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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane fights Alejandra Lara tomorrow night for Bellator’s world flyweight championship. The headliners decided to make things fun at the weigh-ins today, dressing in costume. Macfarlane and her coach cosplayed as Lilo and Stitch, and well… just look.
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A full breakdown of Bellator 201 can be found here, and you can follow the results and live play-by-play here
Insomnia
Congratulations to Donald Cerrone and Lindsay on the birth of their son, whose middle name might legally be “Danger” based on this post.
Andre Fili vs. Michael Johnson looks like fun
Paul Felder had a lot happen in the past 24 hours- first Al Iaquinta took away the second fight in 2018 from Felder, as James Vick was tapped to replace him against Justin Gaethje. This left Felder without an opponent… but then a Yancy Medeiros injury opened the door to a late-notice welterweight fight with Mike Perry.
Slapped in the face for the second time this year. Nothing kills ur motivation like training and cutting weight for nothing. Wtf #bullshit
— Paul Felder (@felderpaul) June 28, 2018
Mike Perry vs. Paul Felder is going to be a very violent fight. Felder has some balls on him to step up against one of the biggest hitters in the division above his.
BRING ME PERRY!!! pic.twitter.com/JPeQl8vhKG
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) June 28, 2018
Jazz boxing training looks really useful for MMA
This guy is pretty good with that blade
It looks like the UFC has shrunk their core fan base in some meaningful ways since 2006.
Preliminary econometric evidence on what some journalists have written about, #UFC‘s core consumer base seems to have declined over time. Translation: UFC has to give customers fights they’re interested in paying for or they’re more likely to do something else. pic.twitter.com/c0qC7mu6fT
— Paul Gift (@MMAanalytics) June 28, 2018
This is an impressive demonstration
Eddie Alvarez has basketball skills
Joanna Jedrzejczyk hitting pads ahead of her UFC Calgary matchup with Tecia Torres
Conor McGregor is apparently in the gym throwing his jumping switch kicks again
UFC president Dana White living what can conservatively be called “the good life”
This week in gross things- if you don’t want to see gross things scroll past the next two posts
“So You Wanna Be A Fighter…” Viewer Discretion Is Advised SnapJitsu™? #snapintuit Hard Work MF’ers pic.twitter.com/uPPCeN1EWS
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) June 27, 2018
I believe the medical term for this is “gnarly”- Johnny Case had his eyelid cut by a toenail in sparring.
This was a funny headline. Conor McGregor isn’t running out of money, but congrats to an opposing manager for saying something that got people’s attention.
Yoel Romero posting his passed USADA test letters is a great quiet comeback to Robert Whittaker’s equally polite “magic” quasi-accusation.
What a useful weapon, the man thought, looking at the beam that held up his deck.
Slips, Rips, KO Clips
Now that’s a wheel kick
This was pretty nasty KO – yesterday at Tatneft Cup https://t.co/QjgsfnVA96
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) June 28, 2018
Buakaw in the K-1 ring
Buakaw’s K-1 MAX debut. pic.twitter.com/qznAeKJsUS
— nojillnolife (@nojillnolife) June 28, 2018
This was a great boxing match
Back and forth Muay Thai
One of my favorite combinations ever
Different angle and slo-mo of Yuya Wakamatsu’s KO pic.twitter.com/8tvVmbBngP
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 31, 2017
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