Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
- Video: Ben Askren lands back in the hospital following double lung transplant - ‘Not all sunshine and rainbows’: The more I read about lung transplants, the more unpleasant and complicated it all sounds. Askren has a long road ahead of him, but he’s got the right mindset for it too.
- UFC heavyweight division ‘loses a lot of respect’ if Ciryl Gane beats Tom Aspinall — ‘The situation Jon Jones was craving’: Gane has a genuine chance against Tom Aspinall, particularly if he can escape the first.
- Paul Felder sick of champions avoiding contenders: ‘If the guy’s number 1, that’s who you fight’: This is the inevitable end game of when UFC consistently prioritizes money fights over merit. Suddenly, the champions only want easy opponents for larger paychecks rather than the next guy in line.
Insomnia
I love to laugh at Joe Rogan when appropriate, but getting tricked by AI is becoming an increasingly common part of the human experience. Minor irritation or downfall of society?
Joe Rogan fell for an AI-generated voice clip, thinking Khabib actually said it.
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) July 28, 2025
@joerogan pic.twitter.com/ONTGWBokIL
Return to Monke.
This is one of those MMA photos that you can’t believe is actually
ADreal pic.twitter.com/XjxPtXhnL9
— MMA Marcus (@mmamarcuss) July 28, 2025
Does Paulo Costa deserve a fight versus Reinier de Ridder right now? Absolutely not. Would I watch it? Strong yes.
With all due respect, I would knock out de Ridder 3 x wich round. All that said congrats for your win today , despite bad fight.
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 26, 2025
You got your first win in 3 years, i got my first decision in 4 years and you talk, Actions speak louder than words so meet me in November MSG
— Reinier de Ridder (@DeridderMMA) July 29, 2025
Don’t sit out for another year https://t.co/GKgcxn3jwM pic.twitter.com/9IaPMoUxhW
I feel like Nassourdine Imavov is Ciryl Gane’s best training partner for wrestling, but he’s a Middleweight ...
♂️ Ciryl Gane and Nassourdine Imavov wrestling exchange caught on camera.
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) July 26, 2025
@LaSueur_off pic.twitter.com/AZQnJQufwv
Merab Dvalishvili is on track for an incredible year if he can get by Cory Sandhagen.
UFC fighters who defended their title successfully 3 times in a calendar year: @MerabDvalishvil - 2025?
— Ovin Vithanage (@OvinVithanage) July 24, 2025
Alex Pereira - 2024
Kamaru Usman - 2021
Demetrious Johnson - 2013
Chuck Liddell - 2006
Matt Hughes - 2002
Tito Ortiz - 2001
Frank Shamrock - 1998pic.twitter.com/lJ1JuHizOe
Finally, somebody who will not violently knock out Dusko Todorovic.
José Daniel Medina will fight Duško Todorović at #NocheUFC on September 13th. #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN #UFC2025 pic.twitter.com/YlUnKT28Dx
— Marcel Dorff (@BigMarcel24) July 22, 2025
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Australia’s Isaac Thomson is a top Featherweight prospect, a definite name to remember.
Isaac Thomson showed off a well-rounded game! #LFA213 pic.twitter.com/XykGO5MQfp
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 27, 2025
I regret to inform my readers that Charles Bennett has left the win column.
Cam Bennett (3-0) submits Charles Bennett via 2nd round RNC snapping Felony's 1 fight win streak. #IslandFights90 pic.twitter.com/E6xk7qqD7x
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) July 26, 2025
Caught square against the fence with a massive right hand:
He put him to sleep!! #LFA213
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 27, 2025
Noah Bey gets the knockout in round 3! pic.twitter.com/kSSquuBATA
Random Land
A thread of unusual places around the globe.
Most mysterious places on earth - Thread
— Ravi Tiwari (@Ravitiwariii_) July 27, 2025
1. Door To Hell, Turkmenistan
It’s a fiery crater burning for decades, originally ignited by a Soviet drilling mishap. pic.twitter.com/s16gDmqD51
5. Deepest & largest natural well on earth called Xiaozai Tiankang pic.twitter.com/0GCQ8xLtll
— Ravi Tiwari (@Ravitiwariii_) July 27, 2025
15. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
— Ravi Tiwari (@Ravitiwariii_) July 27, 2025
The world's biggest salt flat formed when an ancient lake dried up. Water sometimes covers it, creating a mirror-like reflection. pic.twitter.com/O3U57B0TmX
Midnight Music: New Freddie Gibbs!!!
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
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