Midnight Mania! Doo Ho Choi vs. Andre Fili announced for UFC 214

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tonight we’ve got a new fight announcement, Cody Garbrandt getting lit, Mike Perry’s gifted hands, Henry Cejudo issuing a statement on his injury, podcasts, news, and much more. And oh, Yoel Romero is actually fighting Bisping for the Middleweight title now.

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The New Adventures of The Korean Superboy

And now, for something completely different. The UFC has booked Doo Ho Choi against Andre Fili at UFC 214. Doo Ho Choi is coming off that 2016 Fight of the Year contender against Cub Swanson, while Fili soundly defeated Hacran Dias to rebound from his flying switch kick KO loss to this weekend’s Yair Rodriguez.

It’s not exactly what most fans had in mind, but Fili is not boring, and his breakneck style should be a fun test for Doo Ho Choi as he bounces back from his first defeat since 2010. Fili has alternated wins and losses like a checkerboard since 2013.

Doo Ho Choi vs. Cub Swanson Highlights

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Insomnia

Georges St. Pierre is no longer fighting Michael Bisping next! Instead, Yoel Romero will get the title shot he’s long searched for.

Dana announced the news on FOX Sports in Australia, via FoxSports.com:

“Georges St-Pierre was coming back. Bisping-St-Pierre - they both wanted that fight. We asked Yoel to step aside, he did. It doesn’t look like that fight is gonna happen now.

“Georges St-Pierre is saying he will not be ready to compete now until November. Who knows if that’s even the case. It could be next year.

“So we’re not waiting for Georges St-Pierre anymore. We’re moving on with the division, and Yoel Romero will get the next shot.”

The fallout from this very good decision should ripple through the middleweight division, possibly causing the stack of dissatisfied contenders to begin to settle out.

Also, now Anderson Silva can un-retire and we can finally get that Anderson Silva-George St. Pierre bout we’ve been waiting years for.

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Bobs and Weaves

I love poetry

Mighty Mouse with all his belts

Mike Perry certainly has gifted hands, and probably a lot of laughably erroneous ideas about history and politics.

Uh oh. This is how great movies begin.

How the striking metrics shake out for UFC 211

Henry Cejudo issues a statement on having to pull out of his fight with Sergio Pettis.

Joe Benavidez is out of his fight against Ben Nguyen in June, as well. The MMA Gods don’t want these flyweights to be great.

Jiu Jitsu is the sport of celebrities now

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Slips, Rips, and KO Clips

Watch Joanna beat the ish out of Julianna Pena (who was just flagged for a banned substance)

This is an awesome sequence.

So is this

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Welcome to Goodreads, Home of the Good Reads

• Andrew Richardson analyzes Demian Maia vs. Jorge Masvidal, and whether Masvidal can replicate Rory Macdonald’s success against the peerless Brazilian grappler. For what it’s worth, I think he can and will. Masvidal has the best takedown defense of any fighter Maia has faced since Macdonald, and really good footwork. If I’m wrong, I will be very wrong.
• Jack Slack explains why that Tai Chi master didn’t know how to fight and why it’s a systemic problem for traditional martial arts. Oh, and did I mention the other day that the Tai Chi master said he lost because he didn’t want to let his full internal strength go? No? That’s the kind of excuse my classmate Glenn used to give in third grade for why he got beat up. No one believed him then, either.
• Connor Ruebusch breaks down Junior Dos Santos’ improvements in cagecraft and whether he will be able to use them against Stipe Miocic.

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Podcasts and Video

Heavy Hands

Nate Diaz Won an Emmy by Tommy Toehold

Jack Slack’s Fights Gone By

Junior Dos Santos talks to Luke Thomas on what he learned from his first bout with Stipe.

Flyin Brian J breaks down Jedrzejczyk-Andrade

Flyin Brian J breaks down Stipe-JDS

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Random Land

Very High Man Thinks Bear Dies; Bear is Okay

Stay woke, Maniacs!