Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, July 31, 2025.
- Midnight Mania! Bloated Tai Tuivasa goes viral, fans mourn skidding Heavyweight’s future: It’s hard to have any faith, but I hope Tai Tuivasa can turn his career around ... or at least capture BKFC gold?
- Report: UFC signs BJJ ‘GWOAT,’ will debut against ‘Russian Ronda’ at UFC Rio on Oct. 11: A genuinely skilled new signing in the women’s Bantamweight division? Miracles do exist!
- UFC star Conor McGregor loses appeal in sexual assault civil suit: The Connie downfall continues on without losing a bit of momentum.
Insomnia
Fighting the worst fighter for the most money is Prize Fighting Economics 101.
Dan Hooker believes the UFC might book Ilia Topuria vs. Paddy Pimblett next “It’s an absolute piss-take. Paddy fights Chandler and gets the title shot? But if you’re in Ilia Topuria’s shoes, you take Paddy. You’re gonna get the most money and the worst fighter. It’s a… pic.twitter.com/d1EL06wqER
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) July 31, 2025AD
Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t sleep. “The Machine” is doing something at all times. There is no rest.
Merab sparring in the background of a Punjabi music video might be one of the most random side quests of all time. pic.twitter.com/ipIo8zODPz
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) July 31, 2025
Does Dominick Reyes talk about Jon Jones too much? Definitely. Does he have very legitimate reasons to dislike “Bones?” Also yes.
Dominick Reyes went OFF on Jon Jones for retiring without fighting Tom Aspinall:
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) July 31, 2025
"He just strings everyone along and lies and tells this and says that. He's not being genuine, man… That’s why everybody mad about it, he’s just trying to play with all of us…
After [our] fight… pic.twitter.com/nhunevrijw
The lack of professionalism in combat sports is among my favorite parts.
https://t.co/lgFNmVCvM4 pic.twitter.com/tiuQWg6Eaj
— Bare Knuckle FC (@bareknucklefc) July 31, 2025
Tom Nolan, age 25 and standing 6’3” at Lightweight, is an underrated Lightweight prospect in my book.
Tom Nolan will fight Evan Elder at #UFCPerth on September 27th. (first rep. @MMAFighting) #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN #UFC2025 pic.twitter.com/edxPQuy20C
— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) July 31, 2025
Kevin Vallejos isn’t confident his UFC Vegas 108 opponent Danny Silva will make weight, and he won’t fight him if that’s the case.
I heard Danny Silva might not make weight…
— Kevin Vallejos (@ElChinoVallejos) July 30, 2025
If he don’t , I don’t think he is fighting.
Danny Silva blocked me but I didn’t do anything!
— Kevin Vallejos (@ElChinoVallejos) July 30, 2025
He should be blocking all the people trolling him for his weight , not me
Please be fake, please be fake, please be fake.
im crying yo pic.twitter.com/8LW0Dw8CRH
— not sh*na (@ufcshosh) July 29, 2025
Slips, rips, and KO clips
A brief stance shift leads to a perfect right hand down the middle!
15 years ago, Dmitry Pirog defeated Daniel Jacobs by KO in round 5 of 12 to win the vacant WBO middleweight title.
— (@KOJournals) July 31, 2025
pic.twitter.com/VYHJooEMAw
When “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler clips come across my feed, I post ‘em.
Retirement:
— G (@G__Chain) July 30, 2025
Ⓜ️arvelous Ⓜ️arvin Hagler
67 fights • 62 wins • 52 KO’s
• 15yr career as 160 fighter in MW division
• Undisputed for 7yrs with 12 title defences
• Career KO ratio of 80%
• Never got stopped or dropped
The most professional, dedicated &… https://t.co/Oa9jOoBUh2 pic.twitter.com/IT1c6pF87Z
I’ve said it a million times, but ... you cannot wait this long to address the choke!
Random Land
I cannot stop laughing at this. Every time I think about the various implications, I laugh out loud. It’s my favorite bit of internet goofiness in years. I’m not endorsing the act per se, but I am laughing.
this guy has been buying and returning 110lb anvils on Amazon for 8 months now pic.twitter.com/2VnF1DgLCF
— (@SHL0MS) July 25, 2025
Midnight Music: The new Clipse album has me listening to old Clipse albums again.
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
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