Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
- Whoops! UFC’s Dana White ‘jumped the gun,’ walks back ‘incredible’ announcement on social media: Hopefully we get a mega announcement before the end of the week!
- UFC knockout artist sidelined for two years before unexpected release: ‘They just kept me on hold’ : I always enjoyed watching Hakeem Dawodu fight. Maybe PFL picks him up and gets him in a tournament?
- Alex Pereira unloads on ‘s—t champion’ Magomed Ankalaev for ‘hiding’ from UFC PI encounter | UFC 320: This drama/beef between “Poatan” and “Big Ank” feels very much like wolf tickets.
Insomnia
Jon Jones is extremely high on the potential of Gable Stevenson to
capture a world championship. As with any elite wrestling prospect, the question is how will Steveson handle adversity in the cage when that time comes? Because he clearly has the physical tools and wrestling skill to achieve great things in MMA.
Merab Dvalisvhili and Demetrious Johnson mixing it up on the mats!
These exchanges are far from love taps, but this is more controlled than the usual Yuki Yoza sparring footage.
I feel like Dominick Reyes nearly dying is a story we don’t talk about often enough.
A first look at UFC on Paramount — exciting times?
We need to get Paddy Pimblett booked again versus SOMEBODY before the hype dissipates. Lightweight is so stuck in the mud!
Slips, rips, and KO clips
World champion boxers shouldn’t be able to throw spinning kicks this cleanly.
This is the definition of a freak injury/fluke loss. Ouch!
Punches-in-bunches from close quarters!
Random Land
An absolutely terrifying position to find oneself in.
Midnight Music: Jangle pop, 1986
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
