RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Aug. 7, 2026.
Washed-up Conor McGregor ‘nothing more than a money grab’ for UFC — ‘Look at his face … he’s done’ : Is it fair to say the McGregor stock has never been lower? At this point, losing in normal fashion would be a big improvement.
Daniel Cormier: Allan Nascimento’s death led to Charles Oliveira’s removal from UFC 331 : Honestly, I don’t think anyone was that thrilled about the Oliveira vs. Tsarukyan rematch anyway.
Not-scrolling Ian Garry dumps social media, responds to ‘online backlash’ ahead of UFC 330 : Being able to ignore social media is an asset in all walks of life, but it’s downright essential for a public figure.
Insomnia
Jared Gordon threw that head kick at 1/4 speed and it still was a complete shock … credit to the random though, he seemed pretty aware about what was going to happen.
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French on French violence in Paris!
Farès Ziam vs. Axel Sola for #UFCParis (first rep. MMA Gang Officiel on IG) https://t.co/k7IlH36A4K pic.twitter.com/Oz8xhQN62Y
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) August 7, 2026
You cannot hate on Nate Diaz for having (misplaced) confidence in his boys!
https://t.co/rxHpfmyxtf pic.twitter.com/DXFKZ8EV46
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) August 7, 2026
Melquizael Costa is hitting the weights ahead of his Lightweight move. Who should the Brazilian face in his 155-pound return?
155 pic.twitter.com/T3Qz6wzJur
— 𝙈𝙚𝙡𝙠 “𝐷𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛” 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙖 (@MelkCostaCauthy) August 6, 2026
Zero hesitation from Carlos Prates, a man with his priorities straight.
Carlos Prates is asked ‘never have sex again or never fight again?’ Carlos: “Never fight again” 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/UodcZ7KF3s
— Dovy🔌 (@DovySimuMMA) August 6, 2026
After decades in the sport/public eye, Forrest Griffin is a certified good guy.
Dana White on Forrest Griffin: He found out his fighter was showing up every day at a charity that feeds kids who go home on Friday and don’t eat again until Monday. Forrest packed food for hours, wrote a check, and left. No cameras. No social media. No credit. Just a man… pic.twitter.com/ZD29s9oqUP
— BLISS (@blissfoo) August 5, 2026
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Big men, on the whole, do not like getting hit in the body.
INSTANT regret pic.twitter.com/Vx053eBqEL
— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) August 7, 2026
It’s fairly rare to see an arm-in closed guard gilly actually work.
Jump the gillly! 🤣 Michael McCaffrey wins by submission in round 1! [ #CFFC157 | Live on UFC Fight Pass ] pic.twitter.com/IVWo7zcoBw
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 18, 2026
Referee was a few seconds behind on this one.
Huge 31 second KO by Derek Rayfield in his MMA debut #TNU155 pic.twitter.com/y33swql0PY
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 9, 2026
Random Land
I have hallucinated very mildly on long backcountry climbing/hiking days, but I truly cannot imagine doing so in the middle of the open ocean.
A man has become the first person to swim across the Baltic Sea without sleeping or taking a break Bartłomiej Kubkowski's journey from Sweden to Poland took 55 hours and he was hallucinating from the 40-hour mark onwards pic.twitter.com/JWmOHd5olw
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) August 6, 2026
An exhausted Bartłomiej Kubkowski walked onto the shore in Poland after swimming nearly 100 miles uninterrupted from Sweden, setting a world record 😳🔥 (Via @bkukowski , @purelyathletics) https://t.co/eTALWVmtzR pic.twitter.com/VnTtWfd1P9
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 7, 2026
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