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Have you seen the kid who sneaked backstage at the McGregor-Mayweather press conference with fake credentials, and got within inches of Conor McGregor? His name is Zac Alsop, and he wanted to ask a very important question: Would Conor rather fight twenty duck-sized Mayweather or one Mayweather-sized duck? Find out the vital answer by watching the video above, and get a backstage look at the insanity that was the McGregor-Mayweather press tour.
Watch the top five moments while you are at it.
Insomnia
Cormier and Jones have been particularly heated lately. Jones’ trolling has ramped up to eleven, and Cormier seems less and less bothered by it.
O you comment creeping now. Reading em, you are real deep on my page. Wow I'm amazed! And you say ur in my head? Smh pic.twitter.com/uKma5CHpSv
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 18, 2017
Cormier had gone after Jones (who has been looking particularly jacked of late) in a Facebook post, and Jones came back with a tweetstorm.
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So I have a limp dick? When's the last time you spoke with the Mrs. what grown man comments on another man's dick anyways
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) July 18, 2017
I have zero respect for you bitch you're going to really hate me by the time I'm done with you
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) July 18, 2017
See his fucked up hairline? Dude couldn't get a sixpack if his life depended on it. Definitely don't mention genetics pussy
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) July 18, 2017
And this asshole has the nerve to comment on my "leg genetics" has he looked in the mirror?
— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) July 18, 2017
Someone's mad!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 18, 2017
Forget McGregor vs. Mayweather. UFC 214 is the fight card MMA fans should be amped for.
If you have HBO, be sure to watch the special on Ramzan Kadryov, featuring the work of MMA journalist Karim Zidan. MMA fighters such as Fabricio Werdum, Chris Weidman, and Frank Mir have taken money from the brutal dictator. Here’s the chilling trailer, in which Kadyrov denies having any gays in Chechnya, and tells the interviewer that Canada can take them, if they exist, to purify the blood:
Here’s the guy who produced the report:
I spoke to David Scott ahead of his @RealSportsHBO report on Ramzan Kadyrov. Was he afraid for his safety? LISTEN: https://t.co/ezr4yJm32l
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 19, 2017
Ryan Spann does sound like a lazy pseudonym...
Next week on #ContenderSeries #DWTNCS pic.twitter.com/1SHVnLDi07
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) July 19, 2017
I want to learn about compound interest while doing my kata
Really hoping this is just regular karate mixed with 401k advice. pic.twitter.com/AQV57xcciR
— Daniel Downes (@dannyboydownes) July 18, 2017
Khabib Nurmagomedov punching a fan in the gut. He didn’t pull it either. That was a solid punch.
Khabib Nurmagomedov legit punching a fan in the gut pic.twitter.com/clqM00HUFy
— Coral Barry (@Coral__Barry) July 18, 2017
What are the driving forces behind this trend?
UFC stoppage rate (through today), as requested by @MichaelDavSmith: pic.twitter.com/KpHupHH45J
— MMA Graphs (@MMAGraphs) July 17, 2017
This is pretty inspiring to me (because I also have basically no money)
65 Days ago, I had $115 in my bank account and walked into Dallas fighting for my career. Don't ever quit.
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) July 18, 2017
This kid looks fast.
@danawhite @seanshelby @Mickmaynard2 @ufc @UFC_CA I'll put all your featherweights away with ease like ive been doing pic.twitter.com/l9qg4F4TMC
— Mean Hakeem (@meanhakeemko) July 18, 2017
Slips, Rips, and KO Clips
The UFC Fight Pass Tuesday Night Contender Series has featured some pretty exciting up and coming fighters.
Devastating KO by Michael Cora! #TitanFC44 pic.twitter.com/E2fLwoBYes
— UFC Fight Pass (@UFCFightPass) May 20, 2017
This was a crazy fight, back when Bob Sapp actually showed up to fight.
Bob Sapp vs. "Mr. Perfect" Ernesto Hoost 2 - Round 1 (2002) pic.twitter.com/JXP8cEPAe4
— Bestrafer7 (@Bestrafer7) July 18, 2017
Man this was a good trilogy
Watching the Gatti/Ward trilogy. pic.twitter.com/GSXvAHXjVs
— Scott Bond (@_ScottBond_) July 18, 2017
Sumo!
Takayasu defeats Ura pic.twitter.com/tvPdzBhlSz
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) July 18, 2017
Yoshikaze pic.twitter.com/YaYu9CXZqi
— MEGATON (@BasedDongeezus) July 18, 2017
Good Reads
- This old piece about a 1980s form of MMA that almost took off was written a couple years ago, but I had never read it before. MMA almost had a very different origin story...
- The Mayweather-McGregor storyline has some eerie parallels to the movie the Great White Hype
Podcasts and Video
Tommy Toehold does it again
Bill Burr discussed the McGregor-Mayweather nonsense and offers a solution.
Thanks to @high_light for unearthing Bill Burr's talk about the Mayweather-McGregor pressers. It's brilliant.https://t.co/iMsK0pxwa3
— Mookie Alexander (@mookiealexander) July 18, 2017
The Co-Main Event podcast
In this CME, tales of a harrowing bicycle accident and some talk of the MMA vs boxing culture clash. https://t.co/jzeeqEnhUX
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) July 18, 2017
BJJ Scout with the juicy clinch breakdown of the greatest clinch war MMA has ever seen, DC vs Bones.
BJJ Scout: Daniel Cormier v Jon Jones Preview (Clinch Tactics): https://t.co/qzORg0exeP via @YouTube
— BJJ Scout (@bjjscout) July 18, 2017
Andrew Richardson breaks down Kelvin Gastelum’s ground escapes. Follow MMA Mania on Youtube here
Random Land
Birds are really magic
When the camera shutter speed is in sync with the wings of a bird, you can happen to see this https://t.co/SHd4DLVIqB pic.twitter.com/9M9gErwxnQ
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 17, 2017
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