{"id":444607,"date":"2026-01-31T06:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444607\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:25:07","slug":"un-american-dan-ige-denied-red-fight-shorts-because-the-ufc-forgot-the-colors-of-the-american-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444607\/","title":{"rendered":"Un-American? Dan Ige denied red fight shorts because the UFC forgot the colors of the American flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to Midnight Mania!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The UFC and\/or Venum seem to be under the impression that the American colors are black, white, and blue. Checking Ancestry.com results to verify what an MMA fighter can wear in the cage? Very, very strange stuff. This feels like a bizarre extension of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/3\/7\/24379621\/ufc-champion-addresses-missing-flag-controversy-dana-white-all-about-free-speech-espn-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC flag politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Rafael Fiziev is ready for battle!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What\u2019s everyone\u2019s prediction for the UFC 325? This is the rematch in a nutshell, Volkanovski being way better but Lopes being so dangerous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Follow combat sports long enough, and you get to enjoy hearing some of the most absurd numbers imaginable. Power Slap and One Championship also LOVE talking about unverifiable impressions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Not actively fighting whenever in the same room is as healthy as the Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier relationship will ever be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Didn\u2019t we learn to keep Rampage away from women like two decades ago?<\/p>\n<p>Slips, rips, and KO clips<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Driving forward into the triangle is not great defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There\u2019s a wee bit of Alex Pereira in that stance and left hook.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Kicking the front thing, back thigh, either calf \u2014 this is total leg destruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Midnight Music: Alt. rock, 1996<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Midnight Mania! 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