Issue 221
September 2025
Fighters Only’s social media editor, Paul Browne, picks out his highlights from the past month on MMA social media.
GAME RECOGNISES GAME
Everyone’s favorite star, Merab Dvalishvili, linked up with Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson for a training session that looked like a crossover episode nobody saw coming. Together, they proved iron sharpens iron. No sparring clips needed. Just arm-in-arm proof that legends and future champs speak the same language.
ON THE ROPES
Ilia Topuria laid down a mild clinic and promised Terence Crawford a different kind of bedtime story with gloves and roped corners. He wasn’t coy about the outcome either. It’s the kind of confident, old-school bravado that lives perfectly on a timeline.
https://x.com/Topuriailia/status/1964705542884172248
ROUSEY REDISCOVERS THE FIRE
From diapers to double jabs, Ronda Rousey reminds everyone what reinvention looks like. Eight years away from MMA and only months removed from giving birth, she’s back on the pads with a smile wider than any armbar grin.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO3nkxAEUJL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
PEREIRA TURNS UP THE HEAT
After accusing Magomed Ankalaev of ducking him at the UFC PI, ‘Poatan’ doubled down to amp up the hype for his fight. His comments were vintage Pereira: cold, blunt, and brutal. If Ankalaev thought the last battle was rough, the rematch build-up might hurt just as much.
MCGREGOR SHOOTS HIS SHOT
Conor McGregor pitches a blockbuster. The Notorious says $100 million and 100 U.S. golden visas would get the gloves on him, preferably at the White House. Love him or loathe him, he still knows how to make headlines.
https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1971121906033291470
