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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026.
- Seriously?!? UFC champ Sean Strickland gets custom ‘jean short’ fight wear: UFC has a lot of mediocre merch, but this is class.
- Movsar Evloev wants to kick women out of UFC because their fights stink — ‘I can’t watch it, it’s so hard’: In defense of the ladies, they just provided two of the best knockouts on UFC Shanghai (which is two more KOs than Evloev has scored in the UFC).
- RAF odds: Khamzat balloons to -5000 betting favorite over Tyron Woodley in Moscow: Sadly, I am not liquid enough to make any kind of money on Khamzat’s guaranteed win over Tyron Woodley. Otherwise, RAF is the place to bet on astronomical favorites safely.
Insomnia
Is elite boxers doing a bit of mat work the new streaming trend of 2026? I think it’s fun!
Shakur Stevenson got bullied by BJJ black belt Vanessa Demopoulos after saying he could beat a UFC fighter 😭
“What the f*ck was that? I ain’t never been put in that situation, I’m good in boxing.” pic.twitter.com/V1VrR0Bh2A
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) September 3, 2026
Confession: I put off writing this article as long as possible to keep play Blood of the Dawnwalker. I highly recommend it for RPG fans!
🎮 Former UFC champion Jan Błachowicz lent his moves to Bakir, the formidable vampire warrior in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is a single-player open-world dark fantasy action-RPG from the team behind The Witcher 3.
(via @JanBlachowicz) pic.twitter.com/OkDvEWQg1i
— COMBAT SPORTS TODAY (@CSTodayNews) September 3, 2026
Fight fans would be surprised how often professional, UFC-level fighters are sharing the mats with teenage amateurs, who can be quite good!
Brendan Allen speaks about his first experience striking, and said the first time he sparred he got hit him in the face so hard he thought BROKE his Jaw, and got FLOORED by Dustin Porier in the same session 😭🤯
“There’s been a couple of times where I got hit and I thought my… pic.twitter.com/C2TlveKaRD
— Title Fight (@TitleFightMedia) September 3, 2026
Ethyn Ewing speaks on the importance of the jab.
DEVELOP 👏 A 👏 FUCKING 👏 JAB 👏
Nothing will allow you to dictate the pace of a fight better than a fucking jab
Still INSANE how many MMA guys and girls can’t throw a real jab
IF YOU ARE TRAINING LEARN A REAL JAB BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE
You will be twice the fighter you… pic.twitter.com/UdRB9An7h9
— Jacob (@JT_Lines) September 2, 2026
More UNDENIABLE “Thug Nasty” science and logic coming your way:
😭🌍 Bryce Mitchell says he now has proof that the Earth is flat:
“The sun is directly behind me, but look the moon is visible too on a perfect day like today. The moon has a flat line drawn through it, you cannot debunk that you globe Earthers!
You need to accept that moon is… pic.twitter.com/NyFM7MF6eS
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 3, 2026
You gotta love Urijah Faber. There’s no reason HE had to deal with a shoplifter personally, but “The California Dad” is a hands-on businessman.
That time some guy decided to shoplift from a store right next to Team Alpha Male. Urijah Faber confronted the thief while Song Yadong was filming 😂 pic.twitter.com/SRiScquEL0
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) September 3, 2026
Glorious Muay Thai potential in this theoretical Lightweight matchup:
Is it time🪓💀? pic.twitter.com/gr9t1AMZ96
— Chris Taco Padilla (@chriswartaco) September 2, 2026
Slips, rips, and KO clips
They’re calling it THE MOST KOREAN MMA MOMENT of all time.
Presented without comment
Shin Dong-Guk vs. Park Hyeon-Bin #ROADFC78 pic.twitter.com/ModQ3kfqVQ
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 29, 2026
Cody McKenzie-style guillotines like this are dangerous regardless of body positioning.
This choke was nasty 🥶
Jacob "Lil' Badger" Rosales wins by submission in round 1!
[ #UWC59 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/iGOE5V1d46
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) August 31, 2026
The kids are alright.
One of the wildest moments from the #2026YouthWorkds 🤯
Theos McEvatt 🏴 with a flying squirrel into an inverted triangle! 🐿️
Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪 | #UAEMMAF pic.twitter.com/OwDvlNgXGm
— IMMAF (@IMMAFed) August 27, 2026
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