{"id":63525,"date":"2025-08-12T21:48:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63525\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:48:09","slug":"best-of-the-best-mmamania-coms-ufc-mma-week-in-review-new-look-same-mania-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/63525\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of the Best: MMAmania.com\u2019s UFC\/MMA week in review – New Look, Same Mania Site"},"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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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 24: Yoel Romero walks to the cage before fighting against Thiago Santos during the 2024 PFL vs Bellator: Champs event at Kingdom Arena on February 24, 2024 in Riyadh. (Photo by Cooper Neill\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

Last week, the story that attracted the most eyeballs<\/a> here at MMAmania.com<\/a> was Yoel Romero\u2019s BKFC debut, and the reaction to the random opponent.<\/p>\n

Obviously, MMAmania.com<\/a> had a brand new makeover this past week, and boy oh boy, you guys didn\u2019t like it \u2014 but don\u2019t worry, we heard you loud and clear, and we are working to get everything perfect.<\/p>\n

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MMA Mania \u2018Tweet of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

Mateusz Rebecki went to war<\/a> with Chris Duncan at UFC Vegas 108<\/a>, and had a hard time getting down the stairs.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fan-Tweet of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

UFC, please never book these blood-thirsty animals in the Apex ever again \u2026 they need a crowd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 02: Mateusz Rebecki of Poland reacts after a decision loss against Chris Duncan of Scotland in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 02, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Fighter \u2018Comment of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

One last thing about Rebecki \u2014 he plans only to take a short break<\/a> after his bloody battle.<\/p>\n

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

LAS VEGAS – FEBRUARY 05: Anderson Silva celebrates his victory over Vitor Belfort at UFC 126 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on February 5, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if you missed it, but \u201cThe Feed<\/a>\u201d is brand new, fan-oriented section on MMAmania.com<\/a> for YOU to post discussion topics, breaking news or just about anything combat sports-related.<\/p>\n

Rung Sat Special Zone sparked an interesting conversation<\/a> about who would win: Prime Anderson Silva vs. Dricus du Plessis.<\/p>\n

Anthony Hernandez is a straight savage<\/a>. Look at him smiling at his prey \u2026 who he demolished<\/a> (watch highlights<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 09: (L-R) Roman Dolidze of Georgia punches Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 09, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

Unseen \u2018Knockout of the Week\u2019<\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s how you make an Octagon debut!<\/p>\n

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

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 09: Anthony Hernandez takes down Roman Dolidze of Georgia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 09, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

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

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TAKE A BOW, KneeCapped. YOU NAILED THIS.<\/p>\n

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

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 09: (R-L) Elijah Smith knocks out Toshiomi Kazama of Japan in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 09, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n

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

Elijah Smith\u2019s slam knockout was the 15th in UFC history (watch it again<\/a>) \u2026 but it might have been among the worst to watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Marlon Vera vs. Aiemann Zahabi<\/a> is going down in Canada in October.<\/p>\n

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

T.J. Dillashaw sparked Cody Garbrandt in the first round in their rematch.<\/p>\n

On the same card, Henry Cejudo finally dethroned Demetrious Johnson via a very close (and controversial<\/a>) split decision.<\/p>\n

Michal Oleksiejczuk finally sent Sam Alvey packing from UFC at UFC Vegas 59<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anderson Silva pulled off one of the best comebacks in UFC history, tapping Chael Sonnen in the fifth round.<\/p>\n

Ciryl Gane became UFC\u2019s interim Heavyweight champion, knocking out Derrick Lewis at UFC 265.<\/p>\n

See you guys next week! And be sure to peep those comments sections. Who knows, you might just be highlighted among the \u201cBest of the Best\u201d around these parts.<\/p>\n

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

To checkout UFC\u2019s upcoming schedule of events click here<\/a>.<\/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":63526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,785,85,1396],"class_list":{"0":"post-63525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","12":"tag-mma","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-ufc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63525","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=63525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}