{"id":338752,"date":"2025-12-10T05:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/338752\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T05:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T05:41:09","slug":"ufc-vegas-112s-joanderson-brito-scores-short-notice-replacement-opponent-in-top-australian-prospect-isaac-thomson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/338752\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vegas 112\u2019s Joanderson Brito scores short-notice replacement opponent in top Australian prospect Isaac Thomson"},"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, Dec. 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Top Australian prospect 23-year-old Isaac Thomson (9-2) has signed to the UFC on short-notice to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-announcements\/408788\/canceled-ufc-vegas-112-loses-fun-main-card-bout-just-four-days-before-showtime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">replace Melsik Baghdasaryan<\/a> opposite Brazilian slugger Joanderson Brito this weekend. Brito is a tough fight for any Featherweight, but Thomson is a well-deserved signing and might surprise a few people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Joshua Van got too much hate for celebrating at UFC 323. Wouldn\u2019t you be excited if you just made an additional six-figures in 30 seconds?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UFC Fight Pass may be dying, which would be quite the blow to regional MMA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I feel like this list has Tatsuro Taira disrespectfully low. There\u2019s a real chance he\u2019s champion within six months!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The hot tub wars are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sean Strickland is already doing his best to bite the hand that feeds. I wonder if Paramount will care more about this kind of thing than ESPN?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">An update: Raja Jackson does not seem to be having a great time.<\/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\">One of the most surprising results of the weekend was Fabricio Andrade losing his ONE title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s rare with see a spinning kick starting from the opposite stance in MMA. Nasty body shots!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Legal or illegal? It ended in bullying either way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s hard to look away from this train wreck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Midnight Music: Indie folk, 2008<\/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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