{"id":919001,"date":"2026-10-07T04:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/919001\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T04:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:44:20","slug":"should-alex-pereira-drop-back-down-to-light-heavyweight-thats-the-sweet-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/919001\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Alex Pereira drop back down to Light Heavyweight? \u2018That\u2019s the sweet spot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Midnight Mania!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of 2026.<\/p>\n

First thoughts on the Alex Pereira vs. Sergei Pavlovich matchup? I remain torn.<\/p>\n

Dustin Poirier is a team player, and weight cuts are a nudity-filled game.<\/p>\n

I hope Valentina Shevchenko is able to return at a reasonable time in 2027 to face Natalia Silva \u2014 I think it\u2019s an interesting fight.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your worst aged MMA take\/prediction? My belief in Fares Ziam as a future contender has really imploded in the last six months \u2026<\/p>\n

Nothing to see here, I\u2019m sure there\u2019s a perfectly above-board explanation.<\/p>\n

Edson Barboza fought just about everybody, so his opinion carries more weight than most.<\/p>\n

Slips, rips, and KO clips<\/p>\n

The things you find in the wide world of combat sports \u2026<\/p>\n

A fast start right of the gate is especially dangerous at low levels, but certain fighters have a natural gift for finding their timing and committing to power shots so quickly.<\/p>\n

You have to at least try to slam and\/or Krazy Horse spin your way to freedom here \u2026<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s a taco anymore, but I\u2019m impressed by the logistics at play.<\/p>\n

Get involved with Mania community in The Feed!<\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/a>\"MMA<\/p>\n

UFC conspiracy theory<\/p>\n

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Shoutout to Professor Gay Sex for this theory that I kind of buy into … or is extra ad time just a side benefit of signing random regional guys?<\/p>\n

Anyone got any other UFC conspiracy theories for us?<\/p>\n

Rec 4CommentsThin Stroke Comment Icon BubbleReplyRead 22 replies<\/p>\n

Midnight Music: Experimental rock, 2024<\/p>\n

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let\u2019s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,40762,43768,785,85,1396],"class_list":["post-919001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-latest-ufc-mma-news","tag-midnight-mania","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919001","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=919001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}