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The Fight #59 LNT
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Last weekend’s UFC card delivered exactly what fans crave: chaos, comebacks, and clean finishes. Gabriel Bonfim capped the night with a statement, chopping down Randy Brown with brutal leg kicks before detonating a fight-ending knee down the middle to secure a highlight-reel knockout in the main event. Earlier, Joseph Morales snatched a slick first-round guillotine, Uroš Medić and Chris Padilla both poured on relentless pressure for emphatic TKOs, and Christian Leroy Duncan added his own violent stoppage to the reel. Even the prelims stayed hot, with gritty decisions, rapid-fire submissions, and prospect-making performances that turned what looked like a quiet Apex show on paper into one of those sleeper cards people will point back to as “way better than expected.”
It's L in LA. The fight episode number 59. The fights were as cold as the weather, people. Okay? The fights were as cold as the government, people. Alright, let's not talk about real stuff. The fight happened. Listen, we had UFC Vegas 111. It was an amazing card. Lots of finishes. Lots of KOs, TKOs, subs, more subs than Subway, more violence than a trolley. More, more interruptions than a debate, more defeats than defeatism. It was a great fucking card. And it was free. It was on UFC. It was on ESPN. And I really, really, really like cards like this is what creates fighters, right? Like Chris Padilla put on a showcase. I think Dana White is wrong for not paying that man. It is crazy for him not to get paid after a TKO round two. That's how you know they wanted the other guy to win. Sorry. That's just how it is in the UFC. They got some shit going on. UFC's getting sued and shit. UFC might just get some racketeering charges. NBA got hit with some shit. UFC's going to get hit with this as well. Fighters are taking dives. Fighters are taking money on the side. Fighters are being pushed to the side. Some fighters are being forced to fight. Even if they're injured, there's a lot of CD, ugly shit going on with the UFC, and I can't wait for it to be exposed. Now, to get into the fight, the fight. Number 59. We have an amazing card, but let's talk about Jamal. Emers getting that W over Hyder. Listen, man, that guy takes a lot, a lot of shots. I've been watching this guy for a while. He takes a lot of damage in his fights, and I'm worried about him. Jamal took him down when he wanted, took out that gas tank, and even out struck him on the feet. It was crazy to see, but that's how UFC is, right? When there's a skill gap or there's a ability you haven't worked enough, people are going to expose you. And you can't get it back. Now, Marcellos is on a three-fight win streak. He beat Ricky Simone. He beat Peyton Talblett. He beat a former champion. He might be fighting for that belt next. A lot of people are talking about this and that. He might be next up. Now, get into the main card. We got Christian Leroy Duncan getting Marco Tulio out of there. Round two, TKO. He came out there like a bet out of hell. He came out there like the rent was due. He came out there like he has something to prove. The middleweight division is crazy right now. There's a ton of fighters, ton of former champions, ton of competition in that division. It's blown wide open right now with RDR out, with Bone Nickel coming off of a loss. So all these big names taking losses or getting beat by younger fighters. I want to see what Christian can do because he's a great fighter, great hands, got an eye poke, still knocked this guy out. And we're going to see the evolution of the middleweight division. The middleweight division, all the divisions in UFC are hotly contested. Anybody's fortune can change in one night. Speaking of one night, I still believe Chris Padilla deserves that 50K bonus. He's out there fighting for his family. He pleaded for it. He asked for it. I don't think he should have done all that. He got the KO. And he and his opponent miss weight. Like his opponent missed weight. He got to take the TKO. And y'all are mad at him? Like y'all can't give him 50K? When his opponent misses weight, when he performs well, fuck that, man. That's trash. It's trash. Like you can't take that back, Dana. You can't get points like that. You're supposed to reward fighters for doing their fucking job, bro. He got in there, got him out, and he also beat a guy that I wouldn't say cheated, but he came in there heavier. He didn't have to worry about the extra discipline. He had to worry about this or that. He got to chill out. And he got knocked out for it. Shout out to Chris Modilla for that. Great, great, great PKO. He was very patient, took his time, dealt with the boxing, hit the body, and then once he got tired, it was over. Now, we got Urus versus Muslim. Bro, it was crazy. Punches and bunches. And the guy he was fighting had more experience fighting than his opponent had living. So shout out to Oris for the TKO in the round one. It was crazy. It was knockouts all up and down this card. If you are a UFC fan, you got what you paid for as far as your ESP, ESPN Plus account. Gabriel bought him the you know the main event. He fought Randy Brown, who's highly touted, but he's too old. This is a young man's game. He never really adapted to the leg kicks. And even though I have issues with the KO, I don't think it was going to get better for him. So it doesn't really matter. Shout out to Gabriel. Great fight. Sorry your brother lost. But it is what it is. This fight game is ruthless. Seriously. This weekend we got Israel. We got so many fighters getting after it. It's crazy. We got Chris Eubank Jr. boxing. We got Islam and JDM, Way Lee, and Valentina. It's all coming up. This is the best time to be a fight man, uh fight fan or man, I guess. But uh I really truly believe this is the best time for us to be watching this type of content and getting engaged in it because it's only getting better. The sport is getting better as far as combat sports, period. And I really, really enjoy that. And I'm excited for these cards. We're gonna be betting. I got my money on. Listen, I can't go against Islam. I can't go against Wei Lee or Valentina. It's hard for me to bet against Valentina. That is a 50-50 blue chip fight. We're gonna see how good everybody is. Because, listen, JDM is used to this weight, and he's the bigger man naturally in the weight class. I can't wait to see how this clash happens, and we're gonna do an episode, episode 60, about what can happen in this upcoming giant card, UFC New York. Boxing in Britain. It's insane. It's the fight happening. It's