Welcome to Midnight Mania!
This weekend (Nov. 9, 2024), UFC will remain in Las Vegas, Nevada for its 100th “Fight Night” event from inside the UFC Apex. It’s not technically the 100th event total because of some numbered pay-per-view (PPV) events that took place early during the pandemic, but UFC Vegas 100 is still a significant milestone (for better or worse).
To celebrate, the promotion released a 90-minute highlight of the 100 best knockouts to take place inside the Apex. There won’t be any raucous crowd reactions, but the knockouts do feature that signature clear audio of punches, knees, and elbows landing clean. Everyone from Derrick Lewis to Sean O’Malley is highlighted!
MMA Orbit’s Logan Offord noticed one conspicuous absence: Francis Ngannou’s title-winning shellacking of Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 (watch here).
The UFC really uploaded a 90 minute video of the best 100 knockouts at the Apex and didn’t include Francis Ngannou’s heavyweight title winning KO over Stipe Miocic.
Pettiness at its finest. ♂️ pic.twitter.com/E95XzSFn5N
— Logan Offord (@loganofford) November 4, 2024
Not only did the Heavyweight title change hands, but it was an incredible KO by any metric. Technically, I suppose there’s the defense that the video is titled “100 UFC Apex Knockouts” rather than best knockouts, but the description does read, “This action-packed compilation showcases the most jaw-dropping knockouts that have taken place at the UFC APEX facility.”
It wouldn’t be the first time Ngannou’s success was forgotten during a UFC production.
Despite a bit of bad blood between UFC CEO Dana White and “The Predator,” all parties have mostly moved on. Miocic is just a couple weeks away from his title shot versus Jon Jones, whereas Ngannou is freshly removed from a successful PFL debut and title win over Renan Ferreira.
Insomnia
Shara Magomedov as a Tekken character definitely tracks!
Alex Pereira is a perfect muse in that he’s got such a distinct look and vibe.
While on the art topic, this Ilia Topuria painting looks very lifelike!
A new unfortunate way to lose a fight just dropped!
A neat stat from an otherwise horrible fight:
Weird stat of the night: Caio Machado landed 76 significant strikes in all three of his UFC fights.
They all went to decision and although he outlanded his opponents in all three matchups, he lost by decision in all three. pic.twitter.com/YxtB8l6mcZ
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) November 3, 2024
What is your dream Tito Ortiz role? After this clip, I think he could be the next True Detective.
Mikey Musumeci’s time as the grappling face of One Championship has come to an end.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
The classic case of a low kick thrown stationary in the pocket being a bad idea …
Going for a leg lock on the jiu-jitsu ace is a similarly bold strategy.
That’s just a lovely overhand right.
Random Land
It’s not stupid if it works?
Thread: Before refrigeration, Russians kept the milk fresh by dropping live brown frogs straight into their milk buckets. The frog’s presence kept milk from spoiling, but no one knew why.
Until Albert Lebedev, a scientist from Moscow State University decided to look into it… pic.twitter.com/P5o93UWd5A
— oldeuropeanculture (@serbiaireland) November 2, 2024
What he found is extraordinary. The skin of brown frogs, Rana temporaria, releases a unique secretion packed with potent antibacterial and anti-fungal peptides, making it a natural defence mechanism against both bacteria and fungi…
— oldeuropeanculture (@serbiaireland) November 2, 2024
Albert Lebedev describes these chemicals as “enormously active”, and his team has identified 76 different peptides in the frog’s slimy coating. Some of these might even help create new antibiotics or medicines in the future. More in:https://t.co/ZJkqc6eFt1
— oldeuropeanculture (@serbiaireland) November 2, 2024
Midnight Music: Psych rock, 1967
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
