Welcome to r/mma's discussion of ONE Friday Fights 57, from Bangkok, Thailand! Please keep the fight discussions in here. We also have a fight thread in ourKbin communityfor those who would prefer not to use Reddit but would still like to talk about the fights.
If you do make a post about a fight remember to:
Keep spoilers out of the title
Tag your post as a spoiler
Add [Spoiler] to the title
Click here to check the event start time.
Card Info
Airing on (YouTube) @ Friday 03.22.2024 at 07:30 AM ET
>>Main Card here<<
Fight card order and start times may be inaccurate.
Useful Links
Live Updates: Tapology,
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, ONE Championship, Twitter, Youtube
Reddit: Reddit Stream, General Discussion, Flair bets
Keep it civil.
Do not ask for or supply streams. Your post will be removed and your ability to post will be suspended.
Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
At the UFC Atlantic City weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s card in Atlantic City will step on the scale Friday. MMA Fighting will have live video of the proceedings, courtesy of Ag Fight.
In the main event, Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot can weigh no more than 126 pounds, the maximum allowed for their non-title flyweight fight.
The UFC Atlantic City official weigh-ins are at 9 a.m. ET.
Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight!
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
UFC Vegas 89 went down last weekend (Sat. March 23, 2024) from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it was mostly a pretty standard night of action. The main and co-main event were a bit dull, but the rest of the card featured some great finishes, as well as a pair of really standout performances by Payton Talbott and Youssef Zalal.
Undoubtedly, the biggest story of the evening came from the “Prelims.” In unexpected fashion, an early Flyweight bout between Igor Severino and Andre Lima started really well with back-and-forth kickboxing action. Lima pulled off to an early lead, but Severino was very much in the fight when he suddenly decided to bite his opponent.
In an instant, the fight was over. Severino was unceremoniously disqualified and later that evening cut from the promotion. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is withholding his purse, and he’ll likely face a suspension in addition to his UFC release. For a genuine prospect of just 20 years of age, it’s a devastating turn of events that all stemmed from one awful decision.
The better part of a week later, Severino has broken his silence in an interview with MMA Junkie. In his first interview since the incident, Severino talks about quite a few topics, but his primary message is one of regret and apology.
“I come from humble beginnings,” Severino said. “I’ve been working since a very young age. I left my home as a teenager to come over to train and to get here. Then, to see all of this go away and in the way it did, it’s something that is not part of me. It’s not who I am as a person. That’s not who I am as a fighter. I just feel very regretful. It makes me very emotional and sad about it.
“My dream became a nightmare overnight. I’m very regretful to my opponent. I apologize to (Lima), to Dana (White), to the Nevada Athletic Commission, to Sean Shelby, who spoke to me after the fight, to Mick (Maynard) – everyone in the organization – and the fans. Sorry to everyone who was watching that on TV. They didn’t deserve to see that.”
A big part of Severino’s regret stems from the fact that he doesn’t remember making the decision to bite Lima. According to the Brazilian, an elbow from Lima midway through the first hurt him badly, and he doesn’t remember much afterward. Since then, he’s faced a lot of online hate and threats towards him and his family.
One unexpected source of kindness in the whole situation has been Lima. His countryman has urged mercy, asking that UFC give Severino a second chance.
“He had every right to condemn me and to surf the wave of this moment, he’s extending his hand to me,” Severino said in response to Lima’s support. “He’s saying he doesn’t want me to be cut. He’s saying he would even offer me a rematch, and that things shouldn’t go like this. I can’t express how much admiration I’ve gained from him, how much respect I’ve gained from him. Someone who was so honorable and so graceful toward me, I just wish him the best things in the world. I don’t wish to rematch him, actually. If he ever needs a sparring partner for one of his fights, he can call me any time and I’ll be available.”
There is still some hope for Severino. This is a business of short memories and second chances. UFC CEO Dana White will hate a fighter then eventually induct him into the Hall of Fame. Heavyweight pioneer Gilbert Yvel bit people, attacked referees, and has three losses via disqualification, but he still made a UFC debut in 2010!
Severino is hoping for such a chance himself.
He concluded, “I know things look pretty bad for me right now, and I just want people to see the person that I am, to see that’s not who I am as a fighter or as a person. Please just let me have a career again. … Please give me a chance to come back and redeem myself. Please let me show you all who I really am.”
Insomnia
Sean Strickland reacts to the Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 rumors:
The UFC fans want me and Dricus to settle it. Dricus wants to settle it. We all know I fought in a dirty liberal country who fucked me. Dana knows it. The UFC knows it.
IF IT WAS ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROSTER THE REMATCH WOULD HAPPEN! Do the right thing UFC.
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) March 28, 2024
Tai Tuivasa is getting into the marijuana business!
NEW: Tai Tuivasa announces the launch of his new marijuana company ‘Bam Bam Budz USA,’ which will soon be distributed throughout the U.S. in states where it’s legal. #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/PJkHnMyGEq
— Parry Punch (@ParryPunchNews) March 28, 2024
When Georges St. Pierre talks, a wise man listens. “Rush” knows a thing or two about fighting!
Dana White loathes cancel culture so much that he’s finally reached a breaking point with any sponsor choosing to work with the UFC.
The UFC CEO, who erupted on Peloton bikes after learning that the company told comedian Theo Von to pull down an episode of his podcast featuring controversial politician Robert Kennedy Jr., famously revealed that he blasted one of his own sponsors after they demanded that he remove a post on social media featuring ex-President Donald Trump.
White now says that’s not the first time a sponsor has tried to police his behavior or what happens in the UFC, which is why he’s developed a zero tolerance policy for those kinds of requests. Whether it was his support for Trump or UFC color commentator Joe Rogan facing criticism after past episodes of his podcast surfaced where he used racial slurs numerous times, White refuses to cater to those kinds of demands from sponsors.
