Best of the Best: MMAmania.com’s UFC/MMA week in review (3/3/25)

Welcome, Maniacs! “This Week in MMAmania.com” is BACK after a 10-year absence. Did you miss it? Some of y’all might not even know what I am talking about.

Nevertheless, we are excited.

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 sections on every story, you might miss a comment that will leaving you LOLing.

But, don’t you trip … we got you covered. This weekly article will recap the best of the best on MMAMania.com, reviewing the most-read stories, best comments, best social media posts, etc.

So, sit back and take a gander at the madness of this week.

Article of the Week

The story that got the most eyeballs last week was none other than Brendan Schaub saying that UFC brass is “praying to the MMA Gods” that Alex Pereira defeats Magomed Ankalaev (read it here).

Unfortunately, those prayers went unanswered.

MMAmania.com Comment of the Week:

During UFC 313, fans were tortured with Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo, and the fight ended seven seconds early on the broadcast.

Well, MMAMania user Motivated_BJ hit everyone with this zinger … and it’s absolutely hilarious (and accurate).

MMA Mania Tweet of the Week:

MMA fans actually doing something good for once?!?!

MMA Mania Fan-Tweet of the week

Pour one out for the short kings out there …

Fighter Comment of the Week:

Jean Silva told this to Bryce Mitchell.

“Nobody wants to hear from you. No one wants to listen to you.”

Picture of the Week:

Take a gander at this shot from Chris Unger at the end of King Green vs. Mauricio Ruffy.

Unseen Knockout of the Week:

Random Stat of the Week:

Joshua Van and Rei Tsuruya were the first fighters born in the 2000s to fight each other inside UFC’s Octagon.

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Best Prediction of the Week

MMAMania user Lurker2006 got this fight prediction right in our UFC 313 “Lock of the Week” thread. Humble brag? We got it right, too!

Fight Announcement of the Week

Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Vince Morales was announced this past week and no matter what happens, props to Morales for stepping up on short notice to fight this young phenom.

This Past Week in MMA History:

UFC 285
March 4, 2023 –
Jon Jones strangled Ciryl Gane in his Heavyweight debut.

UFC 196

March 5, 2016
Nate Diaz shocks the world by submitting Conor McGregor:

UFC 248

March 7, 2020
Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk delivered one of the greatest fight in women’s MMA history:

See you guys next week! And be sure to peep those comments sections. Who knows, you might just be highlighted among the “Best of the Best” around here.

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