Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight, we’ve got an analysis of Jacare’s trash talk at Michael Bisping, Derrick Lewis STILL going after Ronda Rousey on social media, “El Cucuy” dismissing Conor McGregor, Forrest Griffin eating discounted Valentines Day chocolate, old fights, soccer kicks, podcasts, free fights and much more.
Insomnia
Jacare has had enough of Michael Bisping’s bullshit.
In case you suddenly decided to polish off A Song of Ice and Fire and The Count of Monte Cristo because they were shorter than this caption, I’ll break it into digestible pieces:
Look what happens when I fight the #13 in the ranking! Look what happens when @mikebisping fights the #13 in the ranking!
Nice comparison ... handy that Hendo’s ranking and Tim Boetsch’s ranking dovetailed perfectly. But, wait, there’s more:
I heard that the scared Bisping talked some crap about me, lying, because he doesn't have more excuses not to step inside the Octagon with me, exactly how cowards do. He said I looked like an amateur standing with the #13 ranked middleweight (Tim Boetsch), but we all remember how he left the fight against the #13 ranked middleweight (Dan Henderson). You were beat up! You're stupid, Bisping! After getting knocked out by Hendo's brutal right hand, you had seven years to learn, and when you fought again you couldn't even defend the same right hand that put you to sleep.
Pretty straightforward: “You’re stupid, Bisping.” Oh, and the coward jab. Nice. But, “The Alligator” isn’t finished yet. He goes for the kill:
He talked about my body, too. This weird thing about noticing other athletes' bodies. You can work for USADA and do my tests, that's the closest you'd get to me without being afraid. And you'd better invest in your career as a blogger or writer, because you're not a real fighter!! #TeamJacare
“This weird thing about noticing other athletes’ bodies.” Is ... that a gay joke? But, couched in vague enough terms to be politically correct? Whoever is ghost-writing this for Jacare is savvy enough to know gay slurs don’t fly in 2017, and then he slips in that bit about drug-testing to make sure everyone knows he’s above-board.
The coup de grace, though, is the shot at Bisping for being a writer or blogger. Everyone knows THOSE guys aren’t real fighters. But, no trash-talk would be complete without a hashtag and a shout out to your sponsors and employers.
Masterclass.
Bobs and Weaves
This is going to be a very long section, so strap in. But, not like this:
Derrick Lewis is still going after Travis Browne and Ronda Rousey on Instagram. You can’t accuse him of letting the joke die too quickly.
Tony Ferguson is entertaining as any man inside the Octagon. Ahead of his interim Lightweight title fight at UFC 209 with fearsome Dagestani, Khabib Nurmagomedov, he gives his disdainful opinion of Conor McGregor.
This is what @TonyFergusonXT thinks of Conor McGregor. Full interview 12et on @FS1 pic.twitter.com/Whx3mX5Bx1
— FSLive: #JayAndDan (@foxsportslive) February 22, 2017
McGregor, meanwhile, looks, well, hungover? He doesn’t give a shit about any of this.
Happy whatever day it is pic.twitter.com/vFPrnRuAxw
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 22, 2017
Forrest Griffin? Yeah, I remember him. Toughest dude you ever ...
Happy Valentine's Day candy sale... not bad for a $1 pic.twitter.com/aypZ0oDAZ6
— Forrest Griffin (@ForrestGriffin) February 22, 2017
... I guess he’s earned the right to eat $1 chocolate and wine without judgement. I guess.
You know regional mixed martial arts (MMA) is dank when there is an event called “Mass Destruction.”
Joe Lauzon made his professional MMA debut on the same event that Kenny Florian earned his 1st submission win.
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) February 22, 2017
Event: Mass Destruction 15
This was the fight that should have been in front of the first-ever FOX audience back in 2011, which peaked at 8.8 million eyeballs. Instead, UFC opted for an hour of talking that culminated in the 64-second Junior dos Santos knockout of Cain Velasquez. This, the co-main event, three rounds of non-stop showcase MMA, was relegated to FOX Deportes.
Pro wrestling is so different from MMA. Regardless, a nearly 60-year-old legend in Karl Gotch, hitting a suplex, is still impressive.
58 year old Karl Gotch giving Yoshiaki Fujiwara a German Suplex in 1982. #NJPW pic.twitter.com/aURclMz8mr
— Allan (@allan_cheapshot) January 19, 2017
Anyone ever tried this to set up a takedown in grappling?
This looks interesting:
UFC Forced To Disclose Documents Showing Negotiating Business Strategies in Anti Trust Suit https://t.co/dmhEPNLUdO
— Erik Magraken (@erikmagraken) February 21, 2017
I had never seen this submission before:
Soccer kicks FTW!
This shit is brutal bruh pic.twitter.com/jJwZJ5f6dK
— Thirty Sec Fights (@ThirtySecFights) February 22, 2017
Lando Vannata, one of Lightweight’s most promising prospects, is on the main card of UFC 209, so that’s pretty much a guaranteed good time.
Outlines done for my next #UFCillustrated. Watch this space for some very 'Groovy' behaviour pic.twitter.com/DDRLwkFvir
— John Sheehan (@johnsportraits) February 21, 2017
Quick Hits
- C.M. Punk let “The Rock” go straight to voicemail. He has an excuse, though: It was his dog’s birthday.
- Turns out, Mario Yamasaki agrees with me — he WAS late in stepping between Travis Browne and Derrick Lewis’ descending fists.
- Derrick Lewis broke his foot. Maybe it was that crazy switch kick he tried in the first round. At least now he’ll get that time off he’s been wanting.
- Read this Ben Fowlkes article about an obscure promotion, HOOKnSHOOT, that pioneered women’s MMA. Now it has its final show scheduled.
- Dominick Cruz will join Jon Anik and Joe Rogan as the UFC attempts to make this three-man booth a thing again
Podcasts and Video
Watch Woodley vs. Thompson 1 here:
The SevereMMA podcast:
Freddie Roach is crazy!
VIDEO: Does Conor McGregor stand a chance against Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match? Freddie Roach gives his take on #themmahour. pic.twitter.com/YycyY17Tc3
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 21, 2017
Random Land
WATCH: Hair-raising video shows stealthy coyote follow doctor into his office in South Carolina. "I was just shocked." http://abcn.ws/2lsdXHe
Posted by Good Morning America on Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Stay woke, Maniacs!