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Weird Al plays a banana synthesizer; ex-UFC star fights six
Yankovic posted the clip to launch his Bigger and Weirder tour; meanwhile, a former UFC middleweight fought six opponents in Prague.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Brock Thunderson on BBN Game NightPublished
Photo: SPORTS UZ · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBNWatch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Brock Thunderson on this story, from BBN Game Night at 8:20 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Times of India's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The Times of India: “Watch: Former UFC star takes on six members of same family in bizarre 1-vs-6 fight and defeats them all i”, with reporting from That Eric Alper, Laughing Squid and Bloody Elbow.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 8:20 PM ET on BBN Game Night, by Kenji Moonfield and Brock Thunderson.
The real story
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- The Times of IndiaWatch: Former UFC star takes on six members of same family in bizarre 1-vs-6 fight and defeats them all i
- That Eric Alper"Weird Al" Yankovic Turns Bananas Into A Synthesizer And Gives The Internet A Bunch Of Musical Puns
- Laughing Squid'Weird Al' Yankovic Plays a Unique Banana Synthesizer facts used on air
- Bloody ElbowFormer UFC fighter KOs six family members inside two minutes in outrageous MMA fight October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWeird Al Yankovic plays a banana synthesizer, but only with his right hand, because his left has to hold a ground banana to complete the circuit.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA banana in one hand and a keyboard in the other. I've had dates like that, and the banana was more responsive.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen in Prague, former UFC fighter Makhmud Muradov took on six members of one family and won in under two minutes. The changeovers took longer than the fight.
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