Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, April 17, 2026.
- Carlos Ulberg goes under the knife after UFC 327 injury: ‘Knee surgery done’ : See you in a year, “Black Jag.”
- UFC champ Carlos Ulberg ‘snapped’ his ACL and suffered ‘tibia damage,’ unlikely to return before 2027: It’s good to hear that Ulberg only tore his ACL and that his other ligaments remain intact.
- Colby Covington rips into ‘steroid cheater’ Jon Jones: ‘He was doing it in college’: Any time Colby Covington needs to work his way into a headline, he brings up rooming with Jon Jones in college 20 years ago. What a lucky room assignment for “Chaos!”
Insomnia
Mark Hunt addresses the recent domestic violence allegations:
Cub Swanson wants some credit
as an early innovator of the calf kick! I do believe Ricardo Arona should be in this conversation as well.
Tachi Palace Fights is a historic promotion in the California regional scene. Lots of great fighters like Michael McDonald, Ian McCall, and Andre Fili cut their teeth there.
Abus Magomedov early submission or Michal Oleksiejczuk body shot KO — which way will the dice fall?
Reminder: Paulo Costa made his name by walking through absolute bombs from a prime Yoel Romero in an all-time crazy brawl. The “Borrachinha” chin is no joke!
Former foes Joaquin Buckley and Kamaru Usman training together looks mutually beneficial. I’m kind of shocked Buckley’s running double is enough to ground Usman even briefly!
I think very highly of Davey Grant, so Charles Jourdain’s performance opposite him seriously impressed me.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Jumping into the pocket can definitely backfire.
Ray Cooper III snapped a six-fight losing streak in style, scoring his 17th KO win as a professional.
Great bit of referee wrastlin’ at the end of this one.
Random Land
What’s the worst CGI you’ve ever seen?
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Midnight Music: Electronic, 2007
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
