Lando Vannata offers surprising explanation for UFC Vegas 115 knockout loss: ‘We smashed heads’

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 04: Darrius Flowers takes down Lando Vannata in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on April 04, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Video: ‘Prelims’ fighter suffers controversial knockout from illegal soccer kick, fight still continues | UFC Vegas 115: Apparently, the soccer kick KO i

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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Video: ‘Prelims’ fighter suffers controversial knockout from illegal soccer kick, fight still continues | UFC Vegas 115: Apparently, the soccer kick KO is still a big topic!
UFC is dying and Dana White isn’t smart enough to save it, per Jake Paul: I don’t really think Jake Paul is the guy to deem whether or not somebody else is smart.
Gable Steveson draws ‘King Kong’ for RAF09, Chris Weidman vs. Colby Covington joins May 30 lineup: RAF must have a serious bankroll to keep booking this level of matchup. I hope they keep holding shows!

Insomnia

Lando Vannata blames his loss to Darrius Flowers not on a rib injury but on a liver shot and headbutt from two different slams. Thoughts?

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Cub Swanson deserves his flowers as the final WEC fighter still active on the UFC roster.

"The UFC had reached out to me, saying I was the last WEC fighter and that they'd really like to see me fight again.

I started considering it, and I needed a ‘why.’ I think being the last guy from the WEC era was a pride thing for me. I was like, 'Ok. I could do that. That's a… pic.twitter.com/FwC8KXsn8O
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 6, 2026

Azamat Murzakanov calls his shot at UFC 327 and has a lot of Brazilian fans on his side:

I knock this bum out in the first round.
— Azamat "The Professional" Murzakanov (@AzamatMurza) April 5, 2026

Você vai morrer! @BorrachinhaMMA #ufcmiami pic.twitter.com/UmPcFfFr18
— Azamat "The Professional" Murzakanov (@AzamatMurza) April 6, 2026

Really cool display from both men, as Alessandro Costa shows Stewart Nicoll how he landed the shot that finished their Flyweight booking.

Feliz domingo banda!

Les dejo este videazo donde Nicoll le pide a Alessandro que le muestre como hizo ese gancho

Nono le da sin querer fuerte y el australiano se la devuelve 🤣🤣

Dos guerreros, dos tipazos 🙌 pic.twitter.com/MGtcsZnLE4
— MMA Latinoamérica (@ClubDeLasMMA) April 5, 2026

Working up and down the body with

Setting up the rear hand with the jab to the body. pic.twitter.com/z1MBZQgz8c
— Phantom Punch Breakdowns (@9h6st21_mma) April 3, 2026

I hope everyone is ready for an entire week full of Jiri Prochazka content.

Jiří Procházka compares his challenge of going under a frozen lake to having sex for the first time 😂

"This challenge last year, the swimming under the ice was like when you're trying something for the first like sex."

via: @LeBatardShow pic.twitter.com/ZlqEFBsINn
— MMA Pros Pick (@MMA_PROS_PICK_) April 3, 2026

Slips, rips, and KO clips

I’m excited to watch the rest of Ethyn Ewing’s career develops. He really looks like a special talent with deep skills for his experience level.

Ethyn Ewing was TERRORISING dudes in LFA pic.twitter.com/E5EHYjq6XG
— 𝗫𝗮𝘃𝗲 🇦🇺 (@WonderbreadMMA) April 6, 2026

Miller is bringing the Philly shell to MMA apparently — hell yeah!

Austin "The Outlaw" Miller overwhelms Ethan Moore with a extended barrage of strikes for the 2nd round TKO. Miller now 3-0 as a pro. #LFA230 pic.twitter.com/uazVI1w96p
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 4, 2026

Badato landed that knee right at the end of extension, full power.

Isaiah Badato makes a statement in his ONE debut, scoring a spectacular knee knockout against Retsu Sashida.#ONEChampionship pic.twitter.com/1GjMNzS0Na
— Beyond Kickboxing (@Beyond_Kick) April 3, 2026

Random Land

Imagine what’s happening in the bird’s mind.

There is a guy who takes his pet party on adventures

Here he is scuba diving in the Bahamas

📹bebebirdparrot pic.twitter.com/cf7J9V1oM1
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) April 5, 2026

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