Ever have one of those weeks and/or weekends when, by the time you get to Monday, you can barely remember everything that happened? That’s more or less every week in the world of combat sports, where the realm of the bizarrely newsworthy is pretty much where we live.
Which is why MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes brings you “The Break” to make sense of what just happened, presented in the time it takes to grab a refill of coffee before the boss notices you’re missing.
This week, we’re talking Francis Ngannou’s 26-second finish of Cain Velasquez (poor Cain Velasquez) and whether or not there’s a downside to his performance. Speaking of performances, what was that from Paul Daley in his heated grudge match with Michael Page at Bellator 216? Also, can fighters stop getting injured on the day of fights please? And holy crap, Vicente Luque and Bryan Barberena!
Check out the video above.
We’d like to say the news won’t always be like this, but come on, who are we kidding?
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