Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.
- Former boxer Prichard Colon dead at 33, nearly 11 years after brain injury: Colon’s story is a very sad one but an important reminder of why rules exist in combat sports. RIP
- Video: UFC 330’s Islam Makhachev frustrated by pushy fan demanding autograph: Annoying athletes/celebrities for an autograph to hawk on eBay is such a loser way to make a few bucks.
- UFC 330’s best betting props, parlays and picks | Islam vs. Garry: My favorite underdog on the card is Chidi Njokuani, who I think stands a reasonable shot at out-striking Joel Alvarez.
Insomnia
Ian Garry is losing the verbal battle to a man who learned English in the last few years. Not exactly The Mac, is he?
In case you’re wondering what Zhang Weili is up to while her title is on the line at UFC 330 …
If you
like mediocre trash talk, there’s a whole lot more of this on X between Valter Walker and Josh Hokit.
Speaking from experience: Khabib will be ready to take over the Middleweight division after a couple Philly Cheesesteaks.
Old GM3 is heading up to 205-pounds against a guy who loves to grind on the canvas … does he have one last submission in him?
Jon Kunneman speaks on his decision not to tap to an armbar during his recent Contender Series loss.
Khabib paved the way for Dagestani dominance, but Fedor definitely cleared the path for “The Eagle” first.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
This extended series of highlights should satisfy just about everyone’s need for random KO clips. I watched so many of these live and still entirely forgot about half of them …
Random Land
I have Googled this several times over and found no evidence of this viral video being AI (the opposite, in fact), and yet I still don’t believe it. It has to be. Right?!?
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Midnight Music: Mom pick #4
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
