Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
- Former UFC champs want Conor McGregor to ‘shut the f—k up’ about ‘God’s Plan’ and just be ‘Notorious’: Seriously, does anyone believe McGregor’s born again routine? It feels like a half-hearted con to me, but perhaps I’m just too jaded.
- UFC champ Alex Pereira uses roster cut to resurrect Herb Dean smear campaign — ‘Sport keeps being tarnished’: I have sympathy for Michel Pereira’s release given the Herb Dean of it all, but I don’t think “Poatan” should be the man representing his case — it’s tired.
- Cody Garbrandt makes statement following UFC 329 TKO loss: ‘Let your struggles be your fuel’: It’s been a decade since Garbrandt’s incredible upset win over Dominick Cruz. How many fights does “No Love” have left?
Insomnia
After the Sandhagen victory, Sean O’Malley vs. Mario Bautista is the obvious fight to make if not for the team mate angle. Run it?
… A man’s gotta have a code?
I cannot wait to see the first takedown attempt play out at UFC Oklahoma City.
UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMOR ALERT:
UFC’s quest to keep Michael Page from building any kind of momentum in either division continues.
I laughed quite a bit during UFC 329 and the associated fallout, but this was the funniest Tweet I saw.
Brandon Royval learning the hard way that online fight fans are a bunch of savages.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Young Jose Aldo is the last guy on planet Earth you want soccer kicking you.
Beleniuk is a little old to be a prospect at 35, but it’s not every day an Olympic gold medalist steps into the cage.
Typical sparring for the J-Kick boys.
Random Land
Are murderous drones preferable to mosquitos? I’m willing to find out.
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Midnight Music: Pop, 1962
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
