{"id":68173,"date":"2025-08-14T04:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/68173\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T04:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:48:11","slug":"midnight-mania-alexander-volkanovski-i-mop-the-floor-with-aaron-pico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/68173\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Mania! Alexander Volkanovski: \u2018I Mop The Floor With Aaron Pico\u2019"},"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 Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">As an Alexander Volkanovski fan, I don\u2019t want to see \u201cThe Great\u201d fight any more power punchers at this stage of his career. Please fight Movsar then retire, please fight Movsar then retire, please \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I am so ready for the next Stefan Struve. Alexander Volkov is too technical, we need a very silly giant man to keep Heavyweight interesting. Can Kristaps Porzingis be that guy?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Aiemann Zahabi and Ariel Helwani, separated at birth?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The octopus guard has become a common way to escape from bottom position in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Paulo Costa is the greatest poster in UFC history. Is LA Fitness Costa going to be a force of nature?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Three sides of the same custody battle on social media \u2026<\/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\">I\u2019m expecting Kai Asakura vs. Tim Elliott to end similarly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">An all-action boxing battle:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Mr. HammerHand showing us all up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Midnight Music: Classic rock, 1973<\/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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