Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.
- Mikey Musumeci drops UFC BJJ title to ‘prioritize’ MMA, ends serious jiu-jitsu career: I don’t predict this to end well for Mikey, but I respect the ambition.
- Colby Covington fires back at ‘narcissistic abusive sociopath’ Jon Jones, advises Gable Steveson to join team Daniel Cormier: It is at least a little funny that Gable Steveson easily could’ve trained with a shorter Olympic wrestler who found incredible Heavyweight success … and decided not to.
- Jake Paul lays out hit list for remaining career, including Canelo Alvarez, Francis Ngannou, and Conor McGregor: This list has already resulted in one response, see below!
Insomnia
Jorge Masvidal is about to lose his position speaking on the UFC’s Deep Waters show/podcast.
Darren Till is absolutely one of the best possible opponents for Jake Paul …
I am old enough to remember when a three-fight losing streak nearly GUARANTEED a pink slip.
A tale as old as time:
Hmm … how do we feel about Marc Goddard’s performance here? Was he right to stay out of the fight or did he shift his own responsibility onto Aleksandre Topuria.
Sorry Quillan, best we can do is Salahdine Parnasse.
The Heavyweight division is not ready for the brothers who only win fights in the most meme ways possible.
On that note … incredible callback.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Exiting the pocket at an angle with a fadeaway left hook — gorgeous!
It all started with the high kick through the guard.
You probably should not stand directly in front of a guy who throws overhand rights like fastballs.
Random Land
Any WW2 buffs? (viewer discretion obviously advised)
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Midnight Music: Alt. rock, 1997
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
