{"id":247839,"date":"2025-10-29T04:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/247839\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T04:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T04:12:06","slug":"paddy-pimblett-doesnt-deserve-the-next-ufc-title-shot-because-everybody-beats-chandler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/247839\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddy Pimblett doesn\u2019t deserve the next UFC title shot because \u2018everybody beats Chandler\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to Midnight Mania!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Islam Makhachev weighs in on Ilia Topuria\u2019s next title defense, and he\u2019s firmly on the side of Arman Tsarukyan over Paddy Pimblett. Oh, and sorry Michael Chandler \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Khalil Rountree emptying the tank with his Muay Thai trainer:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This compilation of unintentional eye pokes sure goes on for a long time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A slick transition from one half of this weekend\u2019s main event, David Onama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jean Silva has officially sent two different fighters down to Bantamweight. I don\u2019t care if \u201cLord\u201d isn\u2019t undefeated in the UFC anymore, that\u2019s still a dangerous Featherweight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Naoya Inoue getting his rounds in:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Matuesz Rebecki has fought some of the absolute toughest \u201cunknowns\u201d in the UFC Lightweight division and given them all tough fights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Alex Pereira\u2019s clinch work has really come a long way from that time he basically took himself down in the first Israel Adesanya fight.<\/p>\n<p>Slips, rips, and KO clips<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cAloud\u201d has to be bait \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Much like Quillan Salkilld over the weekend, this is a great example of simply blasting a high kick from the open stance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A lot of great combos and some nice ducking off the jab:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Check your emails carefully, this is a sneaky one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Midnight Music: Hip-hop, 1996<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Midnight Mania! 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