Midnight Mania: Jones Bets $100k On Himself Via Leg Lock
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Craig Jones has revealed the game plan for his upcoming freak show/super fight versus nine-time ADCC champion Gabi Garcia. The jiu-jitsu ace and Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) organizer is known for goofing around and acting silly, but Jones wanted to publicly make his intentions clear ahead of his bout versus Garcia.
He’s going after her legs!
In a recent Instagram post, Craig posted a screenshot of a prop bet alongside a picture of him staring down his much larger opponent. Jones is betting big money on himself to win via leg lock specifically. He wrote, “In case you thought I was going to take it easy on her. 100k of my own money on the line.”
This type of betting would be illegal in the UFC, but there are no such regulations in the jiu-jitsu world. There’s barely even drug testing!
CJI will go down this weekend from Las Vegas, Nevada and feature some of the biggest names in jiu-jitsu. The tournament will intentionally go head-to-head with the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) tournament, which previously was well-established as the greatest heights in no-gi jiu-jitsu. Jones, however, is unimpressed by the payouts ADCC offers, and so he’s created his own tournament with a mystery financial backer.
Check out the full CJI brackets right HERE!
Insomnia
Israel Adesanya speaks out against the UFC erasure of Francis Ngannou (something Tito Ortiz once predicted!).
Israel Adesanya speaks out about Francis Ngannou being “erased” from UFC history:
“You can never erase Francis’ history from the UFC... It’s part of history, we need to fix this…
I don’t like the fact we’re trying to just cut out a really important part of history. It’s… pic.twitter.com/p7SRUjqyXH
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Sadly, UFC 307 has lost a planned banger between Chris Curtis and Kevin Holland. Shara “Bullet” to the rescue?
BREAKING: Chris Curtis vs. Kevin Holland is seemingly OFF #UFC307 in Salt Lake City Utah on Oct. 5 after Curtis was seen cornering his teammate on Dana White’s Contender Series wearing a walking boot.
Following the event, both Holland and Curtis took to social media to react… pic.twitter.com/ik4hLqsVYg
— Parry Punch (@ParryPunchNews) August 14, 2024
Charles Jourdain is heading to Bantamweight after his recent knockout loss ... who thinks this works out well for the Canadian veteran?
| Charles Jourdain announces that he will be dropping down to now compete in the UFC Bantamweight division, per his Instagram.#MMA #UFC pic.twitter.com/vl2uiVLHG3
— MMA Frenzy (@mma_frenzy) August 14, 2024
Darren Till might be misremembering the first round of his fight versus Dricus Du Plessis.
Round 1pic.twitter.com/ofNSEymqiD https://t.co/2I0G1BOAgM
— Ocelot MMA (@Ocelot_MMA) August 13, 2024
Alex Volkanovski aside, I have no doubt there are plenty of Rugby athletes who could kill it in MMA.
Tom Aspinall Ugo Monye
When Rugby meets MMA
Watch Tom Aspinall’s Fight Lab: #UFC305 edition, with @AspinallMMA, @ugomonye & @AdamCatterall on TNT Sports YouTube now ▶️ pic.twitter.com/U4q19A7Kcp
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) August 13, 2024
Can Coach Khabib save Johnny Walker’s career? It’s certainly a step up from SBG Ireland!
Johnny Walker is training with Khabib
(via @i_AmTheBay) pic.twitter.com/h71f7TDMlb
— Full Violence ™ (@Full_Violence) August 14, 2024
Jordan Leavitt calls out Clay Guida, which seems like a reasonable match up?
Jordan Leavitt wants to fight Clay Guida pic.twitter.com/RBwwwYqQNJ
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) August 14, 2024
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Battle of the left hooks:
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Old school “Stylebender” highlights!
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There are some quality amateur fighters competing around the globe.
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This is the most brutal sport I’ve ever seen.
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— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) August 13, 2024
Midnight Music: Art pop, 2014
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