Midnight Mania: ‘McGregor Is Out And He Knows It’

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A week ago, Conor McGregor was all smiles online despite the controversy and questions surrounding his alleged “minor injury.” There was a lot of optimism from McGregor and the general fighting community regarding his upcoming UFC 303 main event versus Michael Chandler, which is supposed to go down on June 29, 2024.

Supposed to.

That booking is looking less and less likely by the minute. The latest report is overwhelmingly negative, strongly hinting that UFC was in need of a new main event option. McGregor himself posted an update (sort of) to his social media, reposting an older video of himself talking about avoiding injury. He explains, “I think the more resistance you train with, the less movement and the more injury. But the less resistance you train with, the more movement and the less injury. So, a band balances itself.”

Accompanying those philosophical training thoughts? A sad emoji and some prayer hands.

Fan fans are viewing this post — which has since been deleted — as an absolutely terrible sign for the UFC 303 main event. Check out some of the reactions to McGregor’s post below:

“Seems pretty clear at this point that Conor McGregor is out and he knows it and would like to inform the fans, except the UFC is preventing him from doing so until they find a way to save the card.”

“So much for the return”

“lol he’s trolling and everyone is eating it up for clicks”

“Can he at least take a Power Slap fight”

“Conor is cooked”

“It’s so over”

“I do not want to hear Conor say the word “injury” before this fight.”

Stay tuned for updates to UFC 303, which seem imminent … one way or another.

Insomnia

Chael Sonnen is 47 years old, but he hasn’t even begun to peak!

I would love to see Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, and I hope it works out that way.

Can Jake Paul and Sean O’Malley save UFC 303? More importantly — WHO YA GOT?!?

I like that the commentator’s first reaction to the chaos in the ring is a chuckle.

Odd how all the Russian/Muslim fighters I can think of who came through the Jackson-Wink doors were at least one weight class below Kennedy …

The beef between Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez continues.

Move aside boxing, Craig Jones vs. ADCC is shaping up to be my favorite beef of the year.

25-4 ACA Lightweight champion Eduard Vartanyan rides an eight-fight win streak, but he will NOT be signing with UFC.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

Ripping body shots on an opponent trapped on the ropes:

Homie definitely has tight hips …

Major airtime on this wild slam!

Random Land

Stand your ground!

Midnight Music: Psych rock, 1967

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