Welcome to “This Week in MMAmania.com,” Maniacs!
As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don’t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story. Or, if you don’t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL’ing.
But, don’t trip — we’ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.
So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …
Last week, the story that garnered the most eyeballs was the announcement of Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, which will be streamed on Netflix.
Speaking of Rousey vs. Carano, our readers had some thoughts.
Dana had a good ol’ slip of the tongue, and social media was all over him.
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)
Fighter ‘Comment of the Week’ — He said what?!?!?!
Former UFC fighter Blake Bilder randomly revealed that he dropped acid before his UFC 289 fight against Kyle Nelson.
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)
Unseen ‘Finish of the Week’
Former TUF and Contender Series alumni Paddy McCorry won the Cage Warriors Middleweight title with a nice knockout win.
Best ‘Prediction of the Week’
Props to The_Citadel for picking Uros Medic to defeat Geoff Neal.
I definitely didn’t see that coming.
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)
Random ‘Stat or Fact of the Week’
Sean Strickland has now landed 2,307 significant strikes in the Octagon, which is the second most in the promotion’s history behind Max Holloway (3,655).
Best ‘Feed’ Post of the Week:
When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong, Influencer Edition pt. 1 million — shoutout to MooseAlmighty for sharing Tiki knocking out this loser DeenTheGreat
We have a new daily thread post for our readers to chat. Check it out.
Fight Announcement of the Week:
Josh Van defends his title for the first time against Tatsuro Taira.
This Past Week in MMA History:
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria – Feb. 17, 2024
It has been two years since Ilia Topuria sparked Alexander Volkanovski for the Featherweight title.
UFC on ESPN 1: Ngannou vs. Velasquez – Feb. 17, 2019
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.
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros – Feb. 18, 2018
Donald Cerrone snapped his three-fight losing streak by stopping Yancy Medeiros in Austin.
In the co-main event, Derrick Lewis knocked out Marcin Tybura.
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne – Feb. 19, 2017
Speaking of Derrick Lewis, he knocked out Travis Browne in the main event of UFC Halifax — and then about Ronda Rousey … IYKYK
UFC Vegas 19: Lewis vs. Blaydes – Feb. 20, 2021
Apparently, Derrick Lewis fights in February a lot, because he also knocked out Curtis Blaydes in the main event of the 19th Apex show.
UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez – Feb. 21, 2010
In the main event of UFC 110, Cain Velasquez knocked out “Big Nog” in the first round — which earned him a title shot against Brock Lesnar.
In the co-main event, Michael Bisping collided with Wanderlei Silva.
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson – Feb. 21, 2009
Diego Sanchez and Joe Steveson had a super fun fight in the main event of UFC 95 back in 2009.
UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann – Feb 22, 2014
Ronda Rousey defended her title for the third time when she stopped fellow Olympian Sarah McMann in 66 seconds.
In Daniel Cormier’s third UFC fight, he demolished Pat Cummins in just 1:19 — it was also DC’s Light Heavyweight debut.
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