Midnight Mania! Ian Garry all but announces Neil Magny as UFC 292 replacement foe

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Earlier on Wednesday, information broke that Geoff Neal was injured and compelled to withdraw from his deliberate UFC 292 contest reverse Ian Garry. It’s a serious blow to the pay-per-view (PPV) occasion, which is scheduled to go down subsequent weekend (Sat., Aug. 19, 2023) from Boston, Massachusetts, a pivotal Welterweight contest between ranked contenders fueled by dangerous blood.

Predictably, Garry wasn’t impressed with the pullout. “Geoff Neal has bitched out,” Garry tweeted-and-deleted (through MMAJunkie). “I’m nonetheless exhibiting up in Boston ain’t nobody stopping me …”

Later within the day, Garry dropped the video featured above. Placing on my web detective monocle, it appears fairly clear to me (and nearly everybody in your complete social media sphere) that Garry believes longtime Welterweight contender Neil Magny goes to fill in for the injured Neal on simply 10 day’s price of discover!

That’s a giant ask of any Welterweight, however Magny is confirmed on this regard. He’s willingly jumped on tough short-notice alternatives time and time once more, so stepping up in opposition to “The Future” wouldn’t be new territory. Including gas to the flames is Magny himself, who posted an image signing a brand new contract.

Now, to reiterate, none of this may be thought-about an official announcement but, but when it quacks like a duck? Magny is about nearly as good of a substitute as UFC can hope for this near the occasion, and he nonetheless serves as a official step up in competitors for Garry. He’s received two of his final three, beating Phil Rowe and Daniel Rodriguez (Garry’s final opponent!) however arising brief to Gilbert Burns.

As for Garry, he’s undefeated at 12-0, and this might be his second to interrupt into the UFC Welterweight High 10.

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This ought to be a enjoyable Light-weight scrap.

I’m not a Paul brothers or WWE fan, however I’m nonetheless impressed by this clip.

This lukewarm try at trash discuss from Sean O’Malley has a bunch of individuals shocked at an expert fighter sleeping for 9 plus hours. Quite common if not outright obligatory! Sleep equals restoration.

Talking of restoration, Chris Curtis ought to in all probability ebook a Cryotherapy session or one thing.

BJ Penn is conserving social media attention-grabbing.

SWEEP!

Slips, rips, and KO clips

This is a vital reminder for the untrained to run away if you end up in a road battle and the man begins throwing low kicks. It’s in all probability not going to go nicely!

Completely zero choke protection on show right here.

Again-and-forth chaos ends with a brutal elbow!

Random Land

Mountain lion faces off with a bear!

Midnight Music: RIP Robbie Robertson.

Sleep nicely Maniacs! Extra martial arts insanity is at all times on the way in which.