I don’t want to jinx it, but I have to say it: MMA (or more broadly, combat sports) has been fun lately!
The fighting landscape is far from perfect, believe me, and there are always plenty of reasons to be crabby, but frankly all of the goof-ass ideas that everyone from Renato Moicano to Dog Wild Tournament to Adin Ross have been throwing at the wall have served as a healthy reminder that there is no right or wrong way to MMA.
Certainly, YMMAMMV (Your MMA Mileage May Vary), but I’m confident at least one or two moments from the past couple of weeks brought a smile to your face. I mean, it’s Dog Wild Tournament!
(Big thanks as always to @Barrelelapierna for their weekly lists of the best KOs, and to @Grabaka_Hitman for uploading many of the clips you see here. Give them a follow and chip in on Patreon if you can.)
Mohamed Toure vs. Alberto Dominguez vs. Israel Campano vs. Bruno Villanova vs. Ander Sanchez
Yes, you’re reading that correctly. Five fighters, one cage, last man standing wins.
What you’re seeing above is the conclusion of DWT’s headlining battle royale, which worked out a lot better than you might expect. There are some obvious disadvantages to the format, mainly that if fighters decide to team up there’s not a lot the other guys can do about it, but overall it turned out to be a pretty damn fun experiment.
The numbers game, though? Worked out really badly for Israel Campano, who was brutally knocked out by a blindside shot from Mohamed Toure. After that, it just turned into a normal, one-on-one, with Toure eventually submitting Alberto Dominguez for the win.