Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
- UFC Vegas 122 winner Brendson Ribeiro pleads for help to locate missing brother : All the best to the Ribeiro family, this is a sad story.
- Kayla Harrison: Ronda Rousey dominated women from cardio-kickboxing classes: Is Kayla Harrison correct to some degree? Sure. Has Harrison also beat up a lot of subpar competition? Most definitely.
- Alex Pereira accuses Dana White and Co. of ‘manipulation’ to book Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit UFC 334 title fight: Does the UFC even need to manipulate anyone to book the fights they want to book? They have total control!
Insomnia
Michael Bisping’s son, Callum Bisping, is an amateur Heavyweight and just suffered his first career loss. Better to learn in the amateurs than the pros!
“News is coming …” Ruffy already teasing a return to action?!? He got knocked out less than a month ago!
I dislike the
narrative that Ben Askren definitely would have won were it not for the flying knee. Masvidal was operating at a very high level leading into that fight, and Askren never built a full MMA game. Regardless of all that: cool show of respect here.
How does Merab Dvalishvili change his approach for the third fight? I think more low kicks and more wrestling right away, but Petr Yan is still a tall task.
How many times would prime Ronda Rousey vs. prime Kayla Harrison have to fight before the armbar lands? Five, 10, 100?
Nothing like a little GOAT discussion … I agree with Whittaker over Weidman on the virtues of beating so many top contenders over a prolonged period of excellence, but I do think it’s way too soon to have Khamzat in the Top Five off two great wins alone.
Armenian “Batman” at high altitude.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Bobby Green has been fighting FOREVER and is still a Top 25 or so Lightweight in the world. Insane longevity!
Nasty angle on this slow-mo KO:
Ignore the referee incompetence … this is a remarkable comeback victory.
Random Land
Watching skilled surfers is always impressive.
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Midnight Music: Grunge, 1994
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
