thrones”) and Donald Cerrone and Matt Brown getting heated at the weigh ins.

You all know this clip. But, not like this:

Iterations. That’s the word I stress with memes. “Mighty Mouse” as a superhero? Yeah, I can completely see it. He’s low key enough that no one would even notice.

Also, Hobo Dominick Cruz is such a great moniker for Tim Elliott and his funky style. I hear the Congressional hearing went well …

GSP’s involvement in MMAAA is possibly already paying dividends for him.

So, it wasn’t just a rumor: See details on McGregor’s role in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” (Hint: He’s going to be the Westeros equivalent of a Viking)

Fight Hype

Brown got in Cerrone’s face at the media day face-offs. That’s going to be an insane co-main event.

This is how Cerrone’s last fight ended:

Here’s a closer look:

Make sure you read Andrew Richardson’s full breakdown on that one. Cerrone, meanwhile, could easily do to Brown what he did to the “other” Cowboy:

That was Brandon Gibson’s first fight as Cerrone’s head striking coach. Check out my in-depth interview with Gibson about how he came to coach Cerrone, Cub Swanson and more here.

This next free fight was insane.

I had $50 on Brown and I could almost see it going up in smoke, until “Immortal” somehow survived and came roaring back.

UFC 206 “Embedded” episode three is up:

The night before UFC 206 we have that Albany card and the faceoffs happened today. This is amusing from the look on his face of the soon-departing matchmaker Joe Silva:

Cub Swanson’s running prank is to tag everyone with his Killer Cub stickers … and its pretty great:

Can you dig “Groovy” Lando’s “Groovy” hair in this “Groovy” fight?

Jordan Mein returns from retirement at UFC 206. Here he is taking out Evangalista Santos with brutal elbows back in Strikeforce days:

Derrick Lewis just doesn’t care sometimes.

Y’all mofos not slick

A video posted by Derrick Lewis (@thebeastufc) on

Division within the ranks? Kennedy doesn’t agree with Rebney’s approach:

Good news for the suspended Light Heavyweight great: Jon Jones is suspended one year by NSAC, too.

Four years ago today…

On a lighter note, here’s another throwback:

MMA Vivisection:

Another Grabaka_Hitman regional KO:

Some guys fake throwing chairs, others actually throw tables. This is wild.

Quick Hits

Stay woke, Maniacs.

My email is [email protected]. You know, just in case.