Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.
Sean Strickland is intent on completing the anger management course and shortening his sentence to 4.5 months. Since the suspension is retroactive to June 29, Strickland would then be eligible to return on Friday, November 14, 2025. Maybe it’s finally time for the Robert Whittaker match up?
One of the most surreal clips in boxing history?
Alexander Volkov does not deserve these attacks. Ciryl Gane stole his chance!
This is a sneaky good Bantamweight fight, formerly ranked Gutierrez vs. unbeaten Basharat.
Why would Frankie Edgar intentionally post this podcast clip a week before his big BKFC announcement? This is not an encouraging anecdote!
Paddy Pimblett will call for a title shot in the same breath he rates American fast food restaurants.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Left hands and left knees set up the Southpaw special high kick!
Bounced off the ropes into the elbow:
Calf kick/foot sweep directly into high kick is great skill from an amateur fighter.
How does one learn this skill without destroying their knees in the process?
Midnight Music: Folk rock, 1970
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
