{"id":530520,"date":"2026-03-10T07:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/530520\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:09:21","slug":"best-of-the-best-mmamanias-weekly-ufc-mma-roundup-highlights-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/530520\/","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

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

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 16: Francis Ngannou of Cameroon poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at Comerica Theatre on February 16, 2019 in the Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Josh Hedges\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Last week, the story that garnered the most eyeballs was<\/a> Francis Ngannou\u2019s surprise release from PFL.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Ngannou\u2019s release, our readers had opinions.<\/p>\n

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This is the tweet of the year in my eyes.<\/p>\n

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

Alexander Volkanovski predicted Max Holloway would finish<\/a> Charles Oliveira at UFC 326.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t happen \u2014 not even close.<\/p>\n

We haven\u2019t seen Holloway have that expression in quite a while.<\/p>\n

\"LAS<\/a><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 07: Max Holloway defends against Charles Oliveira of Brazil in the BMF Championship fight during the UFC 326 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 07, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

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

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

Props to Fighting_From_The_Couch for switching his pick from Holloway to Oliveira.<\/p>\n

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

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

Shoutout to . Y .<\/a> for creating \u2018Fights you wish neither guy would lose.<\/a>\u2019<\/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

I won\u2019t beat around the bush \u2014 UFC White House fight card was FINALLY released<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith<\/a> – March 2, 2019<\/p>\n

Jon Jones almost lost his title to Anthony Smith because he illegally kneed \u201cLionheart\u201d in the dome \u2014 thankfully for Jones, Smith continued.<\/p>\n

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

Cody Garbrandt suffered his third straight knockout loss on this card, too.<\/p>\n

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya<\/a> – March 3, 2018<\/p>\n

Cris Cyborg scored her second title defense by stopping Yana Kunitskaya in the first round.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event, Brian Ortega became the first fighter to knock out Frankie Edgar<\/p>\n

Also on the card, Sean O\u2019Malley beat Andre Soukhamthath, who had the worst fight IQ in UFC history.<\/p>\n

UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann<\/a> – March 3, 2013<\/p>\n

In one of the best fights of 2013, Wanderlei Silva knocked out Brian Stann in Japan.<\/p>\n

UFC 68: The Uprising – March 3, 2007<\/p>\n

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\u2019s history<\/p>\n

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane<\/a> – March 4, 2023<\/p>\n

Jon Jones became the UFC Heavyweight champion three years ago when he ran through Ciryl Gane in two minutes.<\/p>\n

Alexa Grasso pulled off a massive upset in the co-main event when she tapped Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC Flyweight title.<\/p>\n

Bo Nickal also made his UFC debut at UFC 285<\/p>\n

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2<\/a> – March 4, 2017<\/p>\n

The rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson went down at UFC 209 \u2014 and it was one of the worst title fights in UFC history<\/p>\n

Yeah, I\u2019m not embedding the video, although Alistair Overeem knocked out Mark Hunt on the card.<\/p>\n

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz<\/a> – March 5, 2016<\/p>\n

Nate Diaz \u201cshook up the world\u201d back in 2016 when he tapped Conor McGregor on short notice.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event, Miesha Tate tapped out Holly Holm to win the Bantamweight title<\/p>\n

UFC 259: B\u0142achowicz vs. Adesanya<\/a> – March 6, 2021<\/p>\n

Israel Adesanya\u2019s hopes of being a \u201cchamp-champ\u201d got ruined when he lost a unanimous decision to the bigger Jan Blachowicz.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero<\/a> – March 7, 2020<\/p>\n

UFC 248\u2019s 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.<\/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":530521,"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-530520","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\/530520","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=530520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}