Midnight Mania! Emmett Returns Vs. Ige At UFC 269

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After a considerable amount of time on the side lines, one of Featherweight’s most powerful punchers is set to return to action.

Per a report from BJPenn.com, Team Alpha Male slugger Josh Emmett has been booked opposite hard-nosed Hawaiian contender Dan Ige at UFC 269 on December 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both men are ranked inside the Featherweight Top 10, at No. 7 and No. 9 respectively.

Emmett last competed in June 2020, battling passed Shane Burgos in one of the best fights of the year (HIGHLIGHTS). However, he completely tore his ACL in the first round of that contest, and subsequent injuries in his rehabilitation have since kept him away from competition. The 36-year-old veteran currently rides a three-fight win streak.

Ige, on the other hand, enters this contest following a main event decision loss to Chan Sung Jung back in June. “50k” has struggled a bit as of late, losing two of his last three fights, but prior to those main event setbacks, he rose into the ranks on a major win streak.

Who ya’ got?!?

Insomnia

This interview clip is pure comedy. Paulo Costa acting like he doesn’t know what a weigh-in is, then the duo take a pause from their trash talk to do the mental math of kilograms to pounds — amazing!

Jiri Prochazka is fully prepared just in case something goes wrong ahead of next week’s Light Heavyweight title fight.

Modestas Bukauskas was released after Khalil Rountree destroyed his knee.

Behind-the-scenes of a UFC photoshoot:

There’s nothing I love more than side-by-side photo analysis. Most concerning, Costa’s arms seem to have shrunk another inch!

Tony Ferguson is holding onto the dream of fighting Conor McGregor. If he loses a couple more fights, UFC might make it happen!

Slips, rips, and KO clips

This deserves to be here.

Is it even remotely surprising that Petr Yan goes hard in sparring?

I don’t believe that I have ever seen a diving elbow knockout before this clip.

Random Land

This dude’s facial expression is haunting.

Midnight Music: A psychedelic, funky cover of the classic “California Dreamin,’” featuring some pretty Hendrix-y guitar lines!

Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.