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Missed Fists: Grapplers attempt to dunk each other in Ultimate Tire Wrestling
Jul 12, 2025
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Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.
You know, halfway through 2025, I was worried the combat sports world was starting to lose its beautiful weirdness and soon we’d be left with only incredible knockouts and mind-blowing submissions. How boring would that be?
This week, thanks to the always keen eyes of Matysek and Caposa, we’ve been blessed with not one, but two exemplary oddities.
(Big thanks as always to @Barrelelapierna for their weekly lists of the best KOs and submissions, 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.)
Let’s begin with whatever the hell this is from an event called Friday Night Fights (available on YouTube), which also included slap fighting, car-jitsu, and coffin-jitsu (?), among other strangeness.
And before you ask any further questions, yes, Jason “Mayhem” Miller is involved.
The rules for Ultimate Tire Wrestling are pretty simple. Bouts are contested over three five-minute rounds. Points are given for lifting your opponent off their feet (one second = one point) and whoever has the most points at the end of five minutes wins that round. Should you manage to dunk your opponent into the tire—defined as forcing more than 50 percent of their body into it—you immediately win the round. First fighter to take two rounds is the winner.
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