“I was with some sponsors, too, that called and I was like, ‘Go f*** yourself. Take your money, roll it up in a little ball and shove it right up your ass, because I’m done,’” White told Sage Steele on her podcast. “I don’t want your money. I don’t want this kind of money.
“[They’ve come after me for] lots of things. They called me when I posted a video on my own social media about Trump, they called me about Joe Rogan, they called me about going through COVID. If somebody stubbed their f****** toe, they called me, and finally it got to the point I said, ‘I’m f******* done, guys.’”
White declined to reveal which sponsor his tirade referenced, but said it was during a renegotiation of a deal that was coming to a close, and the two sides were discussing a possible extension.
He claims a representative from the sponsor arrived in Las Vegas to discuss future business with the UFC, and that’s when the conversation went from bad to worse in a hurry.
“When our contract was up, there was a big number on the table and I said, ‘Take that huge number, roll it up into a little ball, and shove it right up your board of directors’ ass,’” White said. “I don’t know what they did with the money, but I didn’t take it. I don’t know if he shoved it up his boards’ ass or not, but I didn’t take the money.
“This guy that I’m talking about is a guy that I respect and I like him. We’ve had a good relationship. Him personally, I like him. Literally walked into my office during the negotiations and said, ‘My board of directors is losing patience with you,’ or something like that. I said, ‘These arrogant motherf******.’”
“I said have a seat, I walked through the whole history of our relationship,” White continued. “He said, ‘But Dana, there’s ‘X’ amount of money on the table right now,’ and that’s literally when I said, ‘Here’s what you do — get back on the plane, you fly back to where you’re from, you roll that big deal right up in a little ball and shove it right up your board of directors’ asses. F*** you, I don’t want your money. I’m not taking your money.’”
White knows that particular company isn’t alone in making demands like that, but he’s not interested in partnering up with anybody who tries to police him or the UFC.
“I think there’s a level of arrogance with these people,” White said. “Peloton guy, could you be more f****** arrogant? These guys, too. There’s lots of people out there, they have money, and they think that they have a certain level of control and that they can come in and tell a guy like Theo Von or the UFC [what to do], or me or many, many other companies out there, I’m sure.”
White’s tactics might seem brash, and that puts him at odds with potential sponsors, but it certainly hasn’t hurt the UFC’s bottom line.
At the end of 2023, the UFC reported sponsorships increased 18 percent for the year, which was at $ 196 million — a new record for the company.
Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey discusses head injuries serious head injuries she suffered during her career.
Rousey remains one of the most influential fighters to ever grace the sport of MMA. However, since her departure from the fight game the former Olympic bronze medallist has little MMA-related appearance, taken part in MMA media, and has hardly even discusses her career.
Mandatory Credit: MMA Junkie
In a rare glimpse into her fighting career, Rousey spoke with Cageside Seats and revealed she suffered a series of concussions.
Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari – Zuffa LLC
“It got to the point where if I was getting touched at all, if I was getting jabbed, I was starting to get concussion symptoms and I couldn’t tell my coach about it,” Ronda Rousey said. “I couldn’t tell Dana [White] about it. ‘Cause, they would retire me. They wouldn’t let me fight. And I wasn’t ready to let go. I wasn’t ready to admit that I couldn’t do everything perfectly. ‘Cause that’s what I had to believe to be able to be at that level.” (H/T Brobible)
Ronda Rousey talks damage suffered against Holly Holm
Rousey’s reached the very top of the sport, but it didn’t take very long for things to come crashing down. She would suffer a pivotal knockout loss to Holly Holm, later attempting to come back nearly a year later against Amanda Nunes, losing by first round knockout. She would never fight again.
“I mean this with respect, but she couldn’t wrestle.” – Becky Lynch says Ronda Rousey was a star but not a wrestler and was mishandled in that sense.
She also says at 19, she wanted to be a TNA Knockout because their women’s division was better than WWEhttps://t.co/9GKqg03cdh pic.twitter.com/3ntpo08f0K
— Female Locker Room (@femalelroom) March 28, 2024
Further discussing her career, Rousey revealed the extensive damage she suffered during the fight with Holm.
“The first time I got touched in that fight, it knocked all my bottom teeth loose and I was completely out on my feet the entire fight,” Rousey said. “I couldn’t see how far away she was from me, if that makes sense. And [I was] not seeing things as quickly. Usually when I fight, time dilates and I see everything in slow motion. This was like I was in like a fog where I couldn’t tell a range or anything.”
What is your favourite moment from Ronda Rousey’s career?
The official weigh-in for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot event in Atlantic City took place on Friday Morning. The fight card is headlined by a women’s flyweight bout between second-ranked Erin Blanchfield and third-ranked Manon Fiorot.
Blanchfield (12-1) will enter the bout riding a nine-fight winning streak. Fiorot (11-1) is on an even longer eleven-fight unbeaten run. The winner will be clearly next in lineafter the trilogy fight between champion Alexa Grasso and former titleholder Valentina Shevchenko later this year.
The first fighter is expected to step on the scale at 9 a.m. ET.
Flair bets between users should be made in the weekly "Flair Betting Thread"
No separate betting related posts will be allowed 48 hours before or after this post, and at no time should you submit posts just referencing your individual wagers.
Visit r/mmafantasy for more discussion.
Odds and Resources:
Best Fight Odds
Odds converter – For different odd formats between regions
/r/Sportbook – "Understanding money lines"
Popular Betting Websites
Link to rMMA's list of betting sites
Please bet responsibly. If you feel like you are betting too much you can follow these links for help:
File under: Reddit.com/r/MMA | Leave a comment »