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14-05-2025
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Midnight Mania! Bones Breaks Bread With Hasbulla, Krylov Vs. Guskov, And Thick Topuria
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let's start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, May 13, 2025. UFC 317 fight card: Dana White breaks Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira headliner, vacant Lightweight title on the line: Nothing can quite compared to Topuria vs. Islam, but there's zero doubt in my mind that everyone will be extremely hyped for this Lightweight showdown by fight day. Jake Paul's MVP promotions accused of refusing to pay full purse, leaving boxer stranded in Florida: It's hard to say from the outside whether this is a case of sour grapes or genuine misconduct, but this is definitely bad optics for Jake Paul and company. Brad Tavares re-signs with UFC to try and break Michael Bisping's wins record: I'm glad UFC didn't cut Tavares off a win, that would've been poor treatment after many years of good, consistent work for the Middleweight iron man. Insomnia Breaking bread with Hasbulla does seem a whole lot easier than fighting Tom Aspinall. Advertisement I feel the need to disclose that this is fake/a meme, but it made me laugh all the same. The bright side of the best three Team Lobo fighters all struggling with cage-cutting is that the team can bring somebody in to help address the flaw ... right?!? Daniel Cormier sets the record straight, reminds 'Bones' he didn't want any smoke when 'DC' was an active Heavyweight champion. Jose Aldo's gas tank may be diminishing with age, but those skills remain SHARP! Ilia Topuria looking thick, solid, and tight ahead of his Lightweight return. Nikita Krylov making a fairly quick comeback after his first career KO loss against a dangerous puncher? What could go wrong! Advertisement Top-tier corner work ... Slips, rips, and KO clips Michael Morales' whole vibe as a fighter to me is athletic youngster who doesn't respect the punches coming his way. Think Gilbert Burns can teach him a lesson? A pretty infamous execution from a few years ago ... Awkward way to fall ... Random Land A rare white bison. Midnight Music: Indie folk, 2014 Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way. More from
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11-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Paul Hughes rocks the SSE Arena with astonishing rapid-fire KO
With the weight of a nation on his shoulders, Paul Hughes stepped into the cage at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Saturday night with everything to lose. The Derry native pushed Bellator Champion Usman Nurmagomedov all the way in their Lightweight title bout in January, a bout which many felt Hughes was unfortunate not to be awarded the win by decision. 28-year-old Hughes could well have sat on the sidelines and waited for the inevitable rematch to be made. Instead, he put it all on the line as he took on the dangerous Bruno Miranda in front of a sold-out, febrile crowd on the bank of the Langan. READ MORE: Belfast man falsely claimed crashed car was stolen as he had no insurance READ MORE: Shocking CCTV shows masked gunman open fire on house as family sleep inside The decibel levels rose to a near unbelievable level when he made his entrance a little after 10pm this evening. Hughes has had his Irish identity controversially questioned by Conor McGregor in recent times, comments which well and truly united both sides of the community in the North and that backing was on full display as he strode to the cage. During his prolonged entrance to the ring there were shades of Katie Taylor's homecoming entrance against Chantelle Cameron in May 2023. Grace was sung live before his full entrance began, and like Taylor, it appeared for a moment as though he was taking in the emotion of the moment too much. 42 seconds later, he was having his hand raised after dropping Bruno Miranda to the turf and finishing him with hammer fists. Many would have crumbled, but Hughes rose to a level that many didn't think he had in him. It was a bout reminiscent to McGregor's one with Jose Aldo all those years ago. Only one thing happened in the fight: A stoppage of astonishing brutality. Throughout the week, Nurmagomedov's name wasn't far from Hughes' lips. Moments after getting on the microphone in the cage this evening, Hughes called for the rematch. "He can run, he can hide, but his day is coming." With a performance like that, perhaps Hughes truly is undeniable. There have been plenty of big fight nights on this island in the past and there will be surely more to come, with Hughes set to lead the charge as Irish MMA continues to punch above its weight and shock the world.
