Midnight Mania! ‘Da Monster’ Saves UFC 292 Match Up In Record-Setting Step Up

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Da’Mon Blackshear is setting himself up for an unbelievable August. “Da Monster” fought only a couple days in the past at UFC Vegas 78, securing simply the third tornado submission in UFC historical past over Jose Johnson (watch highlights). Now, in accordance with a first report from Cole Shelton, he’s filling in for the injured Cody Garbrandt reverse Mario Bautista at UFC 292 this Saturday (Aug. 19, 2023) in Boston, Massachusetts.

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CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE DIP! Final Preventing Championship (UFC) makes its extremely anticipated return to Boston, Mass., on Sat., Aug. 19, 2023, with two compelling championship bouts. Within the ESPN+-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) predominant occasion, Bantamweight roost-ruler, Aljamain Sterling, plans to silence No. 2-seeded contender, Sean O’Malley. In UFC 292’s co-main occasion, girls’s Strawweight champion, Zhang Weili, locks horns with No. 4-ranked contender, Amanda Lemos.

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Assuming he passes medicals and makes it into the Octagon, Blackshear will tie the trendy period UFC file for quickest turnaround. In October 2021, Lupita Goodinez additionally fought at consecutive occasions, profitable her first bout then arising quick within the second look.

It actually helps that Blackshear gained his final one shortly, scoring a takedown early within the spherical and taking little injury en path to the submission win. He rides a two-fight win streak into this chance, and the 29 yr previous might actually make a reputation for himself with a victory.

Bautista will not be a straightforward opponent, both. The 30-year-old MMA Lab-trained product has gained 4 straight, together with his last three via first-round submission. Bautista’s current sturdy performances have been imagined to earn him a step up in competitors in opposition to a former champion in Garbrandt, however as an alternative, he’ll face a fellow hungry up-and-comer. It’s higher than not combating, however this bout is a distinct form of harmful for Bautista.

Anybody suppose Blackshear makes UFC historical past with two wins in seven days?

Insomnia

It took lower than a yr for UFC to start out pretending Francis Ngannou by no means existed. The promotion is ruthlessly as soon as ex-athletes are on dangerous phrases (like Randy Couture).

10 of Magomedov’s 11 wins come by way of knockout, and Bruno Silva is a assured brawler. Sounds enjoyable!

Who else misplaced their ESPN+ stream in the course of the fights?

Taken with a grain of salt given the supply, however by a number of accounts now, Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz bought like hotcakes.

Tune Yadong getting after it whereas sparring a high-level kickboxer:

Charles Oliveira was just too well mannered to inform Maycee Barber that his jellybeans tasted like rubbish.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

34 seconds of pure chaos!

Batting common of 1000.

It’s all the time humorous when the traditional overhand-takedown mixture is rendered pointless by the preliminary punch.

Random Land

Pre-prepared salad.

Midnight Music: Various, 1997

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