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Let’s begin the evening off by taking look again over the three greatest tales of Monday, Might 5, 2025.
Benoit Saint Denis turned down short-notice Mateusz Gamrot match up: I get that Saint Denis actually wants a bounce again win, however rattling if this isn’t a significantly better match up than the one we’re getting …
Belal Muhammad rejects Ian Garry’s again up position: Ian Garry nonetheless doesn’t have a High 10 win and doubtless shouldn’t be as excessive up within the instant title talks as he needs to be. Shavkat, Brady, and even Buckley have higher arguments in the meanwhile.
BJJ star Gabi Pessanha upset after large win streak: This headline served as a reminder to me that I do know little or no about who the perfect gi grapplers on this planet are proper now.
Insomnia
Primarily based on my expertise with whiteboards and MMA gyms, that is extra of a heat up sequence or coaching routine than true “combat plan.” Whereas it doesn’t take a genius to know that Jack Della Maddalena goes to attempt to win the jab battle, use uppercuts in opposition to a wrestler, and work his means off the cage, it’s nonetheless not cool that the UFC publicly broadcasted it. I’m positive the JDM teaching workers would’ve most well-liked it stored quiet!
Multiple fan speculated that that is some type of Trojan Horse/lure situation, which might be fairly an exemplary little bit of 4D chess.
Nicely, it seems like UFC 315 is assured to supply at the very least one end …
A giant reserving for the 125-pound class:
Metallica vs. UFC within the final conflict of stinginess.
I failed to complete this clip, and it’s solely 13 seconds lengthy. Secure to see, I received’t be tuning into future Raul Rosas Jr. podcasts …
After taking a break from combating to reignite his aggressive spark, Brad Riddell eyes a summer time return. How about Bobby Inexperienced?
Azamat Bekoev scored a significant KO over the weekend and is on his strategy to being a preferred X observe besides!
Can we get 1.000 followers. For the one who will likely be follower number one.000 I’ll do completely nothing. However I’ll have 1000 followers
— Azamat Bekoev (@AzamatBekoev) Might 5, 2025
A lot of the boxing over the previous few days was completely unwatchable.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Wrestler in a karate stance is definitely an excellent harmful combo!
So I used to be simply put onto a LW mma fighter named Geno Morelli! He’s 5-0 and wrestled outta Penn State like Bo. Right here’s a bit clip from a end of his. What do you guys assume? pic.twitter.com/13OZpwaUh6
— TheFlowMann (@iflowmannMMA) Might 5, 2025
Stiff as a board …
Shifted again to Southpaw to throw a test proper hook, a Volkanovski basic.
Random Land
I do know I’m getting old as a result of this pointless goofiness simply makes me unhappy.
Midnight Music: Hip-hop, 2001
Sleep properly Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is at all times on the way in which.
