Welcome to “This Week in MMAmania.com,” Maniacs!

As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don’t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story. Or, if you don’t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL’ing.

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But, don’t trip — we’ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.

So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …

Article of the Week

Last week, the story that garnered the most eyeballs was Francis Ngannou‘s surprise release from PFL.

MMAmania.com ‘Comment(s) of the Week’

Speaking of Ngannou’s release, our readers had opinions.

Tweet(s) of the Week:

This is the tweet of the year in my eyes.

Fighter ‘Comment of the Week’ — He said what?!?!?!

Alexander Volkanovski predicted Max Holloway would finish Charles Oliveira at UFC 326.

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That didn’t happen — not even close.

Picture of the Week

We haven’t seen Holloway have that expression in quite a while.

Unseen ‘Finish of the Week’

Spinning back fist!

Best ‘Prediction of the Week’

Props to Fighting_From_The_Couch for switching his pick from Holloway to Oliveira.

Random ‘Stat or Fact of the Week’

What a stat.

Best ‘Feed’ Post of the Week:

Shoutout to . Y . for creating ‘Fights you wish neither guy would lose.’

Did You Miss It?

We have a new daily thread post for our readers to chat. Check it out.

Fight Announcement of the Week:

I won’t beat around the bush — UFC White House fight card was FINALLY released.

This Past Week in MMA History:

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith – March 2, 2019

Jon Jones almost lost his title to Anthony Smith because he illegally kneed “Lionheart” in the dome — thankfully for Jones, Smith continued.

Ben Askren made his long-awaited UFC debut on this card against Robbie Lawler, and it was pretty insane to say the least.

Cody Garbrandt suffered his third straight knockout loss on this card, too.

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya – March 3, 2018

Cris Cyborg scored her second title defense by stopping Yana Kunitskaya in the first round.

In the co-main event, Brian Ortega became the first fighter to knock out Frankie Edgar

Also on the card, Sean O’Malley beat Andre Soukhamthath, who had the worst fight IQ in UFC history.

UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann – March 3, 2013

In one of the best fights of 2013, Wanderlei Silva knocked out Brian Stann in Japan.

UFC 68: The Uprising – March 3, 2007

At 43-years old, Randy Couture came out of retirement to beat Tim Sylvia, which made him a three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and the oldest champion in the promotion’s history

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane – March 4, 2023

Jon Jones became the UFC Heavyweight champion three years ago when he ran through Ciryl Gane in two minutes.

Alexa Grasso pulled off a massive upset in the co-main event when she tapped Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC Flyweight title.

Bo Nickal also made his UFC debut at UFC 285

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 – March 4, 2017

The rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson went down at UFC 209 — and it was one of the worst title fights in UFC history

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Yeah, I’m not embedding the video, although Alistair Overeem knocked out Mark Hunt on the card.

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz – March 5, 2016

Nate Diaz “shook up the world” back in 2016 when he tapped Conor McGregor on short notice.

In the co-main event, Miesha Tate tapped out Holly Holm to win the Bantamweight title

UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya – March 6, 2021

Israel Adesanya’s hopes of being a “champ-champ” got ruined when he lost a unanimous decision to the bigger Jan Blachowicz.

On the same card, Aljamain Sterling became the first fighter in UFC history to win a championship by disqualification when Petr Yan illegally kneed him in the face.

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero – March 7, 2020

UFC 248’s main event absolutely sucked, but the co-main event is one of the best fights in UFC history as Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk beat the life out of each other.

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