Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.
- Jorge Masvidal says things are ‘looking good’ for UFC comeback: ‘I do wanna fight’ : Suddenly, Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards is once again a reasonable matchup.
- Hell frozen over? Dana White applauds Eddie Hearn for keeping Joshua vs. Fury in U.K.: Why would Joshua vs. Fury take place anywhere else? I expect that crowd to be electric.
- Dana White shuts down unhappy Sean Strickland’s request to box Jai Opetaia: Yeah, this was never going to happen. Strickland is likely to retire in a UFC contract like the vast majority of fighters who push back in negotiations.
Insomnia
Ilia Topuria back to work on mitts! Fight announcement soon ..?
Josh Hokit’s hands are looking sharp! He’s going to need to threaten Gane in the standup if he’s to win this fight …
Carlos Ulberg is taking the first steps towards
a UFC return.
ICYMI: Raoni Barcelos attended the fights over the weekend and appears in much better health.
We finally have a clip from the GSP sex podcast.
Is fancy footwork the key to defeating Petr Yan?
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Jab high-jab low-overhand is a foundational combo for a reason.
A similar KO that also used the jab to set up the overhand:
Toe stabs produce an unreal kind of pain.
Random Land
Nobody protests like the French.
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Midnight Music: Hip-hop, 2010
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
