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As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don’t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story. Or, if you don’t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL’ing.
But, don’t trip — we’ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.
So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …
Article of the Week
Last week, the story that garnered the most eyeballs was UFC CEO Dana White revealing that he offered Justin Gaethje more money for his UFC 324 title fight … but Gaethje simply “never responded.”
MMAmania.com ‘Comment(s) of the Week’
I wrote a story about Nick Diaz breaking his silence about where he’s been the last year, and in his statement, he mentioned his brother. Well, I used the word ‘beef’ to explain it, and apparently, I should have used something else as our readers let me have it.
Also… It’s pretty obvious Nick did not write that post, and our readers sniffed it out.
Tweet(s) of the Week:
IYKYK
Fighter ‘Comment of the Week’ — He said what?!?!?! WTF Was That?!?!
Soooooo, yeah… podcaster Adam22 boxed the guy who boinked his wife in the bedroom, and he got knocked out in a little over a minute.
Clown show.
Picture of the Week
Jean Silva used Arnold Allen as a springboard at UFC 324.
Unseen ‘Finish of the Week’
Sheeesh
Best ‘Prediction of the Week’
Take a bow, markmarkmark — you called Waldo Cortes Acosta by knockout.
Random ‘Stat or Fact of the Week’
Justin Gaethje became the first two-time interim UFC champion in promotional history and has been awarded 15 Performance of the Night/Fight of the Night bonuses in 15 UFC appearances.
One of a kind.
Best ‘Feed’ Post of the Week:
Shoutout Underdog Fan for creating ‘UFC 324’s In The Books’ — which asked everyone about their opinion of the card.
Fight Announcement of the Week:
Two Washington locals will collide at UFC Seattle as fan-favorite Chase Hooper takes on Lance Gibson Jr.
This Past Week in MMA History:
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw – Jan. 19, 2019
The UFC ESPN era started seven years ago, and the first card featured Henry Cejudo knocking out T.J. Dillashaw in the main event in just 32 seconds
Greg Hardy, of all people, was in the co-main event and lost via disqualification.
Also on the card, Donald Cerrone humbled Alexander Hernandez, who was talking mad shit in the pre-fight buildup.
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping – Jan. 19, 2013
This is the fight in which Michael Bisping became legally blind in his right eye after Vitor Belfort head-kicked him, which caused a detached retina.
UFC 80: Rapid Fire – Jan. 19, 2008
Prime B.J. Penn was on another level — and that showed at UFC 80 when he absolutely mauled Joe Stevenson.
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou – Jan. 20, 2018
At UFC 220, Francis Ngannou was supposed to become the Heavyweight champion, but the champion Stipe Miocic had other plans as he survived Ngannou’s power and then dominated.
In the co-main event, Daniel Cormier defended his Light Heavyweight title by stopping Volkan Oezdemir.
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill – Jan. 21, 2023
Jamahal Hill became the first Contender Series veteran to capture UFC gold when he defeated Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 283.
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane – Jan. 22, 2022
Francis Ngannou had massive pressure on his shoulders going into his UFC 270 title fight. Not only was he fighting Ciryl Gane, but he was also fighting the promotion as he was on the last fight of his contract, plus he had a knee injury on top of that.
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 – Jan. 24, 2021
At UFC 257, Conor McGregor got knocked out for the first time in his career in his highly anticipated rematch with Dustin Poirier on ‘Fight Island.’
In the co-main event, Michael Chandler made his long-awaited UFC debut against Dan Hooker — and knocked him out.
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson – Jan. 24, 2015
Anthony Johnson ruined Alexander Gustafsson’s Swedish homecoming by knocking him out in 2 minutes.
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