Midnight Mania! Watch Funky Ben Run Hills Less Than A Year After Double Lung Transplant
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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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- ‘Expert’ Joe Rogan cautions cocky Khamzat fans ahead of UFC 328: ‘Strickland has a legit chance’: Khamzat Chimaev is still too unproven at Middleweight to count out Strickland, but it’s hard not to favor him given his insane dominance thus far.
- Video: Conor McGregor spars Netflix star Dong Hyun Kim ahead of highly-anticipated UFC return: It’s pretty cool to see “Stun Gun” back in the limelight nearly a decade after his UFC career.
- Who is the scariest fighter in UFC today? (Hint: It’s not Khamzat ‘Plan B’ Chimaev): Off-topic maybe, but I maintain the scariest fighter in UFC history is Rousimar Palhares, who did his absolute best to end your career every fight. I’d much rather get knocked out than have ACL surgery …
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Less than a year ago, Ben Askren died four times, went under the knife for a double lung transplant, and looked barely alive afterward — this is an incredible recovery.
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Tim Elliott had a rough weekend at UFC Perth in more ways than one! Sports betting really brings out the worst in people …
I love this game, but it don’t always love you back! pic.twitter.com/NWKmS6NQc3
— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) May 3, 2026
— Tim Elliott (@TElliott125) May 3, 2026
This is the funniest doping excuse I’ve ever heard. I love it!
Talia Santos says she accidentally took her husband’s anabolic steroids.
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) May 1, 2026
“My husband is a bodybuilder so he uses anabolic steroids. We were rushing to go train. In the rush, I ended up taking one of his by mistake, they’re in the same place.”
[Via MMAFighting]#UFCpic.twitter.com/Q8QOcYo1L1
Yeah … Sean Strickland really might pull out his gun at the press conference.
You can cry that’s okey for, your father make you a girl 😁
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) May 1, 2026
This feels like a bit of revisionist history from Ilia Topuria, who was widely favored to demolish Charles Oliveira beforehand
Ilia Topuria reacts to fans who think fighting Justin Gaethje would be like a walk in the park 👀
— MMA Pros Pick (@MMA_PROS_PICK_) May 1, 2026
"When I decided to move up a weight class, people said I was too small, that everyone would beat me up…
Suddenly, I beat Charles, and Justin is like a gift, like he fell from the… pic.twitter.com/K5rlmxGeZ6
Based on his new training footage, Jiri Prochazka is still choosing to operate as if left hooks do not exist.
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Slips, rips, and KO clips
Former PFL Heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira has now lost three straight fights to Francis Ngannou, Vadim Nemkov, and Sergei Bilostenniy.
SERGEI BILOSTENNIY WITH A MONSTER FINISH 😱#PFLSiouxFalls | LIVE NOW on ESPN 2 pic.twitter.com/tWHXD1HfJ5
— PFL (@PFLMMA) May 3, 2026
Prediction: Fotsing will be signed to UFC or PFL within his first five pro fights.
Cyril Gane's trainer partner wins his pro debut via 47 second head kick. pic.twitter.com/g2kGR3jeub
— 𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓕𝓲𝓰𝓰𝔂 👹🩸 (@ChampFiggy) May 1, 2026
Close range punches until somebody hits the canvas!
Daniel James STARCHES Tim Johnson with a short left hook in the 3rd round. Brutal KO#GamebredFCpic.twitter.com/5oWBFh19KT
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) May 2, 2026
Random Land
Take inspiration from these Taiwanese Grandmas and go pick up something heavy (with proper instruction)!
WATCH: Taiwanese grandmothers aged 89 and 91 train at the gym. An increasing number of elderly people in Taiwan’s super-aged society are hitting the gym to stay healthy, both physically and mentally. pic.twitter.com/hI8wXVxgAE
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 3, 2026
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