Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of 2026.
I don’t particularly know or care of Jasmine Jasudavicius is telling the truth here, but a $10k fine feels unnecessary either way. Where’s the proof beyond reasonable doubt?
Maycee Barber gets KTFO in one of the year’s craziest stoppages, and the UFC books her versus one of the division’s only talented up-and-comers and a genuine knockout threat? Somebody pissed off Mick Maynard …
Wrist tendons of steel.
Shoutout to universally respected Portuguese translator Fabiano Buskei, who does indeed navigate a lot of tears in his line of work.
Imagine you book two legitimate prospects and one pulls out at the last second … the remaining one has already spent money on a training camp, cut weight, sold tickets to all their family and friends. Men like Pollard can be trusted to step up and keep combat sports moving!
Also: impressively tiny knockout percentage.
Nate the Train could tell me literally any insane story from his childhood, and I would instantly believe.
Alas, I was cheering for the snake.
The production value on Volk skits has skyrocketed.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
The UFC-ication of street fighting continues.
First uppercut knocked him up out of stance and left him very vulnerable.
One hitter quitter!
Random Land
Isn’t this just the setup to Barbarian?
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Best athlete in each division?
I think this list is solid on the whole, but Whittaker at 205 and Hokit at HW feel like a misfire. Ciryl Gane or Aspinall are the pick for Heavyweight …
Midnight Music: Folk, 2007
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
