{"id":497888,"date":"2026-02-23T01:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/497888\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T01:51:19","slug":"best-of-the-best-mmamanias-weekly-ufc-mma-roundup-highlights-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/497888\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Best: MMAmania\u2019s Weekly UFC\/MMA Roundup & Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to \u201cThis Week in MMAmania.com<\/a>,\u201d Maniacs!<\/p>\n

As you know, MMAmania.com<\/a> churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don\u2019t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story<\/a>. Or, if you don\u2019t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL\u2019ing.<\/p>\n

But, don\u2019t trip \u2014 we\u2019ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com<\/a>, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.<\/p>\n

So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …<\/p>\n

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Last week, the story that garnered the most eyeballs was the announcement<\/a> of Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, which will be streamed on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Rousey vs. Carano, our readers had some thoughts.<\/p>\n

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Dana had a good ol\u2019 slip of the tongue, and social media was all over him.<\/p>\n

\"VANCOUVER,<\/a><\/p>\n

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – JUNE 10: (L-R) Blake Bilder taunts Kyle Nelson of Canada in their featherweight fight during the UFC 289 event at Rogers Arena on June 10, 2023 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Fighter \u2018Comment of the Week\u2019 \u2014 He said what?!?!?!<\/p>\n

Former UFC fighter Blake Bilder randomly revealed that he dropped acid before his UFC 289<\/a> fight against Kyle Nelson.<\/p>\n

\"HOUSTON,<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 21: Uros Medic of Serbia reacts after a knockout victory against Geoff Neal in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Toyota Center on February 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Unseen \u2018Finish of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

Former TUF and Contender Series alumni Paddy McCorry won the Cage Warriors Middleweight title with a nice knockout win.<\/p>\n

Best \u2018Prediction of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

Props to The_Citadel for picking Uros Medic to defeat Geoff Neal.<\/p>\n

I definitely didn\u2019t see that coming.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"HOUSTON,<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 21: Sean Strickland reacts after a TKO victory against Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Toyota Center on February 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Random \u2018Stat or Fact of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

Sean Strickland has now landed 2,307 significant strikes in the Octagon, which is the second most in the promotion\u2019s history behind Max Holloway (3,655).<\/p>\n

Best \u2018Feed\u2019 Post of the Week:<\/p>\n

When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong, Influencer Edition pt. 1 million<\/a> \u2014 shoutout to MooseAlmighty<\/a> for sharing Tiki knocking out this loser DeenTheGreat<\/p>\n

We have a new daily thread post for our readers to chat. Check it out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fight Announcement of the Week:<\/p>\n

Josh Van defends his title for the first time against<\/a> Tatsuro Taira.<\/p>\n

This Past Week in MMA History:<\/p>\n

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria <\/a>– Feb. 17, 2024<\/p>\n

It has been two years since Ilia Topuria sparked Alexander Volkanovski for the Featherweight title.<\/p>\n

UFC on ESPN 1: Ngannou vs. Velasquez<\/a> – Feb. 17, 2019<\/p>\n

The very first card to be on ESPN went down in 2019, and the main event lasted 26 seconds as Francis Ngannou knocked out Cain Velasquez.<\/p>\n

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros<\/a> – Feb. 18, 2018<\/p>\n

Donald Cerrone snapped his three-fight losing streak by stopping Yancy Medeiros in Austin.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis knocked out Marcin Tybura.<\/p>\n

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne<\/a> – Feb. 19, 2017<\/p>\n

Speaking of Derrick Lewis, he knocked out Travis Browne in the main event of UFC Halifax \u2014 and then about Ronda Rousey \u2026 IYKYK<\/p>\n

UFC Vegas 19: Lewis vs. Blaydes – Feb. 20, 2021<\/p>\n

Apparently, Derrick Lewis fights in February a lot, because he also knocked out Curtis Blaydes in the main event of the 19th Apex show.<\/p>\n

UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez<\/a> – Feb. 21, 2010<\/p>\n

In the main event of UFC 110, Cain Velasquez knocked out \u201cBig Nog\u201d in the first round \u2014 which earned him a title shot against Brock Lesnar.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event, Michael Bisping collided with Wanderlei Silva.<\/p>\n

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson<\/a> – Feb. 21, 2009<\/p>\n

Diego Sanchez and Joe Steveson had a super fun fight in the main event of UFC 95 back in 2009.<\/p>\n

UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann<\/a> – Feb 22, 2014<\/p>\n

Ronda Rousey defended her title for the third time when she stopped fellow Olympian Sarah McMann in 66 seconds.<\/p>\n

In Daniel Cormier\u2019s third UFC fight, he demolished Pat Cummins in just 1:19 \u2014 it was also DC\u2019s Light Heavyweight debut.<\/p>\n

Remember to follow MMAmania.com<\/a> on socials, too:<\/p>\n

To checkout UFC\u2019s upcoming schedule of events click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to \u201cThis Week in MMAmania.com,\u201d Maniacs! As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,1396,14855],"class_list":["post-497888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-news","tag-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}