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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight, we’ve got Stipe getting humbled and also choosing to embrace rompers, Conor with high white socks and too many belts, Joe Rogan avoiding temptation, Nick Diaz not, Yoel Romero shouting incomprehensibly, sumo, and much more
Fire Fighter
Stipe Miocic may have tied the record for UFC Heavyweight wins with his stunning knockout win over Junior Dos Santos, and even cracked the top five P4P list, but he doesn’t have any trouble staying grounded. Not only does he have a complete disregard for celebrity, but the folks in his life won’t let his success go to his head. He shared as much in an interview on the Jim Rome show:
“I have good people around me. My wife is amazing, my family, my friends, my teammates, my co-workers at the fire station, they keep me grounded, and I love where I’m at and the people that support me,” Miocic said.
In fact, he says his fellow fire fighters do not care about his fame as a cage fighting world champion.
“I usually walk in, they say congratulations, and they’ll hand me a scrubber and say get to the toilets or something like that. They really don’t care,” Miocic laughed.
Even though he’s the world heavyweight champion, Stipe says he would never think of quitting his day job. He’s blue collar to the core, and loves helping people.
“I love what I do. My whole life I’ve been helping people, and I’ve been helped so I can give back,” Miocic said. “And plus I worked so hard to get there, to become a firefighter, going to school and paramedic and all that good stuff, and make my mom proud, show my mom that she raised a son that works hard.”
That doesn’t mean, though, that Stipe can’t appreciate the latest and worst fashion trends.
You think I won't wear a romper? You're wrong.
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) May 18, 2017
Insomnia
There are too many belts in this picture. One of them must be the fake belt he bought to annoy Jose Aldo on their world tour.
Let's go get some boxing ones now son. pic.twitter.com/KwBkFriTto
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 18, 2017
This impressionist is incredible
McGregor signs the contract to fight Floyd. pic.twitter.com/B8GwwGct0b
— Al Foran (@ImpressionistAL) May 18, 2017
The odds for MayGregor have shifted slightly in Conor’s favor... but the Grand Canyon is still smaller.
Updated line for #mayweathermcgregor :@FloydMayweather -1550@TheNotoriousMMA +1000
— Todd Fuhrman (@ToddFuhrman) May 18, 2017
(Odds via @DaveMasonBOL )
Don’t forget Rory Macdonald’s welterweight debut in Bellator is tomorrow night.
This is what you need to know about tomorrow nights main event #PaulDaley vs. @rory_macdonald! #Bellator179 | 05/19 | @spike 9/8c! pic.twitter.com/LUPXXLbAZF
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) May 19, 2017
Absolutely no idea what Yoel Romero is saying here but maybe he should lay off the pre workouts
We need a cup of whatever @YoelRomeroMMA drinks before training.
— FOX Sports: PROcast (@PROcast) May 18, 2017
The #UFC middleweight is hyped up pic.twitter.com/ryisc1dnLj
The page on @bisping has been turned. My focus now is on who's next? I will be your champion @ufc I will be your #soldier #ynuevo @dioxyme
— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) May 18, 2017
Joe Rogan being honest
@MieshaTate #ThrowbackThursday #UFC200 you think Mr Rogan might be over compensating a touch? "look anywhere but at Miesha"...... pic.twitter.com/yx56cYrjOv
— Rob (@MetalOverlord87) May 18, 2017
I'm thinking "Do NOT get caught on camera staring at her butt... AGAIN." https://t.co/lrF88lYcjo
— Joe Rogan (@joerogan) May 18, 2017
Meisha thought this was funny
@joerogan exudes self control https://t.co/M51dzetmwP
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) May 19, 2017
Alright, Nick. This is definitely NSFW.
Nick Daiz hanging with a naked chick with her tities pierced.... Oh yeah and i think she took a black magic marker to her whole body! pic.twitter.com/yKG8kuFOU1
— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) May 18, 2017
I’ve heard enough about men’s rompers at this point.
Don't let men's rompers distract you from the fact that I'm still in need of a fight #staywoke
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) May 18, 2017
Slips, Rips, and SUMO CLIPS!!!
Remember that brawl in the park, with Erdogan’s goons beating down protesters? Looks like he ordered that to happen personally.
It seems Erdogan (inside the car) ordered his security detail to beat up protesters in Washington D.C. (v @voanews) pic.twitter.com/8dIli00xNV
— Mahir Zeynalov (@MahirZeynalov) May 18, 2017
15 years to the day since this amazing brawl happened.
On this Day 2002, Arturo Gatti vs Mickey Ward, Round 9 - Round of the Year.
— KO KINGS (@KOKINGS4) May 18, 2017
Probably the Greatest Round of All Time pic.twitter.com/3S62t16N1k
Good point
And what's he gonna do about... pic.twitter.com/w0EycZmfJ6
— Nolan (@undercardnolan) May 18, 2017
SUMO IS BACK ONCE MORE
Tochinoshin hands Ura his first loss in style pic.twitter.com/uVdlbCkeHV
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 18, 2017
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 19, 2017
Kisenosato with a pulling error, not looking good for him this basho pic.twitter.com/AJ67j3aSVk
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 18, 2017
Yoshikaze has returned to being a spoiler to the top ranks pic.twitter.com/o87kmAsUSO
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 18, 2017
Takayasu edging ever closer to that eventual Ozeki promotion pic.twitter.com/cf7r0apsyQ
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) May 18, 2017
Good Reads
- Shots Fired: Jose Aldo says that fans are coming to see him, and wouldn’t return tickets because Anderson Silva’s not fighting at UFC 212. Except... they did already.
- Connor Ruebusch explained how Joanna Jedrzejczyk defused Jessica Andrade so effectively
- Dillashaw is open to dropping down to fight Demetrius Johnson at UFC 214 if Garbrandt can’t make their fight
Stay woke, Maniacs!
Follow me on Twitter @Vorpality to argue about why Donald Trump isn’t saying anything to Erdogan about the beatdowns of Americans on American soil.
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