Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.
- Scammer vs. Liar? Post-ibogaine Conor McGregor back to his old shtick — and angry Khabib is shutting him down: It’s rare that I ever side with McGregor in this beef, but Khabib’s likely AI-generated defense of his nonsense NFT sale was bafflingly goofy.
- Mike Perry ready to ‘go to prison for a little bit’ after surprise $800k tax bill: Please, IRS, don’t do this to my GOAT.
- Child abuse? 23-year-old Hasbulla rocks 9-year-old Rizzler in wild sparring video: This video and subsequent post are the latest evidence that we live in a strange simulation.
Insomnia
I hope for his sake that Tai Tuivasa has indeed lost some weight and improved upon his weaknesses ahead of his UFC return, but … I also remember a decade ago when a photo circulated showing Mark Hunt with abs, and then “Super Samoan” showed up to the Octagon looking precisely as dense as usual.
Shakur Stevenson
and Terence Crawford putting in work:
With just one or two bouts going the right direction, we could have Chris Barnett vs. Sam Alvey in Karate Combat some time in 2026.
While Jon Jones is trying to punk long retired Daniel Cormier in a charity grappling match, “DC” finds a cutting indirect response that I believe earns him the 10-9.
Congratulations to Dustin Poirier!
Shavkat vs. Islam feels like the best title fight possible at 170 pounds. Who’s your pick for the next Welterweight title shot?
Kazushi Sakuraba remains one of the most unique and creative fighters of all time.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Often, I think about how our athletic commissions in the US are fairly useless. Then, I see a clip like below and reconsider …
Medina caught her opponent tall after her head movement by extending the combination. Nice!
About as clean of a slip-and-rip as is humanly possible!
Random Land
I love insane tattoo stories.
Midnight Music: Soul, 1968
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
