Welcome to Midnight Mania!
It’s been nearly a month since Tyson Fury’s undefeated report went up in smoke.
Oleksandr Usyk and Fury battled for 12 aggressive rounds, however there was little doubt who was the higher man that night time when the mud settled. Fury had some sturdy rounds in the midst of the struggle, however a knockdown within the ninth firmly shifted the momentum into Usyk’s nook (watch highlights). The Ukrainian boxer began and completed very sturdy, incomes undisputed champion standing in a second weight class because of the victory.
Within the quick aftermath of the split-decision defeat, Fury blamed the judges’ choice on sympathy for the Russian battle with Ukraine and argued that he deserved the victory. Given extra time to course of, Fury has give you a unique conclusion: he misplaced as a result of Usyk was “too straightforward” to hit, and subsequently, he was having “an excessive amount of enjoyable.”
“It was really so much simpler than I assumed it might be, the Usyk struggle,” Fury defined on his Furocity podcast. “Loads simpler. Folks saying, ‘Oh, he’s a tough man to hit.’ I used to be lighting him up with three-, four-punch mixtures, laughing at him. My drawback in that struggle: I most likely had an excessive amount of enjoyable. It was most likely too straightforward.
“At occasions, it was too straightforward. It was like I used to be in there with a neighborhood newbie boxer, and I used to be simply having fun with it an excessive amount of, messing round. Paid the final word value in spherical 9 the place I received a 10-8 spherical and received clipped. That’s what occurs when you have got an excessive amount of enjoyable. They all the time inform me ‘By no means combine your work with having enjoyable’ and I all the time gave them the center finger, and it’s come again now to me!”
It’s an fascinating concept. Luckily, Fury may have a possibility to place it to the check in when the duo rematch in late December. Perhaps this time there will likely be much less showboating and goofing round from “The Gypsy King” the second time round?
Insomnia
Ikram Aliskerov is the most recent contender who grew up within the Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov Sambo faculty.
Israel Adesanya is again within the fitness center, on the point of throw down with Dricus Du Plessis.
Talking of the South African champion, this previous sparring clip that includes him and Alexander Volkanovski is a foolish watch.
Right here’s a enjoyable immediate! I’m nominating BJ Penn for sloth and Kelvin Gastelum for gluttony.
I’ve written like three totally different articles about Gastelum’s wasted potential, so right here’s Chris Curtis summing it up extra concisely.
Lazy, undisciplined, and fortunate as hell. The Kelvin Gastelum Story
— Chris Curtis The Motion Man (@Actionman513) June 20, 2024
Fatigued Heavyweight motion coming to an Apex close to you.
Leon Edwards’ son is aware of the stats!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Arguably essentially the most iconic KO in MMA historical past went down 20 years in the past at present (June 20 on the time of writing).
… and 24 years earlier, there was a legendary boxing brawl between two of the 4 kings!
Nasty knees from the A Body!
Random Land
Rhino relocation.
Midnight Music: Different, 1991
Sleep properly Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is all the time on the way in which.
