Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.
- UFC 333 Results: Matches to make for ‘Volkanovski vs. Evloev’ main card winners: Would you rather see Volkanovski vs. Jean Silva or Volk vs. Justin Gaethje next? I’m kind of over the double champion thing, but both are intriguing.
- Watch UFC fighter live stream his own car accident — ‘It’s totaled’: As I understand it, King Green just totaled his house!
- Healthy, motivated Merab issues first statement following Petr Yan title loss at UFC 333: I’m really curious to see how Merab tries to rebound without a clear path forward. Maybe he goes to Featherweight?
Insomnia
Alex Pereira is now taking a new angle on his Herb Dean campaign by also arguing for an early stoppage? He took an absolute beating and was clearly out on his feet …
Axel Sola gets his big opportunity after smoking Fares Ziam! Can Mateusz Gamrot avoid a losing streak?
Insane stat featuring two of the fighters who define the last decade of the UFC:
After nearly three decades of combat sports, former UFC Heavyweight title challenger Jeff Monson has officially hung up the gloves.
Patricio Pitbull calls out Lerone Murphy, which is probably a step too high.
GFL is providing a lot of AI posters and relatively few details about the fighters competing.
Shoutout Colby Thicknesse for shocking the world at UFC 333.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
17 years of jiu-jitsu but I’ve never seen this sequence. Incredible confidence in the lockdown position to commit so hard so early in the fight!
Vince Morales returns to the regional scene and just starts crushing people:
I cannot believe this boxing stance worked. How do you not immediately throw the low kick when presented with a side-on, stationary leg?
Random Land
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Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
