MMAmania’s 10 Most Popular Articles Of 2024 — Pt. 2

One other yr of blended martial arts (MMA) motion goes into the historical past books. A complicated apology from myself and my editor after I regularly kind 2024 within the dates for the following three months.

What is going to stand out about 2024 in fight sports activities? Just a few narratives come to thoughts, from the will-they, gained’t-they discuss between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall to the plain rises of Ilia Topuria and Alex Pereira. There have been, in fact, unbelievable submissions, gorgeous upsets and wild back-and-forth wars within the final 12 months, too.

What’s enjoyable is that there’s no assure any of these tales will rank among the many hottest of the yr right here on MMAmania.com. It’s all the time an unpredictable batch! So, because the yr involves an in depth, what tales drove probably the most site visitors by means of MMAmania.com amidst the chaos?

Let’s check out the second batch (No. 1 to No. 5) …

*** Be aware: To take a look at the No. 6-10 tales at MMAmania.com in 2024 click on right here ***

No. 5: Jake Paul retires from influencer boxing in gorgeous announcement from MVPWriter: Jesse HollandSummary: MVP claims Jake Paul isn’t an influencer boxer anymore — HE’S THE REAL DEAL!Why It Blew Up: You don’t get to be Jake Paul well-known with out understanding advertising and having a very good workforce. When it some day occurs for actual, “Jake Paul retires” will probably be a completely huge story. Why not tease these buzzwords with a quick Instagram submit by pretending that beating up outdated Mike Tyson wasn’t an influencer match up? It’s a submit completely designed by MVP to create outrage, and JH capitalized masterfully.

No. 4: Victory?! Sean O’Malley’s ‘Suga State Athletic Fee’ overturns Merab Dvalishvili lossWriter: Drake RiggsSummary: Sean O’Malley commits to the undefeated bit after an embarrassing lossWhy It Blew Up: “Suga” Sean O’Malley had roughly one good second in 25 minutes towards Merab Dvalishvili (pictured above). Like his buddy Jake Paul, nonetheless, O’Malley understands that holding himself within the headlines instantly outcomes to extra social media consideration and more cash. Why not double down on his earlier undefeated claims? That’s precisely the kind of habits that agitates folks whereas concurrently holding the O’Malley identify within the title combine. He nearly wiggled his method right into a rematch!

No. 3: Pic: Donald Trump, RFK Jr. caught watching brutal massacre on Trump Power 1 en path to UFC 309Writer: Dan HiergesellSummary: Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Election and heads to UFC 309 11 days laterWhy It Blew Up: I’ll in all probability get yelled at by anyone within the feedback for stating the apparent, however UFC positively grew extra political than ever in 2024. Dana White and President-Elect Donald Trump are one of the best of buds, a storyline that all the time has juice. For Trump (and the controversial RFK Jr., that’s bonus factors) to attend a UFC occasion so shortly after successful the election is large, and Dan’s inclusions of the phrase “brutal massacre” within the headline certainly added some pop, too.

No. 2: Conor McGregor ‘funeral’ scheduled for Oct. 12 in Spain, Ilia Topuria to function Undertaker Author: Jesse HollandSummary: Conor McGregor visits Spain, Ilia Topuria makes threatsWhy It Blew Up: This can be a hit on each class. At the start, there’s the McGregor issue. His posts usually tend to blow up typically than anybody else. Ilia Topuria isn’t fairly that stage, however his great 2024 positively grew his star considerably. The trash discuss itself isn’t all that fascinating, however Jesse zoomed in on “there’ll be a funeral” and turned some uninspired banter into one in every of our high posts of the yr!

No. 1: Mike Tyson left comatose by Jake Paul? Fee below fireplace for reckless regulation, Netflix money grabWriter: Jesse HollandSummary: Deontay Wilder doesn’t wish to see Mike Tyson critically damage, slams athletic fee for licensing “Iron”Why It Blew Up: 58-year-old Mike Tyson was THE fight sports activities star of 2024. Tyson vs. Paul was by far probably the most watched occasion of the yr, and it was an enormous supply of drama and site visitors earlier than, throughout, and after the bout itself. Forward of time, there was a severe concern amongst these within the know concerning the well being dangers to Tyson, and this text tapped into these worst case situation fears. Only for a little bit of context: this text practically DOUBLED the overall site visitors of the No. 2 spot! It wasn’t a house run — it was a grand slam!

Honorable Point out

I hope you’ve loved this whacky journey by means of our hottest posts of 2024! For some further honorable mentions from positions 11-25, try tales about indefinite suspensions, “Most Needed” UFC veterans, and Khabib’s unpaid taxes.