Welcome, Maniacs! “This Week in MMAmania.com” is BACK.
As you know, MMAmania.com churns out a ridiculous amount of stories weekly. And if you don’t refresh this site constantly, you might just miss an amazing story. Or, if you don’t go read the comments section on each story, you might miss a wisecrack that will leave you LOL’ing.
But, don’t trip — we’ve got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of MMAmania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, comments, social media posts, etc.
So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of the week that was …
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Article of the Week
Last week, the story that attracted the most eyeballs was Michael Chandlerbeing rushed to the back after being mangled by Paddy Pimblett in their UFC 314 co-main event scrap.
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MMAmania.com ‘Comment(s) of the Week:’
Former Contender Series winner, Ahmad Hassanzada, is no longer scheduled to make his Octagon debut this weekend at UFC Kansas City after being arrested last week on charges of alleged sexual assault against a minor.
MMAmania.com user, username01, dished out this idea for his punishment:
UFC 317 (a.k.a. International Fight Week, a.k.a. one of the biggest UFC events of the year) is coming up in two months and there is no pay-per-view (PPV) main event booked (especially with Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev now canceled). The same thing happened last year with UFC 300 and UFC 303.
MMAmania.com user, Nicolas Caged, commented exactly what Dana White will say this week:
MMAmania.com user, Nicolas Caged, also burned Chael Sonnen for railing against Amanda Nunes’ comeback:
Finally, Jon Jones did his monthly tweet-and-delete, this time about not fighting Tom Aspinall (shocker!) And MMAmania.com user, Underdog Fan, didn’t give “Bones” any credit for talking:
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MMA Mania ‘Tweet of the Week:’
It’s good to see new mixed martial arts (MMA) fans showing Johny Hendricks some love and recognizing that he was a problem during his prime:
MMA Mania ‘Fan-Tweet of the Week:’
Keeping with the “Prime Hendricks vs. Prime Colby Covington” conversation …
There is no version of Colby Covington that beats prime Hendricks imo
— LS | Sleep (@itssleeep) April 19, 2025
Don’t ever disrespect Hendricks like this again
— Tap or Nap (@Tap_Or_Nap) April 19, 2025
Fighter ‘Comment of the Week:’
Brazilian madman, Jean Silva, has officially called for a Featherweight title shot after strangling Bryce Mitchell(watch highlights).
Picture of the Week:
Just because Wrestlemania (results here) comes around once a year …
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Unseen ‘Knockout of the Week:’
Elbow knockout!
Random ‘Stat of the Week:’
The average person blinks 14 to 17 times per-minute.
Fight Announcement of the Week:
Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland has been added to the upcoming UFC 316 card (see it here) … and it should be awesome:
This Past Week in MMA History:
UFC on FOX 29: Poirier vs. Gaethje
April 14, 2018
Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethjewent to war in their first outing against each other … and it was incredible:
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
April 16, 2005
Chuck Liddell exacted his revenge on Randy Couture in 2005!
UFC 83
April 19, 2008
Cain Velasquezmade his Octagon debut at UFC 83 and stopped Brad Morris in two minutes:
In UFC 83’s PPV main event, Georges Saint-Pierre exacted his revenge, defeating Matt Serra:
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