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Welcome to Midnight Mania!
It’s been just a handful of hours since UFC 289, scheduled for June 10, 2023, inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was majorly shaken up. The headlining bout was scheduled to be Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena 3, but an injured “Venezuelan Vixen” resulted in a major opportunity for Irene Aldana, who will fight for the belt rather than headline a “Fight Night” event opposite Raquel Pennington.
The bad news continues to flow, as BJPenn.com broke the news that Stephan Thompson vs. Michel Pereira has been canceled off the UFC 289 card. Per the report, contracts were never sent to the athletes, and the bout is expected to be delayed until July.
No reason was provided for the delay.
Thompson vs. Pereira was, quite simply, one of the very best fights booked on the card. “Wonderboy” recently returned to the win column with a wildly entertaining win opposite Kevin Holland, whereas Pereira has won five-straight fights to break into the rankings.
Here’s the latest UFC 289 card, which now has 13 fights booked:
135 lbs.: (C)Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana
155 lbs.: Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
170 lbs.: Mike Malott vs. Adam Fugitt
145 lbs.: Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
205 lbs.: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Chris Daukaus
145 lbs.: Kyle Nelson vs. Blake Bilder
185 lbs.: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Chris Curtis
185 lbs.: Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Eryk Anders
125 lbs.: Matt Schnell vs. David Dvorak
145 lbs.: Hakeem Dawodu vs. Lucas Almeida
125 lbs.: Miranda Maverick vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
135 lbs.: Aiemann Zahabi vs. Aoriqileng
115 lbs.: Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
Does this look like an event worth your $80?
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OCTAGON RETURNS TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Canada for the first time in almost four years when it hosts UFC 289 inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sat., June 10, 2023. In UFC 289’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event, women’s Bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes, will lock horns with No. 5-ranked 135-pound contender, Irene Aldana, while former Lightweight kingpin and current No. 1-seeded contender, Charles Oliveira, battles No. 4-ranked Beneil Dariush in the co-feature with 155-pound title implications on the line.
Insomnia
It seems odd to me that Giga Chikadze is getting another big opportunity after getting stomped by Calvin Kattar, but I won’t pretend for a second that this will be anything aside from a hugely exciting fight.
| The UFC want to make Brian Ortega vs. Giga Chikadze next.
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) May 2, 2023
UFC have reached out to both camps and both guys want the fight.
[per @MayerMeni]#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/F9fbIYTKAn
This whole Francis Ngannou situation is getting so ugly and dire I’m being forced to agree with Jake Paul. I do not like it here.
Funny how promoters always try to devalue fighters for their own benefit / narrative. Francis is the best heavyweight MMA fighter in the world and he deserves to be treated as such. https://t.co/VBA5dnzQ9h
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) May 2, 2023
Some promoters man pic.twitter.com/CF4WyXIzv9
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) May 3, 2023
“That’s f—king illegal!”
Khabib real for this pic.twitter.com/0dpVNiPkev
— Vincent Aasa (@aasavincent) May 2, 2023
This feels like exactly the kind of fight Neil Magny looks great in; few are better at turning away up-and-comers.
Neil Magny vs. Phil Rowe is in the works for #UFCJacksonville on June 24, multiple sources tell @Farah_Hannoun and me. Story headed to @MMAjunkie. pic.twitter.com/O1BedGjgH7
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) May 2, 2023
Cory Sandhagen’s reaction here is me every single time I’m forced to endure Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo trash talk/awkwardness.
Cory Sandhagen gives his thoughts on that video of Cejudo and Aljo pic.twitter.com/ziMIaS2Z1D
— Jason Williams (@jasoneg33) May 1, 2023
UNCONFIRMED: Raul Rosas Jr. caught ding-dong-ditching on camera.
CONFIRMED: This is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
Caught my boy like big foot pic.twitter.com/eANLoDrvUv
— Heavyweight Thanos (@MMAThanos) May 1, 2023
Boom, roasted.
Henry Cejudo blocked me for this edit: pic.twitter.com/NNvPNZuUZp
— Squid Vicious MMA (@SquidViciousMMA) May 1, 2023
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Jumping switch knee claims another victim.
BRUTAL RODILLAZO VOLADOR DE CABELO MONTEIRO!!!!
— Emiliano Cándido (@EmilianoCandido) April 30, 2023
@DSports Fight pic.twitter.com/QOznmnSqGA
A classic Pacman KO!
A destructive, devastating KO of Ricky Hatton from Manny Pacquiao on this day in 2009
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 2, 2023
@trboxingpic.twitter.com/4ujcPutKwB
I’m still waiting for the first UFC flying elbow chop KO.
Random Land
I’m posting weather channel clips, which is clearly a cry for help in regards to Random Land submissions. DM me!
@weatherchannel Here’s what happens when a mudslide meets a raging river. #theweatherchannel #weatherchannel #fyp #california #naturetok #weathertok #mudslide
♬ original sound - The Weather Channel
Midnight Music: Rock, 1967
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