Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.
- Pic: Official poster drops for ‘Paul vs. Tank’ on Nov. 14 in Atlanta: For the second year in a row, Jake Paul is likely to have the most-watched event in combat sports. Yikes!
- ‘Doped’ Gordon Ryan banned from UFC BJJ tournaments — ‘He will never compete’: Drug testing in jiu-jitsu has historically never amounted to much, so I’m pessimistic about UFC BJJ changing that trend.
- Doug ‘The Epic’ Malo describes pulling Raja Jackson off Syko Stu: ‘He would have killed him’: It sure looked like it.
Insomnia
Andrew Tate competing for Misfits is gross but would make money, which feels like their brand.
Anthony Hernandez has been
scrapping it out for a long time.
The fallout from the Raja Jackson incident is just starting to be felt.
This Welterweight booking sounds like a lot of fun. Randy Brown could make things real interesting if he stuffs a takedown or two …
What do you think about Khabib’s assessment of the Welterweight division? Ian Garry has proven himself a threat to anyone, in my opinion.
On this day, Khamzat Chimaev was in a good mood. Ilia Topuria would’ve cracked a rib!
The showboating was annoying, but Susurkaev did still show some really interesting looks in his UFC debut.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
What an incredible shoulder lock setup!
A lot of regional referees have some kind of a death wish. It’s very obviously over man …
Too much nervous energy disguised as confidence.
Random Land
Moober?
Midnight Music: Punk, 1977
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